300 Calories or Less

Spicy Cod with Lemon, Garlic and Turmeric Sauce

May 16, 2013
Cod with Lemon Turmeric Sauce

I’m making it my mission to eat more seafood. After all, according to most any article you read on healthy eating, serving more seafood at the family table will help your family live a long and healthy life. The challenge to eating more seafood is that it has fast assumed the “Chicken Syndrome.”

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Cream of Roasted Asparagus and Bell Pepper Soup

May 9, 2013
Cream of Roasted Asparagus and Bell Pepper Soup

Are you sorry to see asparagus season coming to a close?  Maybe not, if those tender stalks of vegetable goodness don’t float your boat, but my boat loves them. After all, if you’re looking for a low calorie meal, an asparagus recipe is your friend.

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Crispy Bacon and Lentil Stew with Fresh Carrot Tops

April 29, 2013
Bacon and Lentil Stew

You know I can hear you, right? You’re wondering what would possess me to make lentil stew, when it’s springtime and people are looking for salads and grilling recipes. Let me just say that as far as I’m concerned, anytime of the year is perfect for a stew recipe, especially when the main ingredients are [...]

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Nasoya Nayonaise Asparagus, Tomato and Goat Cheese Salad

April 22, 2013
Nasoya Nayonaise Asparagus, Tomato and Goat Cheese Salad

What’s it like to suffer from an allergy or sensitivity to foods like wheat, nuts, dairy, or eggs? It definitely makes your days interesting. Learning to read labels and ask questions is paramount to successfully cooking at home or dining out.

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Baked Apples with Cranberries and Cashews

April 15, 2013
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Before we talk about today’s recipe, I have an announcement to make. My news isn’t life changing. I didn’t win the lottery, so I can’t quit my job, and no one in my family is getting married or having babies – at least not yet. So what’s the big announcement you ask? Yesterday I pushed [...]

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Beefy Meatballs with Ranch Dressing

April 11, 2013
Sweet Grilled Beef Short Ribs with Garlic Potatoes and Colorful Kale

If you asked my coworkers, they would tell you I eat all day long - I’m a snacker. While there’s a grain of truth to their observations, the fact is that I eat small meals every few hours because it’s a healthy eating style that works for me. I’m never hungry, I never have low blood [...]

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Quinoa, Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter Energy Bars

April 8, 2013
Quinoa, Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter Energy Bars

I’m a calorie watcher. Keeping track of what I eat has been a part of my life since I lost a few pounds several years ago. I’ve been calculating calories in my head for so many years now, it’s not often that I put those numbers down on paper. However, there are times that I’m completely [...]

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Easy Roasted Garlic and Eggplant Pizza

April 1, 2013
Roasted Garlic and Eggplant Pizza

I’ve had a ton of fun creating an endless variety of homemade pizzas, and I’ll bet my pizzas are far more calorie friendly than the local pizza joint. Merriam-Webster defines a pizza as “a dish made typically of flattened bread dough spread with a savory mixture usually including tomatoes and cheese and often other toppings and [...]

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Herbed Barley and Broccoli Pilaf

March 26, 2013
Broccoli and Barley Pilaf

As I chopped broccoli florets for this barley pilaf, it occurred to me that I was missing out. I was wasting perfectly good food. The broccoli stalks I was about to dump into the compost bin would be a healthy addition to my pilaf.

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Savory Italian Tortellini and Pancetta Soup

March 21, 2013
Tortellini Soup with Pancetta

Even my lovely Nikon camera can’t help me when life gets in the way of food blogging and I don’t have time to take eye-catching pictures.

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