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Holiday Bites with Chef Ryan Ross

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 13:00:05 +0000

So excited to have my friend, recent Food Network Chopped Champion and fellow Warrentonian on the blog today! Ryan Ross is a badass chef who moved to the Pacific Northwest two years ago from Brooklyn, NY. Ryan has been in the realm of bespoke dining and food–centric events for the last 7 years. She grew up in her Mother’s organic healthfood store, The Natural Marketplace, open for 25 years in Warrenton, VA., attended the Natural Gourmet Institute of NYC as well as the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and is also a certified Holistic Health Practitioner by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. Health supportive, festive, organic, and local food is her world! Ryan currently resides in Bow, WA., she is a recipe writer, product developer and has consulted for restaurants on Little Corn Island, Nicaragua and Munich, Germany this year. She is a private chef in Seattle Vancouver, New York City, Los Angeles…. and you might just find her throwing a dinner party or two in your neighborhood with her roaming dinner club, Supper Corps! Ryan is The Food Network’s recent Chopped Champion, check out her episode, “Light makes Right.” In need of something unique to bring to a holiday […]

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Thanksgiving: Trimming The Fat But Not The Fun

Michelle Martin — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:30:46 +0000

Thanksgiving is a special day of the year when we gather together with family and close friends to celebrate each other and all that we are thankful for. It’s our family traditions that make this time of year so nostalgic and memorable. Grandma making her entrance with pecan pie in hand, Mom in the kitchen putting together her infamous creamy and buttery mashed potatoes, the nephews and nieces gathered around the table decorating Aunt Peggy’s sugar cookies. These are just a few of the family traditions that I look forward to each year that bring joy to my heart. The unfortunate part is that most of these also make my belly too full to enjoy the rest of the evening. I feel like a stuffed turkey myself! So for this Thanksgiving, we were looking to trim the fat but not the fun. Hoping to skip the unpleasant evening of indigestion, we thought we would try adding a healthy twist to our favorite recipes. Our goal was to look for dishes that opt for healthier ingredients and go lighter on the bad stuff, BUT most importantly, will still please a crowd and keep alive the traditions that make this day one we look forward to each year. For an appetizer we thought […]

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