All veggie roll-up lettuce wraps served with a Thai peanut dipping sauce spiked with the flavors of sesame oil and fresh ginger. A perfectly healthy appetizer for your next party!
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Continue ReadingA recipe for how to make an easy and healthy apple honey butter
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Continue ReadingPesto has got to be one of my absolute favorite things in the food world. It is such a versatile sauce/spread/dip. You can spread it on a panini, spoon it over pasta, or mix it into some sour cream or creme fraiche to create an amazing dip! If you’ve never made your own pesto before,…
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Continue ReadingDo you love sun-dried tomatoes like I do, but not the price? I am a huge fan of sun-dried tomatoes and last night I decided to make them at home. I experimented with both cherry tomatoes and plum or Roma tomatoes and let me tell you, homemade are absolutely wonderful. While these are technically “oven-roasted”,…
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Continue ReadingHow to make a delicious recipe for pesto rosso or sundried tomato pesto.
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Continue ReadingIf you’ve followed my blog for awhile, you know I am mildy obsessed with bruschetta of any type. I seriously could make bruschetta and let it be my entire meal. Toast some crostini, spread something hearty and wonderful on it and call it a day. My obsession began with classic Italian Bruschetta. And then I…
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Continue ReadingYesterday I started an inspirational program with other ladies at my church called Babes. Long story short, I want to feel healthier so I am embarking on the journey with my BFF workout partner Joy. I will never make it on rice cakes, so I have already started coming up with good recipes and snacking…
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Continue ReadingI have an addiction for salsas. I seek them out at Mexican restaurants and always want to know what “secret” salsas they’re hiding and not bringing out unless asked for. Many places have specialty salsas that you can only get when asked. My salsa fetish has me on a quest during this season of my life to try out…
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Continue ReadingSpring is here and that means asparagus! We usually serve asparagus two ways, either roasted or grilled and it is so delicious! I don’t like to roast or grill it for more than just 10 minutes, because when it cooks too long it tends to get mushy and stringy. Only roasting it for a few…
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Continue ReadingThis recipe is one that will go along with a recipe I’ll be posting on Wednesday for Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps. This Thai Peanut Dipping Sauce recipe is so good you will want to drink it with a straw, unless you make it with chunky peanut butter and then it will just plug up the…
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Continue ReadingNow, I have two issues with guacamole. One is that you really need to make it at the last possible moment. If not, the avocado oxidizes and begins to turn brown. Lime juice helps a little, but you don’t want the taste overpowered by too much lime juice, so it’s best to make it at…
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Continue ReadingHow to make an easy recipe for healthy chicken pesto wraps