Ditch the marshmallows and top your holiday twice baked sweet potatoes with a lightened-up pecan streusel topping that’s sweetened with maple syrup. These twice baked sweet potatoes with pecan streusel topping are holiday worthy! To be honest, I’ve never been a big fan of sweet potato casserole topped with marshmallows and would opt for a…
Maple Pear & Goat Cheese Salad
The ultimate fall salad! Maple glazed pears, toasted pecans & mixed greens come together in this goat cheese salad. Perfect combo of sweet and savory! Maple Pear & Goat Cheese Salad You know you’ve hit the salad jackpot when your 16-year old son stands at the kitchen counter after dinner, eating up every last bite…
Baked Tilapia Recipe with Pecan Rosemary Topping
This baked tilapia recipe is easy enough for a weeknight dinner. I dare you not to snack on the pecan rosemary topping while you’re putting it all together! 222 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP Baked Tilapia Recipe with Pecan Rosemary Topping This baked tilapia recipe is directly inspired by one of my favorite…
Whole Wheat Stuffing Recipe with Dried Cherries & Pecans
You won’t miss the extra fat one bit in this delicious and lightened-up whole wheat stuffing recipe, complete with dried cherries and chopped pecans. Thank you to the Cherry Marketing Institute for helping me to share this recipe with you. My sure-fire recipe for a successful Thanksgiving is simple. A plateful of stuffing smothered in…
Whole Wheat Apple Spice Pancakes
Whip up these healthy whole wheat apple spiced pancakes for a breakfast (or dinner!) with some autumnal flare! When my husband and I lived in New York City years ago, the Union Square farmer’s market in New York City seemed to be a landing place for every apple in the tri-state area. There was booth…
Low Fat Granola Bars with Bananas, Cranberries & Pecans Recipe
Ditch the store-bought snacks and make a batch of these low fat granola bars. Lower in sugar and fat, but with plenty of flavor. From all of your responses to Recipes for Good Healthy and Weight Loss in 2012, it sounds as though many of you are dedicated to either continuing healthy habits or creating…
Sweet Potato & Pecan Fudge Recipe
As Christmas approaches each year, we bake up our favorite treats, such as the spritz cookies from my husband’s great-grandmother and one of my favorites, Louisiana Pecan & Butterscotch Ball Cookies. Last year, we added Chocolate Nutella Fudge with Sea Salt to our repertoire and I can guarantee that it will be part of the…
Spaghetti Squash with Apples & Toasted Pecans Recipe
This spaghetti squash recipe, with apples and toasted pecans is a fantastic healthy side dish for autumnal meals. Spaghetti Squash with Apples & Toasted Pecans Recipe It was the last man standing. Well, actually, it was the last vegetable standing. After the snowfall that snuck up on us like a teenaged farm boy on an…
Ham, Mango Chutney & Pecan Tea Sandwich Recipe
Whether you are looking for a recipe to serve at your Royal Wedding party, for Mother’s Day or at the next bridal or baby shower, this tea sandwich is an easy and tasty option. The flavors are inspired by the Mango Chutney & Cheddar Cheese Palmiers I first made a couple of years ago. With…
Twice-Baked Sweet Potato (Yam) Recipe with Chipotle Pecan Streusel
These twice-baked sweet potatoes are topped with an amazing chipotle pecan streusel and are an all-time favorite for Thanksgiving! With American Thanksgiving just a couple of weeks away, you are likely being inundated by recipes and entertaining suggestions on the web, in magazines, and on television. I am guilty of this myself, writing about Green…
Louisiana Pecan & Butterscotch Ball Cookies Recipe
The outrageous sights of Mardi Gras, the sounds of jazz and blues music, the undefeated New Orleans Saints, crawfish boils, and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. These are the images that spring to mind when I think of Louisiana. Until a couple of days ago, I was completely unaware that this southern state was also…
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bran Muffins with Blueberries & Pecans Recipe
My husband has commandeered the muffin tins. Except for the occasional batch of birthday cupcakes, I can’t pry them out of his hands. He has become addicted to his mid-morning whole wheat muffin break and has taken it upon himself to devise a variety of recipes to fill his fix. It all started with his…
Strawberry Energy Muffins
The thing about having a marathoner (my husband) in the house is that it’s nearly impossible to keep the pantry stocked with healthy snacks. I try my best but, good God, the man eats like a horse! Thankfully, he has taken it upon himself to do some of the re-stocking. He found this recipe, which…