These grilled zucchini rolls are the ultimate summertime appetizers or snacks. Fill them with hummus and roasted peppers for fantastic flavor! 43 calories and 1 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP. Thank you to Sabra for helping me to share this recipe with you. There was a massive vegetable grilling session at my house earlier this week….
Baked Curry Lentil Cakes Recipe with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
This Baked Curry Lentil Cakes recipe makes for a satisfying, but light vegan meal. The roasted red pepper sauce is so good it could be eaten with a spoon! Thank you to USA Pulses and Pulse Canada for helping me to share this recipe with you. One hundred points if you can tell me what…
Creamer Potatoes with Red Pepper Cashew Pesto
Creamer potatoes get all dressed up with an easy, knock-your-socks-off red pepper and cashew pesto. It’s the perfect side dish for any occasion! Thank you to The Little Potato Company for helping me to share this recipe with you. You know you’ve hit the recipe jackpot when one son abandons his soccer ball juggling marathon,…
Grilled Chicken Kabobs with Red Pepper Cilantro Pesto Recipe
These grilled chicken kabobs are fantastic for summertime dinners, but the real star of the show is the red pepper cilantro pesto! There are some recipes that stand the test of time and rightly earn the devotion of my family. This red pepper cilantro pesto nestles right into the middle of that category. Strangely enough,…
Cumin Orange Shrimp-Stuffed Cucumber Boats
These shrimp and avocado-stuffed cucumber boats are fresh and healthy for summertime, and fun to eat with your hands! 215 calories and 4 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP I don’t know what it is about summertime, but it always inspires me to start stuffing things, like tomatoes stuffed with quinoa and hummus, zucchini stuffed with Greek…
Whole Wheat Gnocchi with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
In this easy vegetarian recipe, whole wheat gnocchi is bathed in a healthy roasted red pepper sauce. 201 calories and 6 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP There is something magical about the simplicity of a sauce made almost entirely of vegetables. Clean, pure, tasting of nothing but the actual vegetable. While tomato sauce often gets top…
Savory Rice & Cheese Cake Recipe with Spinach & Roasted Red Peppers {Vegetarian}
This vegetarian savory rice & cheese cake recipe is a great option for Meatless Monday. It’s loaded with spinach, roasted red peppers and gooey mozzarella cheese. I’ve discovered that winter running pants are not terribly forgiving. It appears that mixing spandex with holiday eating is a very misled notion. It’s kind of like drinking while…
Grilled Marinated Tri-Tip Steak Recipe with Red Pepper Cilantro Pesto
I won’t deny it, I love autumn. When Labor Day rolls around, I go through the necessary motions, pretending that I’ll desperately miss the dog days of summer. Inside, I am busting out my Saturday Night Fever moves and doing a happy dance for the cool days and crisp air that are just around the…
Thai Chicken Naan Pizza Recipe with Peanut Sauce, Red Pepper & Carrots
This healthy Thai Chicken Naan Pizza is a family favorite for a reason. The peanut sauce, tender naan and vegetables make this irresistible! A familiar cry rings through our house at the end of each work week. “Friday night pizza!” There’s something comforting about knowing what’s going to be on the menu. At the end…
Grilled Curry Shrimp Skewers with Grilled Onion & Red Pepper Sauce Recipe
When it comes to grilling, the passing of Memorial Day in the United States is like the ringing of the bell on Wall Street or the starter’s pistol at the beginning of a 100 meter dash. Barbecue enthusiasts set to work in a kind of charcoal-induced frenzy as though someone yelled, “Ready…set…grill!” If you’re one…
Southwestern Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe with Black Beans, Brown Rice & Red Pepper
With the kick of southwestern flavors, you’ll never know how healthy these stuffed mushrooms are. Last week, I was racking my brain to think of a new appetizer to add to my arsenal, perhaps something that could also double as a side dish at a summer barbecue. Stuffed mushrooms have been a favorite of mine…
Stuffed Endive Spears with Teriyaki Turkey, Edamame & Baby Corn Recipe
Within minutes of walking in the door after school, my kids are asking, “What’s for dinner?” (Talk about pressure!) If the answer involves any combination of teriyaki sauce, edamame or baby corn, I am greeted with a loud, “Yes!” and a couple of fist pumps. Typically these ingredients are combined to make Baked Teriyaki Turkey…
Sweet Potato Hash Recipe with Canadian Bacon, Red Pepper & Sage
Hash browns are my breakfast nemesis. You know, the thing you just can’t resist no matter how many healthy choices are placed in front of you. Or maybe it’s the bacon. Or the Eggs Benedict. Clearly, eating out for breakfast can be an issue and potentially hazardous to my healthy eating and weight loss efforts….
Braised Leeks with Red Pepper Cream Cheese Sauce & Capers Recipe
This is a compensated review by BlogHer and Kraft. When cream cheese is mentioned, one of three things comes to mind – slathered bagels, cheesecake or frosting. Quite honestly, I rarely use cream cheese for anything else. Of course, that is a rather narrow-minded view, as many people use cream cheese in dishes such as…
Grilled Mahi Mahi with Mango, Red Pepper & Lime Salsa Recipe
A bounce house, an epic squirt gun fight, and a Star Wars cake. That could only mean one thing – a six year old boy’s birthday party, quickly followed by a big glass of wine for Mummy once the last kid left with goodies and balloon in hand. Despite the prospect of party pandemonium, the…
Pan-Fried Bulgur Cakes with Artichoke, Red Pepper & Myzithra Cheese Salad & Dill Yogurt Recipe
Sometimes a recipe takes on a life of its own and there is often no turning back. Such was the case with these bulgur cakes. In my mind, these did not even involve bulgur – couscous or quinoa were to take the leading role. That is, until I discovered that my cupboards were devoid of…
Grilled Mahi Mahi with Red Pepper & Cilantro Pesto Recipe
If I was in charge of the weather, I would put on freeze-frame on the temperatures of spring and summer. I’m a moderate temperature kind of gal. Of course, if I was in charge of the weather, I would also have the power to make more meaningful changes – such as making bacon healthy and…
Tortilla Stacks Recipe with Italian Sausage, Roasted Red Pepper, & Feta Cheese
I’m at it again. Stacking food, that is. It started with Eggplant & White Wine Polenta Stacks with Fresh Basil Sauce and continued with Garlic Shrimp & Parmesan-Polenta Stacks with Brown Butter-Sage Sauce. So, naturally, when I saw whole wheat tortillas and my circle cutter set sitting on the kitchen counter, what else was I…
Shrimp Salad with Red Pepper, Avocado & Dill Recipe
Everything was going along swimmingly. After making a light shrimp salad with a touch of mayonnaise, red pepper, avocado, and dill, I packed it into a small bowl and unmolded it onto a salad plate lined with romaine lettuce leaves. As I was preparing the plate for its photo shoot, I laid it on the…
Whole Wheat (or Soba) Noodles with Peanut Sauce, Chicken & Vegetables Recipe
“Peanut butter noodles!” comes the cheer from my boys as soon as they hear the blender fire up. That is, unless it’s Sunday morning. Then the cry becomes, “Smoothies!” While smoothies may edge out the noodles, this recipe has become a family favorite. My kids love it because it includes one of their most beloved…