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Recipe Type: Dips and Sauces

Cinco de Mayo Salsa Makeover

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Sweet meets heat with this healthy mango salsa! By: Jodie Shield, RDN Holy guacamole! You might be thinking: why mess with a good thing?  Salsa is perfect as is – ripe juicy tomatoes, onions, jalapeño peppers, perhaps an avocado. This Cinco de Mayo, shake up your taste buds and try ...

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Speedy Barbecue Sauce

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Wow your family with this easy, tangy and sweet barbecue sauce made from scratch! By: Jodie Shield, RD Julia Childs cooked with wine, and sometimes it made it into the food. Alton Brown cooks with grape juice, and the food tastes amazing! I am still basking in the afterglow of ...

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Classic Greek Hummus

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A super easy and delicious appetizer that just so happens to be gluten-free By: Jodie Shield, RD The holiday season is here!  It’s time to eat, drink and be merry or as I like to say -be wary.  No doubt your calendar is jam-packed with parties and family gatherings all ...

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Roasted Pepper and Goat Cheese Dip

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The trifecta for a perfect appetizer – simple, easy and outrageously delicious! By: Jodie Shield, RD My husband and I play in a really fun and competitive mixed doubles tennis group.  After each match, we head over to somebody’s house for dinner and everybody brings an appetizer.  This is where ...

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Hazelnut Hummus

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By: Jodie Shield, RD So based on my last blog, many of you are not familiar with hazelnuts? In a nutshell (pardon the pun!), here are some of the basics.  Hazelnuts are sweet, acorn-shaped nuts.  The hazelnut has a long fuzzy outer husk that opens as the nut ripens, revealing ...

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Black Bean Dip

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By: Jodie Shield, RD Looking for an after school snack that’s healthy and tasty.  Your kids will love this black bean dip.  I highly recommend you let them help you prepare it.  What child can resist “smashing” beans?!  This recipe is in our new book Healthy Eating, Healthy Weight for ...

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Chunky Homemade Applesauce

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Serve this sweet-tart applesauce warm as a snack or on top of latkes (potato pancakes).  By: Jodie Shield, MEd, RDN ‘Tis the season of sharing and I have some fabulous news.  This month, I am going to be sharing lightened up classic recipes for each of the December holidays – Hanukkah, ...

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Rosy’s Guacamole

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By: Jodie Shield, RD Going to a Superbowl party this year, or are you hosting?   Either way, score big points with fellow sports fans by making this outrageously delicious guacamole.  My friend, Rosy, shared it with me and let’s just say: Rosy’s guacamole is the best I’ve ever tasted! ...

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Perfect Pasta Sauce: Tomato-Basil

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By: Jodie Shield, MED, RDN Now that you know how to cook the perfect pasta (see my previous blog), here’s my secret recipe for making pasta sauce that’s fresh, quick and easy, and bursting with flavor.  And of course, healthy!  I have adapted a tomato-basil sauce recipe from Williams-Sonoma The Weeknight ...

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Lean Super Bowl Cuisine: Touch Down Taco Dip

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By: Jodie Shield, RD Year’s ago, my friend Andie gave me her recipe for taco dip.  It was so good, but the dietitian in me just had to lighten it up.  Feel free to serve this at your Super Bowl party or at any gathering with friends and family.  Just make ...

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