healthy and easy recipes

Healthy Weekday Breakfast Recipes

May 20, 2013
Protein Packed Breakfast Cookies

I am a breakfast fiend. I wake up at the crack of dawn (5 am), and by the time I arrive at work (7 am), I’m starving! I’m picky about my morning meal, it has to have specific benefits. It has to stick to my ribs, so there has to be protein in the mix. [...]

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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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Wild Alaskan Salmon with Raspberry Chipotle Sauce and Mango Salad

May 13, 2013
Salmon with Chipotle Raspberry Sauce

Like a little sweet heat? Years ago I bought a bottle of chipotle barbecue sauce at Costco that we literally ate straight from the bottle – until I read the nutrition label. Our beloved sauce was loaded with high fructose corn syrup (second on the list), not to mention a variety of ingredients that don’t [...]

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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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Poached Eggs with Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Honey Mustard Sauce

May 6, 2013
Poached Eggs and Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honey Mustard Sauce

People love poached eggs. There’s something about that tender egg white and creamy yolk that makes a comforting meal. It’s the perfect protein to top a piece toasty bread with a bit of melted butter, but we like to be more creative in our house.

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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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Sesame Ginger Shrimp and Snow Pea Salad

April 18, 2013
Shrimp and Snow Pea Salad

All you need is big impact ingredients. You can create low calorie, healthy meals your family will enjoy with the use of big impact ingredients like these fresh snow peas and spicy radishes.

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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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