Sharing my favorite healthy recipes!
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 …
Over the weekend, I bought this really cute bag of mini peppers for only $2.49! I used about less than half for this soup recipe. I knew I was going to make the soup, but when I made the cauliflower gratin yesterday, right before I …
It was a great time this weekend! We celebrated my Mom’s 70th birthday with a huge party at her house. My brother flew in from Austin, Texas and my Mom’s sister and my cousin flew in as a surprise to her! By the time the …
Yesterday I posted my recipe for green salsa, I ended up making a quick version of chicken enchiladas. This went from start to finish in about 30 minutes. The quick method I used, was I took 3 big boneless chicken breasts, trimmed of any fat …
These are tomatillos. The look like green tomatoes except they have these paper skins on them. Once you take the paper off, the skins are kind of sticky, so you just have to wash them really well before starting. After I made this salsa and …
So the other night, we had BAD storms again in the Chicago-land area. At about dinner time, the tornado sirens went off, and that’s pretty rare. So we headed to the basement and stayed there until the storm passed a little over an hour. Tons …
I actually found this recipe from Mission Tortilla’s website. I’m always on the look out for new things I can bring to work for lunch. The better things I make, the less tempted I am to go out to lunch and possibly getting something less …
Earlier this week my sister posted a soup recipe for roasted yellow pepper potato soup. It looked so good and I had all the ingredients to make it, so I made it that night. Originally I was just going to make it for my lunches, …
Busy day yesterday! I worked all day, ran home, went to T-ball for my daughter’s game, then ran back home to pick up my boys for my oldest son’s final concert in Middle School! (sniff sniff!) And he won an award! The award was for …
Okay, first off, let’s talk about Biggest Loser last night! It was so good! Everyone looked so great. That’s my favorite part of the show is when they go back home for the first time. I was surprised by a lot of things. Koli I …
You can ask my sister, my dinners have been super boring and repetitive since my husband’s jaw has been broken and he can’t eat any real food, I have gotten lazy in the kitchen! Since my sister and I talk about food on a daily …
My eating has kind of been all over the place for the last 10 days or so. Since my husband has a broken jaw and his teeth have been wired shut, my dinners have been super easy and quick. He can only eat soups that …
I read an interesting article today from the University of Michigan Health System. They devised a “healing foods pyramid” which is shown below. I’ve mentioned before that researchers are now saying its better to eat 7-10 servings of fruits and vegetables per day, and as …
First of all, when I got into work yesterday, I had this nice big blue canvas bag on my desk, and I immediately knew what it was. Pirates Booty!!! It was filled with big and small bags of Pirates booty! The boyfriend of a co-worker …
Thanks to Jessie and Michael of Chef Fresco, I tried a new recipe they made using sausage and veggies. I love trying new recipes. Usually when I make something new, I just wait and see if my family says anything. Sometimes they do, sometimes they …
While re-reading a Cook’s Country Magazine from last summer, I came across a recipe for battered fried chicken. Now, I know what you are thinking…how is that healthy? Well, it’s not! About once every other month I will deep fry something, and that frying happens …
For some reason, I have not brought a lunch to work all week. Which, for me, is unheard of. I LOVE spending time the night before making healthy food, planning things out. But, I just haven’t done it this week. Which is kind of like …
I get these smoked sausages pretty much every other week at the grocery store for a couple of reasons. 1). It’s cheap! Usually 2 for $5.00 and they are low in calories (1 serving is only 110 calories). I’ve been sick all week, just went …
I am re-posting this recipe because I love pot stickers so much! I think I could eat these every day and never get tired of them! The best thing about making these is that you can pretty much use up any extra veggies or protein …
I somehow got on the mailing list for Williams-Sonoma and if I ever win the lottery, I would like to have every pot, pan, knife and kitchen gadget they sell! Their catalog is gorgeous, AND they throw in a few recipes too! Bolognese Sauce is …
A few years ago, my youngest son Mark (who is 11 now) went with me on a re-sale shop excursion. All three of my kids LOVE to go to resale shops with me and find good deals. As we were browsing through The Brown Elephant …
What a wonderful Holiday time….I haven’t ventured to step on the scale yet, I’m going to kind of detox my body by eating healthy foods for the next week or so and then see what the scale says. Thanks to my Aunt and Brother, I …
I make macaroni and cheese at least 2 or 3 times a month. I usually switch up the cheese, add ham, change the pasta type just to keep it interesting. This version is by far the best one I’ve had in a long time. It …
For lunch yesterday, I brought a baked potato and on top I put leftover sloppy Jo’s and a slice of Alpine Lace Reduced Fat swiss cheese. It was so good and totally filling. For the sloppy Jo’s I actually used ground chicken with Manwhich sauce. …