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Healthy recipe: Marinated Fresh Berries with Yogurt Cheese and Toasted Pecans
Photo by Bob Mescavage Today “What’s Up at Upstate” has a guest post from Bill Gokey, executive sous chef for Morrison Healthcare, which provides food services for Upstate Medical University. The fall...
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Healthy recipe: Grilled Tropical Teriyaki Kebobs
Registered Dietitian Danielle Stegman provides this heart-healthy recipe that’s perfect for the grill. Many grill favorites can be high in saturated fat and sodium, but you can keep your diet heart...
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United Way Kickoff Cookoff: Shrimp and Avocado Salsa
Sample — and vote for! — Team Upstate’s appetizer entry, “Shrimp and Avocado Salsa” at the United Way’s Kickoff Cookoff. The event is from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 at the Central New York...
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Weight loss surgeon meets weight loss chef
Surgeon Howard Simon MD, left, talks with Chef Dave Fouts. Photo by Debbie Rexine. Upstate bariatric surgeon Howard Simon MD and Chef Dave Fouts met recently to host a class on healthy cooking. Chef...
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Healthy Monday: Farfalle makes for a healthy meal
Farfalle with Sundried Tomatoes and Walnuts Chef Bill Gokey shares how to warm our kitchens with the aroma of this simple, yet elegant vegetarian dish, which makes for a filling meal on a cold winter’s...
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Soup to Nuts for Cancer Care
Jeff Kramer, Ken Weston and Dave Howe made soups for the Cancer Center fundraiser. How do you help battle cancer and enjoy a quick lunch at the same time? One way is to get a few co-workers and spouses...
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Healthy Monday: Marinated Fresh Berries with Yogurt Cheese and Toasted Pecans
By Bill Gokey The berry harvest is prime time for enjoying this light dessert, which is simple to assemble. With the right mesh strainer or cheese cloth, the yogurt cheese practically makes itself –...
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Healthy Monday: Farro provides fiber, protein
One of our planet’s oldest cultivated grains, farro was the primary grain consumed by the Roman Empire, and today the Whole Grain Council says the ancient wheat grain, farro is making a comeback as a...
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Healthy recipe: Strawberry, Chicken and Fennel Salad
By Bill Gokey Salads make for light, complete meals. The simplicity of this salad is almost as appealing as the fresh strawberries it includes. A blender or food processor can whip up the vinaigrette,...
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Winter 2013 ‘Upstate Health’ magazine ready to be read
The winter 2013 issue of Upstate Health is here, featuring Olamide Ajagbe MD on the cover. She is an assistant professor of pediatrics who works some shifts at the Upstate Golisano After Hours Care on...
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Here’s the muffin recipe with chickpeas from Upstate’s top chef
If you peeked into Upstate’s kitchen by reading Jeff Kramer’s story about Upstate’s top chef, Thomas Kiernan, your mouth may have been left watering for the orange muffins described in the first...
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Healthy recipe: Balsamic Roasted Portabella Sandwich on Whole Wheat Sandwich...
Here’s a hearty vegetarian meal that is simple to prepare and provides a classy, satisfying taste. Ingredients 4 slices (.75 ounces each) provolone cheese, 4 individual lettuce leaves ¼ cup roasted...
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Ideas for making your Super Bowl feast healthier
Health educator Maureen Franklin is back to the What’s Up at Upstate blog with some suggestions (and recipes!) for making your Super Bowl menu a bit healthier. 1. Like to serve salsa? Try it with a new...
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Healthy ‘soul food’ served at Black History Month celebration
Upstate social worker Chevelle Jones-Moore with the soul food lunch for the Feb. 6 Black History month event. For the second year in a row, Chef Blue (Will Lewis) is catering the soul food luncheon at...
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Healthy Monday recipe: Herb-topped baked tilapia
Photo by William Mueller. If you’ve been promising yourself to eat healthier, here’s an easy way to add fish to your diet. The recipe from Morrison’s serves four, and it’s designed to use frozen filets...
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Healthy Monday recipe: Orange Chick Pea Muffins
Here’s another tasty treat from the folks at Morrison’s: Ingredients 11 ounces canned garbanzo beans (chick peas), drained and rinsed 4 Tablespoons 100 percent orange juice 1 Tablespoon lemon juice ¼...
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Recipe: Lemon Semolina Pound Cake with Macerated Strawberries
Even healthy eaters sometimes break for sweet treats. Here’s a fresh alternative to store-bought strawberry shortcake, from Morrison Healthcare, which provides food services to Upstate. Ingredients For...
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Nurses create “One Cup of Sharing” cookbook
Recipes from nurses at Upstate University Hospital fill the pages of “One Cup of Sharing,” a cookbook that sells for $12.50. Money raised helps support nursing recognition and celebrations. Look for...
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Recipe: Apple Farro Salad with Chicken
If you like pasta or rice, try farro. It’s a nutty-flavored grain high in fiber and protein and low in fat and calories. This simple dish is easy to prepare and makes for a colorful, filling meal,...
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Recipe: Herb-Stuffed Tomatoes with White Beans
Photo by karstenjen Looking for a healthy meal that makes use of the abundance of fresh tomatoes in Central New York? Here’s a tasty meatless solution. Ingredients 2 ½ pounds fresh tomatoes (look for...
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