Barbara Baron’s Grandma Rose’s Savory Escarole Pie

Escarole Pie from Barbara Baron

This month I want to highlight  Registered Dietitian Barbara Baron, MS, RDN, CDN, FAND who helps build a healthier you – one meal at a time! ™ She loves traditions, and creating family memories with food!

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Barbara Baron’s Grandma Rose’s Savory Escarole Pie!
Escarole Pie from Barbara Baron
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Escarole Pie from Barbara Baron
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Instructions
Sweet and Savory Spicy Escarole
  1. Place escarole in skillet with ¼ cup of water over high heat and steam until wilted. Drain vegetable in colander -- press vegetable with spoon to squeeze out excess water while still in colander.
  2. Place warm escarole (so easier to handle) in bowl. Add garlic, anchovies, and olive oil and mix.
  3. Fold in green olives, Pignoli nuts, raisins and red pepper flakes.
  4. Heat and Serve!
Dough Recipe
  1. The original recipe is under reconstruction. Traditionally it is made on top of the stove and is more time consuming, so here is an alternate solution for busy cooks.
  2. Simply use a ready-made savory pie crust or dough, and follow the package directions.
  3. Spoon the escarole filling into the pan lined with the dough. Cover the top with another layer of dough. Crimp the edges.
  4. Beat an egg in a separate dish. Take a pastry brush and lightly “paint” a thin layer of the egg over the top of the dough.
  5. Bake at 375 degrees F for 40-50 minutes or until golden brown.

Barbara loves to celebrate family gatherings. Her husband and two sons were grateful to travel together to Procida, a small island off the coast of Naples, Italy to visit the hometown of her grandfather and meet her cousins. It was while she was enjoying an espresso at their local café, she took a double-take when on top of the counter staring at her on a big platter was an escarole pie. It looked just like HERS, and it was so good she had to
take a photo!

Barbara's family enjoying their traditional holiday 7 types of fish

Lobster Fra Diavolo – generation to generation preserving traditional Christmas Eve dinner of seven types of fish served at her very traditional Christmas Eve dinner with people she cherishes.

Who is Barbara?

Barbara Baron with a shopping basket full of produceBarbara Baron is the Family Meals Dietitian™, who understands the challenges of preparing healthy meals especially as a full-time working mom raising two active boys, now in their twenties. As a coach, consultant and speaker she provides personalized nutritious meal plans to enjoy around the table and simple snacking solutions. Barbara helps you prepare achievable goals to help build a healthier YOU (and family) — one meal at a time.

What do you love?

Beach with sand castleThe beach is my favorite place on earth!

Swimming in the ocean in the summer or taking a walk on the beach or boardwalk near the water – taking in the fresh air and hearing the waves roll in and out makes my heart sing!  (One of the first times Barbara and I chatted she was parked in front of the water watching the waves roll in.)

Barbara Baron making gnocci with family in Italy
She also loves marrying her values of family, food and travel. She loved making gnocchi with her family in Italy! Looks like a top ten life highlight Barbara!

What is your empowering belief that gets you back in motion again?  

If I get frustrated or disappointed when things don’t exactly work to plan, I have to pause and remind myself to let go and trust God and be grateful because things really have worked out for me and still will, and then I am usually pointed in the direction of a fruitful solution. Although I understand it, I am not a fan of the “fake it to you make it” statement (I am not trying to trick myself into something),   instead, I like to say “Believe it, Feel it, and You will make it!”  Ultimately, we have to be our own cheerleaders, because no one knows what you want and need as much as you.

What did you have to let go of or accomplish to get you to where you are today?

I didn’t listen to nay-sayers. “Why are you doing this or Why don’t you do this?” I believed in myself and trusted God will show me the way!  Fear or the little voice in your head may say that you are not good enough, but it is more important to focus on the feeling and your passion of knowing it will and can work out!

Why did you become a registered dietitian?

Love of food science and nutrition, given mis –information.

What is your advice for someone who wants to get into this field?

I have a lot of advice: Know why you want to be in this field and pursue your dream. Volunteer or shadow RDNs in the areas you are interested in pursuing. Join AND DPG volunteer, network and give back. I have met students and colleagues who I am happy to help, and they have enriched my profession just as much if not more.

What is on your Bucket List?

It isn’t that big.  On the personal side I already checked off traveling to Niagara Falls (with my family) and going under the falls.  I loved traveling to my grandfather’s birthplace and meeting my relatives (and introducing my boys to their cousins) in Procida, Italy; cooking with family in Sorrento; a wine tour in Tuscany; renting a house near the beach and inviting family to spend the week with us to share fun bike rides walks to the beach and BBQ’s. On the professional side, I’m working on two projects, one being an Italian food tour in Brooklyn this spring – so stay tuned.

Barbara Baron and family at Niagra falls in slickers

 

You can stay in touch with Barbara at:

Website
Twitter @barbbaron
Instagram
LinkedIN

Contact Barbara for her signature talk “7 Habits of Effective Family Meals” and be sure to grab her Handy Serving Tips. She wants to help you make your meals more memorable and healthy at the same time!

Barbara and I can’t wait to know what your family meal traditions are.