by Cathy Vogt | Mar 27, 2018 | Inspired Eating, Salads & Sides
If you turned down the bitterness of turnips and turned up the sweetness with a creamier texture, you’d end up with a rutabaga. Rutabagas offer all the satisfaction of mashed potatoes while being significantly lower in carbohydrates and calories. Rutabagas can...
by Cathy Vogt | Feb 19, 2018 | Inspired Eating
A spice and herb collection are an important part of a kitchen pantry. Whether your collection consists of a small basket, a shelf or a drawer full, it’s hard to build flavor without them. Dried herbs and spices are used in small amounts, an inexpensive bang for...
by Cathy Vogt | Feb 16, 2017 | Inspired Eating
Today 2-16-2017 we celebrate National Almond Day, Yup its a thing, a day to celebrate all things almonds. According to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Centers website, ” Per person consumption of almonds in the United States has generally been increasing and...
by Cathy Vogt | May 6, 2016 | Inspired Eating
The plated salad brings me back to my earlier days in restaurant kitchens when the Salad Plate was a popular item on every luncheon menu. The salad plate quite often consisted of tuna salad, egg salad and a scoop of cottage cheese, artfully presented on a bed of...
by Cathy Vogt | Dec 26, 2015 | Inspired Eating, Leafy Greens, Recipes, Salads & Sides, Small Dishes
Holiday meals are oh so delicious and often decadent meals of too much of a good thing, (fat, sugar, salt and refined carbohydrates). With a plant forward approach to menu planning you can enjoy the high flavor foods and still feel great afterwards. Beautiful salads,...
by Cathy Vogt | Nov 3, 2015 | Inspired Eating
There is nothing that I can think of that adds more flavor, diversity and healthful benefits to meals than the use of herbs and spices. Fresh herbs in particular add a clean and bright flavor to foods, especially appropriate during the hot months of summer when we...
