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Wheat Pizza Crust
Who doesn’t love pizza? I mean, pizza is as American as baseball and apple pie, right? Unfortunately, it is also really fattening. There are some ways, however, to make it a little healthier – for starters, making it at home. Her (read full article)
Greek Yogurt Pancakes
I did a big cleanout of the fridge. See, we have this awful, nano-fridge that necessitates that I squat to see what’s in it (I’m 5’4″…that means this fridge is LOW), and it had gotten so stuffed and disorganized that I (read full article)
Whole Wheat bread: first attempt
Bread has always really intimidated me. I attempted to make bread once many years ago and totally failed, so have stayed away from it since then. This loaf wasn’t perfect, but the flavor was amazing. I am excited to try out some new recip (read full article)
Guest Recipe Post: Killer Kale Slaw
Andrew from Trainerdrew responded to the request for reader recipes. Here’s a Great Tasting Ultra Healthy Twist on an All American Favorite. Ingredients: 16 oz. finely chopped Kale 2 tbsp. Apple Cider Vinegar 2 tbsp. Honey 1 cup low fat greek s (read full article)
Coffee Smoothie
When I get home from work there is often about half a cup of coffee left in my french press. Some days I am in the need of a little something, so I make myself a pick-me-up drink. It's super simple and tasty...unless you think the coffee (read full article)
Brie, Pepper and Tomato Strata - a hunk of brie, a loaf of bread and thou...
Brie, Tomato and Pepper StrataIt was a great party - good friends, good food and good wine. Peering into my refrigerator the next morning though I was confronted with the eternal question "what am I going to eat"? (Ok, it may not be "the" (read full article)
Blueberry and Raspberry Tofu Smoothie
Let's go back to healthy drink, this time high protein and low in fat using tofu and soy milk. Another simple way to quench your thirst! I didn't add much honey since the raspberries are already sweet.1 cup silk tofu (Japanese tofu)1 cup soy milk (I (read full article)
Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
The "golden girls", i.e. my mother and her friend from Winnipeg are going to be together for a couple of weeks. Here we are planning their social activities and preparing their food in advance. If they heard me say it they would completely deny it (read full article)
Danger! Ice cream machine in the house
For a while, people have been asking me if I would like an ice cream machine. Perhaps they were in search of finding a kitchen-gadget-gift for Jan and me that we didn’t already own, or they sensed my great love for all things sinfully sweet (read full article)
Chocolate Frosting or Icing
Icing is a more professional term used when talking about frosting that is stiffer and pipes well. But, it is a much debated topic of discussion. Some feel that frosting is considered homespun or creamier and softer than icing. Others feel that frost (read full article)
Watermelon Frozen Yogurt Popsicles
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)
Strawberry Muffins
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)
Retake Homemade: Mini Pizza Puffs
The inspiration for this recipe hails from the April 2010 issue of Everyday With Rachael Ray (pg. 83). I offer this up as a homemade alternative to stuff like Totinos pizza roles. They’re fresh, light, easy as can be, and a WHOLE lot health (read full article)
All About Milk
Milk is a complex fluid consisting of seven main components: water, fat, protein, sugar (lactose), minerals, vitamins and enzymes. It could also be described as a true aqueous solution of lactose, salts and a few other minor compounds, which is emuls (read full article)
Cheeseburger Pie Lightened
It’s not what you’d call gourmet. It’s definitely not really pretty. This is more along the lines of a classic Mom meal, ranking up there with tuna casserole and spaghetti. Easy and basic, this classic was introduced by Bisqu (read full article)
Mmmmm, chocolate “milk”
Who loves chocolate milk? I do, but it is so high in not only calories but also added sugar. I was so excited when I found this at the grocery this week: Hood Calorie Countdown reduced fat chocolate “dairy beverage.” It tastes gre (read full article)
Summer Prawn Curry with Coconut and Lime
Here is a really great recipe by Sophie Dahl from this month’s Waitrose magazine. This curry really caught my eye with its wonderful combo of flavours and juicy king prawns. I’m a big fan of Thai curries and this is the first prawn one I’ve mad (read full article)
Three Berry Wheat Muffin
My very first muffin, adapted from How Sweet It Is with a little twist! It's not that perfect since I only baked it in an ordinary oven toaster, but the taste is good! I lessen the sugar and added more berries. 1 1/2 cup wheat flour1/4 cup suga (read full article)
Peach and Strawberry Cobbler
I love cobblers, especially in the summer when berries and peaches are in season. Cooking Light magazine did a feature on various cobbler recipes last month. I used their Peach and Blueberry Cobbler recipe as a model for the cobbler I mad (read full article)
Mangia Monday!
“To make a good salad is to be a brilliant diplomatist -- the problem is entirely the same in both cases. To know exactly how much oil one must put with one's vinegar.”-Oscar WildeHello! I hope you had a great weekend! Mine was busy, yet fun and (read full article)



