Recipe: Korean Chicken Soup
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest It seems as though every single person I know is sick right now. It’s that post-holiday, travel, worn out sickness that is resulting in lots of sore throats, stuffy noses and even fevers….
How to Video: Using an Immersion Blender
Post by Olivia Martino and Paula Jahn, Registered Dietitians and Co-owners of Nourish Northwest http://youtu.be/nucsQedGU08 The immersion blender (or stick blender) is another kitchen tool that meets our criteria of being multi-use, small and easy to clean. Its uses go beyond pureed soup, although that is…
Recipe: Chai Spiced Slow Cooker Applesauce
Post by Olivia Martino and Paula Jahn, Registered Dietitians and Co-Owners, Nourish Northwest This past weekend, we spent a sunny fall day out in the Hood River Fruit Loop. We had a long list of criteria we needed to meet in order to get…
Recipe: Dijon Braised Brussels Sprouts
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner of Nourish Northwest We love our brussels sprouts any way you slice ’em….roasted, sauteed, braised and even raw. Many people have had a terrible childhood experience with mushy, bitter brussels and we vow to…
Recipe: Kale, Squash and Sausage Soup
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest The rain in Portland won’t let up and the best thing we can do is learn to embrace it. Many of our clients have been telling us that they have really enjoyed making soups…
New Discoveries
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian, Nourish Northwest I consider myself a fairly adventurous eater. I love to eat out, but since opening Nourish Northwest, Olivia and I cook too often to justify it. There are always delicious leftovers from cooking classes…
Recipe Series: A Month of Lunches #4
Post by Olivia Martino and Paula Jahn, Registered Dietitians and Co-owners, Nourish Northwest This post wraps up our month of lunches series. In case this is the first post you’ve seen, for the past four Mondays we have shared a recipe that we…
Recipe Series: A Month of Lunches #3
Post by Olivia Martino and Paula Jahn, Registered Dietitians and Owners, Nourish Northwest It’s week three of our lunch recipe series and we are getting sophisticated. (No more rice and beans this week). We made crepes! This thin French pancake is surprisingly easy to make and meets our…
Recipe Series: A Month of Lunches #2
Post by Olivia Martino and Paula Jahn, Registered Dietitians and Owners, Nourish Northwest Making sure you get protein in your lunch can be a challenge when you are trying to step away from the traditional cold cut sandwich. This week we wanted to make…
Recipe Series: A Month of Lunches
Post by Paula Jahn and Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitians and Co-owners of Nourish Northwest Welcome to our lunch blog series! We are always preaching to clients about the benefit of setting aside one day of the week to cook in mass quantities. Many people…
Recipe: Minted Pea Soup
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-owner, Nourish Northwest It’s Day 1 for my Summer Detox group and it’s getting pretty hot in Portland. During cleanses, I usually recommending eating a lot of soups because they are easy one-pot meals, are filling…
Recipe: Buttermilk Farro Salad
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-owner, Nourish Northwest This recipe was adapted from 101cookbooks (great blog for healthy recipes!) but it was originally inspired by a salad at Clyde Common here in Portland. This is a great summer potluck salad, especially right…
Summer, All Dressed Up
Post by Paula Jahn, Dietitian and Co-owner of Nourish Northwest Summer is a time when I do a lot less cooking and a lot more “assembling,” aka salad making. And I’m not the only one seeking salad inspiration: Substantial Salads is one of our…
Recipe: Vegan “tuna” salad
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-owner, Nourish Northwest Those who attended my Sea Vegetables workshop yesterday know how excited I get about these little mineral rich sea miracles. Sea vegetables are predominant parts of other cultures’ cuisines, but are often overlooked here….
Recipe: Garlic Scape Pesto… Do it Now!!!!
Post By Olivia Martino, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian, Nourish Northwest I was surprised and delighted to see that garlic scapes are still on the shelves but was told by the produce department at New Seasons that this is the last week for them. We…
Recipe: Fish and Corn Chowder
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest I think we are temporarily slipping back into soup season here in Portland, and from what I hear in many other places around the country as well. This soup perfectly bridges the gap between…
Recipe: Wheat Berry Salad
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest This post is inspired by my Spring Cleanse Group. They are over halfway done and are starting to re-introduce foods back into the diet. Today they are bringing back grains and I know they…
Foraged Foods
Post by Olivia Martino, Co-owner and Registered Dietitian, Nourish Northwest This is a really fun time of year to go to the farmer’s market. The vibrancy of red strawberries gives us a feeling of excitement and anticipation about what’s coming. But the farmer’s market…
Recipe: Halibut with Lemon Caper Sauce
Post by Olivia Martino, Registered Dietitian and Co-Owner, Nourish Northwest This is one of my favorite ways to prepare fish. The original recipe asks you to drench the fish in flour and fry and also add some butter to the sauce. I wanted to…
Recipe: Black Bean Quinoa Burgers
Post by Paula Jahn, Co-owner and Dietitian at Nourish Northwest With less than two weeks until my due date, I have the sudden urge to stockpile food. Maybe it’s the nesting instinct, or maybe I realize that after the flood of post-baby casseroles, I…