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Spicy Korean Ramen Noodle Soup Recipe

September 10, 2012 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Today, I’m participating in Food Network’s Back to School Communal Table event where a group of bloggers is sharing their favorite back to school kids and adult lunches. Now that my kids are all back in school, I don’t have to worry about feeding my brood of boys lunch each day. Instead, I can eat…

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Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, Pasta and Noodles Tagged With: Korean ramen noodle soup, quick and easy, ramen noodle soup

Healthy Lunch Recipes for Kids – Food for the Brain – Part 2

August 14, 2012 by Jeanette 14 Comments

Chicken Tomato Avocado Quesadilla via Jeanette's Healthy Living

Today is Part 2 in a series of three posts featuring recipes that contain brain-boosting ingredients. In Part 1, we presented a round-up of healthy breakfast recipes for kids. Today, we present Part 2, which  focuses on healthy lunch recipes for kids.  Our last post in this series will feature healthy snack recipes for kids….

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Filed Under: healthy choices, Healthy Living, lunch, resources, Resources Tagged With: back to school lunch ideas, brain health, brain power, brain-boosing foods, brain-boosting recipes, children's health, food for brain health, food good for the brain, foods for nourishing the brain, healthy lunch for kids

Stuffed Peppers with Quinoa, Grilled Vegetables and Pesto Sauce Recipe

August 8, 2012 by Jeanette 22 Comments

Stuffed Pepper with Quinoa, Grilled Vegetables, Caprese Salad and Pesto

Stuffed Peppers with Quinoa, Grilled Vegetables and Pesto Sauce is a healthy vegetarian main course that will brighten up any dinner. This week on Food Network’s Summer Fest, a group of talented bloggers are featuring farm fresh recipes using Peppers that are in season. Each week, recipes using farm fresh produce will be featured on…

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Filed Under: csa, Dinner, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, whole grain Tagged With: Food Network, Food Network Summer Fest, grilled vegetables, quinoa stuffing, red bell peppers, stuffed peppers

Gluten Free Vegetable Pizza Recipe (Kids Cooking Video)

August 6, 2012 by Jeanette 15 Comments

Gluten-Free Vegetable Pizza

Sponsored by French Meadow Bakery. Gluten Free Vegetable Pizza is a kid-friendly way to get your children to eat their vegetables. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_kFq0JyaVM&feature=g-upl Today, I are featuring my son, Alex, making a Gluten Free Vegetable Pizza using French Meadow Bakery’s Gluten-Free Pizza Crust. The crust comes unbaked in an aluminum pan, and can be found in the frozen…

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Filed Under: cruciferous vegetables, csa, Dinner, Family, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, Kids Cooking, lunch, main courses, vegetarian Tagged With: broccoli pizza, foods kids can cook, foods kids can make, gluten-free pizza, healthy pizza, kid-friendly pizza, kids cooking, kids in the kitchen, pizza for kids, teaching kids to cook, vegetable pizza

Cha Cha Bowl (Recipe for Mexican Chicken and Black Bean Rice Bowl)

May 25, 2012 by Jeanette 24 Comments

"Cha Cha Bowl" (Mexican Chicken Black Bean Rice Bowl)

One of my kids loves Chipotle Grill’s Burritos. This is a gigantic size tortilla filled with rice, beans, meat, salsa, cheese, and sour cream. Although the ingredients in and of themselves don’t sound too unhealthy, one of these burritos with all the fixings (sour cream, cheese, guacamole) tops 1000 calories! However, deconstructed and served as…

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Filed Under: Beans/Legumes, chicken, dairy-free, Dinner, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, whole grain Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, Alexa Andrzejewski, ballpark food, Cha Cha Bowl, Chicken Bean Rice Bowl, Foodspotting, Soraya Darabi

Chopped Salmon Arugula Walnut Salad with Honey Wasabi Vinaigrette Recipe

April 9, 2012 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Chopped Salmon Arugula Walnut Salad with Wasabi Honey Vinaigrette

The salad recipe I am sharing with you today has been on my mind ever since I took my first bite at a local pan-Asian restaurant. I met a friend for lunch at this Asian fusion restaurant one day and she said she always orders the Chopped Salmon Salad with Wasabi Vinaigrette, so naturally I had…

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Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, Fish, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, lunch, salads, Seafood, whole grain Tagged With: arugula, chopped salad, heart-healthy meal, salmon, wasabi

Cold Asian Noodles with Peanut Sauce, Chicken and Vegetables

April 6, 2012 by Jeanette 35 Comments

Cold Asian Noodles with Peanut Sauce, Chicken and Vegetables

Cold Asian Noodles with Peanut Sauce, Chicken and Vegetables is a refreshing, light one bowl meal. This past week, we were fortunate enough to have a gloriously warm and sunny day. In fact, the weather was so gorgeous that I almost forgot it was just the beginning of April. Warm weather naturally makes me think of…

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Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, Pantry Recipe, Pasta and Noodles Tagged With: Asian noodles, cold noodles, Harumi Kurihara, noodles with peanut sauce, pasta salad, sesame noodles

Braised Enoki Mushrooms with Carrots and Ginger Recipe

March 30, 2012 by Jeanette 35 Comments

Washoku Prepared Bento Box

Today, I am sharing a recipe that embodies the principles of the Japanese Washoku and Kansha cooking approaches. I’ve always admired how beautifully presented Japanese food is when I eat out. All the foods are precisely arranged on the plate and each dish is interesting and unique. Little did I know that there was actually…

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Filed Under: Asian, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, Resources, Special Diets Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, bento box, Elizabeth Andoh, enoki mushrooms, Japanese cooking, Kansha, lunch box, mushrooms, Washoku

Easy Vegetable Bean and Pasta Soup Recipe

March 2, 2012 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Easy Vegetable and Bean Soup

Over the past month or so, I’ve been teaching a series of soup classes at our local senior center. I was honored to be asked back again this year – what a rewarding experience to say the least. The ladies in the class were all so gracious and it was really fun to swap food shopping…

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Filed Under: Beans/Legumes, community, dairy-free, healthy choices, lunch, Pantry Recipe, soups Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, easy soup recipe, senior center cooking class, Severine von Tscharner Fleming, soup class

Healthy Chili Recipe Roundup for Superbowl Sunday

January 30, 2012 by Jeanette 26 Comments

Turkey Black Bean Chili

Superbowl Sunday is coming up. Who are you rooting for? We are a huge football family – weekends, Monday nights and Thursday nights are dedicated to watching football from September through Super Bowl weekend.  My husband is a huge New York Giants fan, but three of our boys root for different teams (much to my husband’s…

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Filed Under: Dinner, Holidays, lunch, main courses, Resources, soups, Super Bowl, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: chicken chili, chili, crockpot chili, crockpot recipe, easy recipe, entertaining guests, healthy chili recipes, holidays, Super Bowl 2012, turkey chili, vegetarian chili

Roundup of Beautiful Healthy Soup Recipes

January 24, 2012 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Creamless Cream of Carrot Soup

  This past Saturday was National Soup Swap Day. Although I had never heard of this idea until last year, I love the idea and make lots of soup all throughout the winter. Maybe next year, I’ll jump in and host a Soup Swap. For now, I would like to share some beautiful healthy soups…

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Filed Under: community, healthy choices, lunch, soups, vegetarian Tagged With: healthy soup recipes, soup class, soup roundup, soup swap, vegetarian soups

Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

January 20, 2012 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup

Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup is pure comfort food in a bowl. I love Asian noodle soups – they are one of my favorite foods to make for a quick and easy lunch. I usually take a peek in my refrigerator and start pulling out whatever bits and pieces of herbs, vegetables, and soup I have…

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Filed Under: Asian, cruciferous vegetables, dairy-free, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, Pasta and Noodles, soups Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, Asian noodle soup, bok choy, Donna Hay, pho, Vietnamese cuisine

Easy Crockpot Lentil Chili Recipe

January 16, 2012 by Jeanette 62 Comments

Easy Crockpot Lentil Chili

I woke up to chilly 14 degree weather this morning…brrr! I honestly don’t know why I live in the Northeast as I am not at all a cold weather person. Makes me wonder why I went to college near the Canadian border too. This kind of cold weather makes me want to just stay indoors…

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Filed Under: Beans/Legumes, dairy-free, Dinner, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, Pantry Recipe, soups, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: crockpot, easy recipe, lentil chili, meatless, slow cooker, vegan chili, vegetarian chili

Minestrina Soup Recipe

December 9, 2011 by Jeanette 26 Comments

Minestrina Soup with an Accent

Minestrina Soup is a hearty vegetable soup, perfect for Fall or Winter. Healthy, delicious and chock full of a variety of vegetables. I’ve made Minestrone Soup over the years, and it has become one of my favorite winter soups because of the combined heartiness of all the vegetables, beans and pasta in this soup. This…

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Filed Under: cruciferous vegetables, gluten-free, healthy choices, lunch, soups, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, Anne Willan, Italian soup, La Varenne, minestra, minestrina, minestrone, soup, vegan soup, vegetable soup, vegetarian soup

Asian Fusion Omelette Frittata Recipe

December 6, 2011 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Asian Fusion Omelette/Frittata with Dashi Gravy

Try this Asian Fusion Omelette Frittata for a change of pace. With the holiday season in full swing, and entertaining family and guests on the near horizon, there will be many meals to plan over the next few weeks. Everyone has their favorite holiday traditions, which is what makes celebrating this time of year so…

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Filed Under: allergies, Asian, Breakfast, Christmas, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Holidays, lunch, main courses Tagged With: Asian fusion, brunch, buffet, christmas, frittata, holiday, omelette, potluck

Summer Vegetable Korean Lettuce Wraps Recipe

July 25, 2011 by Jeanette 13 Comments

Korean Turkey Lettuce Wrap Tacos

This past week, I picked up my CSA Box #7, and found “pencil carrots”, eggplant, tomatoes, arugula, Ailsa Craig onions (sweet and mild), green beans, swiss chard, cucumbers, fresh garlic, parsley, basil tops, zucchini, sweet “Trinity” corn, and green leaf lettuce.  Leafy Lettuce Greens, Parsley, Basil, Tomatoes and Corn from my CSA Box. Swiss Chard,…

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Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, Dinner, farmer's market, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, vegetables Tagged With: CSA Box, ground chicken, ground turkey, Korean, lettuce wraps

Roundup of Healthy and Hearty Soup, Chowder, Stew and Chili Recipes

December 23, 2010 by Jeanette 5 Comments

Black Bean Chili If you’re entertaining overnight guests this holiday season, meal planning can be stressful.  Why not simplify meals by making a big pot of healthy, hearty soup, chowder, stew or chili, and serving a fresh salad alongside. For more fun, make a few Holiday appetizers for guests to graze on. Soups, chowders, stews and…

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Filed Under: Dinner, lunch, main courses, soups

The Farmer’s Market Sandwich

October 2, 2010 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Farm fresh heirloom tomato, mozzarella cheese and pesto sandwich  Each summer when the local farmer’s market opens, the one thing I look forward to most is my first taste of fresh baked bread topped with basil pesto, fresh mozzarella cheese and sliced tomatoes. To me, this sandwich marks the beginning of all the fresh…

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Healthy Lunch Ideas for Kids

September 30, 2010 by Jeanette 3 Comments

Please take a look at my guest posting entitled “Healthy Lunch Ideas for Kids” (also great for adult lunches) on my childhood friend’s blog, Parent Grapevine.I had just posted Tina and her husband’s experience with prostate cancer on my blog. We thought it would be fun to “cross-blog” and share our ideas.I would love to hear…

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Filed Under: healthy choices, lunch, Resources

Farm Fresh Chopped Salad Recipe

August 31, 2010 by Jeanette 1 Comment

At a recent farm-to-table dinner in Connecticut, Chef Michel Nischan prepared “Use a Spoon” Chopped Salad using farm fresh produce. Michel Nischan is President and CEO of Wholesome Wave, a non-profit organization that is trying to increase accessibility and affordability of fresh fruits and vegetables in underserved communities, while providing business to local farmers.  He is also the renowned chef/owner…

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Filed Under: gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, lunch, salads, vegetarian Tagged With: farmer's market, salads

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