Cauliflower Popcorn
This healthy alternative to movie popcorn will feed 4 - 5 guests. It takes about 30 minutes, and makes a great healthy appetizer for your small group gatherings. We recommend serving this immediately after being in the oven. Ingredients 8 c. small cauliflower...
Tropical Muffins
These incredible delights contain no refined sugar, butter or oil. The sweetness comes from the fruit and coconut. This will surely become your new favorite summer healthy muffin. These can be vegan if you replace the eggs with flax or chia eggs. (1 tbsp of ground...
Yogurt & Fruit with Cinnamon Crips
This recipe is tasty with a wide variety of fruit. You can add fresh strawberries, bananas, mango, and blueberries. You can also make it vegan by using soy yogurt, maple syrup instead of honey, and flour tortillas instead of wonton wrappers. Ingredients 8 wonton...
Zucchini Lasagna Recipe
I am always on the look out for healthier versions of popular recipes. This is an adaption of the traditional lasagna. We used my aunt's "Mianara" recipe, which was passed down to her. You can find the recipe for the "Mianara Sauce on the previous blog post. This...
Mia Reed’s “Mianara” Sauce
"Mianara" Sauce Ingredients Originally created by Nonna Rosa Ranieri Selvaggi, Bari, Italy 1 T olive oil 1 Small onion sliced 1-2 cloves of garlic smashed 28 oz can crushed tomatoes ½ can tomato paste ½ cup water Season to taste with: salt, pepper, dried...
Todd’s Middle Eastern Inspired Brunch Recipe
I recently was looking for a something different for a brunch idea. I kept seeing eggs baked in muffin pans, or eggs cooked on the stove top like a potato hash or huevos rancheros. I decided to take elements of several recipes and come up with my own. This recipe is...
Mango and Strawberry Sticky Rice Mini Tarts
You will find mango with sticky rice and many Thai Restaurants. This is my twist on that dessert. I have turned them into mini tarts. They make 24 small tarts, or one large tart. Ingredients Sticky Rice 1 1/2 cups water 1 cup Thai jasmine rice 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup...
Salade niçoise
This recipe is a my twist on the classic French Salad. The Salade niçoise traditionally uses olive, green beans, hard boiled eggs, potatoes, and some kind of fish. In this recipe I used a sun-dried vinaigrette, and am using tuna. I also added salad greens. This recipe...
Dark Chocolate Drizzled Marshmallow Popcorn Bars
Ingredients 1/3 cup unpopped corn or 10 cups popped salt and oil-free popped popcorn (such as SmartPop) 1 tbsp of unsalted butter 1/8 tsp salt 1 10 oz bag of mini marshmallows 1/2 tsp of cinnamon 1 oz dark chocolate finely chopped Step 1 Coat an 8-inch square baking...
Roasted Grape Sorbet
I got the inspiration for this recipe by watching a show called restaurants on the edge. This is an easy recipe to put together. Each serving is 172 calories, and this serves 6 people. Serve in a margarita glass or small bowl. If you have left over sparkling grape...