The chickpea vinaigrette is delicious! There have been a few foods that I’ve fallen in love with over the past year and chickpeas (garbanzo beans) are probably number One on the list. Chickpeas are one of those miracle foods that you hear about…high in protein and fiber and just full of vitamins and minerals. Of [...]
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Pepper Crusted Grilled Salmon with Creamy Chickpea Vinaigrette
Posted in Calorie Conscious, Cooking for One or Two, Cooking Tips, Dinner, Fish Recipes, Food Musings, Quick and Easy Weeknight meals, Recipes, Seafood, Sides, tagged chickpeas, ground coriander, miracle foods, salmon, salmon filet, spinach, sweet paprika, tyler florence on February 19, 2012 | 1 Comment »
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 »
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 [...]
Beef and Mushroom Soup
Posted in Beef, Calorie Conscious, Dinner, Food Musings, Quick and Easy Weeknight meals, Recipes, Soup, tagged beef soup, brown mushrooms, dried cherries, favorite dish, hearty lunch, mushroom soup, napa cabbage, Soup on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Nothing is nicer on a snowy day than the aroma of tasty soup in the house! While on a trip to the mountains about seven years ago, Greg and I were fortunate enough to discover the Ranch Keystone Restaurant. The view from our table was breathtaking and the food some of the best I’ve ever [...]
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 [...]
Broiled Cod with Orange Chili Glaze
Posted in Calorie Conscious, Cooking for One or Two, Cooking Tips, Dinner, Fish Recipes, Quick and Easy Weeknight meals, Recipes, Seafood, tagged Broiled cod, cod, fish dishes, fish recipes, food musings, fresh dill, garlic clove, herb basil, lemon pepper, orange chili glaze, orange marmalade on January 27, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Dinner in 10 minutes or less! As you probably notice on my Food Musings, I tend to prepare fish dishes quite often. The reasons are simple…fish is a healthy alternative to meat and you can flavor it in many different ways. Cod is moist and flakey without a “fishy” taste. In other words, the flavors [...]
