Mexican Black Bean Pizza
There are a bunch of different ways you can make this. You can use your own homemade pizza dough, a store bought pizza crust like a Boboli pizza crust, but my favorite is to just use a tostada. You can buy them right by …
Month: December 2008
Blueberry Muffins – Muffin of the Week!
One of the things I am trying stay away from are processed foods, snacks, diet pop, etc… I think I will feel healthier eating more whole foods. As a result, I have been researching recipes that incorporate whole grains, fruits and vegetables. I came across …
Healthy Chicken Nuggets
My friend Kathy at work gave me a new cookbook called “The Eat Clean Diet Cookbook” by Tosca Reno. I had never heard of her, so I did some research and learned a lot! At age 40 she was 70 pounds overweight, not eating great, …
Olive Oil Braised Potatoes
I was watching Food TV and they showed a recipe for Olive Oil Braised Potatoes. It was on the show Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello. I did make a few modifications because in his recipe he used 1 cup of olive oil! I used …
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas everyone! We have lots of snow in the Chicago-land area. My kids had a great time playing outside in the snow! Nice snowman! That’s Claire, Happy Santa came to our house!Mark’s ripping into the wrapping paper!Paul’s just about to find out Santa brought …
Low fat egg nog recipe!
To me, its not quite the holidays unless there is egg nog involved! My whole family loves it. One of the most favorite things we make with egg nog is egg nog milkshakes. Just take about 1/2 cup egg nog, 1/2 cup low fat …
Two Cheese & Artichoke flat bread pizza with side salad
This is a great dinner to make quickly. I actually used a garlic/herb flat-bread that I bought at Trader Joe’s next to all the sliced breads. Or you can certainly use a pita bread as your base. I adapted this recipe from Fitness Magazine. …
Two Cheese & Artichoke flat bread pizza with side salad
This is a great dinner to make quickly. I actually used a garlic/herb flat-bread that I bought at Trader Joe’s next to all the sliced breads. Or you can certainly use a pita bread as your base. I adapted this recipe from Fitness Magazine. …
Home made kit kat bars
I have been making these for Christmas for about the last 8 years or so. One day, I was at Walmart, stocking up on flour, sugar, etc… for baking cookies, and I happened upon a huge hunk of chocolate called Almond Bark. Its chocolate for …
Ultra Lite Chocolate Pecan Cookies
I mentioned yesterday that I am in full baking cookie mode for the next week, as I make cookies for the kids teachers, crossing guard, Daisy troop leader, music teachers, etc… Did you ever watch that show, Cooking Thin on the Food TV network? I don’t think they have it …
Beer battered chicken tenders
I mostly cook healthy dinners, but I’ve mentioned before my kids favorite thing that I make is chicken tenders. I have baked them, put a bread crumb coating, pretzel coating, etc… The other day when I was driving in the car, I told my oldest …
Clay pot pork
photo: courtesy of gourmet.com Have you ever seen the series, Diary of a Foodie on PBS? Pretty much every time I am watching TV and flipping channels, if a show has anything to do with food, I will stop and watch it. The episode was …
Peanut Butter Smoothie
This recipe is for my brother (www.backtothefridge.com) who loves peanut butter more than anyone I know. He can keep a jar at his desk and eat spoonful after spoonful and never get tired of it! I got this recipe from a Shape Magazine back in …
Sloppy Joe’s
I make sloppy joe’s for my husband and I at least once a month. It’s super easy, and I usually just buy ground sirloin beef and a can of Manwhich. It’s good, don’t get me wrong, but I was wondering if there was a recipe …
Sloppy Joe's
I make sloppy joe’s for my husband and I at least once a month. It’s super easy, and I usually just buy ground sirloin beef and a can of Manwhich. It’s good, don’t get me wrong, but I was wondering if there was a recipe …
Chicken Fried Brown Rice
Okay, who watched The Biggest Loser last night? I knew there was going to be voting, and I was hoping Vicky would be in the bottom 2 so that she wouldn’t be in the final three. Michelle is doing great though, losing 9 pounds in week 12? That’s insane. I …
No knead oatmeal bread
For some reason I have always been afraid to make bread. I am afraid of the yeast, how do I know if the water is warm enough, did it rise enough, etc… I once bought yeast, and literally moved it with be through 3 …
Italian Edamame
I have posted roasted edamame, and I love adding edamame in salads and soups, or making a dip out of it. This is something you can make either as a side dish or a healthy meal. I also found this from Shape Magazine from 2005. …
Black bean burgers
There are some things I make that only I will try, and this was for sure one of them! Maybe if I didn’t say anything about it being made from black beans, my family would try them, but I don’t mind making things only …
Wild rice quesadillas
I brought this for lunch today, and because I like it so much, it will be my lunch for the next two days too! I found this recipe from Fitness Magazine. I assembled it at work and put it in the toaster oven. I think if …
Pulled pork sandwiches
My Mom was raised in Virginia, and the way they do pork barbecue is totally different than the midwesterners do. There is no barbecue sauce, its just vinegar and crushed red pepper flakes. The recipe is super easy, and low maintenance, but worth the time invested. …