Good Monday, Heroes! I got to interview Chef Ellie Krieger recently and she gave me some super neat suggestions for healthy and interesting ways to use grapes in snack and party foods. Enjoy:
I really liked Chef Ellie’s suggestions and have already tried out a few of them. I’m hoping to get the frozen skewer treat done this week.
In addition, I was blessed to receive a copy of Ellie’s book: Comfort Food Fix: Feel-Good Favorites Made Healthy
Most recipes have a pretty substantial reduction in calories, and many have an increase in fiber. For example, I just now flipped the book open to a random recipe and landed on the Stuffed Mushrooms. She uses button mushrooms and they’re stuffed with shallots, garlic, breadcrumbs, sun-dried tomatoes, oregano, salt, pepper, and parmesan cheese. With a serving size of 4 mushrooms before, you’d have a 360 calorie, 1 gram of fiber snack. After, it’s 200 calories with 4 grams of fiber.
If you want to increase the health value of the comfort foods you fix, this book is definitely for you. Oh! And the recipes Chef Ellie shared on the video are available at Grapes From California.
FTC Disclosure: I received a free copy of the recipe book and the link to it is an affiliate link. If you click on it and buy, I get a portion of the sale. Should you prefer not to use that link, simply go to Amazon.com or your local book store and search for the book directly.