healthy low calorie recipes

Turkey and Roasted Red Pepper Panini with Feta Sauce

June 17, 2013
Turkey Panini

What kind of sandwich eater are you?

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Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Pork with Asian Slaw

June 13, 2013
Barbecue Pork

 If you’re looking for a family pleasing Sunday meal this is it. This easy pork loin recipe works equally well roasted in your oven, as it does on your outdoor grill. Our beloved grill is on the fritz right now, so the juicy pork you see here was roasted in the oven.

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Readers Top 10 Favorite Healthy Chicken Recipes

June 10, 2013
Roasted Chicken

If you doubt the popularity of chicken amongst meat eaters, just check out this article by The Week from January of 2012. According to this article, the average American eats 60 pounds of chicken per year. Given that information, it’s not surprising that we’re always looking for new chicken recipes, is it? After four years [...]

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Cream of Celery Soup with Apple and Crunchy Pepitas

June 7, 2013
Cream of Celery Soup

Celery soup . . .  Just the thought of celery soup lights you on fire, doesn’t it? It makes you want to pick up your spoon, dip it into the bowl, and taste every last drop. Probably not – but you’d be disappointed if you skipped the opportunity.

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Massaged Kale and Sun Dried Tomato Salad with Crunchy Walnuts

June 4, 2013
Massaged Kale Salad with Sun Dried Tomatoes

Have you massaged your salad lately?  I was assisting a chef at our local PCC Natural Market the first time I saw this salad making technique, and I’ve been hooked ever since.

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Simple and Versatile Mediterranean Salad

June 1, 2013
Mediterranean Salad

Aloha! We’re back from Maui, and we had an incredible time. We shared inspiring sunsets with good friends, and ate more than enough delicious food. The highlight of my husband’s trip was snorkeling with the turtles. He caught this turtle swimming from a cave in the coral with his handy underwater camera. I enjoyed a [...]

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Gluten Free Spinach Quiche with a Quinoa Crust

May 27, 2013
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Aloha! Can you guess where I am? I’m lounging by the pool on the amazing island of Maui. Mike and I are taking a long awaited vacation with friends, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have a few recipes in the hopper to share with you while I’m swimming with the turtles!

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How to Roast Lamb

May 23, 2013
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Do you know how to roast lamb? We don’t shop at Costco often, but when we do, I have to taste test everything they offer me. That’s the trouble with being a foodie. When they offered a sample of their lamb roast, I was dubious. Lamb doesn’t land on my dinner table often – it’s [...]

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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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