Pan Pizza with Fresh Herbs This pizza is so yummy and so easy I can’t believe it! I must warn you, I’ve been bitten by the pan-pizza-bug and you will be seeing many, many more recipes; I love this method. ½ Batch of my whole wheat pizza dough 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil ½ Cup Passata (strained tomatoes) Salt Pepper 90 g grated ...
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Portobello Beef Burgers with Fresh Rosemary
Portobello Beef Burgers with Fresh Rosemary It was another day of the same old, same old; I had purchased a package of extra lean ground beef and I wanted to make burgers but I needed something new. At first I wanted to make my Beef Wellington Burgers (yum!) but I wanted something a little bit different and this is what I came up with! Serves ...
Lemon-Blueberry Cheesecake
Lemon-Blueberry Cheesecake This is a no bake cheesecake recipe. The tartness of the lemon is balanced by the sweetness of the blueberry compote. This is impressive enough for entertaining but easy enough to make everyday. Makes a 9 inch cake Crust: 1 ½ Cups Graham cracker crumbs 2 tbsp Sugar 6 tbsp melted butter - Combine all ...
Blueberry Compote
Blueberry Compote I find myself always describing my recipes as “easy or simple” so I’m not going to mention that here, i'm going to refrain. Look at this recipe and decide for yourself. I will say this though; yummmm! Makes about 2 cups 2 Cups blueberries 2 tbsp water, divided ¼ Cup sugar The juice of a quarter lemon 1 tbsp ...
Greek-ish Pan Pizza
Greek-ish Pan Pizza This is another pan pizza, this one is totally inspired by my Greek-ish salad. Honestly, this pizza is so hearty I was full after one piece. As always though, serve with a salad to make this a complete meal. Serves 4 Half a batch of my whole wheat pizza dough recipe 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided 1 medium ...
Roasted Broccoli
Roasted Broccoli Like the roasted asparagus, this is an easy, healthy, elegant side. Oh and a quick note; this is how I got my sister to cook (and eat) broccoli! Serves 4 1 Head of broccoli, broken into small florets 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 4-5 cloves garlic smashed (Smash with a knife to release the oils but leave the cloves ...
Mushroom Gravy
Mushroom Gravy I had no idea mushroom gravy was this easy! This tastes so good, so rich and fattening but it’s really, really low fat! Don’t skip the butter here (yes, butter) it’s really a marginal amount and you can’t beat the richness and flavour it adds. Makes 2-3 Cups ½ tbsp butter 227 g package of mushrooms (button or cremini), ...
Lemon-Garlic Marinated Grilled Chicken
Lemon-Garlic Marinated Grilled Chicken This is one of those ridicuously easy dishes that always seems to impress. This is a great summer dish but can also be made year round thanks to one trusty lemon. This recipe works best if you have a microplane, like a zester. Trust me; you’re going to love this dish! Serves 4 The zest of a ...
Chicken Chow Mein
Chicken Chow Mein I had an insane craving for some sort of Asian stir-fry and this is what I came up with. I must say I know less then nothing about Asian cooking but this is really good. We ordered take out the other night and I ordered “Shanghai Stir Fry”, Mike tasted it and said mine is better! Serves 4-6 Sauce: 4 tbsp hoisin ...
(Low Fat) Chewy Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookies
In my world, there is nothing more stackable then a plate of home made double chocolate cookies! Makes 12 – 15 Cookies ¾ Cup all purpose flour (use any combination of white to whole wheat flour that you want, I used all whole wheat!) ¼ Cup cocoa powder ¼ tsp baking soda ½ tsp coarse salt ¼ Cup butter, at room temperature ½ Cup ...
Provence Style Mushrooms with Roasted Tomatoes
Provence Style Mushrooms with Roasted Tomatoes This sounds like a fancy side but really this is more of a classic steakhouse side. I made this for dinner the other night, we had steak and potato wedges with this side. I knew it was a winner when Mike took seconds even though he wasn’t finished his steak yet! 1 Pint grape or cherry ...
Roasted Chicken Drumsticks Done Three Ways
Roasted Chicken Drumsticks Done Three Ways I just watched Top Chef, can you tell??? You may be wondering how this could possibly constitute healthy, well, it’s simple; I remove the skin and fat before I eat the drumsticks! Leave the chicken pieces in tact while roasting (a ton of fat will melt off) but make sure each bite you take is meat ...