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Homemade Applesauce, Another Race, and Another Mentor Lost…
It’s been a busy week and starting off a busy weekend! I love to be busy…so there is much to say and not so much time to say it…
First, I wanted to post my first experience in making homemade applesauce. It’s quick, very easy, and much healthier for you than the sugar-laden counterparts you buy at the grocery…Second, a quick recap of my latest 5k I ran this morning…and finally, remembering another mentor in my life who just passed from pancreatic cancer (the second this year from the disease)… [Read More]
A Perfectly Light Summer Meal…(and Happy Mother’s Day…Lots of Love to my Momma!)
Finally…getting to post this wonderful recipe I developed before experiencing our nightmare of the past few weeks…
A few weeks ago, I was thinking that I really wanted baked ziti or baked penne (same difference in my book), but I didn’t want it with plain spaghetti sauce or with a heavy meat, such as ground beef or bison. So, I decided to try something different…baked penne with summer vegetables! I hadn’t seen anything else like it out there and now really wonder why…because it’s awesome! Perfect and light and makes lots of leftovers for lunches. I used some leftover homemade marinara sauce to add character and topped it off with, *gasp* full fat fresh mozzarella (you can indulge once in a while…it’s worth it…) and freshly grated Parmesan. [Read More]
The Next Step in my Pancake Journey…
Okay…you probably know by now that I love pancakes…not jut any pancakes, but healthy pancakes. For some reason, I can’t get myself to eat classic buttermilk pancakes made with APF. I crave multigrain or alternative grain pancakes. That luckily (or unluckily, you decide) means I need to make my own pancakes rather than go out for breakfast most of the time (Ziggy’s Healthy Grill is an exception, excellent multigrain pancakes there!). Here is my first attempt at a multigrain pancake using my own mix, I normally vere towards buckwheat pancakes when I make them myself, but these turned out great and I even made a better mix this weekend (I’ll post that recipe in the coming week or so). So, click on to read all about my Strawberry Lemon Pancakes! [Read More]
Personal Pizzas Made to Order on the Grill in a Jiffy!
I was craving something a little bit different on Saturday. We had a late (second) breakfast after my 5k, but March Madness has hit (Go Heels!), and we needed something we could do relatively quickly and on the early side. As it was such a beautiful day outside, grilling sounded great! I was craving a big puffy pita-like flat bread, so did a little research online for possible recipes and how to go about grilling them…then the lightbulb went off…grilled flatbread pizza! [Read More]
Fun to Make with That Special Someone in Your Life!
Last night was the series finale of Battlestar Gallactica. I decided to make a big sacrifice for my husband, a huge fan, by going with him to the Alamo Drafthouse (best movie theater ever) to watch the finale. We needed to get to the theatre early in order to score prime seats, so we decided what we made that evening had to be quick and a team effort. [Read More]
All the Taste with Less Mess
I love turkey burgers, but hate the mess of them being too crumbly due to to little fat in the meat…
Well, with the help of Beantown Baker, we were able to find a “keeper” recipe to adapt to our wants and needs. The solution, black beans as a binding mixture for the ground turkey! We found this to not only maintain cohesiveness of the burgers, but also make them juicier than any turkey burger we’d had before.
So, on to our recipe! [Read More]
Maybe the Second Time is the Charm?
A few weeks back, I posted a “failure” of mine when trying to make blueberry granola bars where I learned a bit about how following a recipe doesn’t necessarily mean that it will work out the way you think it will… [Read More]
Why pay $2 for a ClifBar, when you can make your own for <$1?
As an athlete, I really try to get as much protein into my day as possible. I also tend to snack throughout the day to keep my metabolism up. Clif bars can get really expensive and homemade is always better, right? [Read More]
A Modern Classic with a Healthy Twist
Carrot Cake is my all-time favorite cake (except maybe an excellent chocolate Tres Leches). My husband makes an excellent carrot cake that comes directly from the Joy of Baking website. The most unfortunate thing is how much time and effort it takes, and how terrible it is for you (I did the calorie/macronutrient estimation over Thanksgiving, it’s atrocious). So, a few months ago we went to Ziggy’s Healthy Grill here in Houston and were amazed by their sugar-free carrot cake cookies. A little creative web research shows that they were likely adapted from a Martha Stewart recipe. [Read More]
Sometimes Mistakes Can Still Taste so Good..
I’m headed off to a two week long training class on Sunday and wanted to have a number of “healthyish” snacks to take with me not only for myself, but for others to enjoy. We are provided with breakfast and lunch and work will also provide dinner, but you know how variable hotel food is (or rather lack of variety, none of which is “healthy”). So, I did a lot of thinking about my cooking list assuming I wouldn’t have a fridge or microwave (I have later found out I will indeed have both, yay!). [Read More]
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