We’ve been getting a ton of beets from our CSA.  It’s hard to keep up.  Until I decided to grill beets, my favorite thing about them was the color. A few weeks ago I charred grilled a few beets when my friend Deb stopped over for a visit while on her road trip.  I mixed [...]

Let’s just pretend summer started this week and I’m actually on top of things.  As promised, introducing the summer salad series.  Over the next few months I’m going to do my best to try out a new salad every week.   This week Pears and Peppers.  I was going to say “peppered pears” but that [...]

I have no problem as a health blogger admitting I like fast food.  I do.  I think a lot of it taste good.  Sorry, if that offends you. As a person who chooses to live a healthy lifestyle and make choices that I feel contribute to some changes I want to see in the world, [...]

I could eat pizza everyday.  Except that I try to limit white flour products and most “whole wheat” pizza crusts at the store aren’t really whole wheat.  Not to mention in an “ideal world” I would only eat sprouted wheat but unfortunately that is not my real world.  Enter the Ezekiel tortilla.  Ezekiel bread has [...]

Or rather how we make homemade sushi rolls because we have no clue as to the proper way to make sushi rolls. Making sushi rolls at home is a perfect date night. It’s also fun way to spend time with friends, sort of like pizza making parties, for grown ups. Ingredients White Rice Seasoned Rice [...]

Salmon regularly makes the different so called “superfoods” lists. (Here, here, and here.) Unlike broccoli I actually enjoy eating salmon. Especially when someone else cooks it. A few months ago Brent put together this recipe. It’s been a favorite of mine since. Salmon Patties 6 oz Can of Wild Salmon 2 pieces of Ezekiel Bread 2 [...]

There are a lot of things I love about my husband.  His tender heart.  His humor.  His devotion to me and our kids.  His creativity.  His work ethic.  His sexy blue eyes.  His smile.  I could go on and on but before you gag I’ll say, “Swedish Pancakes”.  Yes, there is one more thing I [...]

This year for Lent my husband and I decided not to eat meat.  Through that experience I learned some things about myself and I came up with a few new recipes including my Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers.  That sort of sounds like I stuffed them with the Mediterranean.  That would be one big pepper. (Okay that joke [...]

I love Mexican food.  LOVE Mexican food.  Out of all the cheesy spicy goodness to choose from, one of my favorite dishes is Chile Relleno.  A friend gave me a recipe for a chile relleno casserole that uses 2 pounds, TWO POUNDS, of cheese as well as numerous whole eggs, and condensed milk. On occasion, [...]

In keeping with our decision to eat vegetarian a night or two a week, I’ve been creating new or revamping old recipes.  Last night, we converted my Mozzarella Chicken to Mozzarella Eggplant.   I can’t believe I’m saying this but I think I actually like the eggplant better.  It was sooooo good.  I nearly cried [...]