Month: April 2020

Pasta Primavera

Pasta Primavera

This is very simple. More veggies than pasta. Lots of flavor! You can have this warm or leftover and cold like a pasta salad! Ingredients: 1cup uncooked penne 1 tbsp oil 2 tbsp minced garlic 2 shallots 1/3 bunch of asparagus. Cut into 1” pieces 

Dark Raisin Bran Muffins

Dark Raisin Bran Muffins

Every now and again I get a craving for this, sliced in half and toasted with some butter and coffee! I found this recipe on the allrecipes website and I didn’t change anything about it! Some people were changing things to make it “healthier” but 

BBQ Salmon

BBQ Salmon

Serves 4

Sometimes you feel like something that has simple flavors and goes with comfort food sides like roasted Brussel sprouts, mashed potatoes, sweet potato, garlic broccoli. That’s this protein, goes with everything and simple to make!

Ingredients:

1lb antibiotic and hormone free salmon

2 tbsp. favorite BBQ sauce ( I use one from a restaurant we take out from)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 420 degrees F.

Place cleaned salmon on a baking sheet with cooking spray. Sprinkle salt and pepper on the top and then brush with the BBQ sauce. Cook for about 25 minutes in the oven.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 206kcal

Protein: 20g

Carbs: 1g

Fat: 13g

Honey Dijon Brussel Sprouts

Honey Dijon Brussel Sprouts

Serves 2 One of my favorite restaurants in NYC, Westville, has the best Brussel sprouts I have EVERY TASTED. In fact, sometimes I find myself dreaming of them. It’s almost necessary to get them at least a few times a year to satisfy my fix. 

Black Bean Brownies

Black Bean Brownies

makes 15 brownies I made this recipe from Chocolatecoveredkatie.com and oh myyyyy gosssssshh. You really can’t taste these black beans, the nutrition contents make this a high fiber low calorie item and HELLLLO chocolate! I love this Ingredients: 1 1/2c cooked black beans 2 tsp