Roasted Rosemary Garbanzos

When I got back from working out this afternoon I was starving. I got to thinking about dinner tonight and I had this sudden craving for roasted garbanzo beans. I hadn’t made them in a long time and it just sounded good. And as a bonus I could snack on them, then I could use [...]

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Peanut Sauce Stirfry

Last weekend a massive bag of frozen stir fry veggies ended up in the cart at Costco. So I was thinking what to do with them last night.

Peanut Sauce Stir Fry
Sauce:
3/4 cup fresh squeezed orang juice
3/4 cup Asian Toasted Sesame lowfat salad dressing (or similar)
1/4 cup chunky natural peanut butter
1/4 cup chili garlic sauce
1 tsp [...]

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Artichoke and Chicken Quiche

Kirk was talking about quiche this past weekend and I realized something – I had never made one. I have eaten many of them but I guess I always ranked making one as ‘too fussy’ or something. Not sure why either!
So today I started poking around for ideas and checking out how to make one. [...]

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Chicken Artichoke Barley Risotto

A couple months ago I tried my hand at making my first barley risotto. It was very tasty – something I didn’t expect. To say the least….barley was never a grain I liked. More due to only eating it mushy in soups. My mom loved barley – she would have loved the concept of turning [...]

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Cornmeal Sage Biscuits and Gravy

Cornmeal Sage Biscuits and Gravy
Ingredients:

Biscuits:
1 3/4 cups biscuit mix
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
2/3 cup milk
1 tsp dried rubbed sage
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Gravy:
Drizzle of olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
6 breakfast sausage patties, thawed and chopped
1/4 cup biscuit mix
2 1/4 cups milk
1 tsp dried diced garlic or 4 cloves fresh
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp red pepper [...]

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Sweet Orange Biscuits

These quick to make biscuits are awesome right out of the oven for breakfast or for dessert. I used for the baking mix Bisquick© Heart Smart – it has less fat, calories and sodium than regular. Use what you prefer/have on hand though. With the jam, I used more of my good friend Cat’s homemade [...]

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Book Review: Hungry Girl 200 Under 200

We were at Costco last week and I saw a copy of Hungry Girl: 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories newest book.

I have been a long time subscriber to Hungry Girls newsletter and often find good things in it (particularly new food products being released by companies), so picking up the newest book was [...]

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Oatmeal Fruit Bars

I am still working on the recipe for the bars – they were great tasting…but not quite where I wanted them to be (the bars were too damp, too much fruit in the mix). Still, the best part of the bars was cracking open a jar of Orange Cranberry Jam that my friend Catzia had [...]

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