My Guide for Awesome Grilled Chicken When any of my recipes call for grilled chicken this is the recipe to go to! Grilling takes patience and practice but once you get the hang of it you are unbeatable! Ha-ha but seriously try to follow these tips and you’ll be fine; especially now that it's summer time. Summer time equals BBQ! - Brush or ...
Archives for June 2013
Japanese Inspired Bok Choy with an Italian Twist!
Japanese Inspired Bok Choy with an Italian Twist! I’m always looking for fresh simple ideas for vegetables. I absolutely love this recipe because it’s healthy, delicious, and fast. Serves 4 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 Cloves garlic, crushed 2 tbsp sodium-reduced soy sauce 4 Baby bok choy, cleaned and sliced in half, ...
Springtime Herb Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes
Springtime Herb Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes This pasta dish is inspired by an episode of “The Chew” that featured a New York restaurant called Rosemary’s Restaurant. This is a light, absolutely delicious dish that comes together in minutes; the pasta cooking is what takes the most amount of time. My only request? Please don’t try to substitute ...
Italian Tomato Salad
Italian Tomato Salad This is one of my top go-to’s; I have this at least once a week. This comes together in minutes and it is a great accompaniment to other sides but is also a great stand-alone side. I have heard that eating a tomato a day helps combat aging; hello! Serves 4 4 Medium tomatoes, sliced 4 to 6 basil leaves, sliced in ...
Garden Vegetable Hummus
Garden Vegetable Hummus I’m not going to lie; the veggies are totally roasted but I’m really tired of naming my recipes roasted whatever. Honestly, this dip is made with roasted veggies but the flavours are crisp and the fresh veggie flavours pop. This is a great way to get rid of the woody stems of the asparagus; just store the ends in a bag in ...
Creamy, Yummy Coleslaw
Creamy, Yummy Coleslaw I love coleslaw, it’s so yummy and it’s so bad for you! Some cruel twist of fate took an incredibly healthy veggie (cabbage) and took the dressing that people drown it in and made it fattening! Seriously, I think it alleviates the guilt of eating the fried chicken (you know what I’m talking about) but it shouldn’t; it’s so ...
Whipped Cream
Whipped Cream Yum, yum, and yum. There is no way to make this any healthier; I’ve tried less fat, yogurt, and it sucked! As a personal preference I don’t use sugar substitutes (in case you hadn’t noticed) Makes about one cup ¼ Cup 35% heavy cream, very cold 2 tbsp icing sugar (confectioner’s sugar) - Using a mixer (on high), whip ...