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My Latest Find – Yumi™ Eco-Friendly Bamboo Mixing Bowls

December 1, 2012 by Jeanette 9 Comments

Lemongrass Chicken in Yumi Eco-Friendly Bowls

Today, I am shamelessly helping to promote one of my friends’ latest kitchenware – an Eco-Fiber Bamboo Mixing Bowl Set which features five colorful nesting bowls, perfect for mixing batters, tossing salads, displaying fresh fruit, and serving dip, chips, popcorn and meals throughout the day. These bowls are made from bamboo fiber and are extremely…

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Filed Under: Resources Tagged With: biodegradable bowls, decomposable bowls, green bowls, West Elm Market, Yumi™ Eco-Friendly Bamboo Mixing Bowls

Bar Americain Chopped Apple Salad

November 16, 2012 by Jeanette 10 Comments

Bar Americain Gala Apple Salad

Sponsored by Mohegan Sun. The weekend right before Hurricane Sandy hit, my husband and I took a trip up to Mohegan Sun with two other couples to celebrate a few big birthdays (ahem, me included), and a big anniversary (my hubby and I just celebrated our 25th anniversary!). Meatloaf was playing (now I’m really showing…

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Filed Under: gluten-free, Resources, side dishes, Thanksgiving, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: Bobby Flay, Bobby Flay's Bar Americain, Chopped Apple Salad, Meatloaf concert Mohegan Sun, Mohegan Sun, Mohegan Sun restaurants, pomegranate vinaigrette, walnuts

Favorite Sweet Spiced Winter Squash Casserole Recipe (Dairy-Free)

November 14, 2012 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Sweet Spiced Winter Squash Casserole

Today, I have a “twofer” for you – that’s right!  Today is World Diabetes Day and it is Food Network’s Thanksgiving Communal Table feast! When my friend Carolyn of All Day I Dream About Food asked if I would help raise awareness bout diabetes, I immediately said “yes!” You see, diabetes is one of the top…

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Filed Under: csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, Resources, side dishes, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: Food Network, healthy butternut squash casserole, healthy Thanksgiving side dish, winter squash casserole, World Diabetes Day

Essential Equipment and Supplies for the First College Apartment Kitchen

August 20, 2012 by Jeanette 370 Comments

Kitchen Essentials

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,…

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Filed Under: College, College Cooking, giveaway, Kids Cooking, Resources, resources Tagged With: college kitchen essentials, equipment for first kitchen, how to stock kitchen for college

Healthy Snack Recipes for Kids – Food for the Brain – Part 3

August 16, 2012 by Jeanette 12 Comments

Gluten/Dairy/Soy-Free "Clif" Granola Bars

This is the last in a series of posts on Food for the Brain. Part 1 covered foods that are good for brain health, including a fun round-up of Healthy Breakfast Recipes for Kids; Part 2 featured a round-up of creative Healthy Lunch Recipes for Kids. Today, in Part 3, we’re wrapping up our Food…

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

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

Healthy Breakfast Recipes for Kids – Food For The Brain – Part 1

August 13, 2012 by Jeanette 18 Comments

Creamy Amaranth Porridge

Today is Part 1 in a series of three posts featuring recipes that contain brain-boosting ingredients. I’ve got a round-up of healthy breakfast recipes for kids in this first post. Part 2 will focus on healthy lunch recipes for kids, and Part 3 will focus on healthy snack recipes for kids, all in the name…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Family, healthy choices, Healthy Living, Resources, resources Tagged With: back to school, best recipes for breakfast, brain health, brain-boosting, breakfast recipes, children's health, food for brain, good for the brain, healthy breakfast recipes for kids, recipes for kids, the brain

BlogHer Food 2012 Highlights

June 18, 2012 by Jeanette 9 Comments

Jaden Hair, Elise Bauer, and Ree Drummond at the BlogHer Food 2012 Closing Party

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending BlogHer Food 2012 in Seattle Washington, and the honor of being on a speaker panel on social media with Kalyn Denny (Kalyn’s Kitchen) and Stephanie Stiavetti (The Culinary Life), moderated by Neysa King (The Back Burner). I’d never been to Seattle before, so it was a real…

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Filed Under: Resources Tagged With: BlogHer, BlogHer Food, BlogHer Food 2012, Lark restaurant, Pike Place Market, Seattle restaurant, Seattle Washington, social media

Farm Fresh Restaurant Dining In Connecticut

June 14, 2012 by Jeanette 85 Comments

Warm Beet Salad with Foraged Mushrooms at Dressing Room in Westport, CT

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…

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Filed Under: community, csa, farmer's market, giveaway, Resources, Sponsored Post Tagged With: Connecticut tourism, farm fresh dining, farm-to-table restaurants, farmer's market, restaurants in Connecticut

Food as Medicine – Anticancer Foods

April 23, 2012 by Jeanette 49 Comments

As some of you may know, I started Jeanette’s Healthy Living as a place to record and share foods I was cooking for friends with cancer as well as meals I was preparing for my family. In fact, the Anticancer Fireworks Black Bean Salsa featured at the top of this post was something I made…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Cooking For Cancer, Resources Tagged With: anticancer foods, cancer, cancer fighting foods, food as medicine, Rebecca Katz

Asian Napa Cabbage Carrot Salad Recipe

April 16, 2012 by Jeanette

Asian Napa Cabbage Carrot Salad

  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…

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Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, giveaway, gluten-free, healthy choices, Resources, salads, side dishes, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: Earth Day, napa cabbage salad, Picnic for the Planet

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

Food Blog Forum Orlando 2012 Wrap-Up

March 22, 2012 by Jeanette

Food Styling and Food Photography

Last weekend, I attended Food Blog Forum in Orlando, hosted by Jaden and Scott Hair of Steamy Kitchen, and Diane Cu and Todd Porter of White on Rice Couple. The venue was Epcot Center thanks to the generosity of Walt Disney World. Julie Deily from The Little Kitchen and Dawn Viola pulled off a top…

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Filed Under: healthy choices, Resources Tagged With: Disney Magic of Healthy Living, Food Blog Forum, Walt Disney World

Eggplant Walnut Dip Recipe

February 27, 2012 by Jeanette 51 Comments

Eggplant Walnut Dip

Eggplant Walnut Dip is a heart healthy dip that is inspired by a traditional Georgian Eggplant and Walnut dish. A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about heart disease, the #1 killer of women, including how to best prevent heart disease, what a heart healthy diet looks like, and what makes nuts heart healthy….

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Filed Under: appetizers, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, Resources, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: eggplant, Georgian cuisine, heart healthy recipe, omega 3 fatty acids, walnuts

Carrot and Coriander Soup Recipe

February 17, 2012 by Jeanette 37 Comments

Carrot and Coriander Soup (vegan)

Carrot and Coriander Soup is a beautiful, healthy and delicious soup, scented with coriander seeds. At some point in your life, you or someone you know will probably be on a liquid or soft food diet for a short period of time. Whether it’s a child who just got his braces, a teenager who had…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, Resources, soups, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, carrot soup, diet after wisdom teeth removal, diet for chewing issues, diet for swallowing issues, liquid diet, pureed soup, soft food diet, vegan soup

Favorite Gluten Free Products

February 9, 2012 by Jeanette 41 Comments

Healthy and Delicious Gluten-Free Foods

About a year ago, I discovered my youngest son was allergic to wheat, and I have been on a journey ever since to learn how to cook and bake gluten-free. At first, I was at a complete loss, especially when it came to baking as I was completely unfamiliar with gluten-free flours and gluten-free products….

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Filed Under: gluten-free, healthy choices, Resources Tagged With: best gluten-free products, favorite gluten-free products, healthy gluten-free products

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

Chinese New Year Traditions and the Year of the Dragon

January 21, 2012 by Jeanette 30 Comments

Chinese New Year

Monday, January 23, 2012, is officially Chinese New Year – Happy Year Of The Dragon! Although I was born in the U.S. and have yet to visit China, I try to share some Chinese traditions with my kids (they sometimes call me Tiger Mom – I’m sure they’re just kidding, right guys?!). One of the…

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Filed Under: Asian, Family, Resources Tagged With: Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year dinner, Chinese New Year traditions, Lunar New Year, symbolic foods for Chinese New Year

Detox Beet and Carrot Smoothie Recipe

January 9, 2012 by Jeanette

Detoxifying Beet Carrot Smoothie

If you’ve never tried beets in a smoothie, this vibrant Beet and Carrot Smoothie is a great first recipe to try. This New Year, I am trying to incorporate more vegetables into the first meal of the day – breakfast. Vegetables make a rare appearance at breakfast on most tables, unless they are added to…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Resources, smoothies, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: beetroot, beetroot smoothie, beets, carrots, detox, detoxifying, New Year, smoothie

Detox Beet and Pink Grapefruit Salad Recipe

January 6, 2012 by Jeanette 29 Comments

Detox Beet Grapefruit Salad

Detox Beet and Pink Grapefruit Salad is perfect for days when you want to eat light and clean. With the holidays behind us and 2012 in full swing, everyone seems to be ready to hit the reset button and renew their vows to eat healthy. There are an abundance of detox diets, juicing diets, and…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, healthy choices, Resources, salads, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, anti-cancer foods, antioxidants, beets, betalain, Betty Fussell, detox diet, grapefruit, new years, phytonutrients

Chicken with Romesco Sauce Recipe – The Whole Food Revelation

December 28, 2011 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Chicken with Romesca Sauce

With 2012 just a few days away, many of us are spending some time reflecting on the past year and setting goals for the New Year, including how to diet, how to be healthy, and how to lose weight. Although we often start out the New Year with great expectations, by the end of year…

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Filed Under: book review, healthy choices, Resources Tagged With: Beyond The Peel, Healthy Diet, New Year Resolutions, Romesca Sauce, Unprocessed Foods, Whole Food Revolution, Whole Foods, Whole Foods Diet

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