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Sourdough Focaccia Art

Sourdough Focaccia Art is a fun way to let your creative juices flow. The end result is a beautiful and delicious bread you can share with your family and friends. Let your imagination guide you as you design your own unique focaccia art. I've been making sourdough bread on a weekly basis, and today's sourdough focaccia is another recipe that uses sourdough "discard." I store my sourdough starter in the refrigerator, so I only need to feed my starter once a week. Although my go-to sourdough ...

Sourdough Discard Pizza Dough Recipe

Sourdough Discard Pizza Dough makes a light and crusty pizza crust for your favorite pizza toppings. If you have sourdough starter and feed it regularly, you will be left with "sourdough discard," which is basically just sourdough starter that you have chosen not to keep feeding. Instead of throwing it out, I use the "sourdough discard" in pizza dough or other bread recipes. After all, it's just flour and water, so can be used to supplement any bread recipe you make. I've been making ...

Pizza made with sourdough "discard" - wonderfully crispy crust and a great way to use sourdough "discard" - don't waste!

Crusty Sourdough Bread Recipe

This Crusty Sourdough Bread recipe produces a loaf of bread as good as any artisan sourdough bread I've had. I started making sourdough bread last year, using sourdough starter I bought from King Arthur. However, you can just get some from a neighbor or friend who has sourdough starter. I've been sharing my sourdough starter with people in my community who want to try making sourdough bread. This recipe has no yeast, so you simply need sourdough starter, salt, flour and water. The key to ...

Healthy Pantry Meal Plan #1

This Healthy Pantry Meal Plan is designed to help you cook more efficiently, using fresh, dry and frozen pantry items. Stocking a healthy pantry can make weekday cooking easier. It just requires a little planning. This week's pantry meal plan will hopefully help reduce the amount of time it takes for you to make dinner during the week, whether your kids are home on break, or you're just looking to simplify weekly meal prep. I’ve put together this weekly pantry meal plan to help you get ...

Healthy Pantry Recipes

This post contains 50+ Healthy Pantry Recipes for everyday meals. Cooking is made easy when you have a well stocked pantry. A well stocked pantry includes not only dry staple ingredients, but also fresh and frozen foods that keep well. A well-stocked pantry is useful for everyday living. Buying in bulk can save money and…

Cuban Black Bean Soup (Frijoles Negros) © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Crockpot Cuban Black Bean Soup Recipe (Frijoles Negros)

Crockpot Cuban Black Bean Soup is a simple, healthy and delicious soup that can made using pantry items. Dress this soup up with fresh chopped red bell peppers, onions and scallions. Serve with hot sauce on the side for spicy food lovers. Three of my boys love black beans so now that my oldest son is…

Slow Cooker Greek Lentil Soup - this simple soup is absolutely delicious and so satisfying, perfect for a cold winter day

Slow Cooker Greek Lentil Soup (Fakies) Recipe

This Slow Cooker Greek Lentil Soup is so simple, yet so satisfying. You’ll be reaching for a bowl of this on a cold winter day. 217 calories/2 Freestyle points per serving. I’ve been sitting on this recipe for way too long so I’m finally getting around to sharing it. The weather has definitely turned cooler…

Pressure Cooker Lentil Chili - lentils take just 14 minutes to cook in a pressure cooker - this vegetarian/vegan chili is deliciously hearty

Pressure Cooker/Instant Pot Lentil Chili Recipe

Pressure Cooker/Instant Pot Lentil Chili cooks in less than 30 minutes, and is a nutritious, hearty vegetarian/vegan meal. 296 calories/1 Freestyle point per serving. Whether you use an Instant Pot or pressure cooker, this lentil chili is a quick, delicious and healthy dinner. I love using pressure to cook stews and chili when I’m short…

Oven Braised Chicken Cacciatore with Rosemary © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Oven Braised Chicken Cacciatore with Rosemary Recipe

This Oven Braised Chicken Cacciatore is scented with rosemary and braised in a rich tomato sauce flavored with red wine, mushrooms and mixed bell peppers. Serve this over simple Lemon Poppy Seed Noodles alongside sauteed green beans for a simple but elegant meal. Our church has a wonderful community service program where volunteers sign up to…

Cold Chinese Sesame Noodles - I've been making this recipe for years and it's always a big hit. Great for parties! ~ https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

Cold Chinese Sesame Noodles Recipe

Cold Chinese Sesame Noodles are a great make-ahead dish for lazy summer days or for entertaining. This has been in my recipe repertoire for over 20 years, and continues to be my go-to dish for summer entertaining. Keep it vegetarian, or add some shredded cooked chicken for a main course meal. I grew up eating…

Gluten-Free Marbled Chocolate Banana Quick Bread Recipe

Gluten-Free Marbled Chocolate Banana Quick Bread makes a healthy and delicious breakfast or snack. My mom made banana bread a lot when I was growing up, mostly because we always seemed to have lots of overripe bananas. When the weather is hot, bananas seem to turn brown even faster, so I, like my mom, end up making…

Browned Butter Banana Bread

Browned Butter Banana Bread is an indulgent breakfast or afternoon treat made a little healthier by swapping in some whole wheat pastry flour. Growing up, my mom made banana bread a lot. Her go-to recipe was from the Fannie Farmer cookbook. I love that recipe, but it is actually a cake, not a quick bread,…

Avocado Banana Whole Wheat Muffins - these healthy muffins use avocado in place of butter and oil

Avocado Banana Whole Wheat Muffins Recipe

These Avocado Banana Whole Wheat Muffins use avocado as a healthy substitute for butter and oil. A few weeks ago, my husband’s niece and cousin from Taiwan came up to Connecticut for a surprise visit. They love baked goods, so I decided to make some muffins for breakfast. I had spotted a recipe for Avocado Banana…

Gluten-Free Banana Chocolate Peanut Butter Bread - a healthy and delicious breakfast bread or snack

Gluten-Free Banana Chocolate Peanut Butter Quick Bread Recipe

This Gluten-Free Banana Chocolate Peanut Butter Quick Bread is perfect for breakfast or as a healthy snack. Imagine a banana dipped in peanut butter and chocolate. That’s what this quick bread is all about. Swirls of chocolate batter and peanut butter batter run throughout this banana bread. Pure yumminess. Recently, I bought a jar of…

Gluten Free Lemon Zucchini Bread - this lemon scented quick bread makes a healthy snack or breakfast bread

Gluten Free Lemon Zucchini Bread Recipe

This Gluten Free Lemon Zucchini Bread has a nice bright lemony scent. Now that Spring is in full swing and the weather is warming up, I’m drawn to lighter, brighter flavors, like this Lemon Zucchini Bread. In contrast to the darker, spiced pumpkin breads that I make in the fall and winter, this quick bread…

Banana Chocolate Chip Oat Flaxseed Almond Muffins - these healthy muffins use flaxseed to replace half the oil in the typical recipe

Banana Chocolate Chip Oat Flaxseed Almond Muffins Recipe

These Banana Chocolate Chip Oat Flaxseed Almond Muffins use healthy flaxseed to replace half the oil in the typical muffin recipe. I love cooking for other people, especially folks who are going through a rough patch and need a little help with meals. One of my friends that I’ve been cooking for over the past…

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