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Menu du jour natural gourmet : 16 Recipes


  • Recipe The Natural Gourmet: Getting Schooled
    The Natural Gourmet: Getting Schooled
    The Goal : Every week, for the next year, sharpen my culinary skills at The Natural Gourmet Institute for Health in Manhattan, and pass on all of my lessons learned to the Foodista community, so that you, too, can learn how to make healthy[...]
  • Recipe Our Trip to The Natural Gourmet?
    Our Trip to The Natural Gourmet?
    The whole purpose of out New York adventure this past weekend was to visit my future home, the Natural Gourmet Institute (which conveniently gave us an excuse to spend four days in my favorite city!).   How perfect? A natural foods[...]
  • Recipe The Natural Gourmet: Let There Be Fried Food
    The Natural Gourmet: Let There Be Fried Food
    Before we get started, I should mention that this is probably the first and last time we are going to be deep frying food at The Natural Gourmet since it is after all a “healthy cooking school” (so, enjoy all of this fried[...]
  • Recipe The Natural Gourmet: Top 10 Favorite Cooking Tools and Appliances
    The Natural Gourmet: Top 10 Favorite Cooking Tools and Appliances
    If I had a large island kitchen with 42-inch cabinets  and a generous gift card to Williams-Sonoma, I would buy myself a massive ice cream machine (you know, the one the Iron Chef uses to make garlic ice cream), a pasta maker (the roller-type to[...]
  • Recipe The Natural Gourmet: Basics of Cooking Healthy and Delicious Food
    The Natural Gourmet: Basics of Cooking Healthy and Delicious Food
    Frying is a sure-fire way to make your food taste good. But, what about steaming, boiling or simmering? The truth is, there are lots of healthy cooking techniques that will make your food tender and tastier and release nutrients that[...]
  • Recipe The Natural Gourmet: Make Your Own Spice Mixtures and Herb Bundles
    The Natural Gourmet: Make Your Own Spice Mixtures and Herb Bundles
    Forget Mrs. Dash and Emeril’s Essences! Learn how to make your own BAM with these 5 herb and spice recipes, courtesy of The Natural Gourmet : Fresh Curry Blend : This green curry paste works great as a marinade (with some added[...]
  • Recipe Taste of Freedom!
    Taste of Freedom!
    Gluten freedom that is...  Fresh from our Wheat-Free Baking lecture and demo, I came home curious and determined to create a delicious, vegan treat. I found myself alone in a tiny vegan box of Lemon Wafers as the day came to a close, as[...]
  • Recipe Fruits of my labor
    Fruits of my labor
    ...and she's back! Hello one and all, another week done did in this crazy city. Another week deeper into myself; one week wiser, one week stronger .  We have delved deep into the art and science of basic cookery, including some bio-chemistry[...]
  • Recipe Whose the bitch now?!
    Whose the bitch now?!
    From now on, everybody must refer to me as Chef Caroline , deal?  ;) This is for entertainment purposes only, please do not judge as I am sure they will fatten me up here at Culinary school, so I will no longer be swimming in my Chef garb. The[...]
  • Recipe Birthday fairy and Big news
    Birthday fairy and Big news
    I've never met a birthday I didn't just love . I mean, a day to celebrate yourself in cupcakes and frosting, how unbelievably fabulous. I've made it my mission to make at least one smile crack on these bittersweet days between here and there. It[...]