From the Chef’s Kitchen
A blog by Cathy Vogt including recipes, tips, and healthy inspiration.
Chili Lime Sweet Potato & Asparagus Salad
Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes | Serves: 4-6 A tasty blend of winter staples with spring vegetables, combine into a delicious salad. Add a light dressing and toss with local arugula or other favorite salad greens. Ingredients 1 pound- garnet yams or...
Self Care in the kitchen
Preparing food for oneself in an act of self-care that is constantly shifting like the natural flow of life. Most days I am happy to be in the kitchen chopping, stirring and cooking up a meal to nourish my family and myself and it flows easily and joyfully. These...
Lemon Chive Cauliflower Pilaf
Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 15 minutes | Serves: 4-6 Chives are a fragrant herb that are part of the Allium family and the first to appear in my kitchen herb garden. These lovely spring greens add a subtle onion-garlic flavor to savory dishes. Add in seasonal...
Golden Lentil & Root Vegetable Soup
Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 40 minutes | Serves: 8 Red lentils are the star ingredient in this thick and rich soup, high in protein, with a dose of anti inflammatory turmeric that adds a bright yellow color. Ingredients 1 Tablespoon, coconut oil 1 each, leek,...
Three Words to Remember
Happy New Year! 2016 is here with promise of new opportunities for each of us. If you are like many people who have resolved to eat better, clean up your diet, take better care of yourself, lose a few pounds and have more energy these 3 words can help you to stay on...
Pear & Kale Salad
Holiday meals are oh so delicious and often decadent meals of too much of a good thing, (fat, sugar, salt and refined carbohydrates). With a plant forward approach to menu planning you can enjoy the high flavor foods and still feel great afterwards. Beautiful salads,...
Cultivating Joy In the Kitchen
At this time of year most of us tend to spend more time in the kitchen preparing for holiday celebrations, cooking up a dish to bring to a party, share with a friend, host a cookie baking day or just welcoming guests that stop by. If you are following a special...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bites
Ingredients 1/2 cup- Org. refined coconut oil, refined or grass fed butter (softened to room temperature) 2 teaspoon- vanilla extract 1 cup- gluten free graham crackers, crushed (2/3 of 8 oz. package) 3/4 cup- organic natural sugar or zylitol, fine 1 cup- organic...
Apple Cranberry Chia Pudding
Ingredients 2 cups- Almond milk, unsweetened 1 cup- cranberry apple sauce, unsweetened 3 Tablespoons- maple syrup, honey or xylitol 1 cup- apple, grated 1/2 cup- chia seeds, white 2 Teaspoon- cinnamon, ground pinch- nutmeg pinch- salt 1 Tablespoon- vanilla extract 1/4...
Roasted Chili Lime Garnet Yam Spread
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 45 minutes | Serves: 4-6 What can you do with that leftover baked yam? Make a delicious spread to serve with crackers for an easy appetizer or bring it along to your next holiday party. Serve it with a roasted vegetable board and...