Stephanie, Author at Sensory Nutrition

Holiday Baking – Very Easy-to-Make Peanut Butter Blossoms Cookies

Want a cookie recipe that is EASY to make & that virtually any one can make for the holidays? (or any other time for that matter!) These work quite well for many a cookie exchange, too.

Holiday Baking – What’s Up With Nut Prices?

Many holiday recipes, especially for baked goods, feature tree nuts in them. Nuts can contribute wonderful sensory qualities as well as terrific nutritional value when used in moderation as part of a healthier diet. That said, what’s up with nut prices this holiday baking season? Are dramatically higher prices a one time fluke or are they here to stay for awhile?

Celebrating Winter Holidays Including the Italian Legend of La Befana

This Winter, people celebrate some of the Winter Holidays starting with: Dec 20-28th Hanukkah Dec 25th Christmas Day Dec 26-Jan 1 Kwanzaa Jan 6th Little Christmas aka The Epiphany Let’s explore each of these holidays a little bit…

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION MENU IDEAS

(“Merry Christmas with Santa Hat” Embroidery Design Image Courtesy of www.soniashowalterdesigns.com) This year’s “Christmas Menu Ideas” list contains some hot links to many of the recipes, just in case you might be interested in any of those. Italians also typically keep fruit bowls and also nut bowls around at holiday time with seasonal favorites. The fruits will often be citrus in skins or intact other varieties, while the nuts will be “in the shell” with the metal nutcracker and nut pick handy for shelling a couple or few at a time…

BÛCHE De NÖEL (Yule Log/ Holiday Log Cake/Chocolate Cream Roll aka Sponge Cake)

This particular cake recipe dates back to my childhood in terms of my own recollection, but the Yule Log aka BÛCHE De NÖEL has been a holiday favorite for centuries. Before moving out to the suburbs, my mother worked in the city–New York City to be exact. There was a famous and unusual eatery there called the Horn & Hardart “Automat” where sometimes, for a splurge, on a vacation day she would go and get a rare lunch out, or sometimes just a dessert. Other images of the Automat from that time can be found here. The last New York

Holiday Baking – Cookie Making Tips

If you are making any type of drop sugar cookie recipes up this holiday season, here are some easy to remember tips to keep in mind…

Chia Seeds Get A Thumbs Up!

Are you old enough to remember Chia Pets being sold in drug stores for Christmas presents? It turns out that the Chia Seeds themselves may pack a lot more nutritional punch than many people thought… Chia Seeds Photo featuring white, black, or white and black chia seeds By Cyanocorax in 2006

Gluten-Free for the Holidays and Everyday

(November 8, 2013 NOTE: This blog post has been significantly updated since originally posted. You might want to also see these related blog posts: Holiday Baking- Does Your Choice of Flour Really Matter? Gluten-Free Update January 2012 Including Apps Gluten-Free Update Potpourri Gluten Free Update June 2012 November 2012 Potpourri: Gluten; Diabetes; 2013 Women’s Heart Health ) The holidays are exciting and everyone looks forward to them, although if you need to follow a special diet, it may be a bit disconcerting to think about how to handle a wide range of holiday situations. How do you deal with invitations to

Holiday Tins Make Quick, Lovely, Simple Gifts

Some of the best gifts at the holidays are the simplest ones. Take, for example, the gift of a lovely, simple holiday tin. You can fill it with a plethora of possibilities, and it is a festive reminder of the spirit of giving during this winter holiday season, no matter which holidays you might happen to celebrate. Do you know where some of the nicest holiday tins come from?

Fat Substitutions For Holiday Baking (pdf “Free Gift” download)

At our Facebook listing, there’s now a “Free Gift” option you can click on. It is located in the left hand column. Look for the grey box with a white “star” in it that says “Free Gift” and you’ll find it is waiting for you. The “Free Gift” is available to anyone who has chosen to press the “LIKE” button for the Sensory Nutrition page on Facebook.