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 Katie Webster earned a BS in Studio Art from Skidmore College, and an AOS in Culinary Arts from the New England Culinary Institute. She is a recipe developer, food stylist and food blogger specializing in seasonal, healthy cuisine. She also loves to garden, and enjoys hiking and cross-country skiing in Vermont where she lives with her husband and two daughters. Follow her on Twitter @healthyseasonal, and check out her blog, Healthy Seasonal Recipes. If you are looking for a healthy version of a favorite recipe, or have questions you would like covered on Miss A, please contact Katie at katie@healthyseasonalrecipes.com. |
 
Potatoes, oil, salt and pepper. That’s all you need to get yummy and crispy home-made French fries. You don’t have to have a Fry Daddy or submerge the potatoes in a lot of oil either. Surprisingly the technique for great home-made oven fries is really easy and you only need a little oil (less than a teaspoon per serving!) There are just four simple details to remember. [...] 
When I entertain, I can handle one or two hands-on recipes and the rest have to be pretty much ready to go before people arrive. This Easter we have the whole crew coming over for an egg hunt and Brunch. That’s on top of my duties as the Easter Bunny. So that means I can handle exactly zero hands-on dishes on Easter morning. [...] 
At this time of year, with plenty of pure Maple Syrup around, Vermonters use maple to sweeten everything from smoothies, and salad dressing to our morning coffee and even stir fries. The great thing is it also adds rich maple flavor, so you need less of it than straight up sugar. And that’s important because while maple is delicious, we should all watch our sugar intake. So to celebrate maple season I’ve developed a easy, healthy recipe for stir fried chicken. I’ve added two tablespoons of maple syrup to the whole recipe (which serves 4) to give it a special maple flavor and slight sweetness, but it won’t blow your sugar budget for the day. [...] Who says burger night has to be boring? Lately, I’ve been making these twist-on-a-classic cheese burgers. They are studded with finely chopped portabello mushrooms and shredded Swiss cheese. The meaty-tasting portabello replaces some of the beef while keeping the burgers moist and juicy. I love how the Swiss cheese melts right into the meat. [...] This Valentines day, the easiest way to your sweetie’s heart may be easier than you think. Just whip up a batch of home-made chocolate waffles and drizzle on gooey, sweet caramel sauce made by Somebody’s Mother’s Sauces. [...] 
I read somewhere that on Superbowl Sunday, Americans consume enough Guacamole to fill a football field up to your waist! I’m not sure if that is true or not, but it gets me thinking that we need some new ideas for fun football snacks. [...] 
Old Fashioned Hermit cookies are one of my favorite New England treats. They are soft and chewy, studded with raisins and have a touch of spice and molasses. Add a glass of milk and you have a satisfying afternoon snack. I love that they are so fast to whip together. Just stir [...] 
I’ve always been a salad freak. Just ask my mother. She’ll tell you I used to beg her to make them for my lunchbox starting when I was in second grade. She thinks it actually began before birth because she craved them when she was pregnant with me. My love of salads hasn’t waned. [...] This Christmas I am serving this heavenly pudding topped with scoops of ice cream and my guests will see why bread pudding takes the cake. [...] I mean, after skipping lunch and nibbling on nothing more than crudites and cocktail onions, you want to go for the good stuff, right? So this year, I am making the mashed potatoes even more irresistible and memorable. But you know me, I can’t bring myself to do that by weighing them down with extra fat. [...] |
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May 6th, 2011 
