This Breakfast Coconut Milk Quinoa with Fresh Fruit is the perfect way to start off the day. It’s nutritious and hearty, and is packed with protein and nutrients. Fresh strawberries and bananas, as well as toasted coconut and almonds top this healthy breakfast porridge, a wonderful alternative to oatmeal and other porridges. Looking for a…
Gluten-Free Recipes
Healthy Gluten-Free Recipes for anyone with gluten allergies or intolerances.
Breakfast Smashed Avocado Tomato Toast with Fried Poached Egg
Start your day off with this Breakfast Smashed Avocado Tomato Toast with Fried Poached Egg – it will keep your tummy full all morning long. I love savory breakfasts, especially ones that combine different textures and temperatures. Crunchy toast with creamy smashed avocado, topped with a warm fried or poached egg and cool juicy tomatoes…
Japanese Root Vegetable Stew (Nishime) Recipe
Japanese Root Vegetable Stew (Nishime) is an easy, healthy way to enjoy nutritious root vegetables. Nishime is a slow-braised dish that includes a variety of root vegetables. Meat is sometimes added, but the vegetarian version I’m sharing today is one a friend taught me how to make. The simplest recipe for nishime starts with a…
Korean Oxtail Soup Recipe
Korean Oxtail Soup is an Asian bone broth that is perfect for bone chilling winter weather. The chili sesame scallion topping brightens up this hearty oxtail soup. I remember my mom making oxtail soup once in a while during the winter. There’s something about the gelatinous meat of oxtail that I love. It’s an acquired…
Lemongrass Ginger Chicken Broth Recipe
Lemongrass Ginger Chicken Broth is fragrant and soothing, scented with crushed fresh lemongrass and ginger root. Chicken soup is the ultimate comfort food whether you’re fighting a cold, trying to stay warm during the winter, or need a hug and a little comfort. I made this for a friend recently by special request. It’s perfect…
Macadamia Nut Milk Recipe
Macadamia Nut Milk is a creamy and delicious dairy-free milk alternative. It’s wonderful blended into smoothies and creamy soups when you don’t want to use milk or other dairy products. This nut milk is so easy to make, and requires no straining. Recently, I tried making macadamia nut milk because I was looking for a…
Skinny Stuffed Baked Potato Soup
This Skinny Stuffed Baked Potato Soup is so rich and creamy that no one will know it’s low carb and healthy. When I think of comfort food, I think of soups, creamy rich foods, and carbs. Especially during the winter months, my body craves richer foods. So, I’ve been working on creating lighter versions of traditionally…
Easy Salted Dark Chocolate Peanut Bark Recipe
Salted Dark Chocolate Peanut Bark has just three ingredients and is a quick sweet treat to make. Have you ever tried Goobers? I remember Goobers from the movie theater concession stand – peanuts individually coated with chocolate. Somehow what used to taste good when I was a kid doesn’t anymore. I no longer enjoy the chalky…
Healthy Super Bowl Menu
This Healthy Super Bowl Menu is a crowd pleaser – treat your friends and family to lighter versions of their favorite Game Day foods! Are you hosting a Super Bowl party? Super Bowl Sunday is notorious for being a day of feasting and overeating, so treat your friends and family to lighter versions of their favorite party foods….
20+ Lunar and Chinese New Year Recipes
Today, I’ve got a collection of Lunar and Chinese New Year Recipes in celebration of the The Lunar New Year. These Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese recipes all contain auspicious ingredients to start the new year off right. Although I was born in the U.S., my parents are immigrants of China, so I try to…
Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup Recipe
This Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup is a nourishing, rejuvenating chicken soup made with Korean ginseng and stuffed with a mixture of sticky rice, dried jujube dates, chestnuts and garlic. Asian ginseng has been around for thousands of years and is used believed to help boost the immune system, stimulate physical and mental activity, lower blood…
Japanese Braised Kabocha Squash Recipe
Japanese Braised Kabocha Squash is an easy delicious side dish that reheats well. Many of us boil, roast, steam or grill vegetables. But, have you ever tried braising vegetables? I typically think of braising meat with vegetables in a flavored liquid at low heat, in the form of some sort of stew. In Japanese cuisine, however, vegetables…
Spicy Ahi Tuna Avocado Tartare Bites Recipe
Spicy Ahi Tuna Avocado Tartare Bites are easy to make for a healthy delicious appetizer with all the flavors of a spicy tuna roll served on tortilla chips. Perfect for parties and celebrations. This is a great recipe for using up bits and pieces of fresh sushi-grade tuna. When I made my Spicy Ahi Tuna Avocado…
100+ Healthy Christmas and Holiday Dessert Recipes
Enjoy your holidays with one or more of these Healthy Christmas and Holiday Dessert Recipes. Favorite cookies, cakes, tarts and sweet treats made healthier and lighter. (Pictured from Top to Bottom, Left To Right: Skinny Berry Cheesecake Trifle, Cherry Coconut Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies, No-Bake Vegan Chocolate Tart, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups, Gluten-Free Spritz Cookies, Strawberry Whipped Cream…
Roasted Shrimp Cocktail
Roasted Shrimp Cocktail is an easy and elegant appetizer for a special occasion. Roasting the shrimp with garlic and a touch of Spanish smoked paprika gives the shrimp an extra bump of flavor. Shrimp cocktail is one of the most popular holiday appetizers. This version of shrimp cocktail is one I made several years ago for…
Slow Cooker Red Wine Short Ribs Recipe
These Slow Cooker Red Wine Short Ribs are fall-off-the-bone tender. Hearty, delicious and pure comfort food. One of my oldest son’s favorite dishes is braised short ribs. He orders it when we eat out sometimes, and I remember his disappointment the last time. Braised short ribs should be tender and moist, not dry and flaky….
Smoky Roasted Red Pepper Feta Dip Recipe
This Smoky Roasted Red Pepper Feta Dip makes a healthy snack or appetizer, and will help boost your immune system. Serve with colorful fresh cut vegetables. Sponsored by MegaFood. A strong immune system is important to staying healthy year round, being your first line of your body’s defense against disease. Eating a healthy diet, rich in…
Layered Thanksgiving Leftovers Casserole Recipe {30+ Healthy Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes}
This Layered Thanksgiving Leftovers Casserole is an easy and delicious way to use up leftover turkey, stuffing, potatoes, and green beans. Thanksgiving is my family’s favorite holiday, perhaps because it’s the kickoff to the holiday season. We keep things pretty simple for our Thanksgiving dinner because I find my kids like having exactly the same meal…
Butternut Squash Apple Kale Salad Recipe
Butternut Squash Apple Kale Salad is a delicious healthy Fall harvest salad that is perfect for the holiday season. Sponsored by Peapod. I created this festive fall harvest salad for Peapod’s holiday entertaining theme. Butternut Squash Apple Kale Salad is perfect for the holiday season. Hearty kale is dressed in a light maple apple cider…
100+ Gluten Free Holiday Side Dish Recipes
Refer to this huge collection of Gluten Free Holiday Side Dish Recipes for all your holiday entertaining. It’s hard to believe the holiday season is right around the corner! To make your holiday menu planning easier, I’ve pulled together over 100 gluten-free side dish recipes from my blogger friends that would be perfect for the…
Vietnamese Beef Pho Noodle Soup Recipe
Learn how to make Vietnamese Beef Pho Noodle Soup on the stovetop or pressure cooker, and what to serve this traditional noodle soup with. I love shopping at ethnic markets, and although there aren’t a lot near where I live, I’ve managed to find markets of all kinds within a 45 minute radius, including a…