Healthy
Back to School Week Recipes
This is an exciting week. Everyone is heading back to those school week routines after a long summer break. For some, swinging into the drive through tonight, grabbing a happy meal and discussing the first day back, may be the plan of action. That’s cool. The first day for all of [...]
25Aug2008 | Jill | 0 comments | Continued
Simple Chickpea Salad
This chickpea salad is super fast to throw together and tastes AWESOME! It’s very filling and makes a perfect light meal.
I’ve made it a habit to cook up a bag of chickpeas in the pressure cooker, so I can have them on hand when the craving hits. Yesterday, I made Charlie a batch of [...]
Easy Taco Salad
Taco Salad takes very little time to throw together and it only takes a little of this, a little of that.
HERE’S ALL YOU NEED
cooked ground beef seasoned with chili powder & cumin
green leafy lettuce
can of kidney beans, drained
shredded monterey jack & cheddar cheese
medium tomato, roughly chopped
purple onion, thinly sliced
tortillas chips
salt & pepper
Catalina dressing or Thousand [...]
Roasted Shrimp, Orzo and Feta Salad
The first time I enjoyed this salad I couldn’t believe how wonderful it tasted. It’s fresh, crunchy, has lots of flavors without be overpowering anywhere (not even the shrimp) and it’s very filling. It doesn’t take much to get full.
The recipe I’m sharing here is a combination of what I have eaten from [...]
Grilled Rainbow Trout
Grilling Rainbow Trout is SUPER EASY and leaves no mess in the kitchen.
I LOVE IT!
HERE’S ALL IT TAKES
heavy duty aluminum foil
nonstick cooking spray
1 large Rainbow Trout fillet
1 large lemon, cut half of it into thin slices
1 small onion, cut into 1/4 inch slices
salt & fresh ground pepper
1 hot grill
Go ahead and prep fillet, first. [...]
1Aug2008 | Jill | 3 comments | Continued
Jalapeño Peach Salsa
If you’ve never eaten this salsa before, I know what you’re thinking. I thought the same thing. “This is some weird foodie recipe.”
It’s not at all. I got this delicious, simple recipe from my good friend, Kim. She’s a Nutritionist and a VERY good cook.
It turns out that jalapeño peach salsa [...]
Vegetable Medley
Ok, I know I’ve already done a recipe with chick peas this week. But come ON! Who eats something different every night of the week? that lives on a reasonable budget? that hates to throw out good food?
I’m calling this recipe “vegetable medley”, because it’s better than “leftover vegetables from the frig that [...]
Fresh Fruits are Just More Fun
I couldn’t resist picking up a bag of cherries at the grocer the other day. It’s been so long since I’ve eaten them and it was time my kids discovered their sweet flavor. While I was at it, I picked up a big bag of seedless black grapes.
When I got home, I washed [...]
Chick Peas and Vegetables
You want healthy? THIS vegetable plate is HEALTHY!
My husband and I are not vegetarians but we love our vegetables. We have our moments when we’re completely burned out on eating meat and just want fruits and vegetables to eat.
Do you get that way, too?
HERE’S ALL IT TAKES TO GET THIS DINNER [...]
Black Bean Snack Bites
Black bean nachos are served regularly round my house. Well, the other day, I didn’t have my normal flat, restaurant style chips and I had to use scoops. The kids loved the variety (they thought I’d made something new).
I kept them simple for Max and Mag, but topped mine with chopped chicken, sliced [...]
Awesome Fruit Salad
This AWESOME fruit salad is PERFECT on a hot day! It’s really hard to stop eating it.
I threw this together to serve on the side of my experimental breakfast, whole wheat English muffins turned into French toast. (I’ll tell you about them in the next post.)
There’s just the right amount of sweet, juicy fruits and [...]
Cinnamon Apple Bars
These cinnamon apple bars will go well with coffee, hot tea…I see baking them for the next ladies luncheon or for my diet minded friends. They’re moist, cakey, and two is about all you want. They’re not rich or overly sweet. They have a simple, cinnamon apple flavor that makes for a [...]
14May2008 | Jill | 7 comments | Continued
