You know the delicious salad dressing you get on the salad at your local Japanese steak house? This tastes just like it but you can make it at home. There are quite a few ingredients and you can work with it. For example, the lemon is a nice touch but not necessary. This makes a big batch that will keep up to a week in the refridgerator. It’s a nice twist on your normal salad. I like to have this with Potstickers for a fun weeknight dinner. Continue reading Japanese Ginger Dressing Salad
This is one of my oldest, go-to, weeknight dinners. It’s super easy to make, fast and delicious! Everyone loves it. You could substitute chicken breast if you don’t like the dark meat, you just won’t cook it as long. I love to have mine with a roasted sweet potato and Bill and the boys like it on rice to soak up all the yummy sauce. A must try dish! Continue reading Lemon Garlic Chicken Thighs with Molasses
This is a fantastic tasting, quick and easy soup to make. The best thing is that you probably have all the ingredients right in your pantry and fridge right now! Continue reading Black Bean Soup
Ok, so by now you know I love tomatoes. I love soup. I am trying to eat as lean and mean as possible. This soup takes care of all that. Creamy (without heavy cream with a sub of low-fat cream cheese), the shallots and sherry add that extra punch of flavor you need. I <3 this soup! Continue reading Skinny Creamy Tomato Soup
Chili, is there anything better on a cold winter night than a piping hot bowl of Chili? I posted my age-old favorite Chili recipe a while ago. That is my go to Chili recipe but when I saw this one in Bon Appetit’s Fast Easy Fresh, I knew I had to try it. You see, I LOVE Chipotle Chilis. Love, love, love them. I like it hot. The original recipe had you add 2 Chipotle peppers. I started with 3 and ended up with 5 :). I also added the tomato paste and brown sugar as it needed a little sweetness to balance the chilis. Other than that, I was pretty true to the recipe. When I served mine I added avocado, low-fat sour cream, a little cheddar cheese, raw red onion and a few big spoons of hot sauce which Bill found a little perplexing. I told you I like it hot! 🙂
I have had this cookbook for a while, but recently spent some time going through it again and have about 20 recipes tagged with a stick it note. The recipes are all meant for quick, healthy weeknight dinners, so you will see more of them here for sure! Continue reading Chipotle Chili
This is an elegant first course dish for a special occasion, or you could serve for 2 as a meal if you like. The combination of the lobster with the creamy avocado and the sweetness of the mangoes is to die for! Continue reading Lobster Avocado Salad
Classic homemade chicken soup can cure your ailments people! It is best made with homemade broth but store bought is ok. Continue reading Homemade Chicken Soup
Who doesn’t love comforting, delicious mashed potatoes? The problem is that too many recipes have you drown them in butter and cream to make them rich. This recipe replaces the butter with low-fat cream cheese for richness and chicken broth replaces the cream. End result are delicious healthy mashed potatoes that you can eat anytime.
The family will love it! Believe me, Will and Brian are crazy about them and every time my Mom makes mashed, they ask her to put the cream cheese in it! Mom, here’s the recipe 😉 Continue reading Healthy Mashed Potatoes
I love roasted sweet potatoes! This recipe was adapted from one of my favorite cookbooks, Bobby Flay’s Boy Meets Grill. An interesting twist on “potato salad” that is healthy and delicious. The original version has you grilling the potatoes and scallions but I prefer to roast them in the oven. Continue reading Sweet Potato Salad
I think we’ve all been there where we want to cook and eat as healthy as possible but we want food to taste good. If the food doesn’t taste good, it’s impossible (at least for me!) to stick to a healthy diet. After years of cooking and years of finding tricks to lightening up recipes, I have a few tricks that work really well but you (and your family!) won’t be able to tell that a recipe is “healthy”.
Below are some of my favorite tips. If you have a favorite recipe that you need help to lighten up, just send me a note on the contact form and I will see if I can assist! Continue reading Tips for Cutting Calories but not Cutting Taste