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Chicago-born chef Kristy Flores&rsquo;s passion for food and cooking started at a very early age. She began working in New York restaurants, hotels, and private kitchens after completing her degree in Food Science and Nutrition with an emphasis in culinary arts from the University of Missouri. Prior to her move to the Big Apple, Flores experienced living in the North and South of Italy where she trained in one of Florence&rsquo;s best seafood restaurants. While Italian cuisine is certainly her passion, she also enjoys pulling from her Latino heritage to create new dishes and bring new flavors to her cooking. Additionally, Flores focuses on creating new and exciting dishes that are not only healthy for a variety of diets, but also constitute as restaurant-quality meals.&nbsp;
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Kristy

Chicago-born chef Kristy Flores&rsquo;s passion for food and cooking started at a very early age. She began working in New York restaurants, hotels, and private kitchens after completing her degree in Food Science and Nutrition with an emphasis in culinary arts from the University of Missouri. Prior to her move to the Big Apple, Flores experienced living in the North and South of Italy where she trained in one of Florence&rsquo;s best seafood restaurants. While Italian cuisine is certainly her passion, she also enjoys pulling from her Latino heritage to create new dishes and bring new flavors to her cooking. Additionally, Flores focuses on creating new and exciting dishes that are not only healthy for a variety of diets, but also constitute as restaurant-quality meals.&nbsp;
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Shrimp and Sausage with Polenta

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Butternut Squash Risotto

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Ratatouille Rigatoni

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Baked Swai Taco Bowl

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Beef Meatballs with Rosa Sauce

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with Broccoli and Caramelized Onion Gratin

Bacon-Ranch Chicken Thighs

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Pan-Seared Barramundi with Sweet Corn Purée

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Smothered Pork Chop with Bacon

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Baked Korean Gochujang Sticky Wings

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Baked Korean Gochujang Sticky Wings 

Buffalo Chicken Enchilada Bake

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Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese

Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese.

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Cajun Salmon Fettuccine Alfredo

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Caprese Chicken with Spicy Italian Broccolini

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Cheesy Pesto Baked Chicken Breast

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Chicken Marsala

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Chicken Saltimbocca with Prosciutto, Provolone, and Sage

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Cod Fish Italiano with Herb Roasted Potatoes

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Dijon Creamy Chicken 

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Dijon Mustard and Dill Crusted Salmon

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Fried Tofu Rice Bowl

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Garlic Ginger Chicken Breast 

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Grilled Chimichurri Steak

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Grilled Mojo Pork Chop

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Grilled Spicy Salmon Bowl

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Keto Turkey Green Chili

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Lamb Burger with Greek Style

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Pasta Primavera

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Pork and Pineapple Fried Rice

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Salmon Cobb Salad

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Sausage and Zucchini 'Noodle' Lasagna

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Shrimp Fajitas

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Stuffed  Chicken Breast

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Turkey Meatloaf with Mushroom Gravy

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Wild Mushroom Risotto with Truffle Oil

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Grilled Chimichurri Steak with Black Beans

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Buttermilk Fried Chicken

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Cheesy Truffled Cauliflower Mash

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Three-Cheese Cauliflower Mash

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Buttermilk Fried Chicken Tenders & Red Velvet Pancakes

Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings

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Tempura-Battered Lobster Tacos

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Kristy Flores

100% Chardonnay Grapes

2% Or Less Of Natural Flavors

Arborio rice is extremely versatile. It’s creamy, textured rice that remains firm in the center making it the best choice for risottos. It’s an excellent base for salads, and a natural companion to vegetables, fish, meats, and cheese, and key ingredient in pilafs, base of a fat-free broth, chopped nuts, dried fruits, and rice pudding.  Gluten free, suitable for people with celiac disease, and rarely, if ever, causes food allergies. Easy to digest for convalescents and restores bowel function after a bout of diarrhea.  Parboiled rice improves the nutritional quality of the grain that’ll improve thiamine/vitamin B1 deficiencies in people such as beriberi.  Rice makes a complete protein when combined with beans and other legumes. Protein, is necessary for the building and repair of body tissues, produces enzymes, hormones, and other substances the body uses. Regulates body processes, such as water balancing, transporting nutrients, and making muscles contract, keeps the body healthy by resisting diseases, and prevents one from becoming easily fatigued by producing stamina and energy. 

Arborio Rice

One cup of butternut squash provides a whopping 437% percent of your vitamin A needs for the day, as well as 52% of vitamin C and 10% or more of vitamin E, thiamin, niacin, vitamin B-6, folate, pantothenic acid, magnesium and manganese

Butternut Squash

This vegetable oil derived from rapeseed is great for seasoning your healthy meals! It is a powerful source of fat-soluble vitamins such as Vitamin E and K, providing 12% of the daily vale in just a small tablespoon. While vitamin E has great antioxidant properties, vitamin K helps in the normal blood clotting and it has also an important role in normal bone calcification. Moreover, canola is one of the best sources of the two essential fatty acids, omega-3 and omega-6, so it has antioxidant properties and it protects your heart by lowering LDL or bad cholesterol. Some recent studies have also shown a relation between canola oil consumption and improvement in insulin sensitivity.

Canola Oil

As all vegetables, carrots don´t have cholesterol but yes they do have lots of nutrients for you! They are an excellent source of beta-carotene, a pigment which has antioxidant properties and is the primary source of provitamin A. The body has the ability to convert beta-carotene into Vitamin A (retinol), which has multiple functions such as growth and development, reproduction, improving vision and boosting the immune system. Furthermore, carrots have other nutrients such as potassium and dietary fiber.

Carrots

Celery is an excellent source of vitamin K and molybdenum. It is a very good source of folate, potassium, dietary fiber, manganese and pantothenic acid. Celery is also a good source of vitamin B2, copper, vitamin C, vitamin B6, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and vitamin A (in the form of carotenoids).

Celery

Cheese Culture

Being a good source of antioxidant carotenoids, such as lutein and zeaxanthin, yellow (or colored) corn may promote eye health. It is also a rich source of many vitamins and minerals. For this reason, moderate consumption of whole-grain corn, such as popcorn or sweet corn, may well fit into a healthy diet.

Corn

Some newer research suggests when included in a well-balanced diet, corn oil may have comparable or possibly greater, health benefits when juxtaposed with olive oil. Both corn and olive oil are made up of mostly unsaturated fats. Monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats are often described as “healthy fats.

Corn Oil

Corn Powder

Cornstarch offers some health benefits, but the high-calorie starch is not a good source of protein or vitamins. It contains only a small amount of some essential minerals, including phosphorus, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium and zinc.

Corn Starch

One of the Mediterranean´s diet main ingredients, extra virgin olive oil provides a special flavor and aroma to each dish while adding no cholesterol and almost no saturated fat. It has omega-9 monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) which may help to lower total blood cholesterol and "bad cholesterol" (LDL) while increasing "good cholesterol" (HDL), therefore contributing to decreasing the risk of heart disease and other chronic diseases. Moreover, it has vitamin E which is known to have antioxidant properties by protecting cells from free radicals. This vitamin is also involved in the immune function and other metabolic processes. That the oil is Virgin means that it has undergone less industrial processing, it is more natural. Therefore all its nutritional and organoleptic properties remain intact for your body to take advantage off!! 

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Goat cheese, like goat milk, is easier on the human digestive system and lower in calories, cholesterol and fat than its bovine counterpart. In addition, goat milk cheese is a good source of calcium, protein, vitamin A, vitamin K, phosphorus, niacin and thiamin.

Goat Cheese

Because of its antibacterial properties, pepper is also used to preserve food. It is a rich source of manganese, iron, potassium, vitamin-C, vitamin K, and dietary fiber. Black pepper is also a very good anti-inflammatory agent.

Ground Black Pepper

This viscous, sweet nectar provides a lot of energy to your body with no fat! Its taste and specific composition vary depending on the type of flowers the bees have visited. Even though it contains sugars, it is not the same as table sugar which has undergone much refinement. It is a natural product, composed of a mixture of simple sugars, mainly fructose and glucose, which has a lower glycemic index than regular sugar and can be a part of a healthy diet. Honey contains small amounts of vitamins and minerals, such as B-complex vitamins and manganese.

Honey

Also known as koshering salt, it is specially recognized because of its flake-like shape. Even though all three salts- sea, table and kosher- contain the same amount of sodium per gram, kosher salt yields less sodium per tablespoon because of its coarser grain. In other words, it enhances the flavor of each ingredient while protecting your heart from an excessive sodium intake!!

Kosher Salt

Everyone has heard that milk is good for the bones, and that is because milk is one of the primary sources of vitamin D in the American diet, as well as a good source of calcium. However, adequate calcium and vitamin D intake is not enough to prevent osteoporosis.

Milk

Natamycin

Nutmeg is a popular spice that has a long list of associated health benefits, including its ability to relieve pain, soothe indigestion, strengthen cognitive function, detoxify the body, boost skin health, alleviate oral conditions, reduce insomnia, increase immune system function, and prevent leukemia, and improve blood circulation.

Nutmeg

Red onions also contain plenty of vitamins and minerals, including folate, thiamine, calcium, magnesium, potassium, manganese and vitamins C, K and B-6. Consuming foods with a variety of nutrients helps keep the body healthy on a day-to-day basis and may help prevent chronic disease.

Onions

The harder the cheese, the higher the calcium content! So parmesan is a marvelous source of calcium for your bones and teeth. Only a 1-ounce serving provides 33% of the daily value for calcium. Besides, it is also rich in high-quality proteins and phosphorus. It is worth noting that a small amount of vitamin D exists in parmesan, which is very difficult to find in food. Vitamin D is important to help build and maintain strong, calcified bones. Furthermore, parmesan is rich in umami taste!

Parmesan Cheese

Parsnips contain a wide variety of vitamins, minerals and nutrients, including dietary fiber, folate, potassium and vitamin C. According to the Harvard School of Public Health, the main health benefit of including fresh produce like parsnips in your diet regularly is that the nutrients consumed can significantly reduce your risk of a number of serious medical problems. 

Parsnips

Pasteurised Cream

Pasteurized Goat Milk

pine nut PUFAs [polyunsaturated fatty acids] suppress appetite and affect food intake.” Pine nuts contain nutrients that help boost energy, including monounsaturated fat, protein and iron. Pine nuts are also a good source of magnesium, low levels of which can lead to fatigue.

Pine Nuts

Powdered Cellulose

Red onions, also known as Spanish onions, contain plenty of healthy essential nutrients as well as phytochemicals that provide long-term health benefits. Including red onions in your daily diet may help reduce your risk of chronic disease.

Red Onions

Rennet

This food is very low in Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Vitamin C, Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol), Thiamin and Copper, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, Folate, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium and Manganese.

Sage

Oral Rehydration Treatment: Salt is essential for sustaining the hydration levels of the body. It is extremely vital to maintain the electrolyte balance for the smooth functioning of the human organ systems. These electrolytes primarily entail magnesium, potassium, calcium, and sodium.

Salt

Being leafy greens, scallions naturally carry more plant-derived antioxidants, and dietary fiber than their fellow bulb (Allium) members like onions, shallots, etc. Scallions are very low in calories; 100 g of fresh leaves provide just 31 calories. Nonetheless, they contain many noteworthy flavonoid anti-oxidants, plant fiber, minerals, and vitamins that have proven health benefits.

Scallions

Soybean Oil

Soybeans

The light color of organic cane sugar is comparable to turbinado or “raw” sugar, a sign that it is less processed compared to other wholesome sweeteners such as muscovado and molasses. The closer the color of the sweetener to fresh sugarcane juice the better. Even good sugars should be consumed within healthy limits.

Sugar

Thyme is an herb with culinary, medicinal and ornamental uses. The flowers, leaves, and oil of thyme have been used to treat bedwetting, diarrhea, stomach ache, arthritis, colic, sore throat, cough, including whooping cough, bronchitis, flatulence, and as a diuretic, to increase urination.

Thyme

Tomato paste is a thick paste made by cooking tomatoes for several hours to reduce the water content, straining out the seeds and skins, and cooking the liquid again to reduce the base to a thick, rich concentrate.

Tomato Paste

Unpasteurised Milk

Butter, commonly known as makkhan, is a pure form of animal fat as it is prepared at home and fresh. Adding one teaspoon of butter in the diet is highly recommended as it is rich in antioxidants and contains carotene, vitamin A. In fact, lining rotis or parathas with butter or adding a teaspoon in hot rice is enough for reaping its health benefits.

Unsalted Butter

Vegetable Base

Vegetable Puree

Drinking Water Helps Maintain the Balance of Body Fluids. Your body is composed of about 60% water. The functions of these bodily fluids include digestion, absorption, circulation, creation of saliva, transportation of nutrients, and maintenance of body temperature.

Water

White wine has many of the same positive health benefits as red wine. It, too, contains flavonoids that have antioxidant properties, which can help prevent cancer. 

White Wine

Xanthan gum is a common food additive that you find in everything from sauces and dressings to ice cream and yogurt and, of course, gluten-free baked goods. In most cases, it's used as a thickening agent, or as a stabilizer to prevent separation of ingredients (like yogurt).

Butternut Squash Risotto

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Kristy Flores

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Butternut Squash Risotto

byKristy Flores

Why everybody loves this meal

Fresh ready-to-eat meals crafted by amazing chefs delivered to your door.

Nutritional Info

Heating Instructions

We’re CookUnity, a chef collective.

How it works

Kristy's Favorites

by
Kristy Flores

Fresh ready-to-eat meals crafted by amazing chefs
delivered to your door.