Chicken and Mushroom Raviolis -- home made and healthy.
I was talking to a friend yesterday and telling her about my yummy home made healthy pesto. I was just so proud of myself, that she caught me totally off guard with her question. “Do you make your own raviolis too, she queried? “Well, no, but the ones I buy at Trader Joe’s are pretty healthy,” I quipped.
And at that moment I realized that if I could make my own raviolis I could make them even healthier. Continue reading
Home made tortillas -- yummy and low calorie!
I just love flour tortillas, but they are chocked full of sodium and a little too high in calories for me to eat. That’s store bought tortillas. Home made tortillas are another story altogether, as you can control what goes in them. And since I’ve been making tortillas since I was a little girl, I figured I would tweak my recipe a bit to make it heart healthy. Continue reading
Makeover Creole Chicken with Chile Cream Sauce -- yummy and healthy.
This is a healthier remake of an old Campbell’s recipe. I reduced the calories by using Healthy Request soup and non-fat sour cream; and ramped up the flavor by adding the jalapeno and allowing the chicken to sit for a half-hour after I coated it with the seasoning. Continue reading
Name Bubbles make my life a whole lot easier -- now I actually know what's inside the container!
Since one of the tenets of my Lifestyle Plan is portion control, I tend to freeze a lot of leftovers. After all, there are only two of us here, and when I cook I’d just as soon cook a large batch of something. I mean, it’s pretty much the same work whether you make two servings or eight servings. Continue reading
Bow Ties with Ham and Peas -- a healthy and tasty way to use those Easter leftovers.
If you’re looking for a healthy way to use your Easter ham leftovers, then have I got a recipe for you. This easy Bow Ties with Peas and Ham dish uses only a small portion of ham, so it’s low in sodium. The non-fat half & half also knocks back the calories. I make it for just the two of us, so I freeze the leftovers in two-serving portions. It reheats nicely in the microwave, and makes a good home-cooked meal on a busy day. To make it even healthier, try it with whole wheat pasta. Either way, it’s a winner! Continue reading
BBQ Chicken Pizza Roll-Ups are tasty, filling in low in calories and sodium.
Here’s a fun little lunch recipe, that’s pretty filling yet low in calories and sodium. I have to admit it was a little cumbersome to move the finished product from the cutting board to the cookie sheet, but hubby held the cookie sheet in place and I just kind of rolled it over. In retrospect I might divide the dough in thirds and make three smaller roll-ups next time.
It does freeze well, so it’s a good option for a quick lunch. But best of all, it’s pretty tasty . Next time I’ll probably also throw in some roasted red pepper flakes, but other than that I won’t change anything. Continue reading
Breakfast Taquitos, hot out of the oven.
Since I have an overabundance of eggs, thanks to my chickens, I decided to make some healthy breakfast taquitos. I cut the sodium in them by not using salt or cheese, and by by making my own flour tortillas.
Ham & Swiss Lunch Roll -- hot out of the oven
Since I decided I could have a little ham now and again, I’ve been searching far and wide for doable recipes for leftover ham. I mean there are just two of us, and if you keep your portion down to three ounces, you really have a lot of leftover ham! Continue reading
Tilapia Tacos for Two
I like fish, but I have to admit that Tilapia is the most tasteless fish you could ever imagine. But I did buy some at Costco because it’s a pretty healthy fish. I figured we’d surely find some way to make it palatable.
Sometimes necessity is the mother if invention. Take today for example. When I wandered over to the deli case in Winco, I noticed something odd – it was half empty. There was an employee emptying out what was left into a shopping cart at then other end, so I ambled down to ask him where they are moving the Jennie O Turkey Franks to. Well, much to my dismay, they were going in the back room because apparently the refrigeration was on the fritz. Continue reading
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