Top 10 recipes: year 1.
Homemade chocolate pudding. Perfect roasted potatoes. The best granola. Orange chocolate-chip muffins. Here’s my list of Top 10 Recipes from the past year.
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Lighter classic cheesecake.
Recently, my editor for the fitness and weight-loss website SparkPeople.com challenged me with a rather difficult assignment: Develop a feature story about sensible alternatives for desserts and sweet snacks. Now, this particular subject was hard to write …
Mac and cheese with spinach, zucchini and peas.
Here’s a good Meatless Monday option for you: good ol’ mac and cheese, lightened up with a whole bunch of green vegetables. Now, when I say, ‘lightened up,’ don’t think this is a low-fat dish; it …
Raspberry-almond bars.
These homemade raspberry-almond bars were so good I had to hide one in order to take a photo for the blog. This dessert is how I like it: not too rich or sweet.
Penne with asparagus and mushrooms.
Here in Southwest Ohio, asparagus season is in full swing, about 3 weeks early by my estimation. And I’m planning to eat it weekly until either a) I’m sick of it, or b) it’s gone. Early …
Grilled 3-cheese and arugula sandwich.
A glut of cheese in our fridge inspired this fantastic 3-cheese grilled cheese sandwich topped with peppery arugula.
Arugula salad with cranberries and pistachios.
With arugula abundant at local farmers’ markets, this simple salad with cranberries and pistachios is right in season.
Pasta with spring vegetables.
This one-pot pasta dish combines fresh tortellini with asparagus for a delicious spring dinner that’s super simple.
Refreshing mint-lime tea.
An abundance of mint growing in my garden inspired this refreshing tea with fresh lime juice and local honey.
