Because even when you don’t eat meat, you still crave a little heartiness 🙂 Mushrooms do it for me. Here’s the recipe! This was a cooking light recipe, I rendered it after a few times to fit the calories i feel should be in a product like this. My moto is always to have calories […]
My tip for guacamole? You need some good avocados! I only get from two places. Stew Leonard’s OR Costco. Because they are always consistently good! I buy my avocados un-ripened and then i put them in a large bowl and place some ripe bananas on top. In a few days i have perfectly ripe avocado! […]
Beets make a fantastic addition to any salad! They’re a great source of folate and fiber per cup…which means you can feel like popeye AND have great digestive health all day…pretty awesome.* This recipe is great if you have all of these things on hand. If you don’t I suggest you make them (roast some […]
Great side, feels fancy. Half the calories (of course) Serves 6 Ingredients: 1c white or brown rice (white rice, long grain typically goes best here) 1/2 tbsp butter 1 yellow onion, chopped 1 3/4c vegetable or chicken broth 1/4c pine nuts or chopped almonds (toast in the oven for about 10 minutes until fragrant) 1 […]
A salad with all kinds of colors! Serves 1 Ingredients: 1/4c Roasted Red Peppers 2 tbsp cooked edamame 4oz Sesame Tofu (see recipe) 1 kirby cucumber, sliced thin shredded carrots 1c roasted butternut squash 1/2 avocado, sliced Dressing: you can use a balsamic vinegarette or try my spicy mayo dressing Directions: Combine all ingredients and […]
Very unique and versatile! I originally found this recipe on cooking light a while back and then changed up the recipe after I made it about ten or fifteen times! Ingredients: Two large eggplant 1/4c parsley 1/4c breadcrumbs 1, 16oz can of chick peas 2 eggs 1 tbsp minced garlic (you can buy frozen minced […]
A great side item that can be counted as a vegetable, but feels like a starch! Ingredients: 1 large spaghetti squash 1 head of broccoli, cut into florets handful of spinach 1 tbsp oil salt and pepper to taste parmesan cheese to taste Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F Stab squash and microwave for […]
When I make fajitas it’s a whole to do! Lots of condiments, veggies, protein by far one of my favorite meals! Are you making your fajita the right way?? Serves 4 Ingredients: 4, mission flour tortillas (about 140 calories each) 1lb fajita steak strips (or try it vegetarian style with my tofu recipe) 3 peppers […]
