Marinated Cauliflower Salad

My name is Cucee Sprouts and I am addicted to Cauliflower. There are many chocoholics, carboholics, sushiholics out there. Well, I am a Cauliholic. I have all the signs of being an addict: I cannot go for more than a week without a cauliflower dish I cannot be trusted around cauliflower – I can finish

Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad

I am Cucee Sprouts and I am proud to be a Sprouts. I come from a family of many distinguished vegetables and I can trace my roots all the way back to the early days of farming, to the time of Sprouts Senior. This is Sprouts Senior, named Brussels, the first member to be recorded

Cheesy Zucchini Polenta Cakes with Mushroom Duxelles

I’m always curious about what people in my group-ex classes think while doing their round kicks, pushups, or bicycle crunches. I usually exercise after work and my mind is often busy with possible dinner ideas. This past Friday, instead of following the kick-boxing instructor, I found myself inventing a new polenta recipe in my head. What do

Cucee is Cooking

On the way towards their recipes, these cooking experiments stopped for the photo op. Red Lentil Dahl, Eggplant and Spinach Stack with Raita Sweet Potato Soup

Almond Butter Kefir Breakfast Smoothie

From pancakes to waffles to power shakes, our weekend always starts with a special breakfast. What’s a special breakfast? Pretty much anything that is not cereal or oatmeal – we are easy to please… With my kids, the tradition of a special breakfast now spans more than one generation. When I was little, my mom

Butternut Squash Tagine with Buttered Chile Couscous

I love snooping around my refrigerator the day after a dinner party. All the delicious leftovers and a break from cooking! Leftover dinner of the day: comforting and satisfying Squash Tagine with Buttered Couscous. Like all stews, this sweet and hearty slow-cooked squash definitely tastes better the second day. Hey, kids, wash your hands, it’s a leftovers

The Superhero Soup

I feel like I receive an extra reward sticker every time I successfully serve my family a nutritious meal that they all enjoy. That is why I am always on a lookout for a healthy recipe that appeals to all members of my family, including a self-proclaimed vegetarian daughter who does not really like vegetables,