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Recipes for healthy or healthier foods

Making Soup

I love making soup. You can find me year round eating a bowl of this good stuff, even during the warm summer months. I love a good bowl of chicken noodle soup, or a creamy bowl of broccoli soup. Why wouldn’t I love soup? It’s a healthy girl’s dream. I Read More

Quick Turkey Chili

This month we are having fun with different chili recipes, and our food of the month is the chili pepper. Here is a simple and healthy quick turkey chili recipe that I love! It only takes about 15 minutes to prep, and is ready to eat in 45-60 minutes! Ingredients: Read More

Not Your Restaurant’s Spin-Art Dip

1 Tb vegetable oil 1/4  C    red bell pepper, small dice 1    pkg  baby spinach (6oz) 1    can  artichoke hearts (14oz net) 1    Tb   garlic, minced 2    oz   white cooking wine 1    C    cream cheese, softened 3/4  C    sour cream shaved (or grated) Parmesan cheese This recipe Read More

Recipe – Simple Turkey Burger

Ingredients: – 1 pound of ground turkey – 1/2 to 3/4 cup plain oatmeal (uncooked) Seasonings (your choice): – Salt and pepper to taste Preparation: Place all ingredients and seasonings into a mixing bowl. Mix everything together utilizing a spoon or your hand. Roll mixture into burger patties (makes 4-6 Read More

Recipe – Sweet and Hot Baked Salmon

Ingredients: – 1 Pound of salmon (thawed or fresh) – ¼ – ½ of a small onion thinly sliced Marinade: – 1 cup of orange juice – 2 Tbsp. of soy sauce (6-7 shakes from the bottle) – 2-3 Tbsp. brown sugar – 1 Tbsp. crushed red pepper (optional) – Read More

Snack – Edamame (Soy Beans)

Snack – Edamame (Soy Beans) Ingredients: Frozen edamame (as much as is desired) Kosher salt Garlic Powder Olive Oil (optional) Preparation: Place edamame into a microwaveable bowl. Add salt and garlic powder as desired (these are also optional). Place a plate over the mouth of bowl to seal the opening. Read More

Recipe – Pan Seared Steak, Pork Chops, Lamb Chops with Toppings

Servings: 1-4 Ingredients: 1-4 cuts of the meat salt and pepper to taste 2-3 tbsp. grapeseed oil or vegetable oil 1 cup of water Additional herbs and spices (add as desired based on your taste, or the theme of your meal): Dried onions Garlic powder Add-ons to top meat: Red Read More

Recipe – Simple Pan Grilled Chicken Breasts

Recipe – Simple Pan Grilled Chicken Breasts Serving size: 1-4 chicken breasts Ingredients: 1-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts ¼ cup or less of diced onions, or desired amount of dried onions ¼ cup or less of minced garlic, or desired amount of garlic powder A few sprinkles of paprika on Read More

Recipes – Sweet Corn and Carrots with Ginger; Kale Saute’

Recipe – Sweet Corn and Carrots with Ginger Servings: 2-4 Ingredients: 4-6 carrots, peeled, washed, and sliced into rounds Corn kernels sliced from 1 ear of sweet corn ¼ cup of diced red onion 1 Tsp. of minced ginger with 1 Tbsp. of honey (or other sweetener such as brown Read More

Recipes – Potatoes and Colorful Peppers; Quick Boiled Cabbage

Recipe – Potatoes and Colorful Peppers Serving: 2-4 Ingredients: 2-4 russet potatoes, washed and cubed ½ cup of colorful peppers, diced (red, yellow, green, orange) ¼ cup of white or yellow onions, diced Salt and pepper to taste 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil Preparation: Heat oil in a sauté pan on Read More