Recipes
Black Bean Dip
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 ...
Read moreSummer Vegetable Sauté
By: Jodie Shield, RD Labor Day weekend is here! I have the perfect recipe for your end of summer celebrations. A friend and fellow Registered Dietitian, Heidi Arzbaecher, gave me a fabulous cook book from her home town called Oregon Hazelnut Country: The Food, The Drink, The Spirit (Hazelnut Marketing Board, ...
Read moreHazelnut Hummus
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 ...
Read moreChick-Favorite Chicken Salad
By: Jodie Shield, RD Make summer eating a breeze. Here’s my go-to, all time favorite chicken salad recipe. It’s a hit with my girlfriends – I love to serve it for lunch. But the truth is: Guys love it too! It’s the first salad gobbled up at picnics and get ...
Read moreElection Day Stars-and-Stripes Cake
This patriotic cake will win your family’s vote! By: Jodie Shield, RD Republican? Democrat? First and foremost – we are all Americans. Here’s a bipartisan cake you will want to serve in honor of election day – November 6th. Be sure to use fresh berries and let your kids help decorate ...
Read morePasta – Cooked To Perfection!
By: Jodie Shield, RD Thanks for your tremendous response to my Linguine with White Clam Sauce recipe! Several of you asked about how to actually cook the pasta. So many good questions ranging from, “Do I have to use salt in the cooking water?” to “Why are my noodles mushy? Here ...
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