The Mollie Stone's Blog
By Julie Upton, MS, RD of Appetite for Health
Guacamole may be your go-to way to enjoy fresh avocados, but the creamy fruit makes a healthy addition to many meals, snacks and even desserts. Avocados are nutritional all-stars, with more than 20 different vitamins and minerals. In fact, research shows that those who enjoy avocados have more nutritious diets, and are thinner with smaller waistlines. They may also be a diet ally as one recent study found that incorporating ..read more
This recipe is from Llano Seco‘s dear friend and culinary mentor Niloufer Ichaporia King, a specialist in tropical cuisines and author of My Bombay Kitchen: traditional and modern Parsi home cooking (University of California Press, 2007).
Folklorist Berta Montero Bascom of Havana used to bring a vast vat of these beans, expected and appreciated, to any occasion where food was shared. Below is Berta’s family recipe recounted as we cooked them together in her Berkeley kitchen. This is a dish you ..read more
This recipe is from Llano Seco’s dear friend and culinary mentor Niloufer Ichaporia King, a specialist in tropical cuisines and author of My Bombay Kitchen: traditional and modern Parsi home cooking (University of California Press, 2007).
This improvisation on a lazy rainy afternoon has become our favorite way of eating the ritual good-luck black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. Like many recipes for legumes, you should see this one as a signpost not a blue print, and add your own touches. ..read more
Americans pack away 11 million pounds of chips on Super Bowl Sunday. Say “hola” to new tortilla popchips, and “adios” to guilt when you enjoy them in place of fried tortilla chips. Tortilla popchips are the perfect game time or any time snack with all the flavor and only half the fat of traditional flavored tortilla chips.
Keep reading for some better-for-you snacking tips from local nutritionist Manuel Villacorta.
Guest post and recipe by Amy of StreamingGourmet.com!
Perfect for a summer picnic, or even just lunch at work, this easy Lemony Couscous Lentil Salad is bursting with fresh flavors (not to mention fiber and vitamins). Mollie Stone’s new line of infused olive oils is wonderful for salads like this one. This particular variation on lentil salad features the tang of lemon, the bite of fresh arugula and the rich flavors of tarragon and Dijon mustard.
Add this to your 4th of ..read more
Guest post & recipe by Amy of StreamingGourmet.com!
This version of Ragù is closer to a Ragù alla Napoletana than my recipe for Veal, Pork and Rosemary Ragù. The Ragù in Naples has more tomatoes, more onion in the soffritto and includes fresh herbs, like basil. The difference between a truly authentic Ragù alla Napoletana and mine is that in Naples, they make it with sliced meat rather than ground meat. Think pork spareribs and boneless pork shoulder stewing all day. ..read more
Guest post & recipe by Amy of StreamingGourmet.com!
You may associate the word Ragù with the American company that makes the spaghetti sauce available at most supermarkets, but Ragù is also an Italian term for slowly stewed meat sauce served over pasta. There are many varieties of Ragù, but they all have a few things in common: the sauce starts with what the French would call a mirepoix, but the Italians call a soffritto – a mixture of onions, carrots and ..read more