Although barbecue season doesn’t officially start until Memorial weekend, we are so lucky to live in San Diego where grilling season starts early. I love to make an easy side dish when I’m outside grilling. My family loves these potatoes for the taste, I love them for how quick and easy they are to make. Serves 4 Ingredients 2 [...]
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Crab Cakes with Avocado Citrus Sauce
May is a special time to think about Mom. I don’t like to go out to a restaurant on Mother’s day, mainly because the restaurants are so crowded and they change the menu. So I always love when my family makes me a brunch at home. This is a special dish I enjoy, and you [...]
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February is known as Go Red for Women month, a month to increase awareness about heart disease in women. So with that in mind I decided to share a very “heart healthy” recipe this month. There is an affordable, nutritious and sustainable fish making waves in the marketplace, barramundi. It originates along the Pacific Rim, [...]
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Happy New Year! If you are like most people you want to start the New Year on a healthy note, so let me help you. This year I will be promoting Meatless Monday, it’s a campaign to go “one day a week without meat”. I’ll be sharing, on a monthly/weekly basis, the various reasons why [...]
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Serves: 12 Ingredients: 1 cup flour* 1 Tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon light brown sugar 1 cup cornmeal 2 large eggs 1 cup pumpkin puree (canned is OK) ¼ cup canola oil 1 Tablespoon molasses 1 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed (optional) Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray [...]
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3-4 miniature pumpkins (larger pumpkins use 3) 1-5.2 ounce package Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese (such as Boursin) 3 ounce pkg. light cream cheese 1 large egg Garnish – optional: sage leaves, toasted pepitas Rinse pumpkins and set on a rack over 1 inch [...]
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Serving Size: 6 1 pomegranate 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar (or raspberry vinegar) 1 teaspoon sugar ground pepper — to taste ½ teaspoon salt 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil In a large bowl of cool water, place a pomegranate and crack open and using your fingers or a spoon, separate seeds from [...]
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Brunch Pizza Serving Size: 10 1 24 oz. package frozen hash browns, thawed 1 egg, beaten salt and pepper, to taste EGG TOPPING: 7 eggs ½ cup 1% low-fat milk Salt and pepper, to taste, optional 1 cup ham, chopped ½ cup mushrooms, sliced ¼ cup green onion, sliced ¼ cup [...]
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Summer is the time for backyard BBQ’s so I thought I would share some of my family’s favorite backyard dishes. I often make a batch of this marinade, use what I need for that day and store the remaining marinade in the fridge, in a glass bottle, for future dinners. I have used this marinade on [...]
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