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One of my favorite summer soups when I was a young girl was Gazpacho. Gazpacho is served cold and is so refreshing, it’s like giving your body a spa treatment. Chock-full of fresh vegetables, gazpacho is a tomato based soup, traditionally made with fresh tomatoes, green pepper, cucumber, onion, garlic, olive oil and sherry vinegar. [...]
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Today, Alex is making one of his favorite dips – Roasted Corn, Avocado and Black Bean Salsa. I’ve been making this as a healthy snack over the past year, so I’m thrilled that Alex learned how to make it himself. This salsa is perfect as a summer appetizer, after-school snack, or on top of grilled [...]
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Hot Black Bean Salsa Dip 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. [...]
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Roasted Corn, Avocado and Black Bean Salsa Salsas are a favorite during the hot summer months. I always look forward to the first harvest of local corn at our farmer’s market. Although I love corn on the cob, simply cooked in a bit of water and eaten right off the cob, I also saute fresh [...]
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Fresh Strawberry Salsa Served on top of Simply Baked Salmon and Sauteed Spinach With the weather finally turning warming and the farmer’s market opening right around the corner, I can’t wait for the casual dinners that the coming months will bring. One of my favorite summer snacks is fresh salsa. Although I love tomato salsas, [...]
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Today, I am sharing a recipe I developed for Fireworks Black Bean Salsa as part of the Top Anticancer Chef challenge. The challenge was to come up with a recipe containing different anticancer ingredients. This salsa recipe not only contains lots of anticancer foods, but it is also just plain delicious, whether tossed with some [...]
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These Creamy Mashed Cauliflower and Potatoes are really good - I mean it. I've served it multiple times to my kids and no one has uttered a word … [Continue Reading...]
Is there such a thing as a healthy cookie? I don't know, but I can tell you that the Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Cookies that I'm sharing today are … [Continue Reading...]
Fried rice is such a common dish in our household that I wouldn't even think to post a recipe for it on my blog, except for the fact that it's so good … [Continue Reading...]
A few weeks ago, I made these Mini Frittatas with Ham and Cheese for a church function and ended up making extra for weekday breakfast-on-the-go. I've … [Continue Reading...]
You like the title of this post - Super Healthy Tomato Pasta Sauce? You're probably wondering what makes this tomato sauce super healthy? Isn't tomato … [Continue Reading...]
A few years ago, our family vacationed in Hawaii and one of my favorite things to do was to try all the different varieties of Hawaiian Poke at the … [Continue Reading...]
These decadent looking Skinny Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits are deceptively light compared to traditional cheesecake - the secret ingredients in this … [Continue Reading...]
Hug your kids and loved ones more. Hug them tighter. Each day is precious. Last Friday's tragedy in Newtown, CT, less than an hour away from our home, … [Continue Reading...]
One day two summers ago while our family was on vacation, we were served little shot glasses of green smoothies at breakfast. Who can resist anything … [Continue Reading...]
