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seasonal butternut squash hash browns

by Jackie Newgent | October 21, 2016 | 5 Comments

I don’t know about you … but when butternut squash is in season, I love finding ways to include in meals at least a few times a week! So here’s my latest recipe–seasonal butternut squash hash browns. It features this crave-worthy veggie. It’s a colorful and scrumptious twist on hash browns. Make it for breakfast and pair it with plant-based eggs. Think beyond breakfast, too. Serve it as an any day (or Meatless Monday!) side. If you have leftovers, they reheat just fine. Toss with pasta and goat cheese for an intriguing entrée. Or stuff them into tortillas along with refried vegetarian beans and avocado for a seasonal burrito. Enjoy!

charred tiger stripe fig salsa fresca

by Jackie Newgent | September 29, 2016 | 0 Comments

closeup of salsa with blue tortilla chips

Hey fig lovers … this recipe is for you! (It’s for me, too!) When fresh figs are in season, I gotta have ‘em often … basically every day! I adore black mission and tiger stripe varieties. And I love serving them every which way, especially grilled and paired with cheese for a party platter. When doing this, I leave the stems on, cut in half lengthwise, and grill until charred. When grilling up figs for inclusion in recipes, I remove stems before they hit the grill. Charred figs have an interesting smokiness and enhanced natural sweetness. Here, I picked tiger stripe figs (though any fresh figs will work here!) which are gorgeous and notably sweet naturally. They transform fresh salsa...

crispy salted & spiced dark chocolate chip cookies

by Jackie Newgent | September 21, 2016 | 0 Comments

One of my favorite childhood memories with my mother is baking Original Nestlé® Toll House® Chocolate Chip Cookies. My mom always measured everything out in advance (mise en place!)—which I’d later realize as being super helpful in good culinary practice. To make the cookies, we actually rolled the dough into perfect little balls because that’s the way my mother preferred them. Then I’d plop a little stool smack dab in front of the oven window and be the very important lookout person to tell her the second the cookies were ready. And yes, I was the first one to get to taste test the freshly-baked cookies (usually more than once!) to make sure!