Recipes

Vegan Carrot Ginger Soup

Fall in Love with This Rich and Velvety Soup!

Janice Feuer-Haugen
November-December 2020 • Vol 3, No 112

Shorter days of sunlight and cooler temperatures call for perfectly comforting, soul-satisfying, easy-to-make soup. Whether you’re feeling cold or have a cold, a steaming bowl of aromatic soup both increases your sense of well-being and calms inflammation.

Fall’s farmers’ market carrots are now tasting exceptionally sweet and flavorful (thank you, frost). Along with a high-powered blender, such bright, sweet, deeply colored carrots make a rich, delicious and velvety-golden Vegan Carrot Ginger Soup to fall in love with.

Today’s recipe makes a big batch. That way you’ll have enough delicious soup to add a container to your freezer plus enough to enjoy as a quick meal or two throughout the week.

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2020-11-03T07:21:01-07:00Recipes|

Lentil Walnut Pâté

with Mushrooms, Parsley, Rosemary & Thyme

Janice Feuer-Haugen
September-October 2020 • Vol 3, No 111

During these past few months of staying-at-home-and-cooking days, most of us have had the opportunity to experiment with recipes and discover new favorites. With its complex flavor, chunky-smooth texture, and straightforward preparation, vegan Lentil Walnut Pâté is one of those recipes. Just as it has in our refrigerator, this pâté may soon replace the ubiquitous container of hummus in your refrigerator, too. Enjoy it enfolded in a lettuce leaf, or as a tasty, quick, and satisfying high-protein appetizer or snack. With the addition of a few sliced vegetables, that snack easily transforms into a light, nutrient-rich and healthy breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Pâté (pah-TAY) can be creamy smooth, chunky, or molded. A pâté is usually a blend of seasoned, ground vegetables and poultry, seafood, or meat. Instead, Lentil Walnut Pâté is a richly flavored blend of lentils, toasted walnuts, cremini mushrooms, and fresh herbs. Its texture seems “meaty,” though it is vegan. The pâté can easily be made gluten-free with wheat-free tamari replacing the soy sauce. Thus, a pâté for most everyone!

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2020-09-01T08:02:58-06:00Recipes|

Nature’s Purest Water: Watermelon

Just Remember: Eat Them Alone, or Leave Them Alone!

Marlenea La Shomb, ND, LMT
July-August 2020 • Vol 3, No 110

Every child remembers summer-fun foods—my favorite was watermelon! When my first child was 8 months old, she grabbed my watermelon rind and started teething on it—her first food! Since then, I have watched and studied for information on these wonderful balls of Mother Nature’s purest water. Here’s a sampling.

Starting in 1979, Dr. N.W. Walker, who wrote Colon Health—The Key to Vibrant Life, states: “The cause of death is colon neglect. Flush it out! Maintain the water balance in your systems. The human body consists of 65% to 70% water. About one gallon is eliminated every 24 hours and must be replenished.”

In 1988, Ann Wigmore, ND, DD, in The Alchemy of Change, wrote: “Watermelon is a real treasure! It is classified as both a fruit and a vegetable. It is the most alkaline of any of them. It provides a great aid for overcoming any acid condition. Considering our present hazardous water conditions, watermelon contains the best natural water.

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2020-07-06T09:33:50-06:00Gardening & Herbs, Recipes|

Apricot Cherry Almond Crisp

Home Cooking—A Recipe for Living

Janice Feuer-Haugen
July-August 2020 • Vol 3, No 110

“Cooking is probably the most important thing you can do to improve your diet. What matters most is not any particular nutrient, or even any particular food: it’s the act of cooking itself.”
—Michael Pollan

Sheltering in place these past few months has certainly given us many opportunities to cook. We’re cooking a lot, whether it’s perfecting omelets, making one-pot meals or executing grand kitchen projects, such as baking sourdough bread, exploring fermentation or making big batches of soup. I’m guessing that along the way, you, too, have also discovered the joy of cooking and connecting with food. To engage in meal preparation can often be a great de-stresser. It keeps us centered in the moment, while activating and delighting each of our senses with visuals, aromas, tastes, touch and sounds. At these times, home cooking truly becomes a recipe for living a life well lived.

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2020-07-06T09:33:55-06:00Recipes|

Boldly Flavored, Deeply Roasted Cauliflower

Bringing Its Superfood Pedigree to the Table

Janice Feuer-Haugen
March-April 2020 • Vol 3, No 109

Along with versatility and flavor, cauliflower also brings its superfood pedigree to the table. As a cruciferous vegetable, cauliflower belongs to the same plant family as broccoli, kale, cabbage and collards. Each of these vegetables offers numerous anti-inflammatory benefits as well as support for our cardiovascular and digestive systems.

Cauliflower earns recognition as a superfood by being an excellent source of vitamins B6, C and K along with folate and pantothenic acid. It is also a very good source of dietary fiber, omega-3 fatty acids and manganese. And, along with minimal calories, cauliflower proves to be a good source of vitamins B1, B2 and B3, in addition to protein, niacin and magnesium. Whew, that’s a superfood!

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2020-03-02T09:12:14-07:00Recipes|

Slow Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Garlic Labneh

Incredibly Sweet, Tender & Simply Delicious!

Janice Feuer-Haugen
January-February 2020 • Vol 3, No 108

An almost effortless recipe for amazing sweet potatoes. And a complete contrast from the hot oven method we’ve all used to roast sweet potatoes. Game changing actually, the way long, slow roasting at 275º enhances both the sweetness and texture of sweet potatoes. Israeli chef and restaurateur Michael Solomonov developed Slow Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Garlic Labneh (strained yogurt) after being inspired by a meal he enjoyed in Tel Aviv. Lucky for the rest of us, he’s shared his inspiration.

SLOW ROASTED TO PERFECTION
Saveur Magazine explains that slow roasting “will convert more starches into sugars and caramelize more of those sugars for deeper browned flavor.”

SUPER SPUDS
Although usually associated with Thanksgiving, nutrient- and fiber-rich sweet potatoes deserve a place on our plate throughout the year.

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2020-01-01T07:18:17-07:00Recipes|

Roasted Apples & Pears

with Dried Cranberries & Candied Ginger

Janice Feuer-Haugen
November-December 2019 • Vol 3, No 107

Two joys of the harvest season include both biting into crisp and juicy new-crop apples and pears, and inhaling their unmistakably rich aroma when they’re baking. Most of us take for granted fall’s abundance and huge variety of apples and pears. Perhaps we forget that, along with their many colors, shapes, sizes, textures and sweet-to-tart tastes, apples and pears are also superbly nourishing.

AN APPLE A DAY… We all know the rest of this maxim. And, recent research finds that as long as you eat the peel, an apple a day does indeed help keep the doctor away. As with both apples and pears, the majority of their vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other nutrients are found in their peel. Peel the skin and you peel away much of what makes them so healthy—their fiber, nutrition and phytonutrients. Plus, aesthetically, the contrast of the peel with the flesh adds a welcome contrast of color and texture.

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2019-11-04T08:14:29-07:00Recipes|

Lime Miso Cabbage Slaw

with Poblano Chili

Janice Feuer-Haugen
September-October 2019 • Vol 3, No 106

Lime Miso Cabbage Slaw puts a new spin on the classic American coleslaw with its fusion of Asian miso, rice vinegar, ginger and toasted sesame oil with Southwestern poblano peppers, cilantro and lime juice. Enjoy it as a delicious side salad for picnics and barbecues, a colorful and crunchy addition to tacos, and as a main dish salad. With cabbage as its star ingredient, fresh, crisp, flavorful, creamy and healthful Lime Miso Cabbage Slaw becomes a salad for all seasons.

Cabbage—Another Super-Healthy Cruciferous Vegetable
Both purple (for some reason called “red” cabbage) and green cabbage belong to the same food family and are closely related to nutritional power houses kale, broccoli, collards and Brussels sprouts. Actually, 2000 years ago, European wild cabbages didn’t form a head as they do today, and looked more like leafy kale and collards.

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2019-08-26T11:28:51-06:00Recipes|

Cherry Ginger Chutney

Cherry Season Is Short. Savor the Moment. Each Bite a Memory!

Janice Feuer-Haugen
July-August 2019 • Vol 3, No 105

Living in Montana, we wait all year for Flathead cherry season. Throughout the state, Flathead cherries reign supreme. Memories are made from eating these luscious, large, dark, firm, meaty, juicy, and sweet-with-a-touch-of-tart cherries. You definitely can’t—nor would you want to—eat just one.

Although dark, sweet cherries from Washington have begun appearing in our local markets, we’ll begin seeing Flathead cherries a little later than usual this year, in late July.

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2019-06-26T08:55:43-06:00Recipes|

Roasted Carrot Tahini Dip

Move Over, Hummus—There’s a New Dip in Town!

Janice Feuer-Haugen
May-June 2019 • Vol 3, No 104

Crunchy, sweet, nutritionally rich carrots appear on most every dip and vegetable platter. Yet, we never see carrots as the star. With today’s recipe, that’s what’s happening. Stand aside hummus, there’s a new dip in town. Rich, flavorful, light and vibrant, Roasted Carrot Tahini Dip is equally satisfying whether spread on a leaf of baby romaine, served as a dip with crudités, or enjoyed from a spoon as a quick pick-me-up.

Yes, you can find carrots in markets throughout the year. Though the freshest and most flavorful, locally grown carrots are available from June through October. Choose carrots with the deepest orange color for the greatest amount of beta-carotene. Generally, carrots with the largest diameters will be the sweetest, as they have a larger core, which is where the carrot’s sugar is concentrated. With organically grown carrots, there is no need to peel them, just wash them well.

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2019-04-28T10:29:54-06:00Recipes|
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