Recipes — Category_The Feel Good Cookbook

Confession. We’re soup snobs at our house and this really is the best butternut squash soup. Not every soup passes muster, but this one gets two thumbs up all around our table. Simple ingredients. Amazing flavor. You'll love the little dance that tangy apple, creamy coconut and savory squash do in your mouth. And you may not mind that it takes only 10 minutes to throw together. Ingredients: 1 large or 2 small butternut squash 1 onion chunked 1 green apple peeled, chunked (or 1 cup unsweetened applesauce in a pinch) Butter or oil to saute 1 13 oz. can...

Pinocchio Fries Everyone loves this "Italian style" substitute for greasy french fries. Dip them in Super Secret Sauce below. 5 pounds red or white unpeeled potatoes, cut into wedges 1/2 cup olive oil or melted butter 2 cloves garlic, crushed or 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon each: salt, Italian seasoning, paprika, parsley Roll potato wedges in oil mixture and place flat on cookie sheets. Bake at 400˚ for 25 minutes or until soft. If you carefully place wedges standing up with the skin side down there is no need to turn them with a spatula half way through. Serve...

Pear Blackberry Pizza with Balsamic Reduction Hungry for dinner? Try our delectable Pear Blackberry Pizza with Balsamic Reduction sauce. Indian naan bread (pick up at any local grocery store) white sauce (see recipe below)thin sliced pears, blackberries and fresh arugulashredded parmesan or mozzarella cheesegorgonzola cheese, crumbled (optional) WHITE SAUCE (from The Feel Good Cookbook): 1/2 cup water 1/4 flour 1 tbsp healthy mayo 1/2 tsp salt Blend, stir & boil on medium heat to thicken. BALSAMIC REDUCTION SAUCE: 1 cup balsamic vinegar 1/8 cup honey Stir together over low heat allowing to lightly boil for 5-7 minutes. For more delicious...

Ah, Japanese Peasant Stew. What my kids like best about it are the boiled eggs suspended in a sea of brothy greens and glass noodles. I like the "Shibui-ness" of it; the balance between yin and yang, strong and soft...the eccentric angles of oriental cut vegetables against the pleasing ovalness of bobbing boiled eggs, and the tang of sour cream garnish against the mellow richness of sesame oil. Whoa baby. You gotta try this one. Ingredients 1 Tbsp butter or olive oil 1 minced onion 5 stalks celery, diagonally cut 5 carrots, diagonally cut 1 medium-size head bok choy, diagonally...