Baked Kale Chips
Instead of reaching for a bag of potato chips, try making and eating of course—YUM—these tasty and healthy baked kale chips. But be warned…these chips are addictive! Ingredients 1 large bunch of kale, approximately 12 cups 2-3 T. extra … Continue reading
Celery Root & Apple Puree Healthy Recipe Makeover
I am a huge fan of Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa. Her recipes and table scapes are inspirational—except for the amount of fat and sugar calories. That’s the bad news. The good news is that I typically manage to tweak … Continue reading
Winter Solstice Coffee Spice Blend Recipe
I’m not much of a flavored coffee girl, except for La Super Rica Taqueria’s Mexican coffee in Santa Barbara, California. Per an article in the LA Times, “A Little Spice for Your Morning Coffee” that caught my attention, I decided … Continue reading
Upside Down Pumpkin Apple Cake
My friend Judy Weintraub creator of the Bumbleberry Breeze WordPress food blog and I created this recipe as a healthier dessert for the upcoming holidays. It combines our two favorite late harvest/winter foods—pumpkins and apples. After scouring dozens of recipes, … Continue reading
Nov/Dec 2011: Fat Free Pumpkin Spiced Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients 1 pint fat free vanilla frozen yogurt ¼ cup canned pumpkin 1 ½ tsp. pumpkin pie spice Directions 1. Take yogurt out of the freezer and allow to it soften for several minutes. Next with big spoon, combine the … Continue reading
Nov/Dec 2011: Low Fat Healthy Pumpkin Muffins Topped w/Spiced Pepitas
Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup whole-grain pastry flour 1 tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon ½ tsp. ground cloves ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar 3 T. unsulphered molasses ¼ cup … Continue reading
July 2011: Vegan Tortilla Soup
Ingredients Nonstick vegetable oil spray 3/4 cup onion, chopped 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 T tomato paste 1 tsp. ground cumin 3/4 tsp. chili powder 4 cups low sodium, fat free vegetable broth 4 T fresh cilantro, chopped 4 6 … Continue reading
July 2011: Best Ever Healthy, Grilled Fish Tacos
Reprint from FitBottomedGirls Recipe Article by Linda LaRue Maybe it’s a combination of gazing out upon the powerful Pacific Ocean while watching the surfers gracefully glide across the waves like nimble water ballerinas, but as I eat my fresh grilled fish tacos, … Continue reading
July 2011: Low Fat Mock-a-Mole
by Linda LaRue If you love guacamole, but hate the all the calories, here’s is a simple way to cut the fat and add some fiber—just by substituting peas for avocados and doubling up on the tomatoes! My Mock-a-Mole is so … Continue reading
July 2011: Pico de Gallo
by Linda LaRue Pico de Gallo is considered one of my “free” foods, because it’s a super low in calories condiment chock full of nutrition and fiber that will help fill you up–not out. So feel to load up and … Continue reading
