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Sneaking Veggies to Your Kids

Veggies decrease the risk of many diseases and are high in antioxidants, which boost the defense system, vitamins, and other minerals like calcium, potassium, and iron. They are low in fat and high in dietary fiber. When buying vegetables look for pl (read full article)

Gaining Good Health By Healthy Eating Habits

posted July 29, 2010 in Healthy Cook Recipes

Obesity is a serious health threat that is faced by all countries. Modern busy life makes people follow unhealthy eating habits, thereby resulting in a major section of people being overweight. There are a variety of diet plans that people follow to (read full article)

Another Party With New Ice Cream Flavors From Häagen-Dazs.

posted July 28, 2010 in Nibbles of Tidbits

Nibbles of Tidbits loves a good Ice Cream Party, especially if it includes Häagen-Dazs.  We’re amazed by the unique and tasty flavors they keep coming up with.  We gave big thumbs up to the Haägen-Dazs FIVE series at our last tasting p (read full article)

Blueberry Oatmeal muffins

posted July 28, 2010 in What's Cooking in Kentucky

I have tried many blueberry muffin recipes to get away from using the packaged stuff.  Up until this recipe I had never found one I wanted to make again.  These are not traditional blueberry muffins – they are even better. Blueberry Oatmeal M (read full article)

Chicken En Papillote - Surprisingly good chicken!

posted July 27, 2010 in My Easy Cooking

En Papillote literally means to cook "in parchment". It is a French term for something that the Italians call al Cartoccio. Cooking en papillote is a method in which you seal the food in a pouch and bake. The food essentially steams in the oven in (read full article)

Watermelon Frozen Yogurt Popsicles

posted July 27, 2010 in Family Fresh Cooking

Watermelon Frozen Yogurt Popsicles makes about 6 pops (This recipe will yield about 2 cups of mix. If you need more just up the quantities in the same proportions) NOTES Source organic ingredients when available. Shop for ingredients at the Family F (read full article)

Low Calorie Aloo Bonda (Potato fritters)

posted July 26, 2010 in Chef In You

My husband is getting into a bad habit nowadays. The one who scowled at eating snacks of any kind (except the super healthy types), he has started “demanding” for evening snacks when he gets home from work. And not any snacks – he (read full article)

Strawberry Muffins

posted July 26, 2010 in Taste

The other day I was watching America‘s Test Kitchen and they showed their tested recipe for the best blueberry muffins.  For this recipe they used one cup of fresh blueberries and another cup was used to make fresh blueberry jam, which was the (read full article)

A New Addition to the Bucket List

posted July 26, 2010 in Iowa Girl Eats

Good morning! Happy Monday and welcome to the start of a beautiful week! I am in a fantastic mood. My Mom and I walked in the cool, humidity-free, 70 degree morning air and witnessed the most beautiful, pink and orange sunrise. Then, Ben text message (read full article)

Good Food Gatherings (Menu #12 - #14)

posted July 26, 2010 in Essentially Entertaining

Some new plans for Good Food Gatherings in the works that we wanted to share. Don't know about Good Food Gatherings?  This is entertaining at it's most basic - providing #goodfood, offering something to wet the whistle, but most importantly, (read full article)

Retake Homemade: Mexican Corn Muffins

posted July 24, 2010 in Pots and Plots

After last week’s meh Mexican spoon bread, I opted to try a jazzed up version of my mother’s Mexican cornbread.  Since we were taking it to a party, I thought muffins would be best (and it fits with my obsession for mini these days).  R (read full article)

Campbell’s Chunky Grilled Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, 18.8-Ounce Cans (Pack of 12)

posted July 23, 2010 in Spanish Food And Recipes

Campbell’s Chunky Grilled Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, 18.8-Ounce Cans (Pack of 12) Pack of twelve, 18.8-ounces per can (total of 225.6 ounces) Loaded with chunks of grilled chicken, sausage and vegetables like celery, red and green peppers Se (read full article)

Duckie's Healthy Saturday - 28 Healthiest Food on the Planet

posted July 23, 2010 in Duckie\'s Food Blog

The following is a "healthy food hot list" consisting of the 29 food that will give you the biggest nutritional bang for you caloric buck, as well as decrease your risk for deadly illnesses like cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Along with each des (read full article)

Fire, Flavor...And Steam?

posted July 23, 2010 in A BBQ Nation

We recently had the opportunity to try out some all natural burger grilling planks from Fire & Flavor, makers of a variety of planks, cedar papers, rubs, brines, and other good things. Now we at Smoke In Da Eye are huge fans of grilling plan (read full article)

Meatball Sliders

posted July 23, 2010 in Pots and Plots

I don’t know why, but I’ve been totally into mini food the last week or so.  Since we usually have issues with the bun falling apart when we make meatball subs, it seemed like meatball sliders would be a great idea.  And they were.  Cu (read full article)

Blackberry Jam

posted July 22, 2010 in Chef Tom Cooks

3 cups fresh Blackberries 2 cups Water 1 package Powdered fruit pectin 5 cups Sugar Crush fruit thoroughly. Add water and fruit pectin. Stir until pectin is dissolved. Bring to a boil. Boil 5-10 minutes. Add sugar. Stir until dissolved. Boil 3-5 minu (read full article)

Blackberry Jam

posted July 22, 2010 in Chef Tom Cooks

3 cups fresh Blackberries 2 cups Water 1 package Powdered fruit pectin 5 cups Sugar Crush fruit thoroughly. Add water and fruit pectin. Stir until pectin is dissolved. Bring to a boil. Boil 5-10 minutes. Add sugar. Stir until dissolved. Boil 3-5 min (read full article)

Collard Greens Recipe, Low Fat!

posted July 21, 2010 in Southern Grace Gourmet

I just realized that I have neglected to share a collard green recipe with you. This is my go to, lower in fat recipe that I use most often. I always buy a large bunch of greens and cut them up myself. I cut the leaves thin and leave the stalks in t (read full article)

Mini Stuffed Sweet Peppers

posted July 20, 2010 in Pots and Plots

I have no idea why I’m so into the mini versions of stuff this week  I was really enamored after buying the new mini muffin pan, I guess.  In any event, I had a package of sweet peppers in the fridge, plus a few from the garden that were clos (read full article)

Chocolate Crepes with Cherry Jam and Ricotta Cheese

posted July 20, 2010 in Family Fresh Cooking

Chocolate Crepes with Cherry Jam and Ricotta Cheese NOTES Source organic ingredients when available. Shop for ingredients at the Family Fresh Cooking Amazon Store These crepes are great for brunch, breakfast, dessert or mini-meals. As always, use you (read full article)