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Garlic Scape Paste Recipe

July 14, 2014 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Garlic Scape Paste © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This simple Garlic Scape Paste is a flavor booster for stir-fries, pestos, hummus and more. Have you seen garlic scapes at the farmer’s market but don’t what to do with them? They’re long and unwieldy looking, but have great garlicky flavor. Unlike asparagus, the tips on garlic scapes are actually not eaten which is the…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, csa, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: farmer's market, garlic scapes

Summer Vegetable Frittata with Corn and Asparagus Recipe

July 7, 2014 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Corn Asparagus Pesto Frittata © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Summer Vegetable Frittata is perfect for lazy summer days when everyone is sleeping in and you need a hearty late morning meal to feed your family or for a weekend brunch. We’re a couple of weeks into summer and I feel like we can finally kick back and relax.  It feels like it’s taken…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, csa, Easter, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, vegetarian Tagged With: breakfast, brunch, frittata, summer vegetables

Roasted Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts with Prosciutto Recipe

March 3, 2014 by Jeanette 16 Comments

Roasted Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts with Prosciutto

This simple recipe for Roasted Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts with Proscuitto is perfect for an easy weeknight side dish. Made with antioxidant rich purple varieties of cauliflower and brussels sprouts, it’s a stunning addition to any meal. March is National Nutrition Month® 2014 and I’m celebrating with this antioxidant packed Roasted Purple Cauliflower and Purple Brussels…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, cruciferous vegetables, csa, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, side dishes, Thanksgiving Tagged With: cruciferous vegetables, healthy living, humanely raised pork, National Nutrition Month, nitrate free meats, proscuitto, purple brussels sprouts, purple cauliflower

Garlic Roasted Kale Recipe

January 6, 2014 by Jeanette 17 Comments

Garlic Roasted Kale © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Have you all tried kale chips before? Well, today’s Garlic Roasted Kale is a side dish variety of this popular snack. Over the holidays, my brother-in-law introduced our family to this easy, kid-friendly preparation for kale. For as long as I can remember, my husband’s sister, and her family have spent Christmas with our family….

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, side dishes, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: Cooking Light, how to roast kale, roasted kale

Thai Red Curry Chicken with Winter Squash Recipe

December 5, 2013 by Jeanette 22 Comments

Thai Red Curry Chicken with Winter Squash © Jeanette's Healthy Living

If you like Thai food, you’ll love this Thai Red Curry Chicken with Winter Squash. It’s homemade “takeout” at its best. Although I love food from all different Asian cuisines, Thai food has always intrigued me, particularly all the different curry pastes. If you ever visit an Asian supermarket, you’ll find all different Thai curry…

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Filed Under: Asian, chicken, Clean Eating, csa, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses Tagged With: Thai red curry chicken, Thai red curry paste, winter squash recipe

Tangy Brussels Sprout Apple Salad Recipe

November 14, 2013 by Jeanette 30 Comments

Brussels Sprout Apple Salad © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Tangy Brussels Sprout Apple Salad makes a nice light addition to any table. Tossed with a light honey mustard dressing, it comes together quickly. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I’ve been thinking about fresh new side dishes to go along with our traditional Thanksgiving meal. Brussels sprouts and apples are in season right…

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Filed Under: cruciferous vegetables, csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, salads, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: dairy-free Thanksgiving side dish, gluten-free Thanksgiving side dish, healthy Thanksgiving side dish, raw brussels sprout recipe

Quinoa, Butternut Squash, Chickpea, Apple, Roasted Beet Salad Recipe

November 11, 2013 by Jeanette 13 Comments

Quinoa Butternut Squash Chickpea Salad

This Quinoa, Butternut Squash, Chickpea, Apple, Roasted Beet Salad is inspired by in-season Fall fruits and vegetables. Packed with nutrients, it makes the perfect one dish meal, whether for lunch or dinner. I made this salad for a celebratory dinner recently and it met with rave reviews. It was for a gathering of ~ 25…

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Filed Under: csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, lunch, salads, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: apples in salad, Fall salad, grains in salad, leafy green vegetables, quinoa salad, roasted beet salad, roasted butternut squash in salad

Roasted Garlic Cauliflower and Potatoes Recipe

November 7, 2013 by Jeanette 24 Comments

Roasted Rainbow Cauliflower and Potatoes

This recipe for Roasted Rainbow Cauliflower Potatoes and Garlic is an easy side dish that can be made any night of the week. Made with purple, green and golden cauliflower, it’s elegant enough for company as a holiday side dish. I’ve been making these Roasted Garlic Cauliflower and Potatoes ever since my brother-in-law introduced them…

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Filed Under: cruciferous vegetables, csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, side dishes, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: diversity of foods, golden cauliflower, green cauliflower, healthy Thanksgiving side dish, how to roast cauliflower, purple cauliflower, roasted cauliflower, Whole Foods

Ghoulish “Bloody Brains” Roasted Cauliflower and Beet Hummus Recipe

October 31, 2013 by Jeanette 18 Comments

Roasted Caulflower and Beet Hummus © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This combination of Roasted Cauliflower and Beet Hummus is ghoulishly delicious, and a great way to enjoy fall vegetables in season. Today, I’m having a little fun with my vegetables. It’s Halloween and there have been lots of fun Halloween sweet treats floating around on Pinterest. So, I challenged myself to come up with something…

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Filed Under: cruciferous vegetables, csa, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, sauces, side dishes, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: beet hummus, csa, farmer's market, Food Network Fall Fest, healthy Halloween recipe, how to roast cauliflower, pesticides in food, the dirty dozen fruits and vegetables

Kale Grape Ginger Lemon Juice Recipe

September 11, 2013 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Kale Grape Ginger JuiceKale Grape Ginger Juice © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Kale Grape Ginger Lemon Juice is a great beginner green juice combination. Grapes make this nice and sweet. Some of you know that I’ve experimented with green smoothies and green juices before, trying to get my kids and my husband to try them. There’s just something about the green color that turns my family…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: grapes, green juice, juicing, kale juice, vegetable juice

Eggplant Pepper Mushroom Turkey Sausage Hash Recipe

August 7, 2013 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Eggplant Pepper Mushroom Sausage Hash © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Eggplant Pepper Mushroom Turkey Sausage Hash is great served as a bed for a poached egg or in an egg omelet. It makes for a hearty breakfast or brunch. My kids love to sleep in, so most weekends, I end up digging through my refrigerator and freezer to see what I can conjure up…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, csa, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices Tagged With: eggplant, eggplant recipes, Food Network, healthy breakfast, healthy breakfast hash, healthy brunch, low carb breakfast hash, Summer Fest, using up leftovers

Peach Kiwi Avocado Pepper Salsa Recipe

July 31, 2013 by Jeanette 16 Comments

Peach Kiwi Avocado Pepper Salsa © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Peach Kiwi Avocado Pepper Salsa highlights the sweetness and juiciness of summer peaches at their peak. Mint and ginger brighten up this salsa, which is perfect over grilled fish or chicken. 74 calories/serving; 1 Freestyle point/serving. Last summer when my family was vacationing down in Florida, I made a peach salsa for the first…

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Filed Under: csa, dairy-free, dips and sauces, farmer's market, gluten-free, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, fruit salsa, ginger in salsa, kiwi, mint in salsa, peach salsa, peaches, red bell pepper, salsa for chicken, salsa for fish

Sweet and Savory Chinese Watermelon Rind Pickles Recipe

July 26, 2013 by Jeanette 29 Comments

Chinese Watermelon Pickles © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This quick recipe for Chinese Watermelon Rind Pickles is perfect as a summer side dish. Pull it out when it’s too hot to cook. A few years ago, a woman from Shanghai named Wendy lived with our family to help take care of my aging in-laws. Chinese people never throw food away, and eat every part…

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Filed Under: Asian, csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, salads, side dishes, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian

Burmese Cucumber Watermelon Composed Salad Recipe

July 24, 2013 by Jeanette 25 Comments

Composed Burmese Cucumber Watermelon Salad © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Burmese inspired Cucumber Watermelon Composed Salad is like a party in your mouth, with sweet, sour and savory flavors, and lots of crunch and juiciness. I’ve been having some fun looking through Modernist Cuisine at Home this past week.  I am curious about how some of the techniques and ingredients might be used to…

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Filed Under: Asian, csa, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, salads, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: Burmese cuisine, Burmese food, Burmese Melon Salad, cucumber salad, gin thoke, watermelon salad

Plum Luv Foods’ Underground Dinner in Newtown Connecticut

July 19, 2013 by Jeanette 10 Comments

Fish with Smoked Avocado Salsa 2

This past Sunday, a group of our friends, my husband and I were six of the lucky 40 folks to nab tickets to a “hip” six  course menu put on by Plum Luv Foods at Butcher’s Best in Newtown, CT, showcasing sustainable local produce, seafood and grassfed meats. This was a sold-out event, even after…

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Filed Under: csa, farmer's market, Resources Tagged With: Arathusa Farm, Butcher's Best, Chef Justin Kern, Chef Plum, CT, farmer's market, Farming 101, Holbrook Farm, Karlee Kern, local Connecticut vendors, local produce, Newtown, Plum Luv Foods, pop-up dinner, Shiregate Family Farm, underground dinner

Juicy Summer Heirloom Tomato Stone Fruit Salad Recipe

July 10, 2013 by Jeanette 22 Comments

Heirloom Tomato Fruit Salad © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Summer Tomato Stone Fruit Salad is full of juicy heirloom tomatoes, nectarines and mango. A drizzle of sherry vinegar, a little honey goat cheese and chopped fresh mint are all that are needed to make this fresh summer salad tantalizingly delicious. With the sweltering heat that has hit our area the past few weeks,…

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Filed Under: csa, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, salads, side dishes, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: Cooking Light, Heirloom Tomato Salad, honeyed goat cheese, mango in salad, nectarine in salad, sherry vinegar

Light Mexican Corn Salad Recipe (Esquites)

July 3, 2013 by Jeanette

Mexican Corn Salad (Esquites) © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Mexican Corn Salad or Esquites recipe is a lightened version of a common street food. Spiked with lime juice, chili powder, and pillowey cilantro leaves, it’s a party in your mouth. I always look forward to summer corn and although our local corn harvest has yet to ripen, I’ve been picking up some fresh…

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Filed Under: csa, gluten-free, salads, side dishes, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: corn salad, esquites recipe, farmer's market salad, light corn salad, light esquites, Mexican corn salad

Steamed Swiss Chard with Soy Sesame Sauce Recipe

July 2, 2013 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Swiss Chard Banchan © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Quick and easy, this Steamed Swiss Chard with Soy Sesame Sauce dish is nice served cold or at room temperature. Throughout the summer, Swiss chard makes a regular appearance in my CSA Box and at the local Farmer’s Market. So often, I hear people say that they have no idea what to do with Swiss…

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Filed Under: Asian, csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: banchan, csa, easy Swiss chard recipe, farmer's market

New Canaan Farmer’s Market 2013 – Featuring New Vendors

July 1, 2013 by Jeanette

Lucy Loves Body Scrubs

Each Summer, I look forward to the opening of the New Canaan Farmer’s Market. Not only is it fun to see all the old timers again, but it’s always exciting to see all the new vendors. You can’t get any fresher than this. Our farmer’s market has grown over the years, and the selection is…

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Filed Under: csa, farmer's market, healthy choices, vegetables Tagged With: local Connecticut vendors, local farmer's market, local produce, supporting local businesses

Massaged Kale and Mango Salad Recipe

June 12, 2013 by Jeanette 32 Comments

Massaged Kale Salad with Mango © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Kale is a Power Food that may seem passe to some, but it remains a powerhouse of nutrition regardless. I’ve made kale pesto, kale kimchi, kale chips, sauteed kale, tossed kale salads, used kale in soups and massaged kale salads. I have to admit that the first time I heard of massaged kale, I thought…

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Filed Under: csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, salads, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: healthy salad, kale salad, mango, massaged kale salad, summer salad

Sesame Garlic Kale Chips Recipe

November 26, 2012 by Jeanette 19 Comments

How to make Sesame Garlic Kale Chips on Jeanette's Healthy Living #kalechips

These Sesame Garlic Kale Chips are crunchy and additively good, your kids will gobble these up. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We got away to some warmer weather and enjoyed a casual homemade Thanksgiving meal. I woke up early Thanksgiving day and cooked a simple Thanksgiving meal while the boys slept in…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, csa, dairy-free, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: baked kale chips, garlic, healthy kid snacks, Hurricane Sandy, kale chips, nutritional yeast, sesame seeds

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