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Wheat Pizza Crust

posted August 17, 2010 in What's Cooking in Kentucky

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

posted August 13, 2010 in Pots and Plots

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

posted August 12, 2010 in What's Cooking in Kentucky

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

posted August 11, 2010 in Ask Ms Recipe

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

posted August 10, 2010 in Taste

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...

posted August 09, 2010 in A Communal Table

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

posted August 08, 2010 in Food: Cooking and Capturing

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

posted August 05, 2010 in Equal Opportunity Kitchen

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

posted August 02, 2010 in Our Life in Meals

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

posted August 01, 2010 in One and Only Chocolate Chic

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

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)

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)

Retake Homemade: Mini Pizza Puffs

posted July 17, 2010 in Pots and Plots

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

posted July 17, 2010 in Bake me DeliCiOus

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

posted July 13, 2010 in Pots and Plots

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”

posted July 13, 2010 in What's Cooking in Kentucky

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

posted July 10, 2010 in The Goddess\'s Kitchen

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

posted July 06, 2010 in Food: Cooking and Capturing

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

posted July 06, 2010 in Taste

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)

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