Sharing my favorite healthy recipes!
My 3rd year of gardening! Gardening is something I have enjoyed this year so much more than the first 2 years I tried. I thought it was going to be so easy – it’s a little more involved than just planting and watering! The first …
Happy Thursday! This week is flying by so far! I made the most of yesterday by power walking at lunch for 30 minutes, and then walking home as fast as I could for 30 minutes, so I felt really good about that! AND, another day …
My HEALTHIER version of Denny’s All American breakfast slam. Just as good, but way less calories and fat!
I have a blogger friend Celine who has a gorgeous Vegan recipe site. (Have cake will travel). She made these amazing looking blondies using of all things, chickpeas! I have no fear using strange ingredients to make things. I’ve added tofu to muffins I’ve made; …
When I got home from work last night there was a package waiting for me. I knew exactly what it was, so I was excited to open it up. Muir Glen was nice enough to send me a free box of their reserve Organic canned …
I had some leftover orange cauliflower, a few potatoes, a few carrots, some red onion and fat free half and half, so I made a go at turning that into soup! First I cut up the cauliflower, peeled and cut the potatoes and cut them …
The answer is YES! The other night I started to make a batch of cookies for my family when I realized I had no eggs. It was already late and I was already in my jammies, so I quickly googled this question. There were a …
I subsribe to so many different cooking sources via e-mail that the last few days all the Thanksgiving recipes have been making me excited for Thanksgiving!! I wanted to share a few links with you if you are hosting the event yourself or just need …
This recipe couldn’t be easier! What you need: 3 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless rub(recipe to follow) 1 jar of your favorite salsa fixins to go with the chicken: tortillas, lettuce, cheese, black beans, hot sauce, etc… My rub was 1 TB. chili powder 1 …
Since Thanksgiving is just around the corner, I read a great article in New York Magazine showcasing New York City’s top chefs. They talk about what their favorite childhood Thanksgiving dish was. Not only do you find out what their favorite dishes are, but it …
A few weeks ago my Pyrex 13×9 inch glass dish shattered on top of my stove. I had cooked something on the burner and I knew the burner was hot, but I figured you could bake something in the glass dish, so it could withstand …
I kept wondering this question when I am at the store. I make homemade pasta sauce pretty much every week. Sometimes I buy whole tomatoes, sometimes pureed, sometimes crushed, why so many varieties, and what should you buy for what you are making? So, I …
I get the monthly catalog from Williams-Sonoma and I love drooling over all the fancy gadgets and pans. PLUS, they always showcase a handful of recipes. When I read the recipe for this, the one thing that stuck out is that you can easily make …
I hope everyone had a great weekend! I had a great Sunday with my daughter at a pumpkin farm. It was also going to be apple picking, but all the apples were picked, so my vision of making apple pies, and things with apples was …
It’s been a busy week, and later nights due to my high schooler with after school things and a concert last night that didn’t get us home until almost 10:00 p.m. I didn’t really make anything fun yesterday, so today I am pulling out old …
Thanks to everyone who participated this week, we got some great entries! To start out with, I made a pork dish this week in my crock pot which turned out great. It’s basically a pork shoulder and I made a rub to go on it. …
I bought this bag of Wheat berries a few months ago and they’ve been in my freezer ever since! So last night I decided I would cook some up to have on hand, and part of that went into my totally deluxe breakfast this morning! …
So this year there are a lot of changes from prior seasons. One thing which I think is a good one, is that for now, each player is an individual, so you don’t have to rely on someone else doing poorly and be sent home …
I was thinking about making a batch of The best potato soup ever, when I thought about what other veggies I could add. I had a few carrots, a few parsnips and some cauliflower in the freezer, so I just threw them all in! It …
Sargento Cheese has been nice enough to offer 3 of my readers a coupon to try any Sargento cheese they offer for free (up to a $4.29 value!) If you aren’t aware, Sargento offers new reduced sodium cheeses as well. One thing I will NOT …
This breakfast was a winner today! I took the leftover chili/cumin/garlic powder chicken I made last night and added it with a potato, egg and cheese to make a breakfast hash. This kept me full forever! Ingredients: 1 egg “fried” with Pam cooking spray 3 …
I’ve made various kinds of salsa in the past. I’ve made a roasted version here, and attempted a version of my sister’s salsa here. Yesterday when I was at the store, I picked up some more tomatillos, a big poblano pepper, a white onion, some …
I recently started watching The Cooking Channel. It’s a newish channel from the FOOD TV network. There are older shows from FOOD TV, but then there are new shows featuring not so famous chefs yet (or not as famous as on FOOD TV). One of …
My kids love Popsicles pretty much all year round, but especially during these hot summer days. I think its a much better alternative to ice cream and they love it more than that. When I was at Trader Joe’s last weekend, I stocked up on …
I am a member of Slow Food, which tries to bring people back to the table with the freshest foods, cooking with real ingredients, the more it comes from the earth, the better! Recently I joined that Group on Linked-In and a fellow member Meredith …
