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You may not be familiar with lycopene, but she’s one antioxidant that deserves some stage time. Let’s start with Act One and familiarize ourselves with this leading lady of the carotenoid clan. She’s feisty, she’s fierce, and she will paint this…
Shakshuka is a popular Middle Eastern and North African dish that may date back all the way to the Ottoman Empire. It’s an easy delicious egg recipe that is also a staple dish in Israel. Need to impress some breakfast guests? This tasty…
Ahh, St. Patrick’s Day is almost upon us! I love making this hot jalapeno jelly every year to give out to friends and neighbors. Are jalapenos Irish? Nope – not in the least, but as a native San Diegan it’s…
In continuing with our St.Patrick’s Day Irish themed food series, here is a super easy recipe for Irish Soda Bread. You may mix and knead the bread by hand, but if you have a stand up Kitchenaid mixer, I really…
I almost always make too much rice! Although using it up it fairly easy in my household, I wanted to jazz my leftover brown rice up a bit. Mixing brown rice with tofu, green onions, peppers, garlic and egg, I…
I love personal-sized dinners, especially those that I can heat up to stagger dinner times for those busy nights when everyone is on a different schedule. These vegetarian pot pies are easy to make and absolutely delicious! Small oven-proof cookware…
Looking for a delicious way to get more vegetables in your child’s diet? This gluten-free cornbread has 5 cups of cooked broccoli in it! Extremely tasty & somewhat addicting. YOU WILL NEED: 4 large eggs 1/4 cup vegetable oil (your choice) 1 medium onion, finely chopped…
These low-fat air-fryer Ginger Shrimp Eggrolls are tasty and a better for your option on Game Day! Using Twin Dragon Eggroll wrappers by JSL Foods, I tuck in the shrimp and cabbage filling and then have tasty eggrolls ready to…
This apple pecan quick bread recipe is so delicious, that you may have fans waiting by the oven impatiently waiting for it to come out! You can use any type of apples, but I find that if you like a…
Roasted carrot soup is a delicious way to use up extra carrots, or carrots that aren’t super firm anymore. Roasting the carrots helps caramelize the natural sugars and adds a wonderful flavor to this soup. You Will Need: 32 oz…
The following content is sponsored by JSL foods but the content and opinions are that of my own. Our New Year’s Eve celebration may be small this year, but it will be fancy! Thankfully these sweet and savory blueberry brie…
Tis the season for rich foods and overeating! It’s not that I plan on giving myself a stomach ache, but I do often overindulge in treats and comfort foods over the holiday season. Post-meal regret often sets in when my…
This post is sponsored by Wente Vineyards but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Time seems to speed up after Thanksgiving as we all rush around to shop, travel, attend school plays and cram in company parties….
Are you making pumpkin breads and pies for Thanksgiving and have a little left over pumpkin puree? This is the perfect rice dish to make with pumpkin! Risotto takes a little time in that you must continually stir as you…
This easy dal recipe can be ready in about 30 minutes, but the longer you simmer this tasty soup, the smoother it becomes! Split pigeon peas are also known as Toor Dal, and have been enjoyed for least 3,500 years….