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Chicken Soup Recipe with Quinoa & Vegetables

Jan 7, 2019 by Dara 13 Comments

A great chicken soup recipe is a must for any household, particularly during the cold and flu season! The fiber in this recipe is pumped up with the addition of quinoa and vegetables. 212 calories and 3 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP As many of us are freezing of our behinds in these winter temperatures, I…

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Filed Under: Entrees, Gluten Free, Healthy Dinner Recipes, Poultry Recipes, Soups Tagged With: barley, chicken, healthy, low-calorie, low-fat

This ultimate summer salad is filled with a fantastic mix of summertime fruits and vegetables, and is topped with a creamy, low-calorie buttermilk dill dressing. 134 calories and 1 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP

The Ultimate Summer Salad Recipe with Dill Buttermilk Dressing

Aug 23, 2018 by Dara 8 Comments

This “ultimate” summer salad recipe is filled with a fantastic mix of summertime fruits and vegetables, and is topped with a creamy, low-calorie buttermilk dill dressing. 134 calories and 1 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP A great summer salad recipe is essential! I love a good steak as much as the next cavewoman, but please tell…

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Filed Under: Entrees, Gluten Free, Salads, Vegetarian Recipes Tagged With: avocado, buttermilk, clean eating, dressing, edamame, healthy, low-calorie, recipe, salad

Recipes for Health & Weight Loss in 2014

Jan 1, 2014 by Dara 23 Comments

Dive into these healthy recipes for a year of healthy living and weight loss. There’s something for everyone, from snacks and soups to vegetarian dishes and desserts. Add six weeks to January 1st and you hit the time that knocks the resolve out of most New Year’s resolutions. If promises to yourself involve losing weight…

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Filed Under: Healthy Living, Round-Ups, Tidbits Tagged With: healthy, low-calorie, low-fat, recipe

Tricolor Thai Salad Recipe with Zucchini & Yellow Squash

Jul 22, 2013 by Dara 37 Comments

This raw salad pairs fresh, crisp zucchini and yellow squash with a spicy Thai dressing for a dish that will catch your tastebuds by surprise. I’ve never been one for raw zucchini, or raw squash of any kind for that matter. This salad changed all of that. I don’t remember what actually inspired me to…

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Filed Under: Salads, Side Dishes Tagged With: healthy, low-calorie, recipe, salad, squash, Thai, zucchini

Easy Grape & Gorgonzola Topping Recipe for Chicken, Pork or Crostini

Jul 12, 2013 by Dara 30 Comments

This 3-ingredient topping of grilled grapes and Gorgonzola cheese works beautifully over grilled meat or on toasted slices of bread. I can tell that you are giving me a strange look, one that clearly says, “Grilled grapes?! What is she thinking?” This is one of those “don’t knock it until you’ve tried it” types of…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Sauces/Condiments Tagged With: cheese, Gorgonzola, grapes, low-calorie, recipe, topping

Triple Berry Gingersnap & Granola Yogurt Parfait Recipe

Jul 1, 2013 by Dara 22 Comments

A healthy yogurt parfait with berries and a sprinkling of gingersnaps. July always brings on a personal identity crisis. Today is Canada Day and as a hockey jersey-wearing and maple leaf-flying Canadian, my national pride is shining brightly. But this week also brings the 4th of July, the Independence Day celebration of my adopted country…

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Filed Under: Breakfast Tagged With: 4th of July, berry, blueberry, breakfast, Canada Day, gingersnap, healthy, low-calorie, low-fat, raspberry, recipe, strawberry, yogurt, yogurt parfait

One-Pot Cumin & Smoked Paprika Chicken with Potatoes Recipe

May 15, 2013 by Dara 58 Comments

Today is a big day for my youngest son (T), and it’s appropriate that I’m posting this one-pot chicken and potato recipe, one of his favorite dishes. Today is T’s ninth birthday and, little does he know, but he has a big surprise coming his way this afternoon, something that he has been wishing and…

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Filed Under: Entrees, Healthy Dinner Recipes, Poultry Recipes Tagged With: chicken, cumin, entree, healthy, low-calorie, one-pot, paprika, potato, recipe

Low-Fat Chicken Salad Recipe with Curry & Apricots

Apr 22, 2013 by Dara 29 Comments

Before we move onto the chicken salad recipe, I want to thank all of you for your kind words and support on my personal account of our time at the Boston Marathon. Your comments were so touching, and they truly help to make this time easier. And now, onto the recipe. It’s time for another…

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Filed Under: Salads Tagged With: apricot, chicken, curry, healthy, low-calorie, low-fat, recipe, salad

10-Minute Thai Shrimp, Cucumber & Avocado Salad Recipe

Apr 11, 2013 by Dara 29 Comments

“Quick lunch” does not have to mean “boring lunch”. Believe me, I’ve had my fair share of lackluster sandwiches or past-their-prime leftovers, but leaving the table dissatisfied leads to trouble. Snacking kind of trouble. And I don’t mean the good kind of snacking. A couple of cheese and crackers here, a handful of chips there….

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Filed Under: Entrees, Salads, Seafood Recipes Tagged With: avocado, cucumber, healthy, low-calorie, low-fat, recipe, salad, seafood, shrimp, Thai

Asparagus Hummus Recipe for Healthy Snacking

Apr 1, 2013 by Dara 55 Comments

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…

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Snacks Tagged With: appetizer, asparagus, chickpeas, garbanzo beans, healthy, hummus, low-calorie, low-fat, recipe, Snack

Hearty Chicken Sausage, Roasted Pepper & Whole Wheat Orzo Soup Recipe

Feb 25, 2013 by Dara 46 Comments

Hearty Chicken Sausage, Roasted Pepper & Whole Wheat Orzo Soup Recipe: a hearty and healthy dinner option. It’s amazing what happens whenever I cook with sausages. Two boys, who conveniently disappear when I mention that it’s time to clean their room, emerge from their nook-and-cranny hiding spaces as soon as the savory aroma reaches their…

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Filed Under: Entrees, Poultry Recipes, Soups Tagged With: chicken, healthy, low-calorie, orzo, recipe, roasted pepper, sausage, soup, whole wheat

Low-Fat Salmon Salad Sandwich Recipe with Capers

Feb 15, 2013 by Dara 16 Comments

This low-fat salmon salad sandwich recipe with capers is a quick and easy lunch option that will help you stick to your healthy eating goals. This low-fat salmon salad sandwich recipe with capers is a quick and easy lunch option that will help you stick to your healthy eating goals. When I wrote about My…

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Filed Under: Entrees, Sandwiches, Seafood Recipes Tagged With: capers, healthy, low-calorie, low-fat, recipe, salad, salmon, sandwich

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I'm Dara, a Canadian living in the U.S. and sharing my favorite healthy recipes, as well as healthy lifestyle tips. My cooking motto is that healthy eating never needs to be boring!
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