One of my kids loves Chipotle Grill’s Burritos. This is a gigantic size tortilla filled with rice, beans, meat, salsa, cheese, and sour cream. Although the ingredients in and of themselves don’t sound too unhealthy, one of these burritos with all the fixings (sour cream, cheese, guacamole) tops 1000 calories! However, deconstructed and served as…
Healthy Whole Grain Recipes
Healthy Whole Grain Recipes, in soups, muffins, soups and side dishes
Easy Breakfast Bruschetta with Tomato and Avocado Recipe
Don’t forget to enter the Picnic for the Planet 2012 Giveaway to celebrate Earth day – ends April 22nd. This past week, there have a lot of late nights in our family. Spring is in full gear with all the kids’ activities and we are still trying to settle into a routine (although I’m…
Chopped Salmon Arugula Walnut Salad with Honey Wasabi Vinaigrette Recipe
The salad recipe I am sharing with you today has been on my mind ever since I took my first bite at a local pan-Asian restaurant. I met a friend for lunch at this Asian fusion restaurant one day and she said she always orders the Chopped Salmon Salad with Wasabi Vinaigrette, so naturally I had…
Stir-Fry Noodles with Chicken, Shitake Mushrooms and Chinese Vegetables Recipe
Stir-Fry Noodles with Chicken, Shitake Mushrooms and Chinese Vegetables is a delicious and healthy one dish meal. Sponsored by Barilla. When I first started introducing whole grains to my kids, I have to admit I was a bit sneaky. I’d use white whole wheat bread in French toast, sandwiches and grilled cheese. I also made…
Indonesian Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe – Nasi Goreng
Indonesian Shrimp Fried Rice or Nasi Goreng is a delicious meal that can be served as a side dish or main course. It’s sweet, spicy and salty, and one of my favorite versions of fried rice. One of my fondest memories from a trip to Bali many years ago was the Indonesian fried rice (nasi…
Stir-Fried Wild Rice with Mushrooms Recipe
Stir-Fried Wild Rice with Mushrooms will please vegetarians and vegans. This unique fried rice is packed with vegetables and topped with a fragrant Szechwan pepper-salt mixture. Over the years, I’ve tried to add more whole grains to my family’s meals, including whole grain pasta, whole grain bread, quick breads, and fried rice. Although my children…
Rice Cooker Quinoa Pilaf with Mushrooms
Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed some quality time with family and friends over the holidays. There’s always such a frenzy leading up to the holidays, and then some nice quiet time, which is what I look forward to the most. I had the chance to get away with my family to some warmer…
Easy Rice Cooker Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Recipe
A few weeks ago, my youngest son got braces and his mouth was super sore. I knew it would be, but I figured I’d come up with something for him eat when I needed to. Since lunch at school was going to be a challenge, I wanted to make sure he had a hearty filling…
Roasted Acorn Squash Stuffed with Quinoa Mushroom Pilaf
This recipe for Roasted Acorn Squash Stuffed with Quinoa Mushroom Pilaf is a great vegetarian and vegan option for the holiday season. During the holiday season when menus are full of turkeys, hams and roasts, it can feel challenging coming up with a vegetarian or vegan main course that doesn’t feel like an after thought….
Mushroom Cornbread Stuffing Muffins Recipe
Thanksgiving Day should be a day for both the cook and the family to relax, but oftentimes, the cook spends the better part of the day in the kitchen. At least, that’s what used to happen in my house until I realized that so many of the Thanksgiving dishes could be prepared ahead of time….
Gluten-Free Apple Oatmeal Crisp Recipe
Gluten-Free Apple Oatmeal Crisp is an allergy-friendly dessert, perfect for Fall, Winter, and the holidays. One of my kids’ favorite desserts when the weather gets cooler is apple crisp. This season, I’ve played around with a few gluten-free apple crisp toppings since one of my kids is on a gluten-free diet. I’ve made a few…
Tikka Masala Meatballs Recipe
Tikka Masala Meatballs can be made ahead of time and are a nice change from regular meatballs for your weekly menu. I’m always looking for make ahead recipes for dinner that can be kept warm in a slow cooker (or crock pot) during the weekdays. Meatballs in sauce, one of my kids’ favorites, are perfect…
Whole Grain Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
I buy bunches and bunches of bananas for smoothies every week, a breakfast staple during the school year. Sometimes, I buy extra bananas just so I’ll have enough to make banana bread or these Whole Grain Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins as a special breakfast treat or after-school snack. I am thrilled that my recipe for…
Gluten-Free Dark Chocolate Brownies
Oh my, can you believe these deep chocolatey brownies are gluten-free? I couldn’t, and my little guy was over the moon about these brownies. Even my skeptical boys who are not on a gluten-free diet thought these were amazing. Over the past nine months, I’ve learned to bake gluten-free and dairy-free for my little guy,…
Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers with Millet Black Bean Pilaf and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
These Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers are stuffed with a millet black bean pilaf and topped with a beautiful roasted red pepper carrot pesto sauce. These beautiful vegetarian stuffed peppers happen to be vegan-adaptable and gluten-free too. If you’re vegan, either leave out the cheese in roasted red pepper carrot pesto, or substitute with a simple roasted…
Whole Grain Recipe Roundup – Whole Grains Month
Quinoa Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies If you’ve been following along this month, I’ve written lots of posts on whole grains the last several weeks, trying to take the mystery out of adding more whole grains to the everyday diet throughout the day. We’ve had lots of fantastic feedback, as well as active reader participation,…
Oatmeal Peanut Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
These Oatmeal Peanut Chocolate Chip Cookies healthy, and are gluten-free and vegan. Sometimes I just need an excuse to make cookies. Believe it or not, my kids actually are not huge sweet eaters (although they do love their ice cream), but they do appreciate good home baked cookies once in a while, especially chocolate chip…
Healthy Whole Grain Recipes
This post provides healthy whole grain recipes that can be easily incorporated into a healthy diet. These Anzac Cookies are full of Whole Grain Goodness.. September is Whole Grains Month and we’re kicking it off with some simple, fast ways to incorporate healthy whole grains into our everyday diet. If you’ve never tried whole grains…
Gluten-Free Vegan Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts
I am so pleased to be participating in this month’s Gluten Free Ratio Rally, founded by Shauna from the Gluten Free Girl, and hosted this month by Meg of GF Boulangerie. This month’s assignment is donuts, something my mom used to make when I was young, but I have never tried making before. After my 9-year…
Easy Hot Black Bean Salsa Dip Recipe
With football season starting up, I will be making “football snacks” every weekend, a tradition in our house since my boys were young. Although football snacks are notoriously greasy and unhealthy, I’ve been trying to “healthify” our weekend snack fare the past several seasons while keeping them tasty and satisfying. Last football season, I came…
Whole Grains 101 – Why Whole Grains?
Did you know that September is Whole Grains Month? I didn’t even know there was such a thing. In any event, I’ve decided to take this opportunity to explore whole grains over the next four weeks, including some easy recipes to help add more whole grains to your daily meals. Many of you probably know…
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