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Healthy Whole Grain Recipes

Healthy Whole Grain Recipes, in soups, muffins, soups and side dishes

Peruvian Green Chicken with Rice and Quinoa Recipe (Arroz con Pollo Verde)

April 15, 2013 by Jeanette 176 Comments

Peruvian Chicken and Rice © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Peruvian Green Chicken with Rice and Quinoa is a healthy and hearty one pot meal. Spring time is probably the busiest time of year for our family, so one pot meals are the perfect solution for a no-fuss dinner. Chicken and rice is a classic one-pot combination in all different cultures (China, Japan, India,…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses, whole grain Tagged With: Aji Verde, chicken and rice, Peruvian food, Peruvian green chile sauce, Peruvian recipe, quinoa main course

Gluten-Free Muesli Pancakes with Fresh Berries Recipe

April 8, 2013 by Jeanette 48 Comments

Gluten-Free Muesli Pancakes © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Have you ever tried Muesli? It’s a breakfast cereal mix made with uncooked rolled oats, fruit and nuts, that was actually developed around 1900 by a Swiss physician (Dr. Maximilian Bircher-Benner) for patients in his hospital, where a diet rich in fresh fruit and vegetables was an essential part of therapy. Traditionally, it is enjoyed…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, gluten-free, healthy choices, whole grain Tagged With: Bob's Red Mill, gluten-free pancakes, muesli

My Mom’s Beijing Biscuit “Shao Bing” Recipe (北京燒餅) – An Heirloom Recipe

February 27, 2013 by Jeanette 32 Comments

This Shao Bing recipe is one of my mom’s best known recipes that she used to make for my dad. These little biscuits are filled with savory stir fries or meats. Today, I have a very special recipe to share with you, so please indulge me. Although my parents immigrated to the United States over…

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Filed Under: Asian, Breads, Family, healthy choices, Recipes For Foodies, whole grain Tagged With: Beijing Shao Bing, Chinese biscuit, Mom's recipe

Balsamic Glazed Roasted Vegetable Meatloaf Recipe (gluten-free)

February 20, 2013 by Jeanette 33 Comments

Roasted Vegetable Meatloaf Dinner © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Balsamic Glazed Roasted Vegetable Meatloaf is full of flavor and a great way to include vegetables in a family-friendly meal. You’re either a meatloaf lover or a meatloaf hater. I happen to like meatloaf, but I know plenty of people who have an adverse reaction at the very mention of it. Several years ago, my…

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Filed Under: Dinner, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses, whole grain Tagged With: Food Network Comfort Food Feast, gluten-free meatloaf, healthy comfort food, healthy meatloaf, lighter meatloaf, low-fat meatloaf, oatmeal

Walnut Crusted Seared Wasabi Salmon with Warm Napa Cabbage Salad Recipe

February 15, 2013 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Walnut Crusted Seared Wasabi Salmon © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Walnut Crusted Seared Wasabi Salmon with Warm Napa Cabbage Salad is a heart healthy meal, featuring salmon, walnuts, napa cabbage, and whole grain brown rice. February is American Heart Month and a group of health minded bloggers are gathering around to share lots of heart healthy recipes this week with a Gluten-Free & Heart Healthy…

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Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, Dinner, Fish, gluten-free, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, Seafood, whole grain Tagged With: American Heart Month, heart health, Heart Healthy Recipes, napa cabbage, power foods, salmon, walnuts

Dark Chocolate Almond Cranberry Trail Mix Recipe (Giveaway)

February 9, 2013 by Jeanette 64 Comments

February is a pretty special month – everything about it rings of hearts and health –  February is American Heart Month, and we’re celebrating Valentines Day on February 14th, and National Almond Day on February 16th. Starting tomorrow through next Saturday, a group of healthy food bloggers and I will be kicking off a week…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Kids Cooking, snacks, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: Almond Board of California, almonds, dark chocolate, Giveaway, heart health month, National Almond Day

Warm Kale, Farro and Winter Fruit Salad Recipe

February 4, 2013 by Jeanette 15 Comments

Warm Farro Kale Winter Fruit Salad

What do you do when it’s snowing out? I know what I do…cook. At least that’s what I did on a recent snowy day when the kids were off from school. I dug through my cabinets and refrigerator to see what needed to be used up, and found a bunch of goodies, including a wedge…

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Filed Under: Dinner, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, salads, side dishes, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: dried cranberries, dried figs, farro, kale, warm farro salad

Whole Wheat Banana Pecan Cranberry Quick Bread Recipe

February 1, 2013 by Jeanette 9 Comments

Banana Pecan Cranberry Bread © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Last week, I found myself with more ripe bananas than you could ever imagine. We typically go through tons of bananas during the week, but for some reason, I must have bought an extra bunch here or there. Well, I kept staring at them until they started turning so ripe that I either had to…

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Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast, dairy-free, healthy choices, snacks, whole grain Tagged With: dried cranberries, healthy banana bread, pecans, power food, whole wheat

Gluten Free Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Cookies Recipe

January 16, 2013 by Jeanette 35 Comments

Healthy Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Cookies © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Gluten Free Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Cookies are a healthy dessert or snack, sure to please your sweet tooth. Is there such a thing as a healthy cookie? I don’t know, but I can tell you that the Gluten Free Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Cookies that I’m sharing today are healthier than most. Leaving the healthy talk…

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Filed Under: Christmas, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, healthy choices, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: Comfort Food Feast, Cooking Light, Food Network, gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, heart health

Burmese Fried Rice with Green Peas and Shallots

January 14, 2013 by Jeanette 25 Comments

Burmese Fried Rice with Peas © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Burmese Fried Rice with Green Peas and Shallots is a delicious savory breakfast. It’s a great recipe to try if you’re new to Burmese cooking as I am. I love savory breakfast foods and so do my kids. In fact, they prefer savory breakfasts to sweet ones.  I’m always interested in learning about different cultures’…

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Filed Under: Asian, Breakfast, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Recipes For Foodies, Resources, whole grain Tagged With: Burma, Burmese breakfast rice bowl, Burmese recipes, Naomi Duguid, Southeast Asia

Quinoa Coconut Walnut Crunch Recipe

December 7, 2012 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Quinoa Coconut Crunch Yogurt Berry Parfait

Quinoa Coconut Walnut Crunch makes a nice crunchy topping for yogurt. Quinoa has become so popular the last few years that when I bring it to parties , a lot of people actually recognize it. I started using quinoa when my son went on a gluten-free diet. What I love about quinoa is that it’s…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, gluten-free, healthy choices, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: healthy breakfast, power foods, quinoa crunch, quinoa for breakfast

Asian Inspired Savory Oatmeal Recipe

November 30, 2012 by Jeanette 26 Comments

Asian Inspired Savory Oatmeal © Jeanette's Healthy Living #oatmeal

A few weeks back, a friend of mine asked if I’d ever tried savory oatmeal before, and you know what? I’ve never made it. Although I’ve seen a few variations around the web, somehow I just couldn’t get my arms around eating oatmeal with savory and salty notes. I think it’s similar to the way…

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Filed Under: Asian, Breakfast, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, New Year, Recipes For Foodies, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: congee, health benefits of oats, power foods, savory oatmeal

Hurricane Sandy Update – Hot Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Recipe

November 5, 2012 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Hot Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal during Hurricane Sandy

These past seven days, like many families affected by Hurricane Sandy, we have been without power. I just learned that our home is in an area that sustained more damage than other parts of our town, and because it involves coordination between bordering towns, that power restoration will be more complicated. With a Nor’easter on…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Cooking For Cancer, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, whole grain Tagged With: Apple Oatmeal, gluten-free hot breakfast, Hurricane Sandy

Gluten-Free Pear and Apple Crisp Recipe

November 2, 2012 by Jeanette 18 Comments

Gluten-Free Pear Apple Crisp

Gluten-Free Pear and Apple Crisp is the perfect Fall or Winter dessert. This version uses oats and olive oil in the crisp topping for a healthy and delicious treat. Last winter, my sister forwarded me an article from NPR featuring gluten-free desserts, and I’ve kept it tucked in my pile of recipes to try. One…

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Filed Under: allergies, csa, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, Holidays, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: apple crisp, gluten-free crisp topping, healthy dessert, healthy thanksgiving, pear and apple crisp, pear crisp, thanksgiving

Gluten-Free Pumpkin Spice Pancakes Recipe

October 24, 2012 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Gluten Free Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

Gluten-Free Pumpkin Spice Pancakes are the perfect Fall breakfast treat. Scented with pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and lemon, these fragrant pancakes have chocolate chips for a kid-friendly breakfast. It’s that time of year when I crave pumpkin and pumpkin spice. These Gluten-Free Pumpkin Spice Pancakes combine both into a favorite breakfast treat. I’ve made lots…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, gluten-free, healthy choices, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: gluten-free pancakes, gluten-free pumpkin pancakes, pancakes with oatmeal

Recipe for Quinoa and Black Lentil Salad with Mixed Salad Greens

October 17, 2012 by Jeanette 15 Comments

Quinoa Lentil Mixed Green Salad

Today, I’m sharing a recipe for Quinoa and Black Lentil Salad over Mixed Greens for this week’s Food Network Fall Fest event where Mixed Lettuce is being featured. Each week through the fall season, a group of talented bloggers will be featuring a recipe using fresh fall produce that’s in season. Recently, a dear friend…

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Filed Under: csa, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, salads, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: Black lentils, Fall Fest, Food Network, mixed green salad, quinoa salad

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

Grilled Chicken Bell Pepper Zucchini Squash Vegetable Kebabs Recipe

July 30, 2012 by Jeanette 23 Comments

Grilled Chicken Vegetable Kebabs with Chimichurri Sauce

Grilled Chicken Bell Pepper Zucchini Squash Vegetable Kebabs make an easy, healthy dinner. Each summer, I think things will be calmer, quieter, and dream of all the free time I’ll have. After all, there are fewer scheduled kid activities right? Well, that might be true, but the lack of routine can sometimes be a bit…

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Filed Under: csa, Dinner, Family, farmer's market, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, main courses, whole grain Tagged With: chicken kebabs, red bell pepper, secret recipe club, summer squash, summer vegetables, The Gingered Whisk, zucchini

Quinoa Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

July 27, 2012 by Jeanette 13 Comments

Quinoa Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies (gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, vegan)

It is with great sadness that I am informing you all that Cody passed away on August 5, 2012 after a valiant fight with neuroblastoma. Thank you all for your support in this fundraising effort for Cody’s family. They greatly appreciate everyone’s support. Today, I am posting the recipe for these Quinoa Banana Chocolate Chip…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, healthy choices, snacks, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: cancer, Cookies for Cody, gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, gluten-free cookies, quinoa cookies

Easy Pasta Puttanesca Recipe (Kids Cooking Channel Video)

July 9, 2012 by Jeanette 26 Comments

This Pasta Puttanesca Recipe is a quick, healthy recipe that the beginner cook can make. Today we are featuring our second Kids Cooking Video – Making Pasta Puttanesca, this time introducing one of my twin boys, Jeffrey. His twin brother, Kyle, makes a cameo appearance, and is the producer of the videos on the Kids…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Dinner, Family, healthy choices, Kids Cooking, Pantry Recipe, Pasta and Noodles, sauces, whole grain Tagged With: easy pasta recipe, kids cooking, kids cooking channel, kids cooking video, kids in the kitchen, pasta puttanesca

A Life Interrupted and Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Fudge Brownie Recipe

June 21, 2012 by Jeanette 33 Comments

Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Fudge Brownie is rich and fudge-y, a treat when you want a chocolatey sweet. Have you ever felt as if your life gets interrupted at the most inconvenient times? I know I hate it when my life is interrupted. We all have grand plans for what we think we want to do…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, Faith, gluten-free, snacks, whole grain Tagged With: dairy-free brownies, fudge brownies, gluten-free brownies, healthy brownies, whole grain brownies

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