Tag: vegetables

Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish, Snack

Mini-Series: 5 Healthy Salads Part 3 Spring Mix Salad with Hummus

As promised, part 3 of the mini-series installment of “5 Healthy Salads is here!” This one starts with a spring mix base and then lots of vegetables are piled on top. It’s finished with creamy hummus and sunflower seeds. You’ll get a little crunch from the cucumber, sweetness from the […]

Lunch

Mini-Series: 5 Healthy Salads

Anyone that knows me, knows that I have quite a large sweet tooth and when it comes to desserts, I really can’t resist – ever! I mean, just look at some of these – Celebration Truffles , Strawberry, Rhubarb, and Blueberry Sauce , Chocolate challah french toast drizzled with fruit sauce , Aunt Rose’s Chocolate Cake , Vanilla Ginger […]

Breakfast, Lunch

Baked Sweet Potato and Spinach Quiche

This one requires a little bit of preparation work but, trust me, it is absolutely worth it! All the flavors just meld together to create a super fluffy and light quiche. Packed with baked sweet potatoes, sautéed mushrooms, onions, and spinach, this quiche is then topped off with halved cherry […]

Dinner

Butta Squash and Swiss Chard Rigatoni

When your neighbor brings you freshly picked swiss chard from their garden, you get to make this delicious pasta dish with the addition of sweet Butta squash and juicy tomatoes. Butta squash is a hybrid squash that is really sweet. Check your local farmer’s market for Butta squash but if […]

Dinner, Lunch

Maple and Ginger Glazed Salmon

Looking for a healthy food option? Head to your local fish market where you can purchase wild-caught Norwegian salmon without preservatives, dyes, or pesticides. When selecting the fish, you’ll want to purchase the think-cut side because that will allow for even cooking. Salmon has the benefits of containing lots of […]