Happy Apple Nutrition

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  • Digging for clams

    We went digging for clams while we were on the Cape last Summer. Why dig for clams? Why not! The ocean water is so good for our health, we are…


  • garden potatoes

    We grew purple and yellow potatoes this Summer. The purple ones were sprouting from our Farmer Dave’s Farm share so we plopped them into the raised bed and watered them…


  • Lemon balm seeds

    Lemon balm is one of my favorite plants! I just LOVE the smell of the leaves. The teeny tiny seeds fly out in every direction and find themselves growing all…


  • Can you smell the dill?

    I like to add herbs to my bouquets. Here is one from last August. Can you smell the dill?


  • Seed sorting season

    Now that is is winter it is seed sorting time at my house. The anise hyssop smells strong (I love it!) I harvest what I grew and package it up…


  • Culina – a yummy probiotic drink

    I found this tasty non-dairy kefir at my local Whole Foods Market. It is creamy and delicious and probably contains about 25 Billion Colony forming units of beneficial bacteria. Kefir…


  • Tim’s tasty ginger & peanut butter sauce

    This is a great sauce over steamed vegetables, for a noodle salad, or as a satay sauce. Cashew butter or even sunbutter would probably be a fine substitute for the…


  • Red Curry with Cauliflower & Red Pepper & Squash

    So easy, creamy and so delicious with naan and/or rice. Adapted from, mostly based on the awesome  Little Spice Jar’s Butternut Squash Red Curry recipe. Ingredients 1 T oil or butter…


  • Lemony chicken in the slow cooker

    Ingredients: 1 pound chicken thighs juice of 2 lemons 1 clove garlic, chopped 1 cup chicken broth 1-2 Tablespoons flour some pinches of fresh or dried herbs (oregano, thyme, basil)…


  • IRISH SODA BREAD

    The 100% Irish family I married into approves of this recipe! Adapted from Mary Burke’s Irish Soda Bread recipe published in the Boston Globe Taste section 2006) Yield: 2 large…


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Syrah McGivern

Registered Dietitian, Liscensed Dietitian Nutritionist