This lightened-up broccoli salad recipe is tossed with a light Dijon vinaigrette, and is a fantastic option for a light lunch or picnic. 148 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP How is it that I’ve been writing this blog for nine years, with not a single recipe for broccoli salad in sight? Since Easter…
Baked Mashed Potato Bites Recipe
It’s a good thing there are only 81 calories for two of these Baked Mashed Potato Bites because there’s no way you could just eat one! Thank you to the Little Potato Company for helping me share this recipe with you. We’re in that strange limbo season, partway between the December holidays and the kickoff…
Spaghetti Squash with Prosciutto & Spinach {#VegItUp}
This spaghetti squash with prosciutto and spinach is to die for! So much flavor in a healthy vegetable recipe. The perfect way to #VegItUp! Somehow it seems fitting that my mum and dad showed up with a spaghetti squash to present as a house warming gift when moved into our new house a couple of…
Baked Tomato Recipe with Parmesan & Herbs
If you don’t have a baked tomato recipe in your recipe box, this one is for you! It’s the perfect side dish for any summertime meal. Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes! I have mixed feelings about their not-too-subtle takeover of the farmers’ market. I mean, first of all, who can resist sweet and juicy summertime tomatoes? Rhetorical…
Kale Salad with Raspberries and Parmesan Crisps
There’s nothing like a kale salad with fresh berries to inject the flavor of summer into winter! Thank you to Kitchen PLAY, Driscoll’s Berries and Whole Foods Markets for helping me to share this recipe with you. This is the season of comfort foods and as much as I am smitten by the soups, stews…
Crispy Baked Parmesan-Crusted Chicken Tenders Recipe
It’s time to leave those fried chicken nuggets in the dust! This crispy and healthy baked chicken tender recipe will be a hit with both kids and adults. It’s been several years since I’ve had to crawl through the tunnels of a McDonald’s Playplace to “save” one of my boys from the depths of the…
One-Pot Beet, Rosemary & Kale Arborio Rice Pilaf Recipe
The vibrant color of this one-pot beet, rosemary and kale arborio rice pilaf make this a show-stopping side dish or vegetarian meal. Thanks to McCormick Gourmet for helping me share this recipe with you. This week I felt as though I was on the Food Netowrk show, Chopped. Well, minus the judge who goes ballistic…
Creamy White Bean Dip Recipe with Parmesan Cheese & Sage
Serve this healthy white bean dip at your next football get-together, or enjoy it as a power-packed snack during the week. For weeks, I’ve been waiting for the first Sunday of the NFL season. It’s a great excuse to hang out with family, dive into healthy dips like this vegetarian white bean version with Parmesan…
Focaccia Recipe with Roasted Red Peppers & Olives
Unless your name is Jacques Pepin or you have “Iron Chef” emblazoned on your apron, it’s likely that there’s something in the kitchen that stumps you. A culinary Achilles heel, so to speak. For me, that stumbling block is pie crust, much to my pie-loving family’s chagrin. However, for a long time, it was bread…
Healthy Lasagne Recipe with Turkey, Pesto & Peppers
There is a good reason why lasagna (lasagne) is one of the most popular dishes to make for a group of people. Let’s face it – melted cheese, pasta, tomato sauce and Italian seasonings baked together in one piping hot, layered casserole makes for a crowd-pleaser. However, all the ingredients that make lasagne so darn…
Crispy Parmesan Cheese & Rosemary Cups Recipe with Spinach & Strawberry Salad
When it comes to browned cheese, it is a punishable offense to wash any dish before every morsel of the toasty bits have been peeled off and savored. Each New Year’s Eve, we get together with our dear friends to ring in the coming year. The traditionalists in the group (I am admittedly one of…
Scalloped Potatoes Recipe with Gorgonzola, Parmesan & Cheddar Cheeses
When it comes to holiday meals, I am a traditionalist through and through. You will not find a Mexican feast gracing my table on Christmas or a tableful of spring rolls and stir-fries at Thanksgiving. Growing up, holiday meals were an event. Out came the china place settings, the good silver, and the long, tapered…
Baked French Fries Recipe with Garlic, Parsley & Parmesan Cheese
If I’m going to mindlessly consume golden brown, garlicky, crispy French Fries, it seems prudent to cook them in a way that won’t send my cholesterol sky-rocketing and double my fat cell count in one fell swoop. I have somewhat romantic notions about French Fries. Whether dipping Belgian frieten into the nectar of steamed mussels,…
Butternut Squash Parmesan Gratin with Sage Breadcrumbs Recipe
Years ago, if you had asked my mum whether her daughter would one day make a large baking dish full of butternut squash, and tuck in without a single complaint, she would have snickered loudly. As a kid, I was a pretty adventurous eater. However, my parents would have had to hang me upside down…
Foodie Fight: Eggplant & White Wine Polenta Stacks with Fresh Basil Sauce
Update: Thanks so much to each of you that voted for my entry. I truly appreciate your support! I am very proud to say that you helped me garner the most votes from the public. However, the two guest judges chose different dishes and their votes are each worth 300. So, I came in a…
Savory Cheddar & Parmesan Crackers
Whenever my parents come for a visit from Canada, I insist that they engage in a little smuggling. The coveted item? Parmesan and Rosemary crackers made by Gone Crackers in Surrey, B.C., Canada. The “cracker lady” (her words) was raised in my hometown of Vancouver, Canada and she conceived the idea for these crackers a…