Welcome spring with this Shrimp Pasta Primavera Salad! Packed with asparagus and snap peas, it’s perfect for a light dinner or picnic lunch. 219 calories and 4 Weight Watchers SP Spring has most decidedly sprung around here and I’m celebrating with this Shrimp Pasta Primavera Pasta Salad. Primavera means “spring” in Italian and also refers…
Sautéed Asparagus with Garlic Breadcrumbs
Sautéed asparagus gets all dressed with some golden brown, crunchy garlic breadcrumbs! A delicious and easy vegetable side dish. 88 calories and 2 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP Sautéed Asparagus with Garlic Breadcrumbs Five ingredients are all you need for this sautéed asparagus recipe, one of the reasons that it appears on our table regularly during…
Smoked Paprika Roasted Asparagus Recipe
Only 5 ingredients needed for this delicious and healthy Smoked Paprika Roasted Asparagus side dish recipe! It’s a great vegan option for springtime. 47 calories and 1 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP Hoisin Snap Pea & Red Cabbage Slaw Recipe In previous years, my husband and I were the only ones in our family to get…
Dijon Chicken Salad with Asparagus
Lighten up lunch with this no-mayo Dijon chicken salad recipe. Fresh asparagus and tomatoes add flavor and plenty of nutrients! 179 calories and 2 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP Dijon Chicken Salad with Asparagus When I was a kid, my mum had a multitude of chicken salad recipes up her sleeve. Sometimes with curry powder sprinkled…
Asparagus & Feta Cheese Crustless Quiche Recipe
Celebrate the arrival of spring and asparagus season with this easy crustless quiche recipe. Full of flavor and nutrients, but short on calories. Three down, one to go. That’s the score of asparagus lovers to asparagus disdainers in our house. Up until last spring, it was a standoff at 2-2, but then my older son…
Curry Asparagus & Cauliflower “Rice” Recipe
Whether you’re looking for a paleo, low carb or vegan side dish, or just something that tastes really darn good, this Curry Asparagus and Cauliflower “Rice” should do the trick! This whole veggie thing is taking on a life of its own. As I mentioned in my last couple of posts, Easy Vegetable Soft Tacos…
10 Healthy Recipes for Spring
Springtime is the time to pull out the fresh fruits and vegetables! Salad, desserts, side dishes, snacks…bring on the asparagus, cauliflower and strawberries in these healthy recipes! Over the past couple of days, cookbooks were strewn across our family room coffee table. Every cookbook about vegetables was open wide, thumbed through over and over, feeding…
Rice Noodles with Chicken, Asparagus & Soy Ginger Sauce Recipe
This make-ahead rice noodle recipe, packed with chicken and asparagus, can be made in 20 minutes. It’s one of my family’s favorite meals any time of the year! Switch up the vegetables and meat to suit your taste buds. I came into the kitchen the other day and found the backside of a 10-year old…
Roasted Asparagus Recipe with Dijon Vinaigrette Dressing
In this roasted asparagus recipe, the fresh springtime vegetable is tossed with olive and roasted until tender, then drizzled with a simple Dijon vinaigrette. 66 calories and 1 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP Am I the only one who suffers from road rage in the aisles of Costco? Last Sunday, we were caught in one of…
Mini Asparagus & Olive Tapenade Fillo Shells Recipe
If I had my choice, all cocktail parties would be sit-down affairs. Balancing a cocktail while trying to delicately nibble an hors d’oeuvres on a napkin inevitably turns into a messy handshake, a cocktail-doused dress or an hors d’oeuvres on the ground (gasp!) And there’s no such thing as the 5-second rule at cocktail parties….
Asparagus Hummus Recipe for Healthy Snacking
The baskets of Easter candy are trying to lure me into the pantry. But I won’t go. They can’t make me. To resist their persistent beckoning, I am turning my mind to healthy snacks, such as my newly found loves, No-Bake Carrot Cake Granola Bites and this hummus, spiked with one of springtime’s wonders…asparagus. And…
5-Ingredient Asparagus Recipe with Curry Sauce
When I start posting asparagus recipes, that can only mean one thing. No, it doesn’t mean that we’re holding vegetable light-saber battles in our kitchen, though my little Jedis would be thrilled if I gave the go-ahead for that, especially when it comes to asparagus. I certainly can’t complain about my boys’ vegetable consumption, but…
Creamy Asparagus Soup Recipe with Lemon & Thyme (Dairy-Free)
When your husband and kids come home with an enormous bag of Meyer lemons from your in-laws’ tree, it’s mandatory that you start making Lemon Sugar Puff Pastry Twists and Grilled Lemon & Rosemary Chicken without delay. Before you freeze the rest of the lemon (see How To: Store Lemon Juice), pull out some asparagus…
Roasted Asparagus Recipe with Miso Lime Dressing
Roasted asparagus gets dressed up with a wonderful salty and tangy miso lime dressing. Easy to make and always popular! One of the things I remember most vividly about Barbara Kingsolver’s book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle was the elation the family felt when the first spears of asparagus pushed through the soil at the start of…
Shaved Asparagus Salad with Balsamic Syrup & Almonds Recipe
In the spring, we tend to eat asparagus until it feels like our skin is going to turn green. To avoid the inevitable overload, I try to dream up new ways of preparing the popular vegetable. Typically, I grill it with some olive oil, salt and pepper or steam it, as in Asparagus with Hazelnuts…
Israeli (Pearl) Couscous with Prosciutto, Asparagus & Mushrooms Recipe
“Do you think these things would work like BBs if I blew them out of a straw?” This is the question my 6-year old son asks as he investigates a bowl of uncooked Israeli couscous. Of course, Israeli (or pearl) couscous, a toasted semolina pasta shaped into little balls, is typically used for eating. However,…
Asparagus with Hazelnuts & Dried Cherries Recipe
Despite the fact that it snowed just yesterday, subtle signs of spring are revealing themselves. Crocuses in our front garden bed, birds flocking to the feeders and asparagus popping up in every store surely mean that winter is releasing its hold. However, the most telling sign that spring is on its way is when my…
Tarragon Crepes with Ham, Asparagus & Mascarpone Cheese Recipe
We knew it was Easter when we woke up this morning because that is what the calendar said. And, of course, the Easter Bunny left behind a substantial haul of little treasures. When we looked outside, however, we were sure that another popular holiday figure and his reindeer should have come instead. The ground was…
Asparagus Frittata Recipe with Smoked Paprika, Thyme & Feta Cheese
This easy frittata has all of the flavors of spring, plus more. Smoky paprika and feta cheese add a punch of flavor to this brunch or dinner recipe. Nothing says spring like a bunch of pencil-thin asparagus spears. This eager vegetable pokes its nose out of the soil in the early spring, competing with the…