Elle Republic

Tuscan White Bean Soup. If you ask anyone what is a typical Tuscan dish that’s hearty, filling and perfect for a cold winter’s night, you’ll likely get the answer “a traditional Ribollita”, otherwise known as a rustic Tuscan vegetable stew. It’s loaded with dark greens, lots of beans, vegetables and thickened with day-old bread. In my version, which isn’t exactly an authentic Ribollita, I’ve loaded it up with kale,...

It’s fall, and you know what that means: warm sweaters and thick, fuzzy socks and well… everything pumpkin! And roasted butternut squash is definitely one of my favorite cold-weather comfort foods, just like apple pie is for others. Yep, I’ve been a member of the winter squash and pumpkin fan club for quite some time! I love using it in simple dishes that really show off its incredible, sweet...

Whenever I want to add a "splash of color" to my recipes radicchio does the trick. In this salad, radicchio isn’t just there to flaunt its color--it's the star! At first glance you might think, oh but boring it's just a radicchio salad...but this salad is anything but boring. The key is the dressing! This super quick radicchio salad delivers a lot of flavor. Tossed together with tangy crème...

With winter around the corner I am always looking for new ways to enjoy vegetables. And being a fan of roasted anything, I wanted to add a little more pep to standard roasted veggies, which is why I came up with this recipe for Moroccan spiced roast carrots, potatoes and chickpeas. And because this is a recipe for Moroccan-spiced roast vegetables, it naturally calls for mix of spices --...

Okay, I finally understand the ingenuousness of “health bowls”—it’s a fabulous way to enjoy a healthy one-bowl-meal using a mix of grains, fresh vegetables and whatever else you have on hand. In this case, a healthy better-than-rice bowl of barley, fresh spinach, sweet dried cranberries, and toasted pine nuts. End result -- an ultra-satisfying, easy and nutritious meal. It’s not quite a salad, and I’m not sure it would...

Quinoa with roasted parsnips, carrots and love 'em like no tomorrow...chickpeas. Yep, that's right, all roasted together! But really, this has been one of those midweek meals for when I need to convince myself that carrots are good and not just good for you. Again, here I go trying to hide carrots in food. The focus here is on food with nutritional value that ALSO TASTES GOOD! So here...