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Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs with Beer & Herbes de Provence

May 11, 2012

Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs Cooked in Beer and Herbes de Provence

I’ve made these easy slow cooker chicken thighs several times and they’re always a a big hit. I think I found the recipe in Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Cookbook, but I can’t be sure and have no way to check because the book is in Wisconsin and I’m here in Phoenix. It’s the kind [...]

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Gluten Free Pasta Alla Puttanesca

April 24, 2012

We enjoyed this delicious pasta alla puttanesca for dinner the other night, using brown rice spaghetti to make it gluten free for Mac. I find myself using gluten-free pasta more and more often these days. I think it tastes fine and life is much easier in the kitchen, when everyone is able to enjoy the [...]

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Ina Garten’s Avocado and Grapefruit Salad Makeover

April 11, 2012

Lighter Healthier Grapefruit Avocado Salad

I can’t seem to get enough of this deliciously easy avocado and grapefruit salad lately. Full Disclosure: It’s actually Ina Garten’s Avocado & Grapefruit Salad Recipe from her Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home - made lighter and healthier. I love Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa Cookbooks. Everything I make from them [...]

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Skinny Yogurt Panna Cotta with Honey and Orange

April 9, 2012

Skinny yogurt panna cotta with honey and oranges. I think this was the highlight of yesterday’s wonderful Easter dinner for me. The meal was great. We had mint glazed slow cooked lamb, turkey breast, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and a roasted vegetable medley of broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, brussels sprouts and mushrooms. But dessert was spectacular – [...]

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Skinny Greek Salad with Grilled Chicken

March 8, 2012

I’m in love with Greek Salad. I can’t seem to help myself. There’s something about the crisp romaine, crunchy vegetables, salty olives, and pungent feta tossed with tangy lemon dressing that make my taste buds smile. Greek salad with grilled chicken is one of my favorite lunch options. It’s loaded with good-for-you ingredients: crunchy romaine [...]

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Skinny Easy Artichoke Soup Recipe

March 2, 2012

This skinny artichoke soup is unbelievably delicious, especially when you consider just how easy it is. You just toss all the ingredients into a blender or food processor - I used my Vitamix, which was ridiculously expensive but still makes me smile every time I turn it on – then heat and serve. It’s creamy without an [...]

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Simple Skinny Chunky Tomato Soup – 4 Points+

February 8, 2012

This simple soup is a snap to prepare. I love from scratch tomato soups but sometimes they take more time and effort than I want to give. That’s where “doctored” tomato soup comes in. This recipe is definitely not for purists who would never dream of stocking a few cans of condensed soup in their [...]

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Easy Healthy & Delicious Shrimp Risotto Recipe

February 5, 2012

Creamy arborio rice loaded with shrimp, spinach, goat cheese, Parmesan, and peas – this recipe is a winner. Everyone loved it when I served it for for dinner last night. It’s a combination of two recipes – the grand prize winning recipe for hearty shrimp risotto in this month’s (February/March 2012) issue of Healthy Cooking and Ina [...]

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Favorite Easy Healthy Super Bowl Party Food Ideas

February 4, 2012

I just read a fascinating Wall Street Journal article about how healthy foods are making a marketing push for inclusion in the Super Bowl Eating Frenzy. Did you know that Super Bowl Sunday is the second-largest eating occasion after Thanksgiving? According to NPD Group, a New York market research firm, on Sunday Americans will eat [...]

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Skinny Lemon Pepper chicken Breasts Recipe

January 26, 2012

Some recipes are so quick, easy, healthy, and delicious they become staples you turn to again and again. This recipe for lemon pepper chicken breasts is a perfect example. It’s from Ellie Krieger’s book, Small Changes, Big Results: A 12-Week Action Plan to a Better Life. In it, she explains how she got the recipe [...]

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Skinny & Delicious Southwestern Slow Cooker Chicken

January 20, 2012

Are you looking for easy healthy chicken recipes for the slow cooker? Here’s one for your files. I made this Southwestern chicken with corn, black beans and salsa dish earlier this week for dinner and everyone loved it. I loved how easy it was to prepare. This light and healthy recipe jumped out at me, [...]

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Slim & Healthy Pumpkin Drinks: Smoothies, Lattes, Milkshakes and More

November 21, 2011

If you like pumpkin pie, you’ll love this collection of slim & healthy pumpkin drinks that includes recipes for lighter versions of pumpkin smoothies, lattes, milkshakes and more. I love indulging in pumpkin flavored drinks, especially at this time of year. Unfortunately they can be full of calories and fat. Did you know that a [...]