By: Cyndi Amaya
When the Peanut Soup was first introduced to Red Rooster, it was a dish that highlighted African flavors and was supposed to only last during our Kwanzaa holiday menu. But that short week-long menu item pretty soon became a new staple dish at Red Rooster Harlem on our current menu and served at special events.
So we caught up with the two ladies who helped create the dish for Rooster’s menu, Chefs Maame Boakye and Rachel Hien and they offered us some background on Peanut Soup and even an easy version of it for readers to prepare at home! [click to continue…]
The truth of the matter is that if you locked me up on a desert isle and told me I could only eat one thing for the rest of my life, every day, ever and anon…I would choose peanut butter. There’s no doubt about it. Peanut butter is, was, and ever shall be my ultimate favorite food group. (Yes, you heard me right. Food group.)
And while I don’t usually like to mince words with the things in life that make me happiest…I have a bit of a bone to pick with peanut butter and its calorie content. How am I supposed to eat it every day of my life when it insists on behaving this way? And on that note…how can I not? Well, thankfully with this noodle salad, you can actually satisfy your peanut butter cravings without going on an all-out calorie binge.
These noodles are bulked up with tons of vegetables – bell pepper, bok choy, and edamame so that you get all of the delicious flavor of peanut sauce without quite as many calories. Definitely a win/win lunch and dinner if you ask me! [click to continue…]
Sometimes breakfast needs sprucing up a little. Like most people, I too am guilty of having the same old oats every morning, like clockwork [click to continue…]
So, whilst I like to be healthy most of the time, there is always room for a little sugar in my life. In my opinion, if you regularly deny yourself something (in this case sugar) you’ll end up craving it even more than you would normally. Therefore, I follow the mantra of ‘a little now and again’ and that seems to keep any major sugar cravings at bay. [click to continue…]
Peanut Butter Cookies with Milk Chocolate Chunks
I’m really excited for Kraft to unveil their new Planters peanut butter! I’ll be helping out launch the new product tomorrow night. Peanuts and peanut butter are a great way to get your daily dose of protein and can be used in a myriad of different ways in your cooking. To get prepped for its emergence this Thursday, we have a roundup of great recipes that you can use the new Kraft Planters peanut butter in. [click to continue…]
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