This Mediterranean Salad In A Jar is a healthy and delicious portable meal, packed with your favorite Greek Salad ingredients – just shake and serve. Ever since our Salad In A Jar Party, I’ve been thinking about how convenient they are for lunch or dinner. It’s easy to make a batch once you have all…
How To Host a Salad In A Jar Party {Daniel Plan Recipe}
Hosting a Salad In A Jar Party is easy as long as you plan ahead a little. Get all the tips you need to host your Salad In A Jar Party in this post. This past week, we wrapped up our 6 week Daniel Plan with a cooking demonstration by Chef Neena of Grace Farms,…
Asian Slaw with Spicy Peanut Salad Dressing Recipe
This Asian Slaw with Spicy Peanut Salad Dressing is full of crunch and the spicy peanut dressing adds a punch. Sponsored by Silk. One of my favorite, cheap takeout meals as a graduate student was sesame noodles – which is really a peanut butter based sauce. Now that I’m watching my carbs more closely, I get my…
Zucchini Noodles with Sunflower Seed Butter Dressing Recipe {Daniel Plan Recipe}
These Zucchini Noodles with Sunflower Seed Butter Dressing are delicious! The dressing, made with sunflower seed butter and coconut milk, is rich and creamy. We are halfway through our Daniel Plan study and it’s been an amazing journey so far. Witnessing the positive changes that the women in our group have made already is truly…
Sous Vide Chinese Drunken Wine Chicken Recipe
Sous Vide Chicken Drunken Wine Chicken is a modern interpretation of an authentic traditional Chinese chicken dish. I’ve been using sous vide to cook chicken over the past year and I love how moist and juicy the chicken comes out. There’s no chance of ending up with dry chicken when you use sous vide as…
Kale Arugula Radicchio Orange Salad Recipe
This Kale Arugula Radicchio Orange Salad will brighten up your menu during the cooler months of the year. Are you surviving the winter? I have to admit February is a brutal month for me. It’s in the thick of winter with single digit frigid temperatures, and no end seems to be in sight. So, this…
Szechuan Red Chili Oil Wonton Sauce Recipe
This Szechuan Red Chili Oil Wonton Sauce tastes just like the one at authentic Chinese restaurants. Szechuan Red Chili Oil Wontons are one of my favorite foods when I see it on the menu at Chinese restaurants. Whenever I visit my parents in Maryland, we order these spicy wontons. My parents are very particular about their Chinese…
Kimchi Fried Forbidden Rice with Black Garlic Recipe
This Kimchi Fried Forbidden Rice with Black Garlic is a one bowl meal packed with flavor. I love one bowl meals for their convenience, especially ones that include whole grains, vegetables and protein with a spicy sauce. One of my favorite one bowl meals is Kimchi rice, topped with a fried egg. It’s pure comfort…
Healthy Ramen Noodles Recipe
These Healthy Ramen Noodles make a quick and easy meal for a busy weeknight. Ramen noodles have come a long way since I was in college. Sure, there are plenty of dried ramen products on the market, but there’s nothing like a bowl of ramen noodle soup made with fresh, whole ingredients, for a hearty and healthy…
15 Healthy Savory Apple Recipes
Enjoy farm fresh apples in these 15 Healthy Savory Apple recipes, including salads, sandwiches, stuffed chicken and more. Apples are in season and there are so many wonderful varieties to try. I’ve put together a roundup of 15 Healthy Savory Apple Recipes for Parade Magazine’s food site. From salads to sandwiches to stuffed apples and…
Gluten-Free Spicy Baked Chicken Tenders with Secret Sauce Recipe
These Gluten-Free Spicy Baked Chicken Tenders with Secret Sauce are a healthy version of everyone’s favorite chicken tenders. Sponsored by Peapod. Who doesn’t love chicken tenders. Today’s recipe features a spicy version of a childhood favorite served with my son’s “secret sauce.” We developed this recipe for Peapod, America’s leading online grocer, which features over 8,000…
Kale Mint Basil Pesto Recipe
This Kale Mint Basil Pesto is a great way to enjoy summer kale and fresh herbs at their peak. Toss it with pasta, add it to potato salad, spread it on sandwiches or pizza. It’s that time of year when I make fresh pesto using kale from the farmer’s market and other herbs. Over the…
Pasta Primavera with Fresh Tomatoes, Basil and Garlic Recipe
This Pasta Primavera with Fresh Tomatoes, Basil and Garlic takes just 30 minutes to prepare, perfect for a quick and easy dinner. The key is to use the freshest tomatoes and best extra virgin olive oil you can find. Our family just got back from an incredible family vacation on the island of St. Martin…
Gluten-Free Tomato Pie Recipe (SCD GAPS Diet)
This Gluten-Free Tomato Pie is scented with rosemary and basil. It’s perfect for lunch or as a side dish. Have you ever tried tomato pie? I know the thought of a savory pie might throw some of you. It certainly did confuse one of my kids when I told him I was serving him tomato…
12 Healthy Comfort Soup Recipes
Warm your belly up with these Healthy Comfort Soup Recipes. We’re in the thick of winter here in the Northeast and we’re buried in several feet of snow. When it’s freezing cold out, there’s nothing better than a bowl of hearty soup to warm you up. I’ve put together a roundup of 12 Healthy Hearty…
Winter Tuna Nicoise Salad with Quinoa and Roasted Vegetables
This Winter Tuna Nicoise Salad with Quinoa and Roasted Vegetables is hearty, delicious and healthy. There’s a restaurant in town that makes a fabulous Tuna Nicoise Salad – they even poach their own tuna in oil. When this restaurant first opened, they were using a high quality canned tuna, but later decided to make their…
Crustless Sausage Spinach Mushroom Quiche Recipe
This Crustless Sausage Spinach Mushroom Quiche is hearty and satisfying, perfect for brunch. Recently, I volunteered to make a quiche for our church’s newscomers’ brunch. I love the idea of a group of people cooking for others as a way to welcome them. Although I would have loved to make a breakfast casserole of some…
How to make an Edible #MyPlate Snowman
Who doesn’t love to play with their food? Today, I’m sharing a festive and healthy way to play with your food. #MyPlate Winter Food Fun has a super fun and creative holiday idea to get us started. Take a look at this Edible #MyPlate snowman scene that includes all 5 food groups. This winter,…
Slow Cooker Chicken Chili Tortilla Soup Recipe
Slow Cooker Chicken Chili Tortilla Soup is a family friendly, healthy and delicious meal that is easy to make for busy weekdays. We’ve been having some cold, blustery days lately so hearty soups, chili and stews have been on my mind a lot. My youngest son loves all things chili. I actually think I could…
Hearty Fall Harvest Vegetable Chorizo Sausage Soup {Low Carb}
This Hearty Fall Harvest Vegetable Chorizo Sausage Soup is nourishing and satisfying, and chockfull of in-season vegetables. Sponsored by A Sweet Life Diabetes Magazine. It’s definitely that time of year when people start craving hearty soups. Soups are a great way to take advantage of all the fresh produce that’s in season – carrots, celery, cabbage, cauliflower…
Roasted Butternut Squash Beet Cranberry Salad with Apple Pumpkin Seed Oil Dressing
This Roasted Butternut Squash Beet Cranberry Salad with Apple Pumpkin Seed Oil Dressing is a wonderful Fall salad and perfect for holiday entertaining. This Fall, I signed myself up for an 11-week Bible study, which I’ve found is the best way to keep myself on track and disciplined in my study of the Bible. Yes,…