Recipes

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March 30, 2012

Happy Friday! Make sure to check out my newest recipe over on Mamavation today.  A simple side dish that is bursting with flavor! After that, head over to Fitbie to read up on weight loss advice from dietitians (including me!). Have a wonderful Friday! Pin It

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Frittata with kale and purple potatoes

March 26, 2012
frittata with purple potatoes and kale

I think Sunday night has unofficially become Frittata Night at our house.  We always have a pile of veggies from our Bountiful Basket or recent farmer’s market visit to use, and it makes for an easy meal that everyone enjoys.  This week’s version included purple potatoes, kale, onion and Applegate bacon. We ate most of [...]

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Maple Pecan Coconut Quinoa Breakfast

March 19, 2012
maple pecan coconut quinoa breakfast cereal gluten free

Have you noticed that I’m on a bit of a coconut kick lately?  I’m cooking just about everything in either coconut oil or coconut milk.  I can’t help myself. This recipe is no different.  I made a hot gluten-free breakfast cereal out of tri-colored quinoa and coconut milk, added maple syrup and topped it with [...]

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A Rainy Sunday and Colorful Stir-Fry

March 18, 2012
ground beef stir fry

What a beautiful Sunday we had!  40′s and rainy, a little thunder clapping here and there.  We don’t get a day like this very often in the desert.  The kids and I stayed in our pj’s all day!  While they read books and played, I decided to tackle the pantry.  It has needed a good [...]

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Gluten-Free Recipe Roundup for Your St. Patrick’s Day

March 16, 2012
brusselschips2

Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day!  Too bad I chose today to wear my only green shirt…I guess I will have to do a load of laundry tonight.  We are heading out to the Gilbert Farmers Market in the morning to see what green veggies we can get our hands on before the big winter storm [...]

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Coconut Kale Fried Rice with Sriracha

March 13, 2012
fried rice with kale and carrots

The best food bloggers, the ones with the perfect photos of carefully placed props and ingredients, do not become the best by accident. They plan, they prepare, they take the time to improve their skills.  They plan out what they are going to make, and have the shot all set up with props and perfect [...]

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Brussels Sprouts Chips

March 3, 2012
brussels sprouts chips recipe

I love brussels sprouts.  Seriously.  I’ve been talking about the goodness of roasted brussels sprouts since I learned about them from Ina Garten ten years ago.  Watching her roast vegetables with olive oil and salt changed my world.  I’ve never met a roasted vegetable I didn’t like. A year ago, I asked you what your [...]

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Juicing under quarantine

February 27, 2012
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Have I mentioned that we have been sick lately?  First Leila, then me, then Joe, then me again, now Leila again.  This time around the kids are going through 4 full days of fever, and I had pink eye.  All of that means that we are under quarantine.  Up until today, we had at least [...]

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Sunchoke Chips

February 26, 2012
sunchoke chip recipe

Have you ever heard of a sunchoke?  They are also called Jerusalem artichokes.  They are funny-looking tubers that kind of resemble ginger.  Sunchokes are high in iron and a good source of vitamin C.  The are also high in inulin, a type of carbohydrate that is difficult to digest and can cause excess gas.  We [...]

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Healthy Chocolate Shake

February 20, 2012
healthy chocolate shake recipe

Welcome to this month’s Recipe ReDux!  When I found out that our theme is chocolate, I was pretty stumped.  I’m not much of a baker, so chocolate chip cookies were out.  A healthy recipe using chocolate?  Hmm….. Inspiration hit me last week when a friend mentioned that she thought of me while sipping a smoothie [...]

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