Tag: healthy

Banana Carrot Whole Wheat Muffins

Banana Carrot Whole Wheat Muffins

I decided to round out “breakfast sweets” week with just one more recipe of another tasty breakfast goody that traveled to the shore with us last weekend! This one is in the HEALTHY breakfast goodies category and will be making a repeat in our kitchen 

Arugula & Tomato Pasta

Arugula & Tomato Pasta

Pasta: go to & quick and easy. There are so many ways to do pasta, but so often we find ourselves going to the same recipes. No no no – not this time! I pulled out my Pasta and Sauces cookbook from the  Prevention Magazine’s Quick 

Spinach & Mushroom Frittata

Spinach & Mushroom Frittata

You are less than a 1/2 hour away from a delicious & healthy breakfast made to please! Use all those fresh veggies you have from the market, or the garden and enjoy a breakfast to thrill.

Spinach & Mushrooms in this tasty frittata

You can even switch out veggies and meats in this recipe to make this your go-to frittata that you can change your flavors as you and your family want. This was amazing as-is and was the perfect starter (with some garlic bread) to our Mother’s Day celebration this year. Get your fresh ingredients & enjoy breakfast to thrill… oh yeah – this would make a great “Breakfast for Dinner” meal too!

Not much to write – simple, clean, fresh flavors speak for themselves…

Spinach & Mushroom Frittata

  • 8 large fresh eggs
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1/2 onion – minced
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • large handful fresh baby spinach
  • 1 tsp sundried tomatoes
  • 6 oz Portobello mushrooms – cut into bite size pieces
  • < 1/4 cup Parmigiano Reggiano – grated

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Crack the eggs into a bowl, add the milk, sun dried tomato and Parmigiano. Whisk together until well combined. Season with salt and pepper, set aside. Into a cast iron pan (or other oven safe pan) add the olive oil and onion and saute approx 2 minutes over medium heat, stirring frequently. Add mushrooms, reduce heat to low and continue to stir while cooking until mushrooms have released their water. Add spinach and cook just until just wilted. Season with salt and pepper.

Pour egg mixture into pan and stir gently to combine. Allow to cook until the sides begin to set up. Transfer to oven and cook until eggs are no longer giggly. Approx 15 mins {check it every so often} Transfer to serving plate & enjoy immediately.

Halvah

Halvah

“Hal-e-vah”OR “hawl-vah” … now that you know how to say it – you can try to enjoy it! But, how to spell it!? Halvah, Halva, Halava – no one ever said I was good at spelling (or that spelling makes sense, so lets just skip that 

Baked Onion Rings

Baked Onion Rings

“If I ordered these in a restaurant and they tasted like these, I would be happy.” and “I really hope you are going to make these again” … when those are the phrases I heard from Rich when he was enjoying these, I knew that 

Ranch – version 2

Ranch – version 2

Eating dip with your finger a spoon has never tasted so good! And since I made it myself – I like to think that it has never been better for me either!

When I get home from school, I am often craving a snack (come on, you know you crave a good snack at the end of the day too). Grabbing a cookie or some chips could be so easy, but not as easy to continue losing weight and make healthy choices! I love veggies with dip and like to keep these type of healthier grab & go things close at hand. I love to make my own hummus (so easy too – I’ll post about that soon) but have been on a dip kick recently and found this version of Ranch Dressing after Rich told me the other one I made (although awesome) didn’t taste very “ranch-y”.

Whip out your blender, cut some veggies, and make yourself a nice fresh springtime snack to get you motivated to do whatever it is that you need to do. Snacking is good for the belly, the mouth, and the soul!!

Ranch Dip/Dressing

Ingredients:

  • ¾ cup mayonnaise (light)
  • ¾ cup sour cream (light)
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 tbsp. lemon juice (and/or some apple cider vinegar)
  • ¼-1 cup buttermilk (I”m heavy-handed)
  • 1 small bunch chives
  • Small handful parsley
  • 1 – 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/2 Tablespoon dried dill (more/less to taste)
  • ½ tsp. kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper (1 teaspoon, more/less)

Combine all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor starting with just ¼ cup of the buttermilk and blend for 10 seconds. Check the consistency and taste and blend in additional buttermilk as desired. Taste and adjust seasonings as necessary. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Get Dipping, dip & snack yourself skinny… no, not “skinny dipping” – “dipping skinny”