One thing I’ve always wanted to do was feature one of my guest blogger’s recipes. This salad is amongst my favorite that a guest has passed on to me.
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Danielle’s Grain Free Granola
One thing I’ve become convinced of over the years is that healthy eating does not equal gross, boring or hard to do.
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I’m the opposite of The Soup Nazi – I want everyone to have soup!
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Chili Lime Chicken Skewers with Avocado Crema Dip
While living in Connecticut, Dan and I had a tradition to watch the Oscars with our fellow movie loving friend, Rosanna. Along with that tradition, it was a ritual to make ridiculously good food that was neither healthy or low fat. This recipe, however was low fat comparitavely and ridiculously amazing (thank you, Rosanna!). So good in fact, that I scrap it’s appetizer status and make it for dinner from time to time. Continue reading “Chili Lime Chicken Skewers with Avocado Crema Dip”
Poached Egg on Toast with tomato, avocado and petite greens
It has become a yearly tradition for my best friend Tara to host a group of her girlfriends at her lake front cottage. Now, even though we are at the lake, this is certainly no “roughing it” type of weekend.Continue reading “Poached Egg on Toast with tomato, avocado and petite greens”
Liquid Reece’s Pieces Smoothie
Dan’s favorite flavor combo of all time is chocolate and peanut butter. When I first tried this smoothie at a friend’s house, I knew if I could get him to try this he’d devour it, but I also knew that he would refuse if he saw what it looked like (green usually equals yuck for him). So, I told him to close his eyes and take a sip. Continue reading “Liquid Reece’s Pieces Smoothie”
Creamy Mushroom Pasta
This right here is my idea of comfort food! Continue reading “Creamy Mushroom Pasta”
Grilled Pepper Sunburst With Olives and Feta
I’ve read many times that it’s healthy to “Eat the Rainbow”. Of course, health experts are referring to vegetables of all different colors – not Skittles or Sour Patch Kids. My boys are perpetually peeved about that.Continue reading “Grilled Pepper Sunburst With Olives and Feta”
Grecian Orzo Salad
Everyone loves a good pasta salad. They are usually the most popular side dish at pot luck events, and they are perfect leftovers. Penne and Fusili are popular shapes for a pasta salad, but my favorite is a less common type of pasta – orzo!