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Slow Cooker Chinese Three Cup Chicken Recipe

October 19, 2021 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Slow Cooker Chinese Three Cup Chicken - this is a lighter version of a traditional braised chicken dish. Delicious served over steamed rice.

This Slow Cooker Chinese Three Cup Chicken Recipe is a lighter version of a traditional Chinese braised chicken dish. I love authentic Chinese food but unfortunately, it’s almost impossible to come by where I live. Most of the restaurants around serve either Asian fusion food or Chinese American food. So, whenever I crave real Chinese…

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Filed Under: Asian, chicken, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses, Pantry Recipe, Slow Cooker Tagged With: Asian, chicken, Chinese, crockpot, slow cooker

100+ Summer Salad Recipes

June 21, 2021 by Jeanette 1 Comment

100+ Summer Salads

Brighten up your summer meals with this huge collection of Summer Salad Recipes. Fresh lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, and so many more vegetables are at their peak now, so take advantage of all the fresh produce and try a bunch of these recipes. When summer produce first appears at the farmer’s market, I’m always excited…

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Filed Under: salads, Summer Recipes Tagged With: recipe roundup

Florence Lin’s Baked Coconut Sticky Rice Cake Recipe for Chinese New Year

February 8, 2021 by Jeanette 81 Comments

Chinese Coconut Almond Sticky Rice Cake © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Baked Coconut Sticky Rice Cake is easy to make and a delicious version of Chinese sticky rice cake. This sweet treat can be enjoyed for Chinese New Year or as dessert throughout the year. This year, for Chinese New Year, I’m sharing a very special recipe – my Auntie Florence’s Coconut Sticky Rice Cake. Into her…

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Filed Under: Asian, Chinese New Year, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, healthy choices, Recipes For Foodies, Resources Tagged With: baked nian gao, baked sticky rice cake, Chinese New Year Foods, Chinese New Year recipe, Chinese traditions, Florence Lin, glutinous rice flour, nian gao, sticky rice cake

Chinese Lamb Noodle Soup

November 4, 2020 by Jeanette 3 Comments

Chinese Lamb Noodle Soup

Chinese Lamb Noodle Soup is humble comfort food, perfect for a chilly day. In the Chinese culture, certain foods such as lamb, cinnamon, anise, fennel seeds, garlic, ginger, scallion, and chili,  are believed to be “warming.” Warming foods, also referred to as “yang” foods, are thought to add heat to the body, helping to improve…

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Filed Under: Asian, Dinner, Instant Pot, low carb, soups

Recipes Using Pesto

September 2, 2020 by Jeanette 1 Comment

Recipes Using Pesto

Enjoy your favorite pesto in these healthy Recipes Using Pesto. Each summer, I grow basil, mint, cilantro and parsley in my container garden. I love making fresh pesto using these herbs and often add leafy greens such as kale and Swiss chard. Traditional pesto is made with basil; however, I love adding leafy green vegetables…

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Filed Under: farmer's market, Summer Recipes Tagged With: pesto

Air Fried Spicy Chinese Eggplant

August 26, 2020 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Air Fried Spicy Chinese Eggplant

Air Fried Spicy Chinese Eggplant is a light version of a traditional Chinese dish where the eggplant is typically deep fried.  This is one of my favorite home-style Chinese dishes. I used to make this eggplant dish quite often, but didn’t like all the oil needed to fry the eggplant. Thankfully, I have an air…

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Filed Under: air fryer, Asian, Dinner, main courses Tagged With: air fryer

Tomato Peach Salad

August 4, 2020 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Tomato Peach Salad

This Tomato Peach Salad features summer tomatoes and peaches at their peak juiciness and sweetness. There’s nothing more delicious than freshly picked tomatoes and peaches in the summertime. Each Saturday, I look forward to our local farmer’s market. Although this year we have limited vendors and we can’t handpick our own fruits and vegetables, I…

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Filed Under: salads, Summer Recipes Tagged With: farmer's market, summer produce

College Move-In Checklist

July 20, 2020 by Jeanette 3 Comments

This College Move-In Checklist will help make sure you have everything you need for your dorm. My youngest son is going to college this Fall, and I’ll officially be an empty nester. I’ve been shopping for everything he’ll need for his college dorm, as well as digging through our house for any extra items he…

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Filed Under: back-to-school, College Tagged With: college dorm

Favorite Kale Salad

July 16, 2020 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Favorite Kale Salad

This is my Favorite Kale Salad. I’ve been making this kale salad almost once a week the last couple of months, and it has become a staple in our house. Massaging the kale leaves makes for a tender salad – no more prickly edges. The first time I had massaged kale salad, I was intrigued…

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Filed Under: cruciferous vegetables, gluten-free, salads, Summer Recipes, vegetarian Tagged With: vegetarian salads, vegetarian side dishes

Healthy Summer Side Dish Recipes

July 1, 2020 by Jeanette 2 Comments

75 Summer Side Dish Recipes

Choose from this collection of Healthy Summer Side Dish Recipes to round out your summer dinners, barbecues and picnics. I love going to the weekly farmer’s market to see what fresh produce is in season. By mid-summer, the stalls are full of fresh tomatoes, corn, cucumbers, potatoes, zucchini and more. This summer, I’m growing a…

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Filed Under: ENTERTAINING, side dishes, Summer Recipes Tagged With: barbecues, picnic food, summer produce, summer vegetables, vegetarian side dishes

Mediterranean Pasta Salad

June 29, 2020 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Mediterranean Pasta Salad

This Mediterranean Pasta Salad is easy to make and perfect for summer barbecues or picnics. Juicy, sweet, farm fresh tomatoes are featured in this vegetarian friendly pasta salad. Our church provides a unique community feel, despite its size. One of ways I like to serve is cooking meals for people and families who are going…

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Filed Under: csa, ENTERTAINING, Pasta and Noodles, salads, side dishes, vegetarian

Baked Zucchini Tomato Summer Squash Goat Cheese Gratin Recipe

June 15, 2020 by Jeanette 26 Comments

Zucchini Tomato Summer Squash Goat Cheese Gratin - this elegant summer gratin is perfect for potlucks and entertaining

This Baked Zucchini Tomato Summer Squash Goat Cheese Gratin is so elegant, it’s perfect for potlucks and entertaining. I love farm fresh summer vegetables. The most bountiful seem to be zucchini and tomatoes. Although I don’t have a garden, I do plant tomatoes and herbs in containers on my patio. In addition, I visit our…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, gluten-free, side dishes, vegetarian Tagged With: baked zucchini, casserole, goat cheese, gratin, summer casserole, summer squash, tomato, zucchini, zucchini tomato casserole

Sourdough Focaccia Art

April 13, 2020 by Jeanette 2 Comments

focaccia art before baking

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…

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Filed Under: Breads Tagged With: creative cooking, foccacia, sourdough bread

Sourdough Discard Pizza Dough Recipe

April 1, 2020 by Jeanette 6 Comments

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…

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Filed Under: Breads Tagged With: pizza dough, sourdough, sourdough discard recipe

Crusty Sourdough Bread Recipe

March 27, 2020 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

baked sourdough bread

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…

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Filed Under: Breads Tagged With: homemade bread, sourdough

Healthy Pantry Meal Plan #1

March 18, 2020 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

Healthy Pantry Meal Plan One

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…

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Filed Under: Meal Planning, Pantry Recipe Tagged With: healthy pantry, meal plan, pantry items, pantry recipes

Turkey Shepherd’s Pie Recipe

March 16, 2020 by Jeanette 23 Comments

Turkey Shepherds Pie

Turkey Shepherd’s Pie is the ultimate comfort food. I crave comfort foods in times of trouble and uncertainty. For me, these foods are cozy meals like this shepherd’s pie, macaroni and cheese, and pot roast. I first featured this recipe on my blog in October of 2012 when we got hit with Hurricane Sandy and…

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Filed Under: Dinner, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses Tagged With: healthier shepherd's pie, healthy comfort food, Hurricane Sandy, turkey shepherd's pie

Healthy Pantry Recipes

March 10, 2020 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: Healthy Living, Meal Planning, Pantry Recipe, Recipes, Resources Tagged With: healthy pantry, pantry items, pantry recipes, shopping lists

Crockpot Cuban Black Bean Soup Recipe (Frijoles Negros)

March 6, 2020 by Jeanette 30 Comments

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

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…

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Filed Under: Beans/Legumes, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Pantry Recipe, soups, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: Crockpot Cuban Black Bean Soup, Cuban black bean soup, dried beans, Frijoles Negros, power foods, slow cooker, vegan

Korean Oxtail Soup Recipe

February 20, 2020 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Korean Oxtail Soup - this Asian bone broth is served with a chili sesame scallion topping

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…

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Filed Under: Asian, Beef, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, soups Tagged With: Korean recipe, Korean soup, oxtail

Slow Cooker Greek Lentil Soup (Fakies) Recipe

February 10, 2020 by Jeanette 32 Comments

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

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…

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Filed Under: Beans/Legumes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, Pantry Recipe, Slow Cooker, soups, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: Greek, lentil soup, vegan friendly, vegetarian

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