Now that I am done with the Thanksgiving turkey, it's time to turn back to lighter dishes. I think it is a good thing to have lighter dishes intertwined with the indulgences. This doesn't mean you have to eat something that isn't satisfying. I find this time of year a good time to do some [...]
So I decided to do something a bit different with the turkey frame from the Thanksgiving turkey breast. I have already made two soups that are more standard: Turkey Lentil Soup and Turkey Split Pea Soup with Broccoli. Now I want to change it up a bit to something out of the ordinary. Not to [...]
Now that I have all of this lovely dark meat from the Thanksgiving turkey, now it's time to make something with it. I wanted to do something a bit more interesting than your typical stew. Not that your basic turkey stew is bad. I love that too, but you can only do that so many [...]
I decided to go simple this week with a vegetarian dish. Nothing fancy and still working in some non-meat dishes into our rotation. It's rare I run across a recipe that is only for one serving, but the recipe for Red Lentil Tagine with Pistachios from MyFitnessPal is one such recipe. What I like about [...]
Now that we are firmly planted in the holidays, you will probably be inundated with treats as gift. When you are working towards a healthy lifestyle, it may feel like the person giving you the treat is trying to sabotage your efforts. That's very rarely the case. Full disclosure: I give treats for the holidays. [...]
Thanksgiving is next Thursday and I figured it would be good to share with you what I plan to make. I've been the person that cooks for the past few years and I try to mix healthy with a little naughty for the menu. If you are in the process of losing weight you may [...]
I am trying to do some recipes that show that you can eat almost anything and still fit it into your healthy lifestyle. I love cornbread. I don't eat it very often because it is a lot of calories. However, I wanted a challenge. I wanted to see if I could make a cornbread casserole [...]
After posting the recipe for Ash-e-reshteh, I was inspired to take another crack at using pasta. I'm glad I don't crave it enough to use it all the time, but no food should be off limits (unless it has to be for your health). One of the things I plan to do with this dish [...]
I do drink alcohol from time to time. I like a good chardonnay or single malt scotch. I don't imbibe every day, but I do like to have some every once in a while. I make it a point not to drink to excess. I think many of us, when we were younger, had a [...]
This recipe comes because I bought a full beef brisket to make homemade pastrami. Why am I making homemade pastrami? Because I want to make my favorite sandwich and so far I haven't been able to duplicate it. It 's called the the Tiffany Fweef Salcini from the Laundry. It's simply pastrami, honey mustard, scallion [...]
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