{"id":11173,"date":"2021-05-22T13:26:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T13:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/?p=11173"},"modified":"2021-06-11T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T15:20:11","slug":"3-hot-chefs-sizzle-up-recipes-perfect-for-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthyaging.net\/magazine\/spring-summer-2021\/3-hot-chefs-sizzle-up-recipes-perfect-for-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Hot Chefs Sizzle Up Recipes Perfect for Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

W<\/span>armer weather is here and recipes filled with locally grown fruits and vegetables take top billing on menus. We want easy and quick recipes that wow yet get us out of the kitchen as quickly as possible. Now, more than ever, we are trying to stay healthy and want recipes that can help keep us healthy.<\/p>\n

We discovered three dynamic chefs whose new cookbooks will do all of this and will get your creative juices going: Kelly Senyei, founder of the website Just a Taste<\/em><\/a>, Lisa Lillien, creator of the Hungry Girl<\/a> brand; and Izelle Hoffman<\/a> who grew up on a farm in South Africa and is a familiar face on local television there.<\/p>\n

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Recipes featured in The Secret Ingredient Cookbook (Clockwise, top left) Caramelized Onion Dip, Confetti Corn Succotash. Berry Breakfast Pastries with Cardamom<\/p><\/div>\n

The Secret Ingredient Cookbook<\/h3>\n

When you think there cannot be a new twist to a cookbook, along comes The Secret Ingredient Cookbook<\/em><\/a> by Kelly Senyei, the founder of the Just a Taste.<\/a> a food site with millions of fans.<\/p>\n

Senyi is a professional chef, television host, and mom who appears regularly on Food Network Kitchen and Hallmark Channel. She previously worked at Cond\u00e9 Nast on the Gourmet Live app and then Epicurious. She lives in San Diego, CA, with her family<\/p>\n

Senyei’s twist is to add one readily available “secret” ingredient to each recipe. The secret ingredients, highlighted by a medallion at the top of each recipe, are often unexpected but make the recipe special.<\/p>\n

The cookbook features easy-to-follow 125 recipes, paired with her notes and many with beautiful photographs.<\/p>\n

You will be surprised and delighted with Senyei’s twists, like Vanilla Bean Drop Doughnuts made with Greek yogurt and Sweet, and Tangy Baked Chicken Wings made with blackberry jam. Kale takes a twist in Kale Panzanella made with croissants. Try the Healthy White Chicken Chili made with hummus or the Crispy Slow Cooker Carnitas made with cocoa powder.<\/p>\n

The book includes recipes from breakfast, snacks, soups, and salads to entrees, sides, desserts, and drinks. Senyei shares ideas on essential ingredients to have on hand and fun tips, her “not-so-secret kitchen secrets.”<\/p>\n

We can all learn some new culinary tricks, such as her ideas on proofing bread in the dryer, quickly ripen bananas, and how to freeze fresh herbs.<\/p>\n

We like Berry Breakfast Pastries with Cardamom<\/a>.<\/strong> The easy-to-make pastry uses store-bought puff pastry, mixed berries, and the earthy flavor of cardamom. The result is a pastry that looks like it came straight from the local bakery.<\/p>\n

Store-bought puff pastry doesn\u2019t get the credit it deserves,” Senyei said. “With a few simple tricks, it transforms from a humble freezer item to a breakfast indulgence worthy of your local bakery\u2019s display case. While I\u2019m all for making things from scratch, when it comes to puff pastry, store-bought is one shortcut I always take. . . Ground cardamom lends an earthy richness to the tangy vanilla cream cheese filling and pairs perfectly with whatever fruit is currently hitting its peak\u2014pears in winter, rhubarb in spring, berries in summer, or apples in fall.”<\/p>\n

Let’s face it, we all love onion dip but have most likely ditched the packaged soup mix recipe a long time ago. Senyei brings back our favorite dip as Caramelized Onion Dip<\/strong><\/a>, made with saut\u00e9ed yellow onions, caramelized with a bit of sugar, mixed with cream cheese, seasonings, and her secret ingredient of soy sauce.<\/p>\n

Edamame is the secret ingredient in Confetti Corn Succotash<\/strong><\/a>, an easy-to-prepare kaleidoscope of corn, red and orange bell peppers seasoned with soy sauce, garlic, and pepper.<\/p>\n

Excerpted from THE SECRET INGREDIENT COOKBOOK<\/em> <\/a>\u00a9 2021 by Kelly Senyei. Photography \u00a9 2021 by Robert Bredvad. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.<\/h5>\n
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(Left to right)HUNGRY GIRL FAST & EASY: All Natural Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less<\/a>: Shrimp Pad Thai and Garlic Parm Chicken. Photo: Toby Murphy<\/p><\/div>\n

HUNGRY GIRL FAST & EASY: All Natural Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less<\/h3>\n

Another cookbook author who has developed a successful brand is Lisa Lillien. She is the force behind Hungry Girl<\/a>, the multi-media platform including fourteen cookbooks, an email newsletter, and social media with nearly three million subscribers, a weekly podcast, television appearances on shows like Good Morning America, The View, and The Dr. Oz Show. What started as a daily email to friends and family has turned into a nationwide, multi-media phenomenon!<\/p>\n

A self-proclaimed “foodologist” and “mad scientist” in the kitchen, Lillien, a.k.a. Hungry Girl, shares guilt-free recipes, tips & tricks, supermarket recommendations.<\/p>\n

For a not-classically trained cook, Lillien is brimming with ideas that will appeal to the everyday cook. Her latest book is, HUNGRY GIRL FAST & EASY: All Natural Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"“My goal has always been to keep things easy while serving up big portions of better-for-you food that tastes great!” Lillien said. And, she does just that in her new collection of recipes, you can whip up in no more than a half-hour. All of the ingredients are readily available, and the recipe formats are easy to follow. The book breaks down into categories of No-Cook Recipes, Recipes with 5 Ingredients or Les, Recipes in 15 Minutes or Less, Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less, Vegetarian Recipes, and Gluten-Free Recipes.<\/p>\n

Helpful factoids are alongside every recipe from calorie count, prep and cook time, utensil list to nutritional values.<\/p>\n

Sprinkled into the meals are international flavor influences like Italian (Scallop Scampi), Asian (Veggie Cashew Stir-Fry), All-American (Honey BBQ Steak Salad), Thai (Shrimp Pad Thai), French (Skillet Ratatouille).<\/p>\n

Many of the recipes make two servings. One-Pot meals serve four or more. If you are a fan of power bowls, you’ll find Lillien’s creations refreshing. Try the Southwest Lental Bowl or the Shrimp & Blackened Corn Power Bowl.<\/p>\n

Here are two to sample from HUNGRY GIRL FAST & EASY:\u00a0 All Natural Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 : Shrimp Pad Thai<\/a><\/strong> and Garlic Parm Chicken<\/strong><\/a>, to be enjoyed over zucchini noodles.<\/p>\n

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Chicken Fillet and Butternut Tray Bake and Lemon and Garlic Glazed Chicken Thighs from Mindful Eating<\/a>. Photo: Toby Murphy<\/p><\/div>\n

Mindful Eating<\/h3>\n

Izelle Hoffman<\/a> is another rising star in the culinary world. Hailing from South Africa, Hoffman grew up on a farm outside Bela-Bela, Limpopo Province. Her father was a farmer. Her mother and grandmother grew world-class vegetable gardens.<\/p>\n

A self-described “lifestyle chef,” Hoffman is also not classically trained but is passionate about quality and healthy diets. Born with congenital hip dysplasia, she endured fourteen operations.<\/p>\n

“I am differently-abled,” Hoffman said. “Not disabled \u2026 so what’s your excuse?”<\/p>\n

A healthy lifestyle is imperative to her and flows through her new book, Mindful Eating, 78 Recipes to Cook Your Way to Better Health.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Throughout this 176-page book with colorful photographs, easy-to-make recipes sprinkled with her notes. Hoffman creatively organizes her collection with sections on:<\/p>\n

Breakfast<\/strong> (Baked Cinnamon French Toast Sticks, Apple Crumble Overnight Oats),<\/p>\n

Motivation Monday<\/strong> with easy recipes to kick off the week right (Cannellini Bean Salad with Caramel Chili-Lime Dressing, Chicken Meatballs),<\/p>\n

Her favorites<\/strong> (Rosa Tomato and Basil Soup, Vegetarian Chickpea Goulash),<\/p>\n

“You only Live Once”<\/strong> (cakes, biscuits, smoothies, desserts).<\/p>\n

Throwback Thursday<\/strong>, her beloved classics (Healthy Almond Flour Chicken Schnitzel, Sweet Potato and Strawberry Tart)<\/p>\n

TGIF<\/strong>, sides, sauces, and snacks. (Mini Pizzas, Roasted Chickpeas 4 Ways)<\/p>\n

Four the Love of Family<\/strong> (Lemon and Garlic Glazed Chicken Thighs with Peas, Oven-Roasted Stuffed Butternut with Walnuts and Cranberries)<\/p>\n

Here are two to sample from the book:\u00a0Chicken Fillet and Butternut Tray Bake<\/strong><\/a> and Lemon and Garlic Glazed Chicken Thighs<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Extracted from Mindful Eating<\/em><\/a> by Izelle Hoffman (Struik Lifestyle, RRP R320). Photography by Toby Murphy<\/h5>\n

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