Tag Archives: Low-Sodium

Grilled corn with smokey peach butter

Serves 6 Author Notes Minnesota has a great State Fair (don’t miss it, don’t even delay…). However, when I was growing up, my family did not really appreciate it. We were not farm people. And my mother’s European sensibilities made her look at the fair with a raised eyebrow. But, then some of our dear

Rosemary & Orange Rice & Lentils

Serves 2 Author Notes This is a very easy recipe. The ideal recipe for when you come home from work, desperately think you’re detoxing and desperately want to eat good food, NOW, little cooking, no thinking, no worries! —Claudia | Gourmet Project Ingredients 120 grams brown basmati rice 120 grams precooked/canned lentils 1 tablespoon extra-virgin

Turnip Green Pesto

Hundreds of nutritious fruits, vegetables and grains are indigenous to the African continent, where the cuisines of each country and region are as diverse as the crops that grow there. Our series, African Heritage Diet as Medicine: How Black Food Can Heal the Community, explores the African Heritage Diet and highlights some of the most

LENTIL, CHILI & THAI BASIL SOUP

Photo by Kali Serves 4 Author Notes I’ve been making a lot of rice soups likes these recently, partly because of the weather and partly because they’re so super easy! Having no time to cook for yourself is a familiar feeling for many, especially around this time of year. But while I have little time

Black-and-White Halvah

Step 1Lightly coat an 8½x4½” loaf pan with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper, leaving a 2″ overhang on long sides. Place a sheet of parchment paper on work surface and lightly coat with nonstick spray. Beat white tahini and ½ tsp. salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle

Date, Blue Cheese & Rosemary Shortbread

Photo by Julia Gartland. Prop Stylist: Megan Hedgpeth. Food Stylist: Lauren LaPenna. Prep time 15 minutes Cook time 25 minutes Serves 20 shortbread squares Author Notes I’ll never turn down a shortbread cookie for dessert, but offer me a savory-sweet one before dinner that pairs perfectly with cheese and a glass of bubbles? Yes, please!

Rose Mojito

Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each

Coconut Fruit & Nut Bars

Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each

ANGLO-INDIAN MUSTARD HORSERADISH SAUCE

Serves 10 Author Notes Anglo-Indians are people who have mixed Indian and British ancestry or people of British descent born or living in India, now mainly historical in the latter senseThe British residents in India used the term “Eurasians” for people of mixed European and Indian descent The Anglo-Indian community in its modern sense is