one pot chicken and rice with spring veggies
This 30 minute recipe for One Pot Chicken and Brown Rice with Spring Veggies is favorite weeknight meal for my family. My kids loved it! And I was so happy because it’s whole-grain and each portion has two servings of vegetables and lean protein. It’s a...
brown rice and sweet potato salad
This Brown Rice and Sweet Potato Salad is a super yummy Fall side dish that is simple enough for a weeknight meal AND special enough for your Holiday table. Impossible you say! Oh, it’s possible…. read on! It was inspired by my recent trip to Chicago where...
home made pumpkin puree and brown rice pumpkin risotto
Making your own home made pumpkin puree couldn’t be simpler! Then using it in this yummilicious brown rice pumpkin risotto really makes it sing. Trust me this will become a favorite whole grain entree that you can make all Fall and Winter long!! This week I...
Brown Rice Salad with Fresh Currants
I grew up in a Silver Palate house. Anyone who was born before 1990, knows the cookbook I’m talking about. In fact, those of you born after 1990 probably have heard of it too. Whether or not they know it, anyone interested in food today probably has felt the impact...
In Season– Pumpkins! Brown Rice Pumpkin Risotto
Does the mention of making risotto conjure images of standing at the stove for a half hour, stirring until your arm falls off? What? You don’t love that? Hey, what a coincidence I don’t either! Another gripe: I am sort of a whole-grain freak and I think...
Hi! I am Katie and I am glad you're here. Welcome to my Vermont kitchen. I am a classically trained chef, former food stylist and also a reformed dieter. Today, I believe no food should be off limits. Here on my food blog, you'll find hundreds of easy weeknight dinners, simple seasonal vegetable recipes and intuitive eating tips. If you've got seasonal produce and you're wondering what to do with it, or you're just ready to say goodbye to dieting, then we're going to be besties in like one minute! Take a look around, have a bite to eat and let's hang out!
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