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This month’s theme for The Recipe ReDux is: 7-Ingredient (Or Less) Recipes

It’s Income Tax Season, so our brains could use some easy arithmetic; as in seven-ingredient-or-less recipes. Show us the healthy, no-brainer dish you fix for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

I think I made gnocchi once in a cooking class 7 years ago. This butternut squash gnocchi was my first attempt since, and it turned out pretty darn good for my being so rusty. Using butternut squash instead of the more traditional potato adds a bright color and an extra boost of vitamins and fiber.

The gnocchi are made from just a few ingredients: roasted butternut squash puree mixed with salt, egg and flour. Any sauce goes here but I prefer a simple butter-garlic-herb combination to gently coat the pillowy pasta.  Continue reading →

Things have been very busy and fun lately. I have been working at the hospital and going out and about in the community talking nutrition and healthy eating. I have also been busy in the kitchen cooking up some deliciously decadent meals (not necessarily “healthy” but homemade and eaten with good intentions!).

March is National Nutrition Month and I celebrated this weekend with the Greater New York Dietetic Association talking healthy eating at the Kids Food Festival in Bryant Park. We set up a great display with colorful fruits and vegetables, lean proteins and grain models and had kids make up their own healthy plates with something from each food group.  Continue reading →