Recipes

It’s getting cold and salads don’t appeal to me right now.  Soup!  That’s what I need.  But, most canned soups are full of additives, sugar and wheat.  Making homemade soup is great – but, often the recipes take hours. I want something that is fast, healthy, tastes great AND warms me up. Enter this Vegetable […]

  The holidays are beginning – and, with it – the beginning of the cold and flu season! And, while you can get a flu shot (which I recommend) – the chances of getting a cold always increase this time of year.  So, what can be done to minimize your symptoms?  Let’s discuss Vitamin C.  […]

  It is November, and now – I am thinking about pumpkin. I am taking advantage of pie pumpkins – I love these little gems as they make the best pumpkin puree!  We all know that pumpkin flesh can be used in so many different ways – (pies, breads, soups and so on).  But, most […]

This recipe comes from George Stella’s newest cookbook Quick and Easy Low-Carb Cookbook. George and his family have an interesting story.  George is a chef – and at his heaviest weighed close to 470 pounds.  His family also loved food (with his then 15 year old son checking in at 305 pounds).  Because of his weight […]

I crave comfort foods in the autumn.  And, although this autumn has been warmer than normal (at least here in Texas, where it is supposed to be over 92 degrees today) – I still love the warmer flavors.   So, in the vein of sharing some of my favorite recipes (some just tried for the […]

I admit that I am a Food Network junkie.  Although my eating has changed, I still appreciate the creative things that they do with the ingredients.  So, imagine my surprise when Ina Garten provided this recipe for Roasted Asparagus and Prosciutto! I HAD to try it!  I admit that my pictures are not as good […]

Last week – I wrote about a very popular vegetable.  It is rare that carrots are not loved by young and old.  So, today – let’s change that up a bit – and, perhaps, a ‘not so favorite’ vegetable. Today’s ‘farmaceutical’ – Brussels sprouts! Brussels sprouts are not always loved. But, when cooked correctly – […]

I love autumn – cooler weather (although it is still pretty warm here in Texas), football, the colors of the turning leaves, and of course, more robust food and flavors. But, with autumn also comes lots of other things to do, meeting to attend, and school activities are in full swing (including the need to […]

Autumn is here – and with it a whole new cast of vegetables that are in season and at the peak of flavor. Today’s ‘farmaceutical’ – carrots! Carrots have gotten a bum rap from a number of well-meaning eating plans.  ‘They have too much sugar’ is the refrain I hear most often.  And, yes, the […]

This bread is from www.elanaspantry.com.  I was SO hungry for pumpkin bread today that this one piqued my interest.  I started with a pie pumpkin that I roasted myself – the quality is SO much better than the watered down version you get in canned pumpkin (unless it is of high quality – no store […]