I found a recipe for vegetarian enchiladas on another food blog that I read regularly: Iowa Girl Eats (http://iowagirleats.com/2010/03/04/the-elusive-winter-iowan-emerges-recipe/). I adapted the recipe a bit and made these: Serves 4 (2 enchiladas per person) Ingredients 1 TB of extra virgin olive oil 1/2 small yellow onion, diced 2 sprinkles of [...]
September 2012
Today has been a yummy day of eats...and it's not over yet! :) Breakfast For breakfast today I ate 2 Eggo's Nutrigrain low fat waffles (one with natural peanut butter and a dash of cinnamon & one with low sugar grape jelly). On the side I enjoyed [...]
If you are trying to incorporate more vegetables, fruits, and whole grains into your diet and you love Chinese-inspired food, this is the recipe for you! I give you: Sweet and Sour Veggies with Brown RiceThis recipe, which serves 4-6 people, requires just a few, inexpensive ingredients:Ingredients4 servings of cooked whole brown riceEVOO cooking spray1 red [...]
I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I was Saturday morning, despite having to roll out of bed at around 5 a.m. Why was I so excited, you ask? Well, after months of anticipation I was finally heading on a day-long road trip to Des Moines. Was I most excited about going to the mall? [...]
I don't know about you, but I crave pasta...a lot! When I make it at home I try to keep it as healthy as possible by choosing a 100% whole wheat pasta. Whole wheat pasta tastes just as good (if not better) than white pasta and is much healthier! Tonight for dinner, however, I decided [...]
Many times when I make dinner I make two versions in order to please both the meat eaters in my family and myself. This is really easy to do when making certain meals (tacos, spaghetti, etc.). Tonight I made two versions of meatball subs using "real" meatballs and MorningStar veggie meatballs. The MorningStar veggie meatballs were enjoyed by [...]
This "What I Ate Wednesday" edition is actually "What I Ate Thursday" due to a very busy day yesterday. Thursday is close enough to Wednesday, right? ;) Breakfast For breakfast I enjoyed (and I mean REALLY enjoyed!) a breakfast egg burrito made with one Flat Out whole [...]
Sweet potatoes and pizza are two of my favorite foods...so what better way to cook than to combine the two?? This may sound like an odd combination, but it was a new dinner idea that I thoroughly enjoyed. I decided to make an individual sized pizza to see how I [...]
I promised that I would be posting more recipes for roasted vegetables. Here is another great recipe for roasted brussel sprouts: Brussel sprouts contain cancer-fighting properties, are low in calories and fat, and are good sources of vitamins C & K and potassium. Ingredients brussel sprouts 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive [...]
It is not that often that I really crave meat. But every once in a while there is a food item that contains meat that just sounds SO good. Case and point: sloppy joes. Obviously I cannot eat "real" sloppy joes as they contain meat. However, after some searching and browsing through recipes, I found a solution: [...]
