Once a week, usually Tuesday, we have “Fish and Veggie” night – usually just a simple baked salmon with steamed or blanched vegetables on the side. It’s Brad’s favorite dinner of the week and I love it because most of our fish and veggie recipes take under 15 minutes from grocery bag to plate. Sometimes…
Asian Cucumber Salad
This fast and fresh salad is a snap to make and a perfect side for your favorite Asian dish. Serve it with Hoisin-Glazed Salmon, Asian-Glazed Drumsticks, or the fantastic Sesame-Crusted Ahi pictured here – I’ll share the recipe later this week. Persian cucumbers add extra crispness and don’t require peeling making this salad as easy…
Vegan “Queso” Dip
I’ve mentioned before that queso is very serious business in this family. I could comfortably survive on a diet of just margaritas and queso – and have, in fact. For about three days, anyway. Then it becomes a little… er… uncomfortable. But still worth it. The purist Jones queso as passed down through the years…
Lightened Up Chicken Milanese
Sometime over the last few years I’ve fallen head over heels in love with arugula. I’m sure I hated it as a kid but now it’s one of those foods that makes my eyeballs roll back in their sockets while I make Homer Simpson noises through thick drool. Horrible visual. Sorry. This Chicken Milanese is…
Skinny Chicken Pad See Ew
Pad See Ew is a popular Thai dish of wide noodles cooked in a sweet, salty, smokey sauce. The most critical component is the “wok taste” – that smokiness from slightly charred noodles. Everything about it makes it a perfect candidate for a shirataki noodle swap. Since shirataki noodles don’t burn, you can let the…
Maple Walnut Salmon
I originally posted this recipe exactly a year ago today but it’s so fantastic and we eat it so often I needed to update the pictures. See? I love salmon with a little hint of sweetness. This recipe brings that perfect, delicate touch of sweet along with a big, fat, groin-punch of Omega-3s. While the…
Lightened Up Mushroom Stroganoff
I’ve been messing around with light Stroganoff for a few years now but have always been disappointed by the lack of flavor. After a few sub-par attempts last winter I took a break and resigned myself to the idea that years of curries and salsas had rendered our palates too jaded for Russian cuisine. Then…
Lightened-Up Queso Cheese Dip
This recipe is for the folks like me out there looking for a way to reconcile football playoff snacking with New Year’s healthy eating resolutions. I originally posted this recipe last year but the pictures were embarrassingly gross-looking. We needed a re-shoot to capture all the deliciousness of this super skinny variation of a game-day favorite….
Vegan Shirataki Pad Thai and Miracle Noodle Giveaway
January 2 always feels like the first real day of the New Year. For me, January 1 is dedicated to recovering from New Years Eve celebrations and generally being lazy. After a season of overindulgence, Brad and I shook off the last of the holiday fog today. We packed up our decorations, cleaned the house, and…
Cauliflower Fried “Rice”
I’ve long been intrigued by the cauliflower fried rice recipes that have been popping up across the web and finally had a chance to play around with the concept. I’m already a lover of cauliflower but was hesitant about the amount of work required. It turns out it’s super easy. Just a quick pulse in…
