Want a fresh and delicious side salad in less than 5 minutes? Then this caprese salad is for you! It is super simple to make and eat! Caprese Salad is an Italian staple and honestly I should make it more! (I am half Italian after all!) NUTRITION This Caprese Salad has 195 calories, 11g carbs, …
Side Dish
Peach & Quinoa Salad with Grilled Chicken
Movin’ to the country, gonna eat me a lot of peaches! This recipe has me singing and dancing! This Peach & Quinoa salad with grilled chicken is delicious! It is the perfect summertime recipe and I literally cannot wait to eat my lunch today! COOKING LIGHT RECIPE & MY MODIFICATIONS I adapted this recipe from …
Grilled Cinnamon Sugar Pineapple
We were recently at a BBQ and they were grilling pineapple. I was like hold up! Whaaaaat?!?! I knew immediately that I needed more of this pineapple in my life! This cinnamon sugar pineapple is so delicious you won’t want to stop eating it! It is an amazing summertime treat. Whether you grill it up …
Sauteed Spinach and Tomatoes
Sauteed spinach and tomatoes is a quick and easy recipe. Spinach and tomatoes are packed with nutrients and antioxidants and are the perfect accompaniment to just about any dish! NUTRITION Tomatoes are packed with vitamins and the antioxidant lycopene, which has been known to have many health benefits. Spinach… well we all know from Popeye …
Mediterranean Salad
This Mediterranean Salad is perfect for those hot summer days. It is filled with cucumbers, tomatoes, feta, fresh herbs and chicken and is held together by light and fluffy couscous. Last week I went out to lunch at Luna Grill with some old co-workers. One of them ordered the Mediterranean salad and I was so …
Summer Berry Salad
This summer berry salad is just what the doctor ordered on those warm summer days! It is jam packed with spinach, walnuts, feta, strawberries, blueberries and chicken (optional)! If you are heading to a summer party, omit the chicken and this is the perfect side salad to any BBQ. HEALTH BENEFITS There are so many …
Roasted Rosemary Potatoes
These roasted rosemary potatoes are scrumdiddly-umptious! I got this recipe from my friend Rita, who got it from her long-time friend Ina Garten (just kidding!) RECIPE As I mentioned this delicious recipe is from Ina Garten. Click here to get it! This recipe only contains potatoes and seasonings so it is naturally gluten-free and vegetarian. These potatoes …
Cauliflower Rice
This Cauliflower Rice recipe is super simple and healthy! It is a great alternative to regular rice because it is low carb and low calorie. It is also naturally gluten-free and vegetarian (duh)! Cauliflower Rice is simply a low-starch vegetable that has been cut into rice shape and is a great substitute for any type …
Sweet Potato Fries
These sweet potato fries are about as natural as you are going to get! They are super easy to make and only require an oven, baking sheet, a sweet potato and sea salt! NUTRITION I used a 500g sweet potato and got 4 servings out of it. In one serving, there are 108 calories, 25g …
Tomato Cucumber Salad
EASY, FRESH AND HEALTHY! This salad is easy, fresh and healthy! You get your full assortment of vegetables as well as healthy fats (olive oil) in this salad. Per serving it has about 45 calories, 2g fat, 1g of protein and 5g carbs. It is super easy to make and a perfect side dish or …
Tomato Cucumber Avocado Salad
This tomato cucumber avocado salad is easy, fresh and healthy! You get your full assortment of vegetables as well as healthy fats in this salad. The original recipe for this salad came from my mother! One day while making her tomato cucumber salad I noticed I had a half avocado sitting there and decided to …
Cauliflower Hash
POTATO SUBSTITUTE Did you know that Cauliflower is the new mashed potato? OK, well technically that’s not true BUT cooking cauliflower when you usually make potatoes is a phenomenal substitute and will keep you slim and trim! When you put cauliflower in the food processor and then saute it, it looks similar to mashed potatoes …