All posts by: Jenny Shea Rawn MS, MPH, RD

Cranberry White Chocolate Walnut Cookies

  Cranberry White Chocolate Walnut Cookies. Holiday cookies packed with dried cranberries, white chocolate chips and toasted chopped walnuts, then sprinkled with sea salt. These cookies are fabulously chewy, nutty (half of the flour is almond flour), cinnamony … and irresistible. Oh and guess what? These festive cookies are a...

Pan Fried Chickpeas with Fresh Herbs

  Pan Fried Chickpeas with Fresh Herbs. Chickpeas pan-fried until crispy then sprinkled with sea salt and fresh herbs, like cilantro, parsley and mint – or whatever herbs you have on hand. This is a fun and flavorful way to jazz up a plain (and boring!) can of chickpeas.  Do...

Grilled Cheese with Apple

  Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Apple. Cranberry walnut bread stuffed with sweet farm apple slices, sharp cheddar, tangy blue cheese and red onion slices toasted until melty and golden brown. All the flavors of fall in a warm, buttery, crisp grilled cheese. This is an adult version of the comforting...

Pumpkin Crème Brûlée

Pumpkin Crème Brûlée. Pure pumpkin puree, Greek yogurt, egg yolks, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice come together for a creamy, luxurious dessert that celebrates all the warming flavors of fall. And, the best thing about these desserts is that you probably have all of these ingredients on hand. This...

Roasted Cauliflower Caprese Casserole

  Roasted Cauliflower Caprese Casserole. Cauliflower is roasted with garlic and tomatoes, then tossed with fresh mozzarella and seasoned panko crumbs, then baked again for a few more minutes before being topped with fresh basil and parsley. This is a very simple, but incredible side dish that the whole family will...

Compound Butter for Seafood 3 Ways

  Compound Butter for Seafood 3 Ways. Citrus Butter. Garlic and Herb Butter. Old Bay Butter. All three of these simple compound butters elevate any fish or shellfish dish into something a little bit fancier, more luxurious and more flavorful. Fish and shellfish often need little more than lemon, garlic,...

Shrimp Chimichurri

Chimichurri Shrimp. Shrimp simply brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with garlic salt and black pepper, then grilled to perfection and finished with a bright and fresh chimichurri sauce. This is a quick, gorgeous and flavor-packed dish that celebrates the fresh flavors of summer. WHAT IS CHIMICHURRI? Have you ever...

Dill Potato Salad

  Dill Potato Salad. The perfect lightened up potato salad addition to your summer picnics or cook-outs. Baby gold potatoes tossed with dill, red onion, celery and chives plus a creamy dressing of yogurt, mayo, white wine vinegar, seasoned salt and black pepper. This potato salad is not your mamma’s...

Asian Salmon in Foil

Grilled Asian Salmon in Foil Packets. Salmon filets, baby spinach, shitake mushrooms and scallions in a ginger, soy and sesame sauce wrapped in foil packets and grilled. A healthy, flavor-packed dinner that’ll easily become a favorite in your house, as it did in ours. And – the best part about...

Shrimp Nachos

Easy Shrimp Nachos. Tortilla chips loaded with shredded cheese, black beans, shrimp, avocado, scallions and cilantro, then drizzled with ranch dressing and served with salsa and lime wedges. Ready in less than 15 minutes, these nachos are the perfect game day appetizer. What’s the best way to jazz up boring...