Roasting Vegetables
This is an essential cooking skill. Roasting vegetables is easy, quick and produces an amazing result. Tender, caramelized, delicious veggies that even those that don’t usually love veggies can’t help...
View ArticleBalancing Our Plates
There’s something special about the Fridays I have my girls all to myself. For some reason it feels different feeding them on those days. I guess because I don’t make lunch for them any other day of...
View ArticleBaked Thyme Crusted Tofu with Roasted Garlic Sweet Potatoes
Totally balanced-carbs from sweet potatoes, protein from tofu, fat from vinaigrette dressing, olive oil and tofu and fiber and antioxidants from tofu, steamed veggies and salad.
View ArticleWhy Is Balance Important?
Food is complex. There are numerous bioactive compounds in food that have physiological effects in our bodies. Creating a balanced plate helps to ensure that we get a mix of healthful nutrients without...
View ArticleFour Ways with Sauerkraut
Really sauerkrat? Why on earth would I choose to highlight sauerkraut?? Sauerkraut is fermented cabbage. Sounds yummy, I know. But I actually do really like it! I will be presenting foods that support...
View ArticleTandori Grilled Chicken, Cilantro-Mint Raita & Indian Spiced Millet Tabouli
“That’s the best meal you’ve made in a while!” Yes, those were the words coming out of Dan’s mouth after Sunday dinner this week. Ahh, so pleasing to my ears. Dan is a really good sport. Sometimes my...
View ArticleNewly Released “Dirty Dozen”
What a coincidence! I posted last week about Pantry Essentials and my new web page What to Buy that details the foods you should organic,which includes the Dirty Dozen. The Dirty Dozen, compiled by the...
View ArticleStrategies to Eat Organic and Not Break The Bank
I acknowledge that eating organic food will increase your food budget. I firmly believe that you will be making a very improtant investment into your health when you purchase organic food. I also...
View ArticleCurried Buckwheat Rissotto
A while back I wrote about the naturally gluten-free grains available to us. Quinoa has gained popularity and is showing up in restaurants, cookbooks and magazines. But buckwheat, millet, amaranth and...
View ArticleRosemary Thyme Millet with Roasted Vegetables
Delish! This skillet meal pleased the whole family. Dan thought it tasted great. Sara asked for seconds. It was easy for Miss Dena eat. AND it is good-for-you too! We went to Durango for a week and...
View ArticleGreen Drink
I wake up really early. I’m embarrassed to say how early! I used to wake up, have coffee, workout, get dressed, and then eat… by the time I sat down to breakfast I was starving, edgy and impatient....
View ArticleDinner in Under 30
Kirkland Organic No-Salt Seasoning blend was an impulse buy last time we were in CostCo. Organic-good. No Salt-wonderful. Seasoning blend-gluten free? Yes, it’s gluten free! All this means that this...
View ArticleMaple-Soy Marinade Pulls Meal Together
I pulled a recipe from Cooking Light for Maple-Soy Chicken Thighs and centered the entire meal around the marinade. This is a great strategy to weave the flavors of one dish into other components of...
View Article10 Hour Crock Pot Chicken & Potato Soup
Do you have long work days? The slow cooker is a great appliance but food left in the slow cooker too long can get dried out and ends up tasteless. A client questioned whether or not you can use frozen...
View ArticleHana’s Chicken Mulligatawny
My Grandma collected cookbooks and I am a sucker for anything of hers. So when my Mom was cleaning out her cookbooks I took one titled Food from the Frontier. My Grandma had bought this book in 1975...
View ArticleSeptember Challenge: Eat lots of veggies.
Vegetables contain essential nutrients that: Reduce oxidative stress, Lower inflammation, Improve liver detoxification, Keep pH balance in check and, Support digestion. Many of the essential vitamins,...
View ArticleGarlicky Brussel Sprout Hash
No more boring steamed broccoli. This is the first in a series of super-simple, versatile veggie dishes. These vegetable side dishes will be your meal’s main attraction and can be enjoyed any time on...
View ArticleCrispy Okra
Admittedly, this okra was destined to be delicious. It was tender and fresh, direct from my Dad’s garden, and picked with love by my Mom and two little girls. How could it not have been the best okra...
View ArticleCauliflower Rice
Phytonutrients, or phytochemicals, are compounds that are only found in plants. These phytonutrients are extremely beneficial and are the reason why you can’t just take a daily vitamin supplement in...
View ArticleRoasted Cauliflower with Red Onion
I guess I’ve been on a bit of a cauliflower kick. I just love the texture of cooked cauliflower. It’s soft and literally melts in your mouth! I’ve been obsessed with Roasted Cauliflower. I hope you...
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