From the Chef’s Kitchen
A blog by Cathy Vogt including recipes, tips, and healthy inspiration.
Creamy Lemon Chive Dressing
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 0 minutes | Serves: 4-6 Meyer lemons a star ingredient in this recipe are a beautiful golden yellow color. The lemons are slightly smaller than regular lemons and a little plumper. The flavor is tart and less acidic, somewhat...
Rutabaga: The New “It” Vegetable You Should Be Eating
If you turned down the bitterness of turnips and turned up the sweetness with a creamier texture, you'd end up with a rutabaga. Rutabagas offer all the satisfaction of mashed potatoes while being significantly lower in carbohydrates and calories. Rutabagas can be...
Savory Stuffed Mushrooms
Prep Time: 30 minutes | Cook Time: 35 minutes | Serves: 4-6 Stuffed mushrooms get a low carb make over swapping out bread crumbs for cauliflower rice. Load up your filling with lots of dark leafy greens for extra nutrition. These are a perfect one serving plant...
Fresh Herb Sweet Potato Gnocchi
If you love gnocchi as much as we do, check out this antioxidant-rich version of the Italian favorite with sweet potatoes! Though the idea of homemade gnocchi may be frightening, it's actually simple and requires few ingredients. You can even make two batches at once!...
Herbs and Spices for more Flavor
A spice and herb collection are an important part of a kitchen pantry. Whether your collection consists of a small basket, a shelf or a drawer full, it’s hard to build flavor without them. Dried herbs and spices are used in small amounts, an inexpensive bang for...
Turmeric Ginger Cauliflower rice
Prep Time: 30 minutes | Cook Time: 25 minutes | Serves: 4-6 Cauliflower rice is finely grated cauliflower that looks similar to rice and is a good substitute for those trying to lower their refined carbohydrate intake. Cauliflower rice is gluten free, nutrient...
Savory Breakfast Porridge
Are you looking for a breakfast that is easy to prepare?, This warming porridge is savory, creamy, nourishing and cooks up in less than 5 minutes. Bone broth or homemade vegetable broth add flavor and nutrition. This is suitable for those following a gluten free...
Eating on the Go- Helpful or Stressful?
You may not be surprised to know that 50% of Americans skip breakfast at least once or twice a week. Many clients tell me that they’re not hungry when they first get up and they are already on their way to work when hunger pangs hit. . I get that! Over time,...
Ginger Sweet Potato Pancakes
Sweet potato and yams are some of my favorite cool weather ingredients and readily available. Bake up a few extra so you have them available for a quick meal. These gluten free, grain free and dairy free pancakes have a secret ingredient to bind them together,...
Creamy Zucchini & Spinach Soup
This is a simple, smooth and creamy soup full of dark leafy greens and vegetables. Start with a rich homemade or good quality bone broth, made from grass fed animals or home made vegetable stock for added nutrition. This is a smooth and sippable soup. Saute...