Roasted Carrots
Don’t let the simplicity of this recipe fool you. Carrots and olive oil; that’s it. But something happens when you roast carrots in the oven for a while. They get so sweet, just a little color from roasting.
I always make these whenever I roast chicken or beef. The oven is running anyway. Might as well take full advantage of it.
Orange Chicken
Bright orange citrus flavors makes this dish look as great as it tastes. This is a real simple way to dress up baked chicken with ingredients you typically have on hand.
The Story of Natasha
When you have about 25 minutes to relax and watch, the Story of Natasha is a wonderful example of how one person can make a difference. It’s about an Amerasian girl and her being adopted by Americans. Told by the Time photographer that found her in Korea.
Warm Salad
This salad serves 4, but you can top it with scallops or grilled chicken and easily make it a meal for two.
BELTCHO
Bacon, Egg, Lettuce, Tomato, CHeese, Onion.
Just a variation on the basic BLT, but a little better for you. We use egg product instead of whole eggs, cutting down on fat and calories. And, we use Canadian bacon instead of regular bacon. It has the same smokey flavor without all the fat.
Rhode Island Clam Chowder
New England clam chowder has milk or cream. Manhattan clam chowder has tomatoes. Rhode Island (where I live) clam chowder has neither!
This may be one of the simplest clam chowders to make, and it’s most likely the healthiest because it has no salt pork and no cream or milk.
Not to mention better tasting then cream and tomato chowders.
Butternet Squash Soup
Eating healthy usually means staying away from creamy soups like butternut squash soup. Typically, they have lots of cream and butter in them.
But, there is no reason you cannot have a hearty soup like this and still eat healthy.
Cheese or not to Cheese
There is nothing like a pizza with a ton of mozzarella cheese on it.
Or, maybe lasagna filled with ricotta?
The problem is, all of these soft mild cheeses don’t really give you the “bang for the buck”. You have to use quite a bit of each of them to make the dish taste right. This adds a ton of fat and calories.
Frittata
Whenever you have some leftover cooked vegetables, it’s time to make a frittata. Any of these will do fine:
- Asparagus
- Green beans
- Roasted peppers
- Broccoli
- Onions
- or … just about anything else.
It’s always best to use cooked vegetables because frittatas cook so fast.
Basic Scrambled Eggs
This simple egg recipe has half the cholesterol, half the fat, and almost half the calories of traditional scrambled eggs.
You won’t realize that when you eat them!