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Recipe Rewind: Light and Healthy Quiche

Posted in: Breakfast, Entrees, Recipes ♦ Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012, 9:56 am ♦ 2 Comments

Did you know...eggs were shunned for several decades by practitioners, due to the incorrect belief that they are a high-cholesterol food that causes heart disease? Even my Dad has been urged by his doctors to stay away from eggs in fear that they may raise his cholesterol more...yet research in the [...]

Recipe Recycle: Simple Stir Fry

Posted in: Entrees, Recipes ♦ Tuesday, July 31st, 2012, 4:13 pm ♦ No Comments

I've had one of those weekends. You know, the kind where nothing is planned, and you can literally lay around all weekend in your pajamas? I've come to love these weekends. (more...)[...]

Greek Yogurt Popsicles

Posted in: Dessert, Recipes ♦ Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 5:57 pm ♦ 1 Comment

Its no secret I love yogurt. (more...) [...]

Recipe Recycle: Pita Pizzas

Posted in: Entrees, Recipes ♦ Monday, March 12th, 2012, 8:32 am ♦ No Comments

I’m always trying to come up with new ideas for quick and cheap, but healthy dinners. For the nights I am stuck working late, its nice to look forward to something that is delicious, but can also be thrown together within minutes. As I’ve mentioned before, my husband is a pizza guy… [...]

Parmesan and Black Truffle Popcorn

Posted in: Recipes ♦ Monday, January 2nd, 2012, 4:07 pm ♦ No Comments

Well hello! Happy New Year! Want to know my first resolution? (more...) [...]

Baked Apple Chips for fall!

Posted in: Recipes, Sides, Snacks ♦ Tuesday, November 8th, 2011, 12:16 pm ♦ No Comments

Apples just remind me of fall. After living in the "Apple Capital of the World", I can say I have grown to love all varieties of apples, and drawn to anything with this pectin-filled ingredient. [...]

Asian Lettuce Wraps

Posted in: Entrees, Recipes ♦ Tuesday, September 13th, 2011, 6:01 pm ♦ No Comments

If I could learn to cook any specific ethnic food it would definitely be Chinese. (more...) [...]

Mini Frittatas

Posted in: Breakfast, Recipes ♦ Tuesday, September 6th, 2011, 5:13 pm ♦ 15 Comments

In eating low-carb, paleo “ish”, the hardest meal of the day for me is often breakfast. This may be because there’s only really one “breakfast” food, that is low-carb and a whole food…the egg. [...]

Lightened-up Chicken Parmesan

Posted in: Entrees, Recipes ♦ Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011, 11:21 am ♦ No Comments

One of my favorite things to do with recipes is to re-vamp them, cut calories, and make them healthier, lighter and "cleaner". When I see a recipe to try, my first thought is what ingredients can I swap out, switch up, or change to make it more Healthy Housewife-esque.. [...]

Healthy Kids

Posted in: Entrees, Recipes ♦ Wednesday, June 8th, 2011, 5:36 pm ♦ 1 Comment

I've recently become obsessed with Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. The show encourages people to really know and examine where their food comes from. (more...) [...]

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