December 2012 Easy Solutions: Crock pot meals are a great plan for saving time, money and stress at dinner time. Click here for handy tips about using your crock pot, also called a slow cooker. Click here to read more blogs by Cindy. Seasonal Choice: Cranberries! Cranberries are bright red berries that grow on trailing vines like strawberries. They don't grow in a field like strawberries, though. The growing 'field' for cranberries is called a bog and it is like a very watery, fresh water, sponge with layers of sand, peat, gravel and clay. In North America, cranberries grow … [Read more...] about Featuring the Crock Pot and Cranberries!
Healthy Recipe Starter for Homemade Soup, Chili, Sauce!
Keeping it Simple! I am a big believer in keeping it simple, especially in the kitchen. Simple ingredients with simple step-by-step preparation results in bold and healthy flavors along with really good nutrition. Over the years, I've learned to keep it simple when I make homemade soup, chili and sauce by using a common recipe as my starter. The Recipe Starter for Soup, Chili & Sauce! Grocery List: Garlic, onions, 2 -3 colorful Bell peppers, olive oil. Recipe Starter: 1. Get out a large skillet. Add 1-2 tablespoons olive oil and heat to medium high heat while preparing … [Read more...] about Healthy Recipe Starter for Homemade Soup, Chili, Sauce!
A Warm Bowl of Soup is Your Dinner Solution!
Soup is Comfort Food! If I could invent healthy comfort food, it would be a bowl of homemade soup and I would eat it every day. Seriously. I love to make homemade soup and to eat it - frequently. Do you? Soup is Versatile! There is a whole world of homemade soups and I enjoy being creative when I make them. It's hard to say which are my favorites because all are good options but, if I had to, I'd choose lentil, pumpkin and vegetable-beef. My lentil soup is shown at the left. Soup Ingredients are Healthy & Cheap! Now, here's the clincher - homemade soup is really cheap to … [Read more...] about A Warm Bowl of Soup is Your Dinner Solution!
Nutrition Month is a Time for Kitchen Surprises!
Mediterranean Cooking, Eggplant & A Tasty Recipe!
Mediterranean Cooking is Full of Flavor & More! There's no doubt in my mind that Mediterranean style recipes are some of the best in the world. Best because they are not hard to make. Best because they are full of delicious flavors. Best because they are combinations of plant-based ingredients that support good nutrition and good health. Eggplant is a Vegetable of the Mediterranean Cuisine! There are many vegetables that are used when cooking Mediterranean style. Eggplant, for example, is a mild-tasting vegetable that can be made into a stew, a side dish or a main dish. Sometimes … [Read more...] about Mediterranean Cooking, Eggplant & A Tasty Recipe!
Featuring Heart-Smart Meatless Meals!
February 2013 Easy Solutions: A warm bowl of soup is your dinner solution! Click here to learn more about healthy homemade soups. Click here to read more blogs by Cindy. Seasonal Choice: Meatless Meals! It's Heart Month and one smart plan for keeping your heart healthy is to incorporate meatless meals into your repertoire for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Now, don't worry, I'm not suggesting that everyone becomes a vegetarian. But, I am suggesting that you add one or more meatless meals to your weekly plan and your meal table. It's a … [Read more...] about Featuring Heart-Smart Meatless Meals!