My Crazy Flat Frittata with Sun Dried Tomato, Roasted Peppers and Kale

December 14, 2010
Frittata Ready for the Oven

Some things just kick my fanny . . . It’s true! Frittatas and I just can’t seem to find a happy place. No matter how hard I try, I always end up with a very tasty, flat . . . flat . . . flat . . . frittata. As I said, they always pass [...]

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Make It Better Monday – Salmon Tacos with Avocado Cream

December 13, 2010
Spicy Salmon Tacos

I know what you’re thinking . . . You’re thinking that there’s nothing new about seafood tacos, and I’d be the first to agree with you. I’ve had my share of beef, chicken, pork, cod, tilapia and salmon piled onto my favorite corn tortilla, but today is Make it Better Monday, so let’s talk about [...]

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Cranberry Balsamic Vinaigrette

December 11, 2010
Cranberry Vinaigrette

Yep – I still have cranberries floating around in my frig . . .   My darling daughter wanted to string popcorn and cranberries at Thanksgiving, so her dutiful mother went out and bought enough cranberries for cranberry sauce (got to have sauce with Turkey!) and a few hundred bags to string. That’s probably an [...]

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Buonissimo: Italian Slow Cooking

December 8, 2010

Maria Rainier, a free-lance writer provides this remarkable guest post about a semester she spent at a farmstead in Italy. Her comparison between our American approach to food and the Italian approach to food is well worth a read. Thank you Maria for taking the time to share your story! Buonissimo: Italian Slow Cooking America [...]

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Travelin’ Local – What is Colcannon?

December 7, 2010
Colcannon and Pork Chops

Never heard of Colcannon? I hadn’t either until we had one of our usual food conversations at work. Food is one of our favorite topics. Us Weight Watchers friends always have new recipes and food news to share. That’s when the subject of potatoes came up, and I learned about the merits of Colcannon – [...]

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Make It Better Monday – Whole Grain Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

December 6, 2010

It’s past time for a new project . . . a new challenge . . . I think I’ll call it . . . What makes Mondays better? Certainly not getting up for work! Mondays are better because I’ll be sharing recipes that I’ve healthified. I realize the word “healthified” can’t be found in the [...]

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Chicken and Smashed Cauliflower with Greek Oregano Sauce

December 5, 2010
Steamed Cauliflower

I admit I did a sneaky thing . . . I let my family think the cauliflower you see above, mashed with a savory onion mixture, was mashed potatoes. It took a few minutes for the realization that they were eating cauliflower and not potatoes to sink in. By that time they were plenty happy [...]

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Quick Shrimp and Polenta Appetizers and Weight Watchers PointsPlus

December 3, 2010
Quick Shrimp and Polenta Appetizers

Most of you weight watching folks know that Weight Watchers has changed their plan to PointsPlus. This blog has several hundred recipes with the old points values attached. This makes it difficult to go back and recalculate the points to PointsPlus. However, since I’ve provided nutrition information, you will be able to convert the points [...]

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Filler Up With Fiber – Slow Cooker 15 Bean and Ham Hock Soup

December 2, 2010
15 Beans and Ham Hock Soup

I’ve learned over the years that when I need to take off a few pounds, beans are definitely on my grocery list. Whether I toss them into my salad, or served them up as a chili or soup, all that fiber keeps me satisfied for hours. A 15 bean soup is tops on my list. [...]

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Love That Baby Bok Choy Stir Fry

November 30, 2010
Stir Fried Bok Choy

Most people pass the time on the treadmill listening to music, watching the television, or reading a book. Not me. I pass the time planning that evening’s meal. During pilates class, while I follow the instructor’s directions, I visualize the vegetable bin in full color. I can see every carrot, head of cauliflower, and package [...]

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