Whitney Aronoff

Starseed Kitchen

Dinner

Dinner

Sunshine Infused Coconut Ginger Chickpea Curry

Vibrant, thick & delicious yellow curry made with chickpeas, red lentils, spinach & coconut milk.  This super-easy recipe is a perfect sunny entre to add into your weekly meal routine. Make it once, and you’ll find many ways to enjoy this yellow dal.  All my clients request this dish monthly in their custom meal prep plan. Whether their diet is plant-based, anti-inflammatory, low carb and high protein; they all feel nourished when enjoying this dish.  Because of those varied diets, I pair this curry with a variety of sides to complete the meal: Short grain ... Read More

Dinner

Radicchio & Golden Beet Salad with Warm Barley

This recipe was developed for my clients who adhere to a plant based diet. They prefer meals that are heavy on vegetables and leafy greens, and light on grains and legumes. Balance is key when I prepare any meal for a plant-based diet. When a dish has a balance of flavors, vegetables, protein, fat and nutrients, we eat less and are satisfied longer.  TIPS FOR PREPARING PLANT BASED MEALS For plant-based meals, I always let the vegetables be the star of the show. Whether a leafy green, cruciferous, squash, root, or tuber, I put the vegetable at the forefront. I will then compliment ... Read More

Breakfast & Brunch

Bison Sausage & Sweet Potato Hash

I always enjoy a visit a health food store or natural market. I often joke that I enjoy a trip to a healthy grocery store like kids enjoy a visit to the iconic toy store FAO Schwarz. It is at these alternative markets where I find culinary inspiration. I was inspired to make this dish when visiting Erewhon Market in Venice, California. Stopping in for breakfast sends all your senses into overload. They put out a beautiful display of warm and healthyish breakfast good for every diet and food allergy. The dish that caught my attention was in a giant cast iron skillet. I liked the ... Read More

Dinner

Baked Chicken Thighs with Herbs de Provence

Crispy Chicken Thighs baked with Dijon Mustard & Herbs de Provence If you like chicken wings, but always wish there was more meat, then the chicken thigh is for you. The chicken thigh is a mix or dark and light meat, which means it retains it juices, stays moist and has lots of flavor. When you cook meat with the bone in, you gain additional health benefits and flavor that is transferred to the meat during the cooking process.  The added benefit of cooking meat with bones is that you can stock pile them for a rainy day bone broth. SAVE YOUR CHICKEN BONES FOR BONE ... Read More

Dinner

Winter Stew

WITH BONE BROTH, ROOT VEGETABLES & LAMB Nothing is better in the winter then a warm, healing meal you can easily reheat three nights in a row. This dish makes it easy for you to enjoy all those healthy foods you keep hearing about: bone broth, root vegetables, bone marrow.  You’ll use bone broth as the liquid base in this stew. Root vegetables like turnips and rutabagas will be a filling starch without the excess sugar you get from other roots & tubers. These lamb shanks are falling-off-the-bone tender, with the bone marrow soft and easy for you to scoop out into ... Read More

Dinner

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks in Bone Broth

Nothing is as delicious in the fall and winter than slow cooked food. People often misinterpret a slow cooked recipe (such as lamb or short ribs) as complicated and labor intensive. It is exactly the opposite. In all honestly, it’s the least amount of effort for the greatest reward. That is why I love this recipe so much. What makes slow cooking easy is using a Dutch Oven. It is worth the upfront investment as it will be a piece you own your whole life. Check out the options from brands like Staub and Le Creuset.  SLOW COOKING TIPS The key to slow cooking meats is using a Dutch Oven. You ... Read More

Dinner

Herbs de Provence Roast Chicken

This is my favorite roast chicken I make. The flavor has so much depth; you can taste the herbs and sweet dijon mustard whether enjoying this dish hot or cold. It makes for great shredded chicken leftovers you can use in soup or salad. Here is what you will need: WHAT IS CONVECTION SETTING What is convection setting? This is a setting on most new models of luxury brand ovens. How is it different from bake mode? A fan in the back of the oven rotates the hot air. This allows for more browning. The result is that most food cooks faster, gets more browning, and in this case, more crispy skin. CHEF ... Read More

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