After a very meat-heavy July 4th weekend, I’m looking to make something lighter. This recipe from Northwest Cherries fits the bill – quinoa, shrimp and cherries. Yes, cherries, which are on sale this time of year and oh-so-good for you. Not only is this dish high in protein and fiber, it’s low in calories and [...]
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More quinoa: Weight Watchers Quinoa Salad
Quinoa “Fried Rice” with Pork
Quinoa Meatloaf with Sundried Tomatoes
Summer salads: Holly Clegg’s Marinated Shrimp Edamame SaladQuinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds and is considered a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal. Nutritionally, quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids and is a good source of protein. It's also a good source of dietary fiber, phosphorus, magnesium and iron. Quinoa is gluten-free [...]
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Watcha going to do with all that zucchini? This mama makes zucchini meatloaf
Eggless meatloaf
Got eggs? Five days of Weight Watcher frittatas
In search of the ultimate zucchini recipeI’ve loved meringue cookies since I was a kid. But now that I’m trying to watch my calories, I like them even more. Here’s a holiday treat created by Laurel Hudson, the culinary instructor at Wellspring Academies that will let you indulge without packing on the pounds. Even better, these are perfect for those who [...]
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Flat Belly Diet lemon cupcakesAfter last year’s struggles with the gluten free pie crust mix, I’ve decided to make a pumpkin dessert that does not require a crust. When my mother-in-law eats out, she carefully scoops out the pie filling and leaves the crust anyway, so no point in stressing myself out about pie crust. This one comes from [...]
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The day of reckoning – Happy (gluten free) Thanksgiving!
The gluten free, no eggs, no nuts, no soy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving pie recipes for a healthy sweet potato pie and traditional, not so healthy pumpkin pieI was meeting with my writer’s group last week at Mt. Everest Cafe in Ft. Collins, Colorado. It’s an inexpensive buffet style Nepalese/Indian place that I had driven by hundreds of times but never went in. I’m so glad my friends invited me to join them because the food was delicious. As I sat there [...]
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Food Blog of the Week – Hooked on Heat
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Extreme Fat Smash Eggplant CurryWell T-Day is here. I made all the sweet potato and pumpkin pies yesterday, the only challenge coming from the gluten free pie crust mix. I used The Gluten-Free Pantry’s Perfect Pie Crust Mix, which makes two pie crusts. Unfortunately, the crust was too dry even with 12 tablespoons of butter (!) and a little [...]
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Thanksgiving side dishes with a little help from BlogHer and my crockpotWell, I thought my Thanksgiving menu was set. Then I opened up the latest enewsletter from BlogHer and I saw this post from my friend, Kalyn of Kalyn’s Kitchen, Make-Ahead or Crockpot Recipes Can Help with Timing for Thanksgiving Dinner. Thanksgiving dishes in the crockpot. Oh joy, something I haven’t done before! Many of the [...]
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Christmas side dishes
My complete Thanksgiving meal (dieters beware)Why not create a healthy polymeal feast this Thanksgiving? Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S, is a nationally known expert on weight loss, nutrition, and health. His new book Healthiest Meals on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What Meals to Eat and Why shows how to combine ingredients – what he refers to as “polymeals” – [...]
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Healthy freezer meals for busy dieters and their families
Get your children to eat healthy with the Sneaky Chef
5 reasons why soup is healthy for dieters and everyone elseI was looking for a recipe to use up our large supplies squash and zucchini from the garden, and at the same time use up some of the ground venison we have in the freezer. In the Taste of Home’s – The Ultimate Ground Beef Cookbook, I found a recipe that would do the trick [...]
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Weight Wather’s Curry-Apple Butternut Squash SaladPaul Simon may have sung, “Kodachrome, it gives us those nice bright colors. Gives us the greens of summers. Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah!” But I think red is the color of summer, at least when it comes to these two low calorie, refreshing summer soups. Both are low [...]
Taco Soup
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