Catherine Walthers, Author at Bluedot Living https://bluedotliving.com/author/cwalthers/ At Home on Earth Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:42:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://bluedotliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Bluedot_site-icon-32x32.png Catherine Walthers, Author at Bluedot Living https://bluedotliving.com/author/cwalthers/ 32 32 RECIPE: Bay Scallops with a Ginger-Orange Sauce and Asian Greens https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-bay-scallops-with-a-ginger-orange-sauce-and-asian-greens/ https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-bay-scallops-with-a-ginger-orange-sauce-and-asian-greens/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 17:01:58 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=5478 The local season for bay scallops on the east coast starts in late fall and continues until the scallops run out in February or March. The brightness of the ginger orange sauce here works perfectly with the pristine scallops to balance the richness, accompanied by some quick-cooking bok choy. In recent years, there has been […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-bay-scallops-with-a-ginger-orange-sauce-and-asian-greens/feed/ 0 In ‘Perfectly Good Food,’ No Ingredient Goes to Waste https://bluedotliving.com/in-perfectly-good-food-no-ingredient-goes-to-waste/ https://bluedotliving.com/in-perfectly-good-food-no-ingredient-goes-to-waste/#respond Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:17:52 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/in-perfectly-good-food-no-ingredient-goes-to-waste/ Mei Mei Dumplings is Bluedot’s kind of company: a woman-owned, Boston-based business doing good for the community and the planet. Sisters Irene and Margaret Li, along with their brother Andrew, get seventy percent of the produce for their popular dumplings (like the Lemongrass Pork or 5-Spice Tofu Mushroom) from farms throughout New England and New […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/in-perfectly-good-food-no-ingredient-goes-to-waste/feed/ 0 RECIPE: Dinner Salad with Easy Baked Salmon https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-dinner-salad-with-easy-baked-salmon/ https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-dinner-salad-with-easy-baked-salmon/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2023 17:20:39 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-dinner-salad-with-easy-baked-salmon/ Baked salmon is wonderfully versatile: it can be served hot, room temperature, or chilled. And salmon tastes delicious with so many combinations of greens and vegetables that you can’t miss. This can all be plated in advance, with the vinaigrette passed at the table. If you love olives or a different cheese, or prefer smoked […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-dinner-salad-with-easy-baked-salmon/feed/ 0 RECIPE: Tuna Summer Platter Salad https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-tuna-summer-platter-salad/ https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-tuna-summer-platter-salad/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2023 17:19:43 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-tuna-summer-platter-salad/ Searing tuna is very easy to do. Coating the tuna in a spice mix is helpful for searing and flavor. I like using a Cajun mix, no matter what I’m serving the tuna with. Use a thick pan, like a cast iron, Le Creuset or All-clad to keep the fish from burning. Look for about […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-tuna-summer-platter-salad/feed/ 0 It’s Tempeh’s Time https://bluedotliving.com/its-tempeh-time/ https://bluedotliving.com/its-tempeh-time/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 14:59:30 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=8469 Tootie’s Tempeh, based in Maine, has made the ancient staple irresistible.  Tempeh, a fermented soy protein, hits all the right notes for a healthier, convenient alternative to meat: But for me, at least, there was always one drawback: I didn’t really like it. Friends I’ve talked to and people I’ve cooked for didn’t much like […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/its-tempeh-time/feed/ 0 RECIPE: Tempeh Tacos https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-tempeh-tacos/ https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-tempeh-tacos/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 14:56:27 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=8509 Tacos made with crumbled tempeh, sautéed in a bit of oil with a few spices like cumin and chipotle chile, and topped with salsa, make a quick and delicious weeknight dinner. I use whatever vegetables are in the fridge; one week it was purple cabbage as in this recipe; another night it was garlic with […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-tempeh-tacos/feed/ 0 A Conversation with Pascale Beale https://bluedotliving.com/a-conversation-with-pascale-beale/ https://bluedotliving.com/a-conversation-with-pascale-beale/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2023 19:18:11 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=7469 If you like to read about food, if you enjoy eating vibrant, seasonal food — or if you are lucky enough to live in the vicinity of Santa Barbara to take a Mediterranean-inspired, market-driven cooking class  — you should know about Pascale Beale, if you don’t already. Pascale Beale is a busy woman with a […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/a-conversation-with-pascale-beale/feed/ 0 It’s the ‘International Year of Millet’ https://bluedotliving.com/its-the-international-year-of-millet/ https://bluedotliving.com/its-the-international-year-of-millet/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:35:52 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=6878 When I attended the Natural Gourmet Cooking Institute in New York City in the ‘90s, I was introduced to a wide range of whole grains including quinoa, amaranth, and millet. Yellowish in color, millet is a round grain slightly larger than quinoa. At first, I had trouble cooking it evenly; it seemed a bit finicky, […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/its-the-international-year-of-millet/feed/ 0 RECIPE: Carrot Slaw with Pomegranate and Citrus https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-carrot-slaw-with-pomegranate-and-citrus/ https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-carrot-slaw-with-pomegranate-and-citrus/#respond Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:03:38 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=6785 The post RECIPE: Carrot Slaw with Pomegranate and Citrus appeared first on Bluedot Living.

]]> https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-carrot-slaw-with-pomegranate-and-citrus/feed/ 0 RECIPE: Winter Triple Orange and Fennel Salad https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-winter-triple-orange-and-fennel-salad/ https://bluedotliving.com/recipe-winter-triple-orange-and-fennel-salad/#respond Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:12:30 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=6780 Last winter, I bought four different types of winter oranges from the supermarket — a blood orange, a regular navel, a Sumo, and a Cara Cara. Having educated myself on their different flavors and appearances, I created a basic orange salad with microgreens — eliminating the Sumo because it’s often pricey. Because I rarely buy […]

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