Category: Recipes

Crazed for Cupcakes

September 17, 2012 at 3:58 pm

By Bianca Tamburello, Dietetics Student, Sargent College In the last 5 years, cakes have been kicked aside and cupcakes have taken center stage. From food trucks to dozens of trendy cupcake shops to television shows such as “Cupcake Wars” on the Food Network, cupcakes are inescapable. While many food trends quickly lose stamina, I’m hopeful […]

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Goat Cheese and Good Company

September 10, 2012 at 9:46 am

By Bianca Tamburello, Dietetics Student, Sargent College This Wednesday we kicked off the first Karen Jacobs’ Sargent Choice Test Kitchen of the semester! Karen, the “regulars” and I were thrilled to have about 35 people in Karen’s 100 square foot kitchen.  Although it was a bit cramped, we had a fantastic time making SC Caramelized […]

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A Peach Recipe Worth Repeating

September 4, 2012 at 2:28 pm

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College I hope move in weekend wasn’t too stressful! Last year we posted about a turnip with a strange name: kohlrabi. That post also included an insanely easy and delicious peach recipe. I couldn’t help myself and had to re-post it here, so if you didn’t get around to […]

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Eggplant Parm: A Sargent Choice Favorite

August 20, 2012 at 8:16 am

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College This Week’s CSA Box: — 1 Melon — 1 pint Cherry Tomatoes — 5 Frying Peppers — 2 Cucumbers — 1 large Eggplant — 2 lbs. Early Girl Tomatoes — 8 ears Corn — 1 lb. Beans In case you missed it last year, or didn’t get a […]

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It’s Finally Here! Peach Season

August 14, 2012 at 10:49 am

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College Picture Source Cherry season and sweet corn season have been tasty, but my favorite season is finally here: peach season! Yes those sunset-colored, fuzzy-skinned fruits are the highlight of summer for my taste buds. Suffering from end of summer head cold (why does this always have to happen?)? […]

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Local Produce: Get it While You Still Can

August 6, 2012 at 3:06 pm

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College As hard as it is to believe, August is already here. While for some of you that doesn’t mean too much, but for any teachers, students, or parents it’s the final countdown to complete all your summer plans. If one of your plans involved eating more local produce, […]

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The Sweetness of Summer (Squash)

August 1, 2012 at 3:37 pm

By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College This week’s box in pictures: As much as I love zucchini and summer squash, it can get tricky knowing what to do with so much of it. Once you’ve added it to stir fry, pasta, and sandwiches, or stuffed it, what do you do with that little bit […]

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Spinach? In a Smoothie?!

July 30, 2012 at 3:40 pm

By Ashley Packer, Dietetic Intern, Sargent Choice Nutrition Center As an intern working with Sargent Choice, one of my responsibilities was to come up with new smoothie recipes for the Late Night Café. Previously, the smoothies were made with a small amount of frozen fruit and soft serve mix….sounds more like a milk shake to […]

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Now Entering the Dog Days of Summer: CSA Box

July 9, 2012 at 7:56 am

By Rebecca Shrago, Dietetic Intern, Sargent College Now that the 4th of July is behind us – the fireworks done, the cookouts over, the masses back to work – we have officially entered the Dog Days of Summer. And as I stood in front of the air conditioner last night, starving but absolutely unwilling to […]

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Healthy Recipes Perefect for 4th of July Celebrations

July 3, 2012 at 9:49 am

Picture Source   By Kelli Swensen, Dietetics Student, Sargent College With warm weather around the country, there is bound to be a bunch of neighborhood and family Fourth of July celebrations. Grilling is a great way to not only make delicious foods filled with summer flavors, but it is also a healthy option for preparing […]

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