Debby Maugans

Debby Maugans, food writer based in Asheville, North Carolina, and author of Small Batch Baking, Small Batch Baking for Chocolate Lovers and Farmer and Chef Asheville.

Protein-Perfect Recipes: Eggs for Dinner

Protein-Perfect Recipes: Eggs for Dinner

Debby Maugans | July 22, 2016

Eggs for breakfast, yes. But what about eggs as light dinner fare? Combine eggs with just the right proportion of…

Vegetable Mini Quiches with Quinoa Crust

Vegetable Mini Quiches with Quinoa Crust

Debby Maugans | July 6, 2016

Our popular healthy-meal-in-a-muffin-tin recipe series already features Sweet Potato Breakfast Cups, Broccoli-Walnut Farro Cakes and Mini Veggie Lasagna. That’s breakfast,…

Muffin Pan Revival: Sweet Potato Breakfast cups

Muffin Pan Revival: Sweet Potato Breakfast cups

Debby Maugans | June 17, 2016

Welcome again to our healthy-meals-from-a-muffin-tin series. So far, we’ve shared a lightened-up version of a favorite comfort food, Mini Veggie…

Muffin Pan Revival: Broccoli-Walnut Farro Cakes

Muffin Pan Revival: Broccoli-Walnut Farro Cakes

Debby Maugans | June 13, 2016

This “muffin pan” recipe combines familiar broccoli, red peppers, feta cheese and toasted walnuts with a different kind of grain—farro.…

Muffin Pan Revival: Mini Veggie Lasagna

Muffin Pan Revival: Mini Veggie Lasagna

Debby Maugans | May 31, 2016

Time to dust off those muffin pans! Not to make muffins, mind you—those sugary dessert bombs disguised as breakfast that…

Gut-Friendly Foods You Should Be Eating Now

Gut-Friendly Foods You Should Be Eating Now

Debby Maugans | May 20, 2016

Prebiotic Power Salad Those good-for-you bugs in your gut need lunch. So we made them a salad. It features six…

Five Healthy Foods That Can Hurt You
Nutrition

Five Healthy Foods That Can Hurt You

Debby Maugans | April 25, 2016

What’s your favorite superfood? Kale? Quinoa? Avocado? These and other superfoods deserve their superstar status. They’re loaded with protein, fiber,…

Make Your Own Spice Blends: Smoky, Earthy, Sweet…and Healthy

Make Your Own Spice Blends: Smoky, Earthy, Sweet…and Healthy

Debby Maugans | April 12, 2016

Making spice blends at home can transform your meals—in minutes. There’s magic when you blend aromatic spices together—cumin, coriander, ginger,…

A Cool Way to Enjoy Probiotics—Kefir Sherbet

A Cool Way to Enjoy Probiotics—Kefir Sherbet

Debby Maugans | March 31, 2016

Here’s a new way to use kefir—make a frozen dessert. The fermented beverage, similar to drinkable yogurt, is a great…

Magical Miso: 10 Ways to Cook with an Umami Powerhouse

Magical Miso: 10 Ways to Cook with an Umami Powerhouse

Debby Maugans | March 3, 2016

Miso, the traditional Japanese fermented soybean paste we know best in miso soup, is intensely flavorful, nutritious, cancer-protective, packed with…

The Veggie Burger You’ll Fall in Love With

The Veggie Burger You’ll Fall in Love With

Debby Maugans | December 11, 2015

Whether you’ve given up on meat entirely, or are just eating less of it, biting into a delicious juicy veggie…

When Superfoods Collide: Collard-and-Kimchi Slaw

When Superfoods Collide: Collard-and-Kimchi Slaw

Debby Maugans | November 20, 2015

Collard greens, meet kimchi. You’re both in the cabbage family, but you’re from very different worlds—collards are a mainstay of…

3 Cancer-Fighting Purple Potato Recipes

3 Cancer-Fighting Purple Potato Recipes

Debby Maugans | November 7, 2015

Maybe you’ve seen them at the farmers market or in your regular market—purple potatoes. They go by names such as…

A Delicious Way to Enjoy Matcha…and Eat More Salads, Too

A Delicious Way to Enjoy Matcha…and Eat More Salads, Too

Debby Maugans | October 12, 2015

There’s more to super-healthy matcha than tea. You can add the antioxidant-packed green tea powder to tabouleh, guacamole, gazpacho, smoothies, even…

The Latest on Mercury Fillings

The Latest on Mercury Fillings

Debby Maugans | July 30, 2012

This past summer, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled on the safety of dental amalgam fillings, which are composed…