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Cauliflower seems to be the “it” vegetable of the year! For most of my life, cauliflower was the leftover vegetable on a veggie tray, the soggy and lifeless when boiled, or just ignored on the grocery store shelves. Recently Kale and Heirloom Vegetables and Spinach and …
Thick, Creamy and Filling Soups are exactly what we crave on cold days. The way that this snowy winter has been, it seems all we want are delicious soups. If we indulge in every creamy soup craving, one might think that all we are going …
Eating Clean in 2014 seems to be all the rage!
I am currently mid-week of a Clean Eating Challenge, and what I am realizing is that (besides my baking) we pretty much do already “Eat Clean” around here! True Clean eating would involve absolutely no processed foods or white sugars/flours. Although this is not a lifestyle change I want to make (blog readers looking for processed & sweet treats everywhere rejoice), it is something I hope to be more mindful of!
With making healthier choices now that we are an Old Married Couple and want to try to avoid all the Happiness Weight that comes with Happily Ever After, meals like this will become a regular addition to our diets. Continue reading Roasted Broccoli and Chick Peas
Every year, when we turn the Calendar to January it seems that everyone makes a pretty serious effort to make healthier choices! Unfortunately, but the time we make it to February many of us fall back into our old habits. I am going to state …
During the cooler months when we are craving rich delicious casseroles, our wardrobes often suffer. Eating rich and delicious foods shouldn’t always mean that you need to fill your diet with tons of fat and calories which make you need to buy new clothes! Very …
Have you made Alfredo Sauce from Cauliflower yet!? Well, don’t feel so bad if you haven’t, because up until finding this recipe, neither had I! This Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce may just be one of the most delicious healthy Alfredo sauces that you can make!
Lasagna is defined by Merriam-Webster as “a type of Italian food that has layers of flat noodles baked with a sauce usually of tomatoes, cheese, and meat”. Well, this Lasagna is different! It still has layers of flat noodles. It is baked and has some cheese, but does not have any tomato sauce or meat in those layers. Instead of a Tomato based Sauce (which is delicious and healthy as well), the Sauce in this Lasagna is made from Cauliflower!
Now, as the temperatures start to get colder and your body is craving all sorts of yummy and rich comfort foods Continue reading Healthier Vegetable Alfredo Lasagna