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Recently I gave a class at Whole Foods which featured classic and delicious recipes with a healthy twist. After a long day, most of us are tired, hungry, and don’t want to spend lots of time cooking in the kitchen. My classes feature recipes that try to fit into our hectic lives.
We had 32 enthusiastic [...]

Five world-class chefs teamed up with Garrett Weber-Gale on Saturday night, in New York City, to create an incredible culinary event that showcased healthy eating with gourmet taste.  It also raised money for the USA Swimming Foundation. The exclusive Gold Medal Dining Experience was held at the Bouley Test Kitchen, a charming venue that puts [...]

From The AthleticFoodie Test Kitchen.
Have you ever made fresh pasta? If not, here’s a secret, it’s not as hard as you think. Below is a pretty near fool-proof recipe for fresh pasta dough. Once you get the basic recipe down you can add spinach, herbs or other flavors. Roll the dough flat, and sheets of [...]

From the AthleticFoodie Test Kitchen:
Lots of people criticize vegan and vegetarian recipes as not being hearty. Sometimes that can be true. Not with the black bean and bulgur wheat chili we made recently. This one definitely sticks to your ribs. It’s based on “Vegetarian Chile” from the 1992 version of “The Moosewood Cookbook by a [...]

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What better way to spend a cold and blustery day than experimenting with some admittedly unusual pizza? That’s what we did this past week with delicious results.
Homemade pizza is regular fare at our house. This time, though, we decided to try something quite different: A crust of Sprouted 7 Grain Pizza [...]

Food Prep from the AthleticFoodie Test Kitchen
I made this delicious and ridiculously easy butternut squash soup after learning about a similar recipe while studying at Maison Troigros in Roanne, France. I recently cooked it for a TV audience. Enjoy!

Makes 6 ½ to 7 cups
Ingredients:
3 1/2 lbs butternut squash
3 cups rice milk
3 tbs marzipan
1 whole nutmeg [...]

Food Prep from The AthleticFoodie Test Kitchen
They’re not exactly a glamorous cut. While you might see them on the placard adorning a food truck at the state fair, you are not likely to find them on a restaurant menu. Most people probably never encounter one outside of Thanksgiving.  Regardless, turkey legs are a delicious, nutritious [...]