This is not the first time I have published a recipe featuring celery root. I have a lovely soup in Kitchen Matters with spinach, broccoli and celery root.  Celery root is a non-starchy vegetable with a light celery flavor.  It looks super ugly and intimidating, but once you peel away the outside, the inside is white and easy to cut, much like a potato. Watch my reel on Instagram for a video on how to peel it.  It’s easier than it looks.  I’m posting this Celery Root Puree this week in anticipation of Easter and Passover since it is light, spring-like and would complement any traditional holiday entree.Continue reading

There are two ways I go on St. Patrick’s Day – an Irish-inspired meal and/or food that is (naturally) green.  I had to laugh when I read that in Ireland, since St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday, people often get take-out, like pizza.  Why in the States are we guzzling green beer with our corned beef and eating green-dyed bagels?  That said, I have always wanted to post a twist on the traditional Irish dish Colcannon.Continue reading

If you follow me on Instagram, you probably saw that I was using a continuous glucose monitor for 14 days through a company called Zoe. This is not sponsored; I was just doing an experiment and I wanted to see what types of foods, in what combinations, and when, had what kind of effects on my blood sugar.  This is a post about the most delicious potatoes I have eaten in a long while, not really about continuous glucose monitors.  BUT, I have been interested in “resistant starch,” and how it affects blood sugar and that does relate to this type of recipe.Continue reading