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My daily adventures in living a fun, healthy and active lifestyle while losing weight and maintaining my weight loss. I love making healthy new recipes and trying new products while on my adventure.

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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Recipes'

Jul 21

CEiMB: Pesto Potato Salad & a Garden Update

Happy Tuesday all!  I have another delicious Pesto & Pesto Potato Salad Recipe for you all today courtesy of one of my favorite Craving Ellie in My Belly Chefs, Liz of the Not So Skinny Kitchen.  But, more on that in a (read full article)

CEiMB, potatoes, Product Reviews, Recipes, Salads

Jul 19

Summer of POM: Pomegranate Nectarine Crisp with Low-Fat Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

This is the FINAL week of the POM Summer Recipe Series and I am ending it with DESSERT!!!  Nectarines, Peaches, Pomegranates, POM Juice topped with a crumbly brown sugar butter crispy topping and Home Made Low-Fat Frozen Yogurt. (read full article)

ice cream, Recipes, Summer of POM, treats

Jul 19

CEiMB: Chicken with Warm Tomato-Corn Salad

I am super excited to be the HOST for this week’s Craving Ellie In My Belly Cook Book Club.  My goal was to pick something that really embraced summer, yet was light and simple.  I was able to pick up almost everything I (read full article)

CEiMB, Chicken, Recipes, Salads

Jul 13

Leftovers Made Over ~ POM Infused Chipotle BBQ Chicken Quesadilla

Can I just start off by saying I missed you all?!  I really thought I’d take a little mini break and not want to come back, but, you all made me realize how much I LOVE hearing from you each day….I missed rambling on about m (read full article)

Chicken, Recipes, Wraps

Jul 12

Summer of POM: POM Infused Chipotle BBQ Chicken with Fresh Corn, Tomato, Avocado Salad

This week’s POM Summer Series recipe is the MAIN ENTREE!!!  I can honestly say this is the recipe feature I am the MOST excited about because I feel like the dish I created really captures what summer is all about and takes PO (read full article)

Chicken, Recipes, Salads, Summer of POM

Jul 05

POM Summer Series: Bruschetta & Caprese Salads with a Pomegranate Balsamic Reduction

This week’s POM Summer Series recipe is all about SALADS!!!  I LOVE summertime because at all of the Farmer’s Markets that you can get amazing fresh and flavorful produce.  Tomatoes of all types are one of my favorite t (read full article)

Appetizers, Recipes, Salads, Summer of POM

Jul 04

CEiMB: Penne with Roasted Tomatoes, Garlic & White Beans

I think LONG weekends make me happy, especially when you don’t have to be anywhere.  You can wake up whenever you want and do whatever you want when you want   That is exactly how today went down. Breakfast started off w (read full article)

CEiMB, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetarian

Jul 03

Quick & Easy “Slow” Cooker Baked Beans Recipe

One of my FAVORITE side dishes to any barbecue is baked beans.  But, not the kind you get in a can (no pork and beans either).  I really LOVE good, old fashioned, made from scratch baked beans. However, sometimes, you just (read full article)

beans, Recipes, slow cooker

Jun 28

POM Summer Series: Summer Berry POM-Tini

Welcome to the Summer of POM Recipe Series.  Beginning today and each week in July, I will be partnering with POMWonderful and 3 other “Chefs” this summer to help you juice the most out of the season’s bounty. Our Summer o (read full article)

drinks, Recipes, Summer of POM

Jun 23

Lemon Garlic Fettucine with Broccoli Recipe

Happy Tuesday all!  If you all LOVE lemons, garlic, butter, broccoli and pasta, then, I think you will LOVE the recipe I made tonight as much as we did.  It’s light, simple, low in points and delicious. Today started out (read full article)

Pasta, Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, Vegetarian

Jun 22

CEiMB ~ Chicken Paella with Sausage & Olives!

Today was pretty good for a Monday.  It started off with a little “homemade” goodness, then, a delicious lunch out with my friend, my FAVORITE NEW FROYO FLAVOR, a fun NEW RECIPE and The Bachelorette SCANDAL!!!  What can (read full article)

CEiMB, Chicken, Recipes, Restaurant Reviews

Jun 16

A Light & Healthy Chef Salad

I DID it!  You all just might want to sit down for this one   I FINALLY was craving something else for breakfast other than LAUGHING COW + JAM + SOUR DOUGH….Can you believe it??? Maybe I am finally breaking my streak and (read full article)

cookies, Recipes, Salads

Jun 09

Pizza Margherita with a Twist!

Happy Tuesday all!  I don’t really know what to call today since Biggest Loser is on break…any ideas? Happy it’s not Monday?! Happy Hump Day Eve? Happy Monday +1?! LOL.  Hmmm, I never really gave it all that much thou (read full article)

pizza, Product Reviews, Recipes

May 28

Healthy Memorial Day Recipes & Menu Ideas

HAPPY LONG WEEKEND, almost Memorial Day everyone!!!!  I thought it would be fun to browse my recipe section and give you all a bunch of ideas you could make to kick off the Unofficial First Day of Summer, Memorial day!  I p (read full article)

holiday, Recipes

May 25

The BEST Spicy, Shredded Chicken Recipe

As you all may have noticed, I have a slight obsession with tacos…in particular two places that make the most juicy, spicy, tender shredded chicken taco meat I’ve ever had in my life.  I have been trying to re-create their c (read full article)

Chicken, Recipes

May 23

Brown Sugar Banana Nut Bread Recipe

Banana Nut Bread is by far my FAVORITE baked bread out there.  I have experimented with several recipes to make the perfect Banana Nut Bread throughout the years.  I really think there are 3 KEY things that make this bread (read full article)

breads, Recipes

May 23

Meyer Lemon Chia Seed Muffin Recipe

Meyer Lemons are my FAVORITE type of lemon because they are naturally sweeter and have a more distinct lemon flavor.  I put a spin on the traditional Lemon Poppy Seed muffin by reducing the sugar and swapping Chia seeds to boost (read full article)

muffins, Recipes

May 22

Broccoli, Turkey Sausage Crustless Quiche with a Kick Recipe

I LOVE Quiche, but, often do not LOVE the calories and fat in traditional quiches.  This recipe takes away the crust and butter, but, replaces it with flavor and a little spicy HEAT.  I used Jennie-O turkey Breakfast Sausag (read full article)

eggs, Recipes, turkey

May 13

Double Wild Mushroom Ravioli’s with Arugula & Parmesan Recipe

Happy Hump Day all!  I sometimes think I dream of mushrooms ~ I know some of my friends who think I am crazy for loving fungus, but, they are crazy, not me   I couldn’t wait to get through my eats today so I could get on (read full article)

Food Buzz, Pasta, Product Reviews, Recipes

May 12

Light Meyer Lemon Sugar Cookies Recipe

One of my favorite ingredients in any dessert is Lemon and my favorite type of cookie is a snicker doodle sugar cookie.  Each year my Grandmother grows AMAZING Meyer Lemons and they make me want to bake all things lemon…Lemon (read full article)

cookies, Recipes

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