Smoked Grilled Peruvian Chicken is bathed in a citrusy marinade and then cooked on the grill, using smoke as an ingredient. This is one of my favorite grilled chicken recipes, and many of my friends have shared it with their families. The key is to marinate the chicken in a mixture of fragrant spices and…
Sparkling Smashed Raspberry Mint Lemonade Recipe
This Sparkling Mashed Raspberry Mint Lemonade is refreshing and healthy – the perfect summer drink. A few weeks ago, my niece graduated from high school and we celebrated dinner with a fresh Raspberry Lemonade. I loved the smashed raspberries in the lemonade – it was so pretty and made the drink more interesting. This month,…
Kale Apple Carrot Blue Cheese Pecan Salad Recipe
This jewel-toned Kale Apple Carrot Blue Cheese Pecan Salad adds a festive touch to holiday meals. I love jewel toned salads during the holiday season – red curly kale, Ambrosia apples, purple carrots and red onions – tossed together, they just seem more festive than your average salad. Add some toasted pecans and crumbled blue…
Clean Eating Stuffed Peppers Recipe {Clean Eating Freezer Meals Cookbook Giveaway}
These Clean Eating Stuffed Peppers can be frozen and reheated for an easy weeknight dinner. If you’ve been following my blog, you probably know that I believe in clean eating. Clean Eating is all about avoiding processed foods, chemicals and preservatives. It’s about eating real food and staying away from refined products. Sometimes it might…
Sweet and Salty Caramel Furikake Popcorn Recipe {Nature+™ Giveaway}
Satisfy your sweet tooth with this Sweet and Salty Caramel Furikake Popcorn. Raise your hand if you like the combination of sweet and salty flavors. I have to admit there’s something addictive about this flavor combination, especially when it’s something crunchy like popcorn. Ever since we got back from Hawaii this summer, I’ve been sprinkling furikake…
The Unforgettable Photograph – Capturing the Moment {Giveaway}
For years I used a point and shoot camera with an automatic mode although I yearned to learn how to use a “real” camera (e.g., DSLR) to take great photographs. It wasn’t until I started this blog that I actually bought myself a big girl camera and started paying more attention to the lighting and…
Everyday Classics: 68 Gluten-Free Recipes {Giveaway}
Today, I’m super excited to introduce you all to Everyday Classics: 68 Tasty & Essential Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free and Soy-Free Recipes written by Alexa Croft of Lexie’s Kitchen. All the recipes in Everyday Classics are gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free and soy-free, and most are also corn-free, making it a must-have resource for anyone who has food allergies,…
Almond Crusted Stuffed French Toast Recipe
Last year, I wrote a post “Healthy Breakfast Recipes for Kids” as part of my “Food for the Brain” series where I talked about foods that are good for the brain. These included berries, apples, eggs, yogurt, whole grains, nuts, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish and iron rich foods. According to the Centers for Disease…
Ahi Tuna Spinach Avocado Pesto Sandwich Recipe
This brain-boosting Ahi Tuna Spinach Avocado Pesto Sandwich is packed with antioxidants and anti-flammatory ingredients, made in hopes of preventing Alzheimer’s Disease through the foods we eat. Recently, I’ve been reading about the healthy benefits of the Mediterranean Diet (a 30% reduction in the risk of major cardiovascular events) as well as the connection between what…
Crispy Un-Fried Chicken Wings – T-Fal ActiFry Product Review
Crispy Un-Fried Chicken Wings use just one tablespoons oil to “fry” in an air fryer. Sponsored by T-Fal. As I mentioned in my last post, we had a woman from Shanghai live with us for 8 years to help care for my aging in-laws. She was a great cook, and would help prepare dinner every…
Dan Dan Mien and Book Launch Party for Steamy Kitchen’s Healthy Asian Favorites (Giveaway)
This week, I am so excited to be participating in a Virtual Book Launch Party for Jaden Hair’s newest cookbook, Steamy Kitchen’s Healthy Asian Favorites. I received a review copy several weeks ago and have trying lots of recipes from Jaden’s new cookbook. [rss-cut] I first met Jaden two years ago when I started my…
Gluten-Free Chocolate Coffee Marble Cake Recipe
Gluten-Free Chocolate Coffee Marble Cake is a delicious, healthy dessert. Perfect with a cup of tea or coffee. Today, I’m sharing a rare treat on my blog – Gluten-Free Chocolate Coffee Marble Cake. Although I’m not a big sweet eater, when I do eat something sweet, it has to be really good. Today, I’m sharing…
Essential Equipment and Supplies for the First College Apartment Kitchen
Learn what Essential Equipment and Supplies you need for your first college apartment kitchen. My oldest son is returning to college all too soon, and this year, he’s living off-campus which means he will be cooking in his very first apartment kitchen. Although it might be more work for him to cook his own meals,…
Summer Salad Roundup (Catching Fireflies Giveaway)
Today, my Strawberry Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing recipe is being featured on Catching Fireflies as part of a Summer Salad roundup. Catching Fireflies is a site full of whimsical and uncommon gift ideas, including creative hostess gifts (like their Queen of the Kitchen Measuring Spoons), and cute kitchen accessories (their Ladybug & Flower Sandwich Shapers would make…
Farm Fresh Restaurant Dining In Connecticut
I have lived in Connecticut for over 25 years – Wow, kind of scary! I moved here right after graduate school and have raised all four of my boys in the Nutmeg State. Never in a million years would I have thought that Connecticut would be my home for so many years. My husband is…
Asian Napa Cabbage Carrot Salad Recipe
Today, I am sharing a simple recipe for Asian Napa Cabbage Carrot Salad that I threw together as a way to use up the ends of some napa cabbage I had leftover in my refrigerator. I hate throwing away food (my friends can attest to that as my refrigerator is always full of little…
Joy Bauer Food Cures Book Review {Gluten-Free Gingerbread Muffins and a Giveaway}
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…
The Health Benefits of Honey – Jennifer Spaide Guest Post
Learn about the health benefits of honey in this post. Not only is September Whole Grains Month, but it is National Honey Month too! I didn’t want the month to get away without sharing the health benefits of honey. To help us better understand the the connection between honey and health, I am excited to introduce…
Vita Spelt Pasta Giveaway
As many of you know by now, September is Whole Grains Month and I’ve been celebrating so far by sharing some Fast and Healthy Recipe Ideas. One of the easiest ways to transition to whole grains is by substituting whole grain pasta for white pasta. Over the years, I’ve gradually switched my kids over to whole grain…
Easy Hot Black Bean Salsa Dip Recipe
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…