healthy

Today, I decided to make soup. I kept seeing acorn squash on sale at the store. Teasing me with its simple and sweet acorn squash goodness. Each week, I’d think, “Neh, it’s too hot for soup.” And, each week, I’d pass it by. *Sniff* But, alas, I realized it is almost Autumn.  My goodness, how [...]

Okay.  I’m in love with popsicles. And, well, chocolate, too for that matter. Put them together and I’m a happy camper. But — wait — these are *gasp* healthy chocolate popsicles?!? Awesome. Growing up, I absolutely loved fudgsicles.  Like — if we had a box of 6 or 7 of them, they wouldn’t be safe [...]

I told you I really wanted some Cucumber Salad, didn’t I?  Well, here it is!  Hooray! In my last post on Salmon Teriyaki, I talked about how much I love a good cucumber salad when I go out for Japanese food. But, wait…  Why must I go out to get this tasty little dish when [...]

I love water chestnuts. There, I’ve said it. Heehee. If you share my love, you’ll probably really enjoy these chicken lettuce wraps. I combined ground chicken, chopped water chestnuts (yum!), garlic (of course!) and some other goodies, like hoisin sauce, fresh ginger and sesame oil. My original intention was to recreate the chicken lettuce wraps [...]

After coming back from our mini vacation to Arkansas and eating all that food, Dustin and I have been feeling a little “heavier” than we’d like.  So, we both agreed it was time to incorporate some more salads into our weekly dinners and maybe some more exercise.  I tried this Caesar Salad Dressing recipe from [...]