Finding Balance Through Food
Originating in Poland and similar to the French crepe, a blintz is a soft pancake wrapped like an envelope around a velvety cheese filling. For extra sweetness and flavor, we drizzle our blintzes with a vibrant strawberry sauce that you may recognize from our cheesecake recipe.
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Fried rice is one of the world’s most popular rice dishes and a superb way to use up leftovers. We stick to the classic Chinese-American recipe of crispy rice mixed with chopped vegetables, scrambled eggs, and a variety of seasonings.
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Pesto is a wonderful Italian sauce traditionally consisting of basil, garlic, olive oil, pine nuts, salt, and hard cheese all blended together. Prepared with garden-fresh basil and tossed with angel hair pasta is our favorite way to enjoy it.
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This recipe combines wholesome and versatile ingredients to create an energizing and delicious snack. You’ll have a hard time returning to pre-packaged bars once you’ve tried our homemade ones!
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If you’re searching for a great starch to enhance a main meal, look no further than our garlicky oven-roasted potatoes. Even Julia, the non-potato lover in our family, enjoys this flavorful dish alongside veggie burgers, vegetarian meatloaf, and more!
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Chow mein, meaning “stir-fried noodles,” is created by pairing crispy vegetables and a luscious soy-inspired sauce with a protein source, in our case tofu. It’s another delicious Asian dish that’s easy to prepare at home and enjoyed by the whole family on a regular basis.
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This colorful weeknight meal of sliced and sautéed vegetables served over a bed of fluffy rice is so simple and satisfying. An Asian-inspired sauce drizzled over top completes the dish.
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Like our pancake recipe, this basic breakfast can be enhanced with a plethora of add-ins and toppings. Our favorites are honey, fresh fruit, and yogurt, and for an occasional sweet treat, inspired by Valbrook Diner on Long Island Nana Elinor used to take us to, we enjoy them with syrup and ice cream.
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