Posted in Recipes, tagged Asparagus, Dad, Dinner, Fast, Goat Cheese, Healthy, Lemon, Pasta, Recipes, Smitten Kitchen, Woodworking on June 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I blogged a few weeks ago about making Asparagus, Goat Cheese, and Lemon Pasta from Smitten Kitchen, and I finally did it tonight. I can’t believe I waited so long!
It literally took 12 minutes to make, and it tasted like it had taken much longer. Deb suggests adding some lemon juice if you feel it [...]
Posted in Recipes, tagged Almonds, Chocolate, Dessert, Fudge, Healthy, Hungry Girl, Marshmallows, Pumpkin, Recipes, Rocky Road on June 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
One of last week’s Hungry Girl emails was called “I Love Rocky Road!” and described how to make low-cal rocky road fudge. I was skeptical at first, but decided to give it a whirl, and made a double batch for two different birthday parties. The interesting thing about this fudge is you only get a [...]
Posted in Books, Television, Web sites, tagged Bacon, Biggest Loser, Book Reviews, David Zinczenko, Eat This Not That, Healthy, Kids, Men's Health on November 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
At a recent Halloween party we attended, our hostess was giving away “grab bag” prizes. We drew what I think was the best prize of all – Eat This, Not That! (For Kids). Granted, winning the adult version might have appeared more helpful, but let’s face it – we all eat alot of the same [...]
Posted in Recipes, tagged Fiber, Healthy, Hungry Girl, Malbec, Oatmeal, Pepperoni, Pizza, Recipes on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In one of their recent daily recipe emails, the folks over at Hungry Girl gave the directions for making their Loaded n’ Oated Pepperoni Pizza. I’m all for trying new things, so I gave it a whirl. But wait – pizza with a crust made of instant oats, egg, and crushed Fiber One? I’ll admit, [...]
Posted in Web sites, tagged Chocolate, Desserts, Healthy, Hungry Girl, Web sites, Weight Watchers on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Several members of my family are currently on Weight Watchers (WW), and they are always looking for new ways to recreate healthy versions of classic recipes. Enter HungryGirl.com, a Web site my mother-in-law recently discovered. You can sign up for daily emails, where the Hungry Girl folks compile lists of new, healthy alternatives to popular [...]
