Sharing my favorite healthy recipes!
DSC00474.before Originally uploaded by Slim-Shoppin I’ve posted two macroni and cheese recipes before. The first one is your basic ham macaroni and cheese recipe and the second one was a stove top version from Cook’s Illustrated which is fantastic. So last night I thought I …
Yet another version of macaroni and cheese! I’ve posted two macroni and cheese recipes before. The first one is your basic ham macaroni and cheese recipe and the second one was a stove top version from Cook’s Illustrated which is fantastic. So last night I …
One of the nice things about my blog, is if I get stumped for something to make, I have most of my recipes here! My daughter was home sick yesterday so I stayed home with her and wanted to make a soup to bring for …
I haven’t made these cookies in the longest time. I got the recipe from Celine at www.havecakewilltravel.com. She is an awesome Vegan cook, and I love her site because I learn all these different ways to bake. These cookies I call Freezer Cookies because I …
I received my new Cook’s Country magazine in the mail on Friday and after reading about half of the recipes, I saw one for Lemon Potatoes which I just had to make. We were going to grill out on Saturday night, but the rain (and …
While reading blogs yesterday, I read Maris’s blog and her Mom had made low fat banana muffins. I knew I was going to make these this weekend. I did change a few things, and at the last minute decided to make mini muffins instead. 1 …
Guess who rode her bike to work today??? Yep…Me! I woke up later than normal because my kids are off school, so I didn’t have time to walk, so I jumped on my bike and 15 minutes later, I was at my desk! It’s a …
The title is a little long, but I had a lot of good eats today! I ate the last of my carrot muffin I made the other day for breakfast. The other two I brought to work to give to a couple of my friends …
I mentioned over the weekend that I finally purchased Agave Nectar from a local health food store. I’ve read a lot of things about agave nectar and really wanted to try it. Agave nectar is a low calorie sweetener that has a low glycemic index, …
The other night was a late eating night. I had gotten home from work, but it was BEAUTIFUL outside, so the kids wanted to ride their bikes. We hung out for a while and when I came in to start dinner, my husband called and …
I was so bummed when I got to work because my camera’s battery was dead, and I didn’t have the re-charger with me. But then I remembered, my office has 6 digital cameras and I used one of those. LOOK HOW HUGE THE PICTURES ARE!! …
My family has a lot of different sayings for what’s for dinner. We order pizza every Friday night, so we have called it for years “Party Pizza Friday” and when its taco night, all I have to say is “Mexican Fiesta” and my kids know …
I wanted to make muffins for my breakfasts this week, and I had some bananas that were getting pretty ripe, so after dinner last night I started to make them. As I was assembling the ingredients, I realize, I don’t have any Earth Balance Spread, …
Since my weekend was so busy, I didn’t have time to go to the grocery store and do a whole weeks shopping, so I stopped by a local market by my house to pick up something for dinner and found a few new food finds. …
I am the first person picked to review My brothers book “Why Your Last Diet Failed You….And How This Book Won’t Help You on Your Next One. Over the next two weeks, other bloggers will be doing the same! First of all, my brother is …
This is one of my favorite cartoons! I laugh every time I read it! It’s been a busy and fun weekend so far. I went to Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago with some relatives that came into town on Friday. Yesterday, I met my twin …
Chinese food is one of my favorite things in the whole world!! I have made home made pot stickers a lot, but never attempted egg rolls. It’s really easy! Each egg roll wrapper is only 80 calories, and when you fill it with things you …
A co-worker of mine brought me something to work yesterday. It’s friendship bread. Has anyone gotten this before?? I opened up the tupperware to find this bag dated 4/3/09. She told me it was a starter…a what?? I took the instructions out of the container …
I am kind of bummed because I thought today was my one year anniversary, but it turns out it was April 3rd! Oh well! I think this blog is the longest thing I have stayed committed to in my life! What started out as a …
First of all, I picked up these cute bananas at the store this past weekend. I wanted to surprise my kids by putting them in their school lunches. I wish I could have been there to see their reaction! They said the kids at their …
It was cold, rainy/sleet/snowy and windy today in the Chicago-land area, so I decided to make some soup today which I am going to bring as a starter to my lunches this week. Its loosely based on a Thai Noodle soup my sister made. 5 …
I still had sweetness on my brain this morning from my waffles yesterday. I froze the rest of the waffles I made yesterday for a quick breakfast to bring to work during the week, so Sundays are the days where I usually make chocolate chip …
Yesterday I brought freezer waffles to work and topped them with fresh strawberries and banana. It was so good I thought I would do the same thing today, but decided to saute the strawberries and banana and pour that over my waffles. This recipe is …