Serves 8 Serving Size 1.25 cups Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 1 hour Baby it’s cold outside! And when it is cold we want something hot and hearty to fill up our bellies and warm us up. Stews are perfect and Winter is the best time to enjoy them. Plus the recipes allow you […]
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Weekly Recipe – Baby Sweet Cakes
Baby Sweet Cakes Yield: about 32 Prep time: 30 minutes Chill time: 1 hour 2nd Prep time: 20 minutes Bake Time: 16 minutes I took the traditional Russian teacake and modified it to create a bit of candied yams for your taste-buds! Baking gluten-free is trial and error, especially breads because they do not rise […]
Weekly Recipe – Mashed sweet potatoes, chives and roasted garlic
Ahh the holiday season! When the weather is cold and the decorations appear, thoughts of warm chai teas and desserts delight! Two of my favorite foods during the holiday season are pecan pie and mashed potatoes. Anyone who has made mashed potatoes knows the mixture has to be just right! This season we tried something […]
Weekly Recipe – Parmesan & Chicken Brown Rice Bowl
Serves 4 as a starter or 2 as a main entree Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 45 minutes I love brown rice, especially Trader Joe’s brown rice medley mix because it is a blend of long grain brown rice, black barley and daikon radish seeds. Rice is an important component of so many cultural […]
Weekly Recipe – Toasted Walnut Pear and Arugula Salad
Pears are still in season and available! Get ‘em while they last and use a Starkrimson, red pear. Pears are high in fiber when eaten with the skin. In fact, one pear provides approximately 5.5 grams of soluble fiber. Soluble fiber has been found to help lower blood cholesterol, keeps us regular, and slows the […]
Weekly Recipe – Caramelized pumpkin seeds
When you finish carving your pumpkin this Halloween, turn those seeds into a delicious treat! Pumpkin seeds are high in the minerals magnesium and potassium. Magnesium helps maintain bone health and is important in energy metabolism. Potassium helps maintain fluid and electrolyte balance in our bodies. So when you’re “inspecting” your kid’s trick or treat […]
Weekly Recipe – Eggplant Spinach Lasagna Curls
Every now and then a girl just wants a good piece of pasta and this easy lasagna dish does the trick. We used eggplant in place of meat and curled it to help with portion control. Traditional lasagna always has me going back for seconds but this method kept me satisfied without the additional calories […]
Weekly Recipe – Raspberry banana chia smoothie
Here’s a filling breakfast smoothie using chia seeds to add an Omega-3 boost to your diet. Omega-3s are considered part of a heart healthy diet. For more information on this take a look at my previous post, Chia seed, an amazing source of Omega-3. Approximate prep time: 5 minutes Total cook time: 5 minutes 1 […]
Weekly Recipe – baked acorn squash stuffed with apple
Looking for something different for tonight’s dinner? As you read in my previous article, eat more fruit and vegetables, we need more of these foods in our diet. Last night we tried this recipe for baked acorn squash stuffed with apple and it was delicious! Acorn squash is good source of fiber and is rich […]