When was the last time that had cucumbers? Cucumbers deserve more than to be tossed carelessly into your next salad without thought or honor. Cucumbers want to be the star of the show, well at least sometimes. This recipe for healthy cucumber salad is everything that your palate needs with just a few choice ingredients. […]
It’s the time of the year for swimsuits, flip flops and of course summer barbecues. Let’s face it, many of us have been patiently waiting to eat outdoors and light up the grill since last summer. Unfortunately, healthy side dishes are not synonymous with summer. Popular summer barbecue side dish favorites like creamy potato salad, […]
Potatoes. Who doesn’t like them? One of my favorite recipes to make is potato salad. In fact you can even find my recipe for picnic potato salad here. It’s one of my favorites. But a few years ago, I decided that it was time to change things up a little and created this warm potato […]
I’m going to share something good. You can write me a thank you card later. Since, we’re obviously BFF’s, I am going to share this recipe for roasted brussels sprouts with bacon. Why oh why, do brussels sprouts get a bad rap? Is it because they tasted aweful or is it because people didn’t cook […]
I love sweet potatoes and don’t know many people that don’t. However, many sweet potato recipes are laden with butter, sugar and lots of fat…and all that’s not good for our bodies. So I set out to create a tastier, healthier sweet potato recipe that you don’t have to feel guilty about eating. Flavors like […]
I love summer. I enjoy taking advantage of nature’s fresh bounty during these few months. Corn and tomatoes are at their best this time of year. So it is only fitting to prepare a corn and tomato salsa using fresh seasonal ingredients. While you could use canned corn for this recipe…in good conscience, I cannot recommend […]
Everyone has their own favorite warm weather and summer recipes and even though I know you do too, I would like to add another one to the bunch…picnic potato salad. This potato salad is so good. It the potato salad recipe that Barb messaged me about on Facebook years ago. “I am in desperate search […]
This recipe for West Indian coleslaw or Virgin Islands coleslaw is inspired by my island home of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and is absolutely delicious. I’ve had people come to my home to eat and say “I don’t like coleslaw”, and then leave as coleslaw converts. The only thing is, growing up in the Caribbean; […]
We eat our fair share of kale around here. I mean, it’s listed permanently on my grocery list. One of the many kale recipes I love, the one that is requested time and time again is sautèed kale. I’ve shared this recipe with family, friends and really anyone that will listen and of course taste. […]
Have you ever heard of cauliflower rice? Cauliflower rice is rice made of cauliflower except that cauliflower isn’t really rice. Confused yet? OK, cauliflower rice is a substitute for rice for those looking to minimize or swap out the popular side while decreasing calories consumption, improving blood sugar and minimizing inflammation and it’s really simple […]
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