Sharing my favorite healthy recipes!
Happy Halloween! It’s a beautiful day in the Chicagoland area, its going to reach the mid 60’s which is kind of unheard of on Halloween. Usually its windy, cold, maybe snow, freezing rain etc… so trick or treating is going to be great tonight. I …
First of all, I have to start out by saying I had my first cup of coffee today! I know, its weird to be 40 and to not have had a cup of coffee. I have tried it over the years, but I would take a sip, …
Before I post the recipe, I have a funny story to tell. I was making dinner last night, and I called my twin sister to talk about our day. She asked me what I was having for dinner, I said “spaghetti and meatballs” and she …
Frequently for me, my biggest meal of the day is breakfast. I love a big breakfast. And even though I have a very hectic morning, I try to plan ahead for the next morning. Like last night, I knew I wanted to make scrambled eggs and have …
For some reason I have been thinking about pine nuts, and wanted to make something that included them. I normally don’t buy pine nuts, but saw them at the grocery store and thought sure I would find a recipe that would include them. I did …
Have you ever gone on a site that has copy cat restaurant recipes? I was looking for a homemade honey mustard dressing, when I found a honey mustard dressing that was similar to TGI Fridays at cooks.com. I chose to make it the same way, …
I usually make this side dish with orzo: fresh spinach, garlic, lemon juice, and feta cheese, and olive oil. Since I make that one all the time, I decided to see if I could find a different recipe for this awesome pasta. I love …
The chapter we are learning about in my nutrition class this week is near and dear to my heart. The chapter is called achieving and maintaining a healthful body weight. Who doesn’t want to do that? Its funny because after all the years of reading …
Its funny that as I am getting older, I’m finding out that I like more things. I guess you could say I was a picky eater growing up. I didn’t like chunks of vegetables in my food (i.e. no chunks of onion in meatloaf …
One great thing about the nutrition class I am taking at a local community college this semester is all the valuable links that the book gives for getting more credible, great information. One of the links in the chapter I am reading lists Harvard School …
Occasionally when its been a pretty busy weekend, we will order out from a restaurant in our neighborhood called Leona’s. It’s an Italian restaurant, great pastas, pizza etc… but every time we order, my son and I will split the meatball sandwich. We split it, …
I have been looking for this recipe for almost 7 years! When my daughter was a baby, she was born November 14th, I was off work, and unlike my other two boys, she slept all the time as a newborn. I have vivid memories of …
Believe it or not, I didn’t go to the grocery store this weekend! I was super busy around the house, my kids had friends over, my daughter had a birthday party to go to. I thought it was a good time to eat out of …
I woke up today and was looking for something to make my kids for breakfast. We make pancakes a lot on the weekend, but I asked them if they were in the mood for waffles. Waffles?? How do you make those?? I then reached way …
I love feta cheese. I just started buying it a few times a month within the last year. I guess I never knew what to do with it. Of course, I will sprinkle it on salads, I throw it in there with my scrambled eggs, …
So, I have talked recently about the importance of protein, and getting it from legumes. I’ve posted roasted chick peas, black bean soup and imagine my excitement when I saw a recipe from FOOD TV for chile-roasted edamame. (I know, I get excited about the …
I love black beans. I have them on hand in my pantry all the time. I sprinkle them on salads, make black bean quesadillas, black bean dip, with scrambled eggs. I talked about adding more protein into your diet by adding legumes, black beans is …
I keep on thinking of this recipe and I have to admit, I haven’t tried it yet. I’m not a huge of zucchini, but I think I might like this! I came across it a few months ago from Dr. Gourmet. Basically, the pizza crust …
I was contacted by a representative from the Florida Department of Citrus, who wants to educate consumers about the benefits of orange juice. By including foods that are high in vitamin C, like 100% orange juice, you can stay healthier during the cold and flu season. …
Surprisingly, not as much as you think. One thing I have learned in the nutrition course I am taking is that the average American usually exceeds the recommended amount of protein without even trying that hard. Your body can’t store extra protein, so there is …
Over the summer, my Mom called me to come over to her house and help her with the tomatoes in her garden. She had sprained her wrist and wanted me to help her par-boil the tomatoes, take the skins off, put them in a food …
The other day I made roasted chick peas for the first time and they turned out great. They were super crunchy, I added garlic salt, cumin and chili powder. Basically, you take a can of chick peas, drain it and rinse it, throw it …
Last year, at my office, we had salad club every Thursday. There was a group of about 8 of us, and when it was your turn for the week, you would bring salad and fixin’s for the group. Then you could have salad for a few months …
I mentioned the other day about a nutrition class I am taking at a local community college and all the credible sites you can check out to get some good advice. One of those sites I mentioned, www.mypyramid.gov has opened my eyes more than …
I was watching the Food TV network this weekend and Cooking for Real with Sunny Anderson came on and part of her meal was making homemade Italian Ice. I never really thought about making it from scratch, but you need only a few things: water, …