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Mandarin Pancakes (Bao Bing 春饼) Recipe

September 15, 2018 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Mandarin Pancakes - these are similar to flour tortillas but much thinner - serve with Moo Shu Shrimp

Mandarin Pancakes are served with Moo Shu Shrimp or other fillings, similar to a burrito. When I was growing up, my mom made almost everything from scratch, including these Mandarin pancakes. These days, you can buy pre-made Mandarin pancakes at the Asian grocery store, so I feel the art of making these pancakes by hand…

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Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, Dinner Tagged With: authentic Chinese food, Moo Shu Shrimp

Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce

September 14, 2018 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce - so easy, healthy and delicious

Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce is an easy, healthy and delicious vegetable dish for everyday meals. I had this dish in Cantonese restaurants many times before I realized how easy it was to prepare at home. This week, I prepared a meal for one of our church families, including this side dish. Little did I…

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Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, gluten-free, side dishes, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: Chinese food, Chinese vegetables

Becoming A World Class Christian

September 12, 2018 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

Becoming a World Class Christian

I have been challenging myself to become a World Class Christian. What is a world class Christian? “World-class Christians know they were saved to serve and made for a mission. World-class Christians are the only fully alive people on the planet. Their joy, confidence, and enthusiasm are contagious because they know they’re making a difference.”…

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Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: living a life of faith

Healthy Meal Plan (September 10 – September 16)

September 9, 2018 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

Healthy Meal Plan Sept 10 - Sept 17

This healthy meal plan is flexible and includes breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas for you and your family. I’ve put together a weekly meal plan to help you get healthy and delicious meals on the table for you and your family. This is a flexible healthy meal plan so feel free to swap in your favorite healthy recipes. You can…

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Filed Under: Meal Planning Tagged With: meal plan

Self Awareness Is Key

September 7, 2018 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

Self Awareness Is Key to to figuring out your path, your purpose, and ultimately not what you want, but what you were made for

Do you know yourself? That may seem like a dumb question at first, because how could you not know who you are. If anybody knows you, it’s you! Yet, as I struggled to choose a career path in college, I realized I did not know myself as well as I thought I did. What does…

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Filed Under: Faith, Mental Health Tagged With: faith, mental health

20 Easy Healthy Back-To-School Dinner Recipes

September 5, 2018 by Jeanette 6 Comments

20 Easy Healthy Back-To-School Dinner Recipes - a collection of simple recipes that take less than 30 minutes to cook plus easy slow cooker recipes

These 20 Easy Healthy Back-To-School Dinner Recipes are a must try for busy school nights. Planning ahead is the key to reducing stress when it comes to getting dinner on the table for hungry kids during the busy school week. I’ve included some tips I’ve learned over the years from feeding four hungry boys with…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Dinner, main courses Tagged With: back to school recipes, easy recipes, kid friendly recipes

Instant Pot Vegetarian Lentil Tacos Recipe

September 3, 2018 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Instant Pot Vegetarian Lentil Tacos - flavorful, delicious vegetarian/vegan lentils served in burrito bowls or in tortillas/taco shells

Instant Pot Vegetarian Lentil Tacos are delicious and so flavorful, even non-vegetarians will enjoy them. Two of my boys are dating vegetarians, so during “girlfriend week,” I made vegetarian dinners along with regular meals to satisfy everyone’s dietary choices. The twins actually have high cholesterol (they inherited the bad cholesterol genes from my husband’s side…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, Instant Pot, main courses, Pantry Recipe, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: burrito bowls, Lentils, tacos, vegan, vegetarian

Healthy Meal Plan (September 3 – September 9)

September 2, 2018 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

Healthy Meal Plan Sept 3 - Sept 9

This healthy meal plan is flexible and includes breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas for you and your family. I hope you have enjoyed the summer! I was away most of the summer, first on a family vacation to California and Hawaii, and then on a 9-day mission trip to the Dominican Republic with three of…

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Filed Under: Meal Planning Tagged With: meal plan

Gluten-Free Marbled Chocolate Banana Quick Bread Recipe

August 29, 2018 by Jeanette 17 Comments

Gluten Free Marbled Banana Chocolate Quick Bread - made with oat flour and almond flour, this quick bread is healthy and delicious!

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…

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Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast, gluten-free, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: almond flour, bananas, gluten-free, marbled cake, oat flour, quickbread

100 Easy Healthy Back-To-School Chicken Recipes

August 27, 2018 by Jeanette 23 Comments

Stovetop Chicken Recipes

Refer to this collection of Easy Healthy Back-To-School Chicken Recipes throughout the year to keep dinner interesting for your family. Pictured Top to Bottom, Left to Right: Oven Braised Chicken Cacciatore with Rosemary, Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken (Diethood), Cashew Chicken (Dinners Dishes & Desserts), Saucy Barbecue Chicken Meatballs, Chicken Massaman Curry (Savory Simple), Roasted Balsamic Chicken with Artichoke (Taste Love and Nourish), Quinoa Crusted Chicken with…

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Filed Under: back-to-school, chicken, Clean Eating, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses Tagged With: back to school dinner recipes, baked chicken recipes, healthy chicken recipes, recipes using cooked chicken, recipes using ground chicken, recipes using ground turkey, recipes using leftover chicken, slow cooker chicken recipes, stovetop chicken recipes

Budget Travel Tips for New Zealand

August 24, 2018 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

This post Budget Travel Tips For New Zealand was written by Michelle Peng, a graduate of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design focusing on graphic design and digital media. Michelle has a passion for adventure, looking for inspiration for her creative practices wherever she travels. She hopes to pursue her graphic design career while finding ways…

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Filed Under: traveling Tagged With: budget travel, New Zealand, travel, traveling

Broccoli Red Pepper Egg Bites Recipe

August 22, 2018 by Jeanette 6 Comments

Broccoli Red Pepper Egg Bites - perfect for on-the-go breakfasts, quick pick-me-up snacks or breakfast buffets; easy customizable

Broccoli Red Pepper Egg Bites are perfect for on-the-go breakfasts, quick pick-me-up snacks, or as part of a breakfast buffet when entertaining. These egg bites are super cute and the recipe is easy to modify to use in-season vegetables and satisfy everyone’s tastebuds. This past week, we hosted “girlfriend week” at our house. Each of…

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Filed Under: back-to-school, Breakfast, Easter, Holidays, Uncategorized, vegetarian Tagged With: entertaining, mini frittata, mini quiche, vegetarian

Budget Travel Tips For Asia

August 17, 2018 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

This post Budget Travel Tips For Asia was written by Michelle Peng, a graduate of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design focusing on graphic design and digital media. Michelle has a passion for adventure, looking for inspiration for her creative practices wherever she travels. She hopes to pursue her graphic design career while finding ways to…

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Filed Under: traveling Tagged With: Asia, budget travel, Southeast Asia, traveling

Vegetarian Fried Rice Recipe

August 15, 2018 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Vegetarian Fried Rice - simple, delicious, reheats well, perfect for meal planning

Vegetable Fried Rice is a simple, delicious meal that reheats well and serves a crowd. I’ve been making fried rice for more than 30 years, so I know how to make really good fried rice, if I say so myself. Fried rice is a crowd pleaser and reheats easily, so when my kids are home…

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Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, gluten-free, lunch, Meal Planning, meal prep, Pantry Recipe, side dishes, vegetarian, Weekly Meal Plan, whole grain Tagged With: fried rice, meal prep, vegetarian

Avocado Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad Recipe

August 13, 2018 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

Avocado Tomato Cucumber Salad - simple, delicious, healthy summer salad for lunch or dinner

Avocado Tomato Cucumber Feta Salad is a simple, healthy and delicious summer salad that can be enjoyed at lunch or dinner. I just returned from a nine day mission trip in a small community in the Dominican Republic. Forty-nine of us built cement block walls for a community center and school lunchroom, dug ditches for…

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Filed Under: gluten-free, salads, vegetarian Tagged With: Dominican Republic mission trip, El Batey, summer salad

Dominican Republic Green Salad Recipe

August 1, 2018 by Jeanette 1 Comment

Dominican Republic Green Salad - simple, healthy delicious salad with sweet corn

Dominican Republic Green Salad is a simple, everyday salad that is the perfect accompaniment to any meal of the day. Today, I am going to the Dominican Republic on a mission trip with 50 other people from my church, including the twins and my youngest son. I’ve never been on a mission trip, nor have…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Faith, gluten-free, salads, side dishes Tagged With: Dominican Republic, faith, Grace Community Church, mission trip

Corn Tomato Avocado Salsa Salad Recipe

July 30, 2018 by Jeanette 23 Comments

Corn Avocado Tomato Salad © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Corn Tomato Avocado Salsa Salad is perfect for warm weather entertaining. Serve it as a dip for an appetizer, salsa on top of grilled chicken or fish, or as a salad. Casual summer dinners, barbecues and get togethers call for easy recipes that can be thrown together quickly with fresh in-season ingredients. I love…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, csa, dairy-free, dips and sauces, farmer's market, gluten-free, salads, side dishes, snacks, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, cilantro, corn, dip, lime, salsa, summer, tomato

Grilled Brazilian Rub Salmon Recipe

July 25, 2018 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Grilled Brazilian Rub Salmon - this easy recipe is perfect for summertime. The rub is delicious and very kid-friendly ~ https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

Grilled Brazilian Rub Salmon is perfect for summertime. The rub is delicious and very kid-friendly. My kids normally don’t like salmon, but this is one salmon recipe that they all love. I’m not sure there’s anything Brazilian about this recipe, but that’s the name based on a recipe my friend gave me many years ago….

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, Fish, gluten-free, main courses, Seafood, Summer Recipes Tagged With: grilled salmon, grilling, salmon

Grilled Brined Chicken with Homemade Barbecue Sauce Recipe

July 23, 2018 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Grilled Chicken with Homemade Barbecue Sauce © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Grilled Brined Chicken with Homemade Barbecue Sauce takes barbecue chicken to a whole new level. Smoky and sweet, this sauce is finger licking good, and the brined chicken is juicy and tender. Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting my husband’s cousin and niece from Taiwan for a week. I’ve never met them before, and…

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Filed Under: chicken, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, dips and sauces, gluten-free, main courses, Summer Recipes Tagged With: barbecue chicken, brining chicken, family, homemade barbecue sauce, Labor Day, summer

Watermelon Tomato Gazpacho Recipe

July 18, 2018 by Jeanette 1 Comment

Watermelon Tomato Gazpacho - refreshing, delicious, low calories, no fat summer soup

Watermelon Tomato Gazpacho is a refreshing, healthy cold summer soup that features summer produce at their peak. My mom used to make gazpacho in the summertime. It was perfect for the sweltering heat as no cooking was involved and the soup was served cold – that’s a win win in my book. Most people either…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, gluten-free, soups, Summer Recipes, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: cold soup, summer soup, watermelon

Georgian Tarragon Soda (Tarkhun) Recipe

July 16, 2018 by Jeanette 10 Comments

Georgian Tarragon Soda (Tarkhun) - refreshing summer beverage with a hint of anise flavor

Georgian Tarragon Soda (Tarkhun) is a refreshing drink with a touch of anise flavor, perfect for a hot summer day. Recently, I hosted a birthday party for our Georgian friend, and made this Georgian tarragon soda as a special treat. I learned of tarragon soda a number of years ago, but didn’t realize how easy it…

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Filed Under: beverages, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: Georgian cuisine, tarragon

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