How To Get Out of a Cooking Rut
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and C0-Owner, Nourish Northwest I’m always surprised when I find myself not wanting to cook. Cooking is my passion, hobby and also my job. It is truly something that I enjoy doing. Perhaps because I do it…
A Mindful Meal
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian at Nourish Northwest Summer is a time when most people really get out of their routines. What was a carefully planned dinner in the winter is now an impromptu happy hour with friends, food cart…
Recipe: Honey Roasted Carrots
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian at Nourish Northwest Well, Yotam Ottolenghi has done it again! I had another successful dinner party, partially due to one of his lovely recipes. I had a beautiful bunch of rainbow carrots (don’t waste the tops!),…
Recipe: Strawberry Cheescake (Vegan and Raw)
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest Our first taste of summer has hit the produce aisles and home gardens! I’m talking about those beautiful, deep red, juicy strawberries that are so sweet and delicious. My first bite of one of…
Storage Tips for Produce
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian at Nourish Northwest Farmer’s market season is here and good things are happening in backyard gardens. I see stray ripe strawberries in sidewalk garden boxes and know that we are about to emerge from our Pacific…
Sweet Treat Recipe Roundup
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian at Nourish Northwest Sugar has been on my mind lately. It has also been a hot topic in the media and the subject of scientific scrutiny in the last couple years. Today, we presented our…
From forest to plate: A Feast of Nettles
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest My grad school experience was very different from many other dietitians. Instead of learning the guidelines of the Food Guide Pyramid and how many servings of dairy you were supposed to eat a day,…
Everything (and Anything) Breakfast Cookies
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian at Nourish Northwest It is easy to get stuck in a rut with breakfast. Not only is it the meal that most frequently lacks variety, but it is also eaten early, so the mindlessness that comes…
Recipe: Stuffed Chard Rolls
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Dietitian at Nourish Northwest This is the time of year when I start to get local produce fatigue. Spring is technically here, but we will not see the results from the farms for weeks or months to come….
Quick Weeknight Meal: Noodle Bowl
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Dietitian at Nourish Northwest Pasta has always been my quick default weeknight meal. It serves as an excellent base for fridge clean-out meals, too. I usually start with 100% whole wheat fusilli or penne pasta and add the remains…
Cashew Cream: A Vegan’s best friend
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest Before we started teaching Vegan Cooking Classes, I knew I had a good handle on how to make a delicious veggie-centric meal while avoiding all animal products. But I wanted to become an…
Umami in Vegetables
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Dietitian at Nourish Northwest Umami, dubbed the fifth taste, is described as a savory or meaty flavor. Its sensation is attributed to free amino acids, primarily glutamate (also inosinate and guanylate) in foods. Unlike sweet, sour, salty, and bitter, umami…
Healthy Recipe Resource Guide
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest We have been getting asked a lot lately for healthy recipe blogs and websites. Here are some links to our favorites that we use frequently! Oh She Glows: This is the blog (and cookbook) we use…
Recipe: Brussels Sprouts with Marinated Pomelo
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Dietitian at Nourish Northwest Last weekend, I decided to host a dinner party using three recipes from Yotam Ottolenghi’s Plenty More cookbook. I’ve posted a recipe from this cookbook before when I tried to follow a recipe. I learned…
Recipe: Crunchy Thai Cashew Quinoa Salad
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest I have to say, I had gotten sick of quinoa awhile ago. There are so many things I love about it; its high protein content, quick preparation time, subtle crunch, versatility. But it became…
The Best of Packaged Foods
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian at Nourish Northwest I quietly envy those homesteaders who have self-sustaining gardens, churn their own butter, and collect eggs every morning. I have frequently made my own bread, yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, granola, etc., and it is immensely…
Recipe: Kale and Citrus Salad
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest Are you sick of kale salad yet? We’re not! What’s not to love about it?? Not only is it full of nutrients and antioxidants and holds up well throughout the week, it is also…
The Art of Simplicity
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest This post is inspired by my long-time quest to find the perfect recipe for tomato sauce. I am Italian and I have always felt like I should have an incredible sauce recipe in my…
On Following a Recipe
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Dietitian at Nourish Northwest It has been a while since I have been excited for a cookbook. With plenty of internet inspiration through food blogs and from my own experimentation, I rarely feel that I lack material for…
HIIT Wins Again; An At Home Workout!
Post by Olivia Martino, Certified Personal Trainer, Nourish Northwest For a few years in a row now High Intensity Interval Training has made the “fitness trends of the year” lists. The Huffington Post rates HIIT as the number 1…