April 2nd, 2018 
Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Anti-inflammatory Recipes, Blog, Fitness/Health, Salads & Salad Dressings 
Comments Off on How Learning and Adapting Applies to Cycling and Fresh 5-Ingredient Salad Dressing
It’s all about applied learning and adapting.
First, regarding cycling. Since becoming the Ops Officer at VOmax (performance sportswear) and driving to and from Northampton everyday, I’ve had to adapt to splitting time between rippin’ it on the real road, which I love, and crankin’ it on the “living room bike” (trainer), which no matter how hard I pedal never gets me to the kitchen.
August 21st, 2017 Blog, Cycling Food, Fitness Food, Salads & Salad Dressings, Vegetables Comments Off on Heirloom Tomato, Basil and Feta Cheese Picture Book Recipe 
As I mentioned in my last post posted a few weeks ago (Ow!), one of my favorite summer foods is fresh tomatoes right off the field, and one of my favorite ways to have those fresh tomatoes is sliced and topped with fresh basil, mozzarella chcese, a shot of olive oil, a good shot of balsamic vinegar, and a good crunch of freshly ground black pepper (or chopped fresh jalapeños – yah!). Terrific!
Here’s a slight twist on that combination made with what you see below: heirloom tomatoes, fresh basil, feta cheese and Read more »
August 8th, 2017 Blog, Cycling Food, Salads & Salad Dressings Comments Off on Easy, Fully Flavorful Tomato, Fresh Basil and Mozzarella Cheese Salad Picture Recipe 
One of my favorite summer foods is freshly picked, richly flavorful, no-kidding vine ripened tomatoes, which I always look forward to getting get straight off the field at Berberian’s Farm in Northborough, MA.
January 9th, 2017 Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Anti-inflammatory Recipes, Fitness Food, Salads & Salad Dressings Comments Off on Fresh Banana Cilantro Dressing Picture Book Recipe 
Yep, you bet! Bananas and cilantro together in a dressing – and it goes great on salads, over cooked vegetables – any way you’d use any other dressing.
The hardest part of making this dressing is peeling the skins off fresh garlic cloves – always a pain, though crushing the cloves first by pressing them under the side of a wide-bladed (chef’s) knife as shown here…
April 28th, 2016 Anti-inflammatory Recipes, Blog, Fitness Food, Salads & Salad Dressings Comments Off on Fresh Garlic Ginger Salad Dressing Picture Book Recipe 
Not too long ago, I showed how to grate or chop fresh ginger and then how to make a fresh low-fat kefir salad dressing packed not only with full-on flavor but also packed with anti-inflammatory ingredients that included ground turmeric, mustard, apple cider vinegar, ground flaxseeds, ground black pepper, and honey. Great stuff!
The fresh garlic ginger salad dressing you see here is a little twist on the fresh low-fat kefir salad dressing in that it substitutes kefir (a fermented milk, yogurt-like drink that’s packed with beneficial – or good for you – bacteria) with olive oil and also adds freshly chopped cilantro.
Here are the ingredients you need to make fresh garlic ginger salad dressing.
Click any picture on this page for a complete, easy-to-follow step-by-step picture book recipe.
April 5th, 2016 Anti-inflammatory Recipes, Blog, Salads & Salad Dressings Comments Off on Fresh Low Fat Kefir Salad Dressing Picture Book Recipe 
Here’s a great way to substitute freshly grated ginger and freshly chopped garlic for the powdered version of those two ingredients to create a fresh low fat kefir salad dressing that’s as fully flavorful as it is full of anti-inflammatory ingredients. Great stuff all around!
Here’s a picture of the ingredients.
January 20th, 2016 Blog, Salads & Salad Dressings Comments Off on Instant Nonfat Yogurt Salad Dressing Picture Book Recipe 
Last post showed how to make an easy to make, fully flavorful instant salad dressing using only 5 ingredients: garlic powder, mustard, ground black pepper, vinegar, and oil. Here’s an easy variation on that dressing that changes only one ingredient by substituting oil with plain nonfat yogurt. (See the nonfat plain Greek yogurt to oil nutrition fact label comparison below and note that a serving of nonfat plain Greek yogurt is 1 cup (8 ounces) while a serving of oil is 1 tablespoon (1/2 ounce). That means that 1 cup (8 ounces) of oil contains 1920 calories and 224 grams of fat as compared to the cup (8 ounces) of nonfat yogurt shown below containing 130 calories and 0 grams of fat. Though any nonfat plain yogurt will work to make this dressing, I like using nonfat plain Greek yogurt for this dressing for its high protein content, thick texture, and rich flavor.)
October 11th, 2015 Blog, Salads & Salad Dressings Comments Off on Sweet and Savory Fig, Plum, Onion & Lettuce Salad – All in Pictures 
Like a richly balanced symphony of sound, the sweet and savory ingredients in this salad bring out the best in complimentary flavors. The sweetness of fruit enhances the savoriness of lettuce and onions, and the savory does the same to the sweet.
Here are the ingredients needed to make this sweet and savory salad. (NOTE: Figs and plums are seasonal fruits. Read more »
September 8th, 2015 Blog, Fitness Food, Salads & Salad Dressings, Vegetables Comments Off on Crisp Corn and Bell Pepper Salad – All in Pictures 
Last two posts showed how to cook corn on the stove and in the microwave oven. Easy. Here’s a great way to combine the crisp sweetness of corn with bell pepper (I like using red, yellow, or orange bell pepper for this because they’re sweeter and more flavorful than green bell peppers), onion, garlic, and cilantro. Terrific combination!
Here’s what you need to make this crisp corn and bell pepper salad for 3-4 people.
Click any picture on this page for a complete, easy to follow step-by-step picture book recipe. Read more »
August 8th, 2015 Blog, Kid-Friendly Recipes, Salads & Salad Dressings, Snacks Comments Off on Empowering Kids in the Kitchen with Kid-Friendly Quick & Easy Tuna Salad – All in Pictures 
This quick & easy kid-friendly to make tuna salad is a great way to empower kids’s confident independence in kitchen because it requires only 3 ingredients, 3 pieces of equipment, and no cutting with a knife or even the use of a can opener if you buy cans of tuna with pull-tab tops as shown below.
Click any picture on this page for a complete, very colorful step-by-step picture book recipe.
