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Prosciutto Wrapped Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates

December 10, 2014 by Jeanette 9 Comments

Prosciutto Wrapped Goat Stuffed Dates with Balsamic Vinegar Glaze - just four ingredients - super easy and delicious - perfect as a last minute appetizer idea!

Prosciutto Wrapped Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates are the perfect last minute appetizer that guests can nosh on while you get the rest of the food on the table. I made these little nibbles for the book signing party at my house last month as a last minute thought. I’m horrible at gauging how much food…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Christmas, gluten-free, Holidays Tagged With: cocktail party food, Medjool dates, quick and easy appetizer

Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chip Oat Sorghum Cookies

December 4, 2014 by Jeanette 13 Comments

Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chip Oat Sorghum Cookies - these are a wonderful addition to your holiday cookie tray - they're healthy and naturally gluten-free too!

These Toasted Coconut Chocolate Chip Oat Sorghum Cookies are perfect for your holiday cookie tray. Made with whole grain oat flour and sorghum flour, they’re a healthier holiday treat. I don’t bake much, but Christmas time is the one time of the year when I make a lot of cookies. Everyone’s got their favorite Christmas cookies,…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: Christmas cookies, coconut, gluten-free cookies, oat flour, sorghum flour

Endive Stuffed with Old Bay Crab Salad

December 3, 2014 by Jeanette 10 Comments

s Stuffed With Old Bay Crab Salad - this is an elegant and easy holiday appetizer that will WOW your guests!

Endive Stuffed with Old Bay Crab Salad is an elegant holiday appetizer that can be assembled last minute. I’m originally from Maryland so crabs and Old Bay seasoning holds a special place in my heart. These Endive Spears Stuffed With Old Bay Crab Salad are another one of the appetizers I made for our friend’s book…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Christmas, Holiday Appetizers, Holidays, salads, Seafood, shellfish Tagged With: appetizer, cocktail party food, crab, endive, Old Bay seasoning

Thai Chicken Skewer Appetizers with Sweet and Spicy Chili Sauce

December 1, 2014 by Jeanette 12 Comments

Thai Chicken Skewer Appetizers with Sweet and Spicy Chili Sauce - these were a huge hit at our cocktail party - the marinade is delicious and the sweet and spicy chili sauce goes perfectly

Thai Chicken Skewer Appetizers with Sweet and Spicy Chili Sauce will get rave reviews from your guests. People love food on skewers, especially during parties when everything is standing around chatting.  If you’re looking for something a little different to serve this holiday season, you must try these Thai Chicken Skewer Appetizers with Sweet and…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Asian, chicken, Christmas, Clean Eating, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Holiday Appetizers, Holidays Tagged With: appetizer, cocktail party food, finger food, Thai

Assorted Skewered Party Appetizers

November 26, 2014 by Jeanette 12 Comments

Assorted Skewered Party Appetizers are quick and easy to make, can be made ahead of time, and are fun for entertaining. Are you ready for Thanksgiving? I hope so, but if you’re still looking for a last minute appetizer, try these Assorted Skewered Party Appetizers. These little bites will tide everyone over until the turkey…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Christmas, gluten-free, Holiday Appetizers, Holidays, Uncategorized Tagged With: quick and easy appetizer

100 Healthy Holiday Side Dish Recipes

November 20, 2014 by Jeanette 14 Comments

100 Healthy Holiday Side Dish Recipes - a HUGE collection of colorful side dishes for your holiday table, sorted by vegetable and color to round out your menu

Add bursts of color to your holiday table with these Healthy Holiday Side Dish Recipes featuring fresh produce. Pictured, left to right, top to bottom: Sweet Potato Pomegranate Salad (Two Peas and Their Pod), Glazed Brussels Sprouts (Jeanette’s Healthy Living), Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Chickpeas, Kale and Pearl Couscous (An Edible Mosaic), Green Beans with Cranberries, Bacon and Goat Cheese (Running To…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, side dishes, Thanksgiving, vegetables Tagged With: healthy side dishes, healthy Thanksgiving side dish recipes

The Best Spanish Garlic Shrimp (Gambas al Ajillo) Recipe

October 28, 2014 by Jeanette 28 Comments

The Best Garlic Shrimp - this is the best garlic shrimp I have ever made. The shrimp is marinated with garlic and then cooked in garlic oil

This is the Best Spanish Garlic Shrimp Recipe I’ve ever made. A special method of using garlic three different ways infuses the shrimp with tons of garlicky flavor. I am so excited to share this fabulous Garlic Shrimp tapas/appetizer recipe with you today. It’s one of my kids’ and husband’s favorites when we eat out…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Christmas, Clean Eating, Dinner, gluten-free, Holiday Appetizers, Holidays, main courses, Pantry Recipe, Recipes For Foodies, Seafood, shellfish Tagged With: appetizer, Progressive Eats, shrimp, Spanish tapas

16 Clean Eating Holiday Salad Recipes

December 23, 2013 by Jeanette 8 Comments

16 Clean Eating Holiday Salads © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Lighten up your holiday spread with a festive Clean Eating Holiday Salad or two, made with fresh, whole ingredients that are in season. Christmas is in just a few days so if you’re looking for any last minute menu ideas for side dishes or salads, check out these 16 Clean Eating Holiday Salad recipes. They’re…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Clean Eating, gluten-free, healthy choices, Holidays, salads, vegetarian Tagged With: clean eating holiday recipes, healthy salad recipes, holiday salad recipes

16 Clean Eating Holiday Side Dish Recipes

December 19, 2013 by Jeanette 14 Comments

Clean Eating Holiday Side Dishes © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Today, I’m sharing 16 Clean Eating Holiday Side Dishes, just in time for planning your holiday menus. Round out your Holiday menus with two or more of these healthier side dishes. Naturally vibrant in color, they’ll light(en) up any holiday table. I can’t believe Christmas is already here! To help you plan your Holiday Menu,…

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Filed Under: Christmas, healthy choices, Holidays, side dishes, vegetables Tagged With: christmas, clean eating, clean eating recipes, healthy entertaining, healthy side dish recipes, Holiday side dish recipes

Peanut Butter and Jam Bar Cookies Recipe {gluten-free and vegan}

December 11, 2013 by Jeanette 25 Comments

Peanut Butter and Jam Bar Cookies © Jeanette's Healthy Living

These Peanut Butter and Jam Bar Cookies are perfect for the holidays. They’re gluten-free and vegan too, so almost anyone can grab one from the cookie tray. Lately I’ve been bitten by the baking bug and getting ready for the holidays by baking easy cookie recipes like these moist and delicious Peanut Butter and Jam…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, healthy choices, Holidays, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: clean eating dessert recipe, gluten-free cookie recipe, healthy Christmas cookie, healthy dessert, healthy Holiday cookie, vegan cookie recipe

Cranberry Coconut Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

December 9, 2013 by Jeanette 18 Comments

Cranberry Coconut Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie

These Cranberry Coconut Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies make a festive addition to any holiday cookie platter. Chock full of cranberries, coconut and mini chocolate chips, and sweetened with banana and honey, these cakey cookies are naturally delicious. Sponsored by Hain Celestial. With just a few short weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, there’s less time to…

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Filed Under: Christmas, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, healthy choices, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: gluten-free cookie recipe, vegan cookie recipe

Potato Turnip Mushroom Gratin Recipe

November 20, 2013 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Potato Turnip Mushroom Gratin © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Potato Turnip Mushroom Gratin is a nice addition to any holiday table, made lighter by the addition of vegetable stock and Greek yogurt. Dried mushrooms bump up the flavor profile in this recipe. Sponsored by Pacific Foods. As the weather turns cooler and holiday menus are planned, rich comfort foods seem to make more…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Clean Eating, gluten-free, healthy choices, Holidays, side dishes, Sponsored Post, Thanksgiving, vegetarian Tagged With: healthy gratin recipe, healthy holiday side dish recipe, thanksgiving, turnips

Skinny Strawberry Cheesecake Parfait Recipe

April 22, 2013 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Skinny Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits © Jeanette's Healthy Living

These decadent looking Skinny Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits are deceptively light compared to traditional cheesecake – the secret ingredients in this recipe are low-fat cottage cheese and non-fat Greek yogurt. As most of you know, I don’t make a lot of sweets, but when I do, I try to lighten them up a bit. My boys…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, healthy choices, vegetarian Tagged With: healthier cheesecake, healthier dessert choices, skinny dessert recipe

Gluten Free Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Cookies Recipe

January 16, 2013 by Jeanette 35 Comments

Healthy Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Cookies © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Gluten Free Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Cookies are a healthy dessert or snack, sure to please your sweet tooth. Is there such a thing as a healthy cookie? I don’t know, but I can tell you that the Gluten Free Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Cookies that I’m sharing today are healthier than most. Leaving the healthy talk…

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Filed Under: Christmas, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, healthy choices, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: Comfort Food Feast, Cooking Light, Food Network, gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, heart health

Skinny Berry Cheesecake Trifle Recipe

December 27, 2012 by Jeanette 39 Comments

Skinny Berry Cheesecake Trifle - light delicious holiday dessert - a crowd pleaser

This Skinny Berry Cheesecake Trifle is the perfect holiday dessert for entertaining. No guilt here with this lightened up recipe. If you’re looking for a showstopping dessert that’s on the lighter side for a special occasion (New Year’s would be perfect), look no further. I’ve got you covered. I made this Skinny Berry Cheesecake Trifle…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Desserts and Cookies, healthy choices, vegetarian Tagged With: dessert with fruit, healthier dessert choices, low-fat cheesecake trifle, Low-fat dessert, raspberries, strawberries

Strawberry Whipped Cream Santas Recipe

December 22, 2012 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Strawberry Whipped Cream Santas - super cute and easy dessert that kids and adults will love

Strawberry Whipped Cream Santas are easy to make and so cute for Christmas. These are sure to please children and adults. Serve on a pretty platter for dessert or even Christmas morning. I don’t make sweet treats very often, but this holiday season, I’ve been experimenting with sweet treats for our Holiday Open House. Yesterday,…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Holidays, vegetarian Tagged With: kid-friendly holiday dessert, santa dessert, strawberries and cream

Gluten-Free (Dairy-Free) Raspberry Almond Bar Recipe

December 10, 2012 by Jeanette 13 Comments

Gluten Free Raspberry Almond Bars © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Are you baking for the holidays? I used to make lots of Christmas cookies for the holidays, but last year I did very little baking because my youngest son went on a gluten-free and dairy-free diet and I was overwhelmed by the thought of trying to recreate all his favorite treats gluten-free. This year, our…

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Filed Under: Christmas, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free Tagged With: Dairy-free cookies and desserts, dairy-free holiday sweets, gluten-free cookies and desserts, gluten-free holiday sweets, King Arthur Flours

Poached Pomegranate Spiced Pears In A Rice Cooker Recipe

December 19, 2011 by Jeanette 25 Comments

Pomegranate Spiced Poached Pear made in a Rice Cooker

This time of year, holiday cookies and desserts seem to be the star of the show. Last holiday season, I made some gorgeous Pomegranate Poached Pears simply by poaching pears in pomegranate juice, grape juice and some warm spices. They were such a hit with my kids that I wanted to make more this year….

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Filed Under: Christmas, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, healthy choices, Holidays, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: healthy desserts, holidays, poached pears, pomegranate juice, rice cooker, steamed pears, vegn

Chocolate Mousse with Pomegranate Gelatin Recipe (Dairy-Free)

December 16, 2011 by Jeanette 18 Comments

Chocolate Mousse with Pomegranate Gelatin and Pomegranate Seeds

This time of year, it’s hard not to notice all the decadent drop-dead gorgeous desserts on magazine covers, in bakery shops, and all over the internet. However, if you’re on a gluten-free, dairy-free diet or just trying to eat a little lighter this holiday season, it can be a challenge. Not so, however, if you…

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Filed Under: Christmas, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, healthy choices, Holidays, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, agar agar powder, Anne-Sophie Pic, Chocolate and Zucchini blog, dairy free chocolate mousse, pomegranate gelatin, pomegranate gelee, pomegranate jelly, vegan chocolate mousse

Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies with Dark Chocolate Drizzle (Vegan)

December 15, 2011 by Jeanette

Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies with Dark Chocolate Drizzle

These Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies with Dark Chocolate Drizzle remind me of peanut butter kiss cookies, just a little bit more grown up. I used to make lots of cookies around the holidays, but I found myself tasting a few too many from all the batches of cookies. This past year, with the discovery that…

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Filed Under: Christmas, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, healthy choices, Holidays, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: cookies, gluten-free peanut butter cookies, holiday, holidays, vegan peanut butter cookies

Joy Bauer Food Cures Book Review {Gluten-Free Gingerbread Muffins and a Giveaway}

December 13, 2011 by Jeanette 52 Comments

Gluten-Free Gingerbread Muffins

As many of you know, I started Jeanette’s Healthy Living as a place to share foods that I was preparing for friends with cancer in the hopes of helping to nourish and help them through the healing and recovery process. As time has passed, Jeanette’s Healthy Living has evolved to include foods I’ve made for…

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Filed Under: book review, Breads, Breakfast, Cancer, Christmas, Cooking For Cancer, giveaway, healthy choices, Holidays, resources, Resources Tagged With: Food Cures Book Review, Giveaway, Gluten-Free Gingerbread Muffins, Joy Bauer

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