Sharing my favorite healthy recipes!
I wasn’t sure what to make for dinner last night, so I looked in my freezer, looked in my pantry to see what I had. I didn’t have enough meat to feed a family of 5, but I did have some Italian sausage and some …
I wasn’t sure what to make for dinner last night, so I looked in my freezer, looked in my pantry to see what I had. I didn’t have enough meat to feed a family of 5, but I did have some Italian sausage and some …
I am in the process of making an Index of all my recipes. I have several hundred buried in here and I want people to have better access at a glance. I am starting with breakfast foods. I’ve already added some and will be adding …
I am in the process of making an Index of all my recipes. I have several hundred buried in here and I want people to have better access at a glance. I am starting with breakfast foods. I’ve already added some and will be adding …
For the longest time, I never liked sweet stuff with savory stuff. For example, I used to never like any fruit in my salad, but now I frequently put apple, dried cranberries, with things like onions and carrots and balsamic vinaigrette. Or, I would never …
So yesterday I was talking about how I wanted to buy more foods that were locally grown because so much food is shipped so far just to get to your grocery store. Isn’t it funny that once you learn about something for the first time, …
So yesterday, I was visiting my favorite sites, and when I was on Tom’s site, I linked to another site The menu coach chronicles, and read an article about year round Farmers Markets. One of my new years resolutions is to try to buy foods …
So yesterday, I was visiting my favorite sites, and when I was on Tom’s site, I linked to another site The menu coach chronicles, and read an article about year round Farmers Markets. One of my new years resolutions is to try to buy foods …
I don’t know about you, but I cook chicken a few times a week, and I am always on the hunt to make something different and not the same old recipe. I like this one, because its so easy, has hardly any ingredients, and it tastes great. I …
My family went out to dinner last night to Big Bowl. Its a chain restaurant that serves stir fry, Thai food. It just reminded me how much I love that kind of food. I could literally eat it every day! I made this recipe to …
I love getting free samples of stuff in the mail! I periodically get things from Kashi. And today I received one of their new soft-baked cereal bars. The flavors are baked apple spice, blackberry graham, or ripe strawberry. I had the blackberry graham, and it …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 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 …
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 …
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. …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …