Tagged "snacks"

Late last year I connected with Matt Zembruski, the creator of Juti Bars, and we immediately hit it off. We’re both geeks about health, fitness, and internet technology… which makes for very long phone calls!

Snacks are the perfect vehicle for expanding your family’s palate because they are relatively low-pressure and low-commitment.

Junk food can become real food with just a few tweaks — and so it is with my version of Fritos.

I had no idea that one could make hummus from garbanzo flour (I’d always started with whole garbanzo beans), but if it’s a recipe on the back of a Bob’s Red Mill bag, it’s bound to be good.

Beth Lee is a food and wine lover, seasoned marketing professional, mom of two impossibly great kids (she puts the emphasis on “impossible”), wife to dormant chef, chauffeur, golfer, and can be overheard frequently exclaiming, OMG! Yummy. Today she shares some of her favorite snacking tips for busy parents, but you certainly don’t have to be a parent (busy or otherwise) to find them helpful!

Grissini are thin breadsticks, often made with herbs and topped with coarse salt. This easy recipe uses 100% whole wheat flour, which, as you can imagine, makes me very happy indeed.

Today’s guest post is from Anne Livingston, who shares stories, photographs, and recipes at Bring to Boil.  She recently left her career as a teacher to study at the Seattle Culinary Academy, pursuing her lifelong passion for cooking. When Anne decided to take the challenge a few weeks ago, she immediately began preparing. As a busy mom and full-time student, she knew she’d have to plan ahead — and keep it easy — to be successful. If Continue Reading →

Not quite as decadent as potato chips, of course, but these baked kale chips have a similar “snacky” feel, while conveniently avoiding any of that “guilty” feel.