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Healthy and Light Appetizer Recipes

A Healthy Italian Submarine (“Hoagie”) Dip Recipe for Super Bowl

January 29, 2013 by Jeanette 10 Comments

Healthy Italian Hoagie Dip © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Super Bowl is this coming weekend, and there are going to parties serving all sorts of unhealthy fare. In fact, Super Bowl Sunday is the second biggest day of food consumption after Thanksgiving! Traditionally, foods served for this celebration are on the greasier, heavier side and tend to be meat heavy (think chicken wings, Italian…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, Super Bowl Tagged With: Columbus Naturals Products, healthy dip, Healthy Super Bowl Dips, Healthy Super Bowl Foods, Hoagie Dip, Italian Sub Dip

Skinny Philly Cheese Steak Dip Recipe

January 28, 2013 by Jeanette 13 Comments

Skinny Hot Philly Cheesesteak Dip © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Skinny Philly Cheese Steak Dip will satisfy any hearty appetite. I know what you’re thinking. Is it possible to say Philly Cheese Steak and Skinny in the same sentence? I thought the same thing when I spotted a recipe for Philly Cheesesteak Dip in the Clean Eating magazine recently. I admit I thought it…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, Super Bowl Tagged With: cottage cheese, football snack, Game Day, healthier football snacks, healthier kid snacks, lightened up dip, skinny philly cheese steak dip, Super Bowl

Greek Feta Yogurt Dip Recipe

January 21, 2013 by Jeanette 53 Comments

Feta Yogurt Dip with Za'atar © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Greek Feta Yogurt Dip is tangy and deliciously healthy. Serve with crudite and crackers for an easy appetizer or snack. This Greek feta yogurt dip is inspired by a dip I bought from Trader Joe’s that the kids loved. I inquired at the local Greek market to see if there was an authentic Greek feta…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet Tagged With: Colavita Olive Oil, Greek Feta Dip, Greek Yogurt recipe, olive oil health benefits

Skinny Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip with Fontina Cheese Recipe

December 18, 2012 by Jeanette 23 Comments

Skinny Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip © Jeanette's Healthy Living

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, has shaken our town and the entire nation. My heart breaks thinking of all the families that suffered losses and witnessed such a horrific shooting. Like many…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dips and sauces, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, Holiday Appetizers, vegetarian Tagged With: cottage cheese, healthy dip recipe, Sartori cheese, skinny spinach and artichoke dip

5 Healthy Kid-Friendly Dip Recipes

November 15, 2012 by Jeanette 9 Comments

Buffalo Chicken Wing Dip

Today, I’m participating in my very first Google+ Hangout! I’ve been a passive participant a few times, watching others in their hangouts, but I’ve never actually been an active participant in a Google+ hangout, so when my friend Lexie from Lexie’s Kitchen asked if I’d join her and few other ladies, I said sure! The…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, Super Bowl Tagged With: football snacks, gluten-fee Thanksgiving, gluten-free dips, gluten-free snaps, healthy dips, healthy snacks

Chinese Turnip Cake Recipe

October 10, 2012 by Jeanette 22 Comments

Pan Fried Chinese Turnip Cake

Today, I’m sharing a Chinese Turnip Cake recipe that I adapted from my late Aunt Florence’s cookbook. I love dim sum, the bite-size delicacies that are carted around at Chinese restaurants in Chinatown on the weekend. Unfortunately, since I live in the suburbs of Connecticut, finding restaurants that serves dim sum nearby are few and…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Asian, Chinese New Year, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, Recipes For Foodies Tagged With: Chinese turnip cake recipe, dim sum, Florence Lin

Roasted Green Tomato Avocado Salsa Recipe

October 8, 2012 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Roasted Green Tomato Guacamole Salsa

Exciting News! I’m starting a monthly e-newsletter that will feature all new content – cooking videos, new recipes (not on my blog), product reviews, a monthly secret ingredient and snappy tips. Don’t miss out – sign up today! Now that tomato season is coming to an end in the East, I’ve been seeing green tomatoes…

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Filed Under: appetizers, csa, dairy-free, dips and sauces, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, snacks, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado salsa, green tomato recipe, green tomato salsa, how to use green tomatoes, roasting green tomatoes

Guacamole Salsa Recipe (Kids Cooking)

August 27, 2012 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Guacamole Salsa

Hi, this is Kyle on Kids Cooking. Today, I’m going to show you how to make some Guacamole Salsa. It’s made exactly how it sounds, by combining the best elements of my two favorite dips, guacamole and salsa. Not only is Guacamole Salsa delicious, it’s also great as a cool-down snack after a long, hot summer day….

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Filed Under: appetizers, dairy-free, dips and sauces, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, Kids Cooking, snacks, Super Bowl, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: guacamole salsa, kids cooking, kids in the kitchen, recipe for kids

The Best Tomato Bruschetta Recipe

June 1, 2012 by Jeanette 37 Comments

The Best Bruschetta

    This past week has been both exhilarating and difficult. Exhilarating because I came in #1 in Circle of Mom’s Top Foodie Mom Contest! Difficult because two of my boys (my youngest son and one of the twins) suffered concussions within the span of 3 days, and both of them will have celebrated their birthdays…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dairy-free, dips and sauces, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, best bruschetta, bruschetta, healthy appetizer, Julie Powell

Warm Artichoke and Hearts of Palm Dip

May 11, 2012 by Jeanette 36 Comments

Warm Artichoke Hearts of Palm Dip

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about Food as Medicine and shared my story of how this blog began as a place to record foods I made for my friends with cancer, as well as my personal journey to help feed my family healthy, delicious and beautiful food. I also shared my dream to…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Cancer, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, snacks, Special Diets Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, artichoke dip, dairy-free, food as medicine, gluten-free, healthy, hearts of palm, Zarela Martinez

Muhammara {Roasted Red Pepper Walnut Dip} Recipe

April 30, 2012 by Jeanette 34 Comments

Muhammara (Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Dip)

Muhammara is a roasted red pepper walnut dip that is perfect for dipping with vegetables or served with toasted pita bread. It is also delicious served on chicken and fish, or stirred into soups as a garnish. I first made Muhammara, a Middle Eastern roasted red pepper walnut dip four years ago. Muhammara originates from Aleppo,…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Cancer, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, sauces, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: anticancer, cancer, dairy-free, dip, gluten-free, muhammara, roasted peppers, sauce, secret recipe club, walnuts

Eggplant Walnut Dip Recipe

February 27, 2012 by Jeanette 51 Comments

Eggplant Walnut Dip

Eggplant Walnut Dip is a heart healthy dip that is inspired by a traditional Georgian Eggplant and Walnut dish. A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about heart disease, the #1 killer of women, including how to best prevent heart disease, what a heart healthy diet looks like, and what makes nuts heart healthy….

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Filed Under: appetizers, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, Resources, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: eggplant, Georgian cuisine, heart healthy recipe, omega 3 fatty acids, walnuts

Georgian Spinach Walnut Dip Recipe

February 6, 2012 by Jeanette 23 Comments

Georgian Spinach Walnut Balls

Georgian Spinach Walnut Dip is a traditional dish from the country of Georgia. It can be served as a dip or made into small balls for a fun presentation. Georgian Spinach Walnut Dip contains heart-healthy walnuts and nutrient rich spinach, so it’s a very healthy dish, with no added oil. My husband and I were…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dairy-free, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: Georgian cuisine, Georgian food, Heart Disease Awareness Month, heart disease diet, spinach and walnut, walnut sauce

Gluten-Free Buffalo Chicken Nuggets Recipe for Super Bowl Sunday

February 1, 2012 by Jeanette 81 Comments

Gluten-Free Buffalo Chicken Nuggets

I know what you’re thinking…what are chicken nuggets doing on a healthy living blog. Well, for all you football fans, Super Bowl Sunday is this weekend, and buffalo wings are one of the most popular foods that are eaten that day. In fact, according to the National Chicken Council, Americans are expected to eat 1.25…

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Filed Under: appetizers, chicken, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, Super Bowl Tagged With: buffalo chicken, gluten-free chicken nuggets, healthy Super Bowl recipe, Superbowl Sunday

Soy Sesame Salmon Tartare with Avocado Recipe

December 30, 2011 by Jeanette 37 Comments

Soy Sesame Salmon Tartare with Avocado served on Cucumber Rounds

Today, I am sharing a recipe for an appetizer I’ve made more times than I can remember over the years, this Soy Sesame Salmon Tartare with Avocado. It is one of the easiest no-cook appetizer recipes and uses just a few fresh ingredients – salmon, scallions, avocado, soy sauce, sesame oil, lime juice and a few garnishes…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dairy-free, Fish, gluten-free, healthy choices, Holiday Appetizers, Holidays, Seafood, snacks Tagged With: avocado, healthy appetizer, quick and easy appetizer, quick and easy recipe, salmon, salmon tartare

Farinata, Socca or Chickpea Pizza Recipe

September 9, 2011 by Jeanette 38 Comments

Farinata Socca

Farinata, Socca or Chickpea Pizza is naturally gluten-free. Ever since my youngest son was found to be allergic to wheat among other foods, I find myself constantly looking for gluten-free recipes that might remind him of something tasty he used to enjoy. Call it comfort food. One of the recipes I’ve been wanting to try…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Beans/Legumes, Dinner, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, chickpeas

Easy Hot Black Bean Salsa Dip Recipe

September 6, 2011 by Jeanette 47 Comments

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. Last football season, I came…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dips and sauces, giveaway, Pantry Recipe, Super Bowl, whole grain Tagged With: black beans, dip, easy, healthy football snacks, salsa

Caponata Recipe

August 26, 2011 by Jeanette 21 Comments

Caponata

I think our local area is at the peak of summer season produce, with my CSA Box filled with eggplant, bell peppers, tomatoes and zucchini. At the beginning of the season when my share was fairly light, I treated each vegetable that came in my CSA Box as a treasure, featuring them in recipes on…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: eggplant, summer caponata

Warm Roasted Corn Salsa Recipe

August 22, 2011 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Warm Roasted Corn Salsa

This Warm Roasted Corn Salsa is wonderful eaten by the spoonful, as a salad, on top of grilled fish or chicken, or with tortilla chips. I just got back from our summer family vacation and have missed all the fresh produce from the weekly CSA Boxes (fortunately, I was able to find some vegetable loving friends…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, salads, vegan Tagged With: corn salsa, roasted corn, roasted corn salad, warm corn salad

Baked Portobello Mushroom Fries {Secret Recipe Club}

July 18, 2011 by Jeanette 45 Comments

Baked Portobello Mushroom Fries with Pesto This is my third month joining in on the fun with the Secret Recipe Club, created by Amanda of Amanda’s Cookin. This club has been growing each month and now has over 100 participants. The idea behind the Secret Recipe Club is to give bloggers the chance to try each other’s…

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Filed Under: appetizers, healthy choices, snacks, whole grain Tagged With: fries, healthy, mushrooms, secret recipe club

Kalamata Olive and Caper Hummus

June 23, 2011 by Jeanette 15 Comments

Hummus with Kalamata Olives and Capers At a recent visit to the Farmer’s Market, I sampled some hummus with olives and capers and loved the Mediterranean flavors in this bean dip. I’ve made hummus many times, adding sun-dried tomatoes and sometimes, roasted garlic, but not this combination of Kalamata Olives and Capers.The briny flavors from…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Beans/Legumes, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Pantry Recipe, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: appetizer, beans, dairy-free, dip, gluten-free, hummus, sauce, snack, vegan, vegetarian

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