Entrees
Medjool Date Power Balls
As a new runner, I am on a mission to find a way to support my exercise without drinking and eating processed and sugar laden energy packs and sports drinks. What I have discovered is that I do need a pre-run, low Glycemic Index, nugget of a power snack. Then, ...
Continue Reading...Cabbage Soup
You know how you look in the fridge just before shopping day and you are dying for soup but you don’t think you have anything to make some with? This recipe comes together effortlessly and is a great warmer upper as an appetizer or a whole lunch. Serving Size : 12-14 Preparation Time 20. Continue Reading…
Valentine’s Mexican Cocoa
February is a bad month for blues and blahs. Luckily, Valentines day brings bags of chocolate that will add pounds to despair! It doesn’t have to be this, there is a way to have your cake and eat it too. Mexican Cocoa is a zippy, power packed pick me up that can be tossed together. Continue Reading…
Best Ever Low Fat Yogurt Dip
I use this stuff as veggie dip, dolloped on boring baked fish or chicken for a little zip, as a side dish to spicy food, as a bread spread….sometimes, the tiny drips a the end of a batch, I mix in rice vinegar and make it a salad dressing. This is one hard working 2. Continue Reading…
Cheater Spinach and Cheese Risotto
Serves 6 More and more frequently I find myself out during the late aft, early eve. Leaving my ravenous teen to fend for herself after school and extra curriculars. I need a few vegetarian meals that make themselves and serve her pronto! This one is my new fav because the lentils disappear to create. Continue Reading…
Southwestern Fish Sticks
Serves 6 Prep time: 15 minutes Everyone loves fishsticks when they are flavorful and un fishy and these ones are a breeze to whip up a double batch and freeze. Serve these with plum sauce and Guacamole. The addition of a mixed green salad makes this a light and nourishing meal full of good fats. Continue Reading…
Jerk-ish Chicken
When I was first dating my husband, I was full on vegetarian so we ate a lot of tofu. One of the very few disasters he will tease me with is my attempt at jerk tofu. Don’t get me wrong, the seasonings where fabulous but the texture and fat free nature of tofu turned out. Continue Reading…
Cast Iron Corn Bread
This bread is nothing like the dry salty stuff that comes in a package, is moist, full of plump whole corn and hearty. It’s great as a starch side dish or served for a snack with cheese and pure maple syrup. Preparation time: 20 minutes Servings: 24 1½ cups whole grain yellow cornmeal 1½ cups . Continue Reading…