White Winter Soup
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian & Cooking Instructor at Nourish Northwest When people tell me they “don’t eat anything white,” I usually resist the urge to get technical. Sometimes, I can’t help but challenge. No cauliflower, onions, garlic, parsnips, apples, jicama, turnips,…
Recipe: Warm Lentil Salad
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest I love me some lentils! They are extremely filling, savory and nutritious. For this recipe, I like to use the French Green lentils because they really hold their shape when cooked. Do not use red lentils,…
Recipe: Dark Chocolate Coconut Bark
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest We develop many of own recipes or adapt them so many times from another recipe that they become our own. However, this one was just too good as is and did not need any changes. It comes…
Recipe: Peanut Sauce
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian & Cooking Instructor at Nourish Northwest Peanut sauce is a versatile, balanced sauce that uses many kitchen staples. I love it tossed with warm noodles or rice and lots of sautéed vegetables. It is comfort food…
Recipe:Immune Boosting Carrot Soup
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian & Cooking Instructor at Nourish Northwest I cannot believe we have never posted this recipe. It is the single most frequently made soup of Nourish Northwest. I estimate we have made at least 100 batches of this…
Boost Your Immunity with this Homemade Elderberry Syrup
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest It’s happening already, all around us people are getting sick. Even both Paula and I have been feeling something coming on so we rushed down to the Herb Shoppe to buy some elderberries. Last…
How to Can Tomato Sauce
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest Let me start by saying I am no expert when it comes to canning. Many people have been doing this for decades as a means of budgeting and preserving the season’s bounty. There are…
Summer Recipe: Panzanella
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest I seriously look forward to this salad all year. Our giant tomato bushes have been teasing me for the last month by taking forever to ripen and they are finally ready! Actually, they are…
A Recipe for Batch Cooking
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest There has been a theme with a lot of my nutrition clients lately, which revolves around meal planning. We even recently did a private cooking class for a group of athletes requesting some instruction…
Roasted Cauliflower in Tahini Sauce
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian at Nourish Northwest Where were roasted vegetables when I was growing up? I feel like they were just invented in the last ten years. My mom, who did a good job of almost always putting a…
Spiralized Sweet Potatoes 2 Ways
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian at Nourish Northwest My mother in law loves kitchen gadgets. She has gifted me several kitchen items that I would never buy for myself (but happily use!). I am generally a minimalist in the kitchen; a good sharp…
Recipe: Zucchini Mushroom Patties
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian at Nourish Northwest I can’t escape from my love of veggie burgers. There are SO MANY caveats to that statement, so let me explain. I was introduced to veggie burgers at my college’s “grill” in the cafeteria….
Recipe: Arugula Hazelnut Miso Pesto
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest So, yes, this is the second recipe for pesto I have written in a month. The reason why is because I keep finding variations that I love and want to share. Traditionally, pesto is made from…
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…
Recipe: Carrot Top Pesto
Post By Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest We are often asked what our nutrition philosophy is. We’ve got a long answer to this question, but the short one is two simple words: whole foods. This means eating the food as it is…
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…
A Case for Pizza! And a recipe for perfect dough
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest Pizza is healthy. You can quote me on that. Of course, there is a spectrum of health to discuss following that statement. Let’s put a meat lover’s double stuffed crust on one end and a…