This Pesto can be used in a variety of ways…make extra for appetizers! I love to use Spaghetti Squash when I want to prepare a healthy and tasty meal without the calories of regular pasta. The savory Edamame Pesto is perfect as a topping and the recipe works very well as a next day leftover [...]
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Spaghetti Squash with Edamame-Cilantro Pesto
Posted in Asian Food, Calorie Conscious, Cooking for One or Two, Cooking Tips, Dinner, Entertaining, Indian, Meatless Mondays, Poultry, Quick and Easy Weeknight meals, Recipes, tagged edamame, pesto on February 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Pork Tenderloin Stir-Fry with Mandarin Chili Sauce
Posted in Asian Food, Calorie Conscious, Cooking for One or Two, Cooking Tips, Dinner, Pork, Poultry, Quick and Easy Weeknight meals, Recipes, tagged asian flavors, chili garlic sauce, freshly ground black pepper, mandarin oranges, pork tenderloin, stir fry, tablespoon cornstarch, tablespoon sesame oil, yellow bell pepper on February 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »
A family pleasing dinner that you can prepare in less than 35 minutes This stir-fry is the perfect meal for tonight! Stir-fry meals are easy to make and you don’t need a stir-fry pan (although they’re fun to use). Just chop some fresh ingredients and use very little oil. I used sesame oil in this [...]
Asian Chicken Noodle and Vegetable Salad
Posted in Asian Food, Calorie Conscious, Cooking for One or Two, Cooking Tips, Dinner, Food Musings, Poultry, Quick and Easy Weeknight meals, Recipes, tagged asian flavors, asian salad, chicken salad, chili sauce, dry roasted peanuts, rice noodles, rice wine vinegar, sodium soy sauce, sriacha sauce, water chestnuts on January 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Light, Tasty and Quick and Easy! “Place posts its on your choices.” I said to Greg as I handed him my Cooking Light Cookbook. With the new year we’re both trying to eat lighter and exercise more effectively. So…by letting Greg choose some recipes, I’m able to insure that we’re both happy with what I [...]
Cranberry Rice Turkey Salad
Posted in Asian Food, Calorie Conscious, Cooking Tips, Dinner, Entertaining, Fun Events, Holiday Cooking, Quick and Easy Weeknight meals, Recipes, Salads, tagged holiday, leftover turkey, rice salad, salad, turkey salad on November 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Festive, Delicious and Nutritious! Perfect for your leftover Turkey Whether you’re cooking for your family or friends, this Cranberry Rice Turkey Salad will be a big hit. It’s easy to make, colorful and appetizing. If you use a leftover turkey or a rotisserie chicken (instead of the chicken breasts) you can easily make this salad [...]
Pan-Roasted Fish with Thai Curry Sauce
Posted in Asian Food, Calorie Conscious, Cooking for One or Two, Cooking Tips, Dinner, Entertaining, Fish Recipes, Quick and Easy Weeknight meals, Recipes, Seafood, tagged fish, green curry, thai on July 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »
HOT SOUR SALTY SWEET I actually own the book Hot Sour Salty Sweet and love it but this recipe was adapted from one I found in Sunset Magazine a few years ago. Since we moved to Colorado I haven’t been able to find a great Thai restaurant nearby so am beginning to test more Thai [...]
