Air fryer chicken chimichangas have all the crunch without the fat. The filling is loaded with chicken, cheese, and lots of spices.
Healthy Recipes
Make a healthier choice for a beginning-of-the-school year breakfast treat! Baked chocolate donuts have a third of the fat as their friend counterparts.
I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #Choctoberfest recipes. All opinions are mine alone. Light and airy s'mores meringue cookies are coated in milk chocolate and graham cracker crumbs. This dessert is naturally low in calories! #Choctoberfest 2019 continues! Did you read about our prize packs and enter …
Pavlova is a dessert that's naturally low in calories and fat. This one is filled with cherry-lime curd and an assortment of fresh fruit. Late spring/early summer time is one of my favorite times when it comes to food. Cookouts, ice cream, and best of all, fresh produce. The best desserts this time of year …
This post was sponsored by Mission Organics and The Daily Meal. All opinions are my own. With a touch of avocado and pineapple slaw for some sweetness, these chipotle lime shrimp tacos are the perfect combination of spicy and fruity!
Granita is a Sicilian dessert made from crushed ice and flavoring. This watermelon mint granita is light and refreshing, perfect for a summer day!
Chicken and summer veggie tostadas are loaded with lots of fresh farmers market vegetables and herbs. It's a healthy meal that's easy enough for any weeknight!
Thai shrimp bisque is a thick, creamy soup without the cream! This soup has so much complex flavor, you don't even realize it's healthy!
This blog post has been compensated by Borden® Cheese. All opinions are mine alone. #BordenCheeseLove #CollectiveBias #Ad Twice-baked sweet potatoes are stuffed with a mixture of mashed sweet potatoes, black beans, onion, garlic and spices, and topped with melty Borden® Cheese for a healthier vegetarian dinner.
A new year often brings a resolution of eating healthier. I lightened up these blueberry lemon donuts so you can snack guilt-free!
Can dinner be both easy AND healthy? Yes! Serve lemon shrimp over a salad of corn, red onion and basil with a red wine vinaigrette.
Lighter Caesar salad is delicious, and light on the calories. This version replaces most of the oil and the egg yolks in the dressing with fat-free Greek yogurt, making it creamy, but healthier.
Tomato tortellini salad is my new favorite summer dinner! It combines lots of fresh, healthy vegetables, and comes together in under 30 minutes!
This versatile pasta salad combines roasted asparagus and tomatoes with penne and spinach, dressed in a low-calorie lemon vinaigrette. Serve as a side, or add grilled pork or chicken for a healthy lunch or light dinner.
Apple slices with healthy snickerdoodle dip is the perfect snack for your work or school lunch bag. Pack them in leak-proof Rubbermaid containers with Easy-Find Lids for worry-free transportation!
When the temperature rises, you need a meal that is filling, flavorful, and doesn't heat up your kitchen. This salad combines healthy veggies, beans, and a spicy dressing — no cooking required! We've been having crazy heat waves in Philadelphia this summer. The most recent one lasted for 8 days! High heat and high humidity …
Grilled peach salsa adds a smoky sweet flavor to spiced chicken breasts. Use thin-sliced chicken breasts to cut down on cooking time. I was thrilled to read "2015 Summer Cookbook: Farmers' Market Edition" in the June issue of Cooking Light. Why? They featured my local farmers' market, Headhouse Square. If you're in or near Philadelphia, this market …
Use up an overripe banana in these tender, delicious banana-oatmeal squares. These treats are low-fat, so it's okay to eat two! Now that summer is here, if you were to visit our apartment, you'd probably be amazed at the amount of fruit in our kitchen. Currently, there are bananas on the table, a papaya ripening …
Get kids into the kitchen early to expose them to new flavors and healthy eating. This cherry-apple smoothie is so easy, even a preschooler can help! Have you been through either the infant/toddler aisle or the kids' snack aisle at a local grocery store lately? Have you seen those pouches? Some are just fruits, some …
Embrace your Irish side with this heart-healthy Irish oatmeal bread. Steel-cut oats and whole wheat fiber provide you with 3 grams of fiber and 5 grams of protein per slice! St. Patrick's Day is around the corner, and being Irish myself, I'm quite happy to see everyone embracing their Irish side. Shepherd's pie, colcannon, champ, …
Start your day off with a spicy kick, or serve these corn muffins as a side dish to a Tex Mex entree. I recently made this amazing carnitas chili by braising a pork shoulder in beef stock flavored with cumin, paprika, salt, chili powder, cilantro and garlic. I served cornbread alongside the chili. Sweet, buttery …
Have a healthier barbecue — lean ground turkey burgers flavored with chili powder and roasted poblano peppers, dressed with chili-spiced mayo. In summertime, we usually end up having burgers at least once a week. And since I prefer to use 85/15 ground beef (85% meat/15% fat), well, those calories can add up. And that's before …
Low-fat baked peach donuts: vanilla batter studded with diced fresh peaches! Using coconut milk and dairy-free butter substitute make these an indulgent treat for those with milk allergies! It's Snack Share Wednesday again! Even though I'm temporarily unemployed, Liam still attends daycare three days a week, for a couple of reasons. The first is that we …
Pasta and tender-crisp spring vegetables are tossed in a light, flavorful egg and cheese sauce in this spring vegetable carbonara. Gone are the days when "eating healthy" meant bland, boring lean meats and flavorless vegetables. Dave and I could hardly believe this recipe could be classified as healthy — it was so tasty! It's not …
This nut-free homemade granola is packed with fiber and protein, and can be enjoyed so many ways! For this week's Snack Share Wednesday, I sent in this protein- and fiber-packed nut-free granola. I'm really enjoying coming up with new things to share, and reading the daily note to see what other children brought to share. Granola …
A flavorful, filling dessert, ready in less than 15 minutes, for just over 120 calories! Cinnamon vanilla roasted peaches with honey cream. So, are you ready for something light and healthy after yesterday's calorie-fest? I found a yummy-sounding recipe for grilled peaches with honey cream in one of my old issues of Cooking Light. The …
Baked blueberry oatmeal bars are delicious and filling, making them a great option for breakfast or a mid-day snack. When my son was in daycare, the school encouraged families to contribute to snack share, to give the kids an opportunity to share their favorite healthy home snacks. My son shared some whole grain cinnamon chips, …
I believe I have confessed before that I was rather picky as a child. For a period of time, I boycotted tomatoes in all forms (even pizza). For nearly two decades, I refused to touch any kind of fish or shellfish. The most "exotic" cuisine I would eat was Americanized Chinese takeout. I'm happy to …
I have a few addictions: chocolate; coffee; shoes; and cookbooks. Considering the number I have, I really should cook from them more often. I have cooking cookbooks and baking cookbooks, and two cookbooks with nothing but chocolate recipes. I have a cookie cookbook and several bread cookbooks. I recently received another as part of my …
American Beer Day is Sunday, October 27th, celebrating all kinds of American-brewed beer. To celebrate, some fellow bloggers and I are cooking and baking with beer all this week! Five days of recipes that include beer. I'm kicking things off with a cookie recipe that includes pumpkin beer. It's a soft cookie, much like a …
This baked ziti casserole is loaded with fresh summer vegetables. With so many veggies, less pasta is needed. Part-skim cheese thickened with egg holds everything together. A little while ago, I was contacted by Cooking Light, inviting me to join the Cooking Light Blogger's Connection. I was really honored to get the invitation, because I …
I love taking a typical fattening comfort food and making it healthier. Take fried chicken, for example. I love a good dark meat drumstick, coated in crispy breading. But at 17 grams of fat per drumstick, it's not healthy to eat it often. By subbing white meat chicken breasts, soaking in low-fat buttermilk, and baking …
Valentine's Day is almost cruel. Thanksgiving and Christmas bring loads of rich, savory dishes and delicious desserts. You gain a few extra pounds. Then New Year comes along and you make a resolution to eat healthy, exercise and lose the weight. You start off doing well, creating new, better habits, and then BAM! Valentine's Day. …
If I asked you, "What is the most dangerous piece of kitchen equipment?", what would be your response? Knives? A mandoline? A kitchen torch? You'd be wrong. It's a doughnut pan. Doughnuts are one of my weaknesses. I could eat a healthy, filling breakfast, but if I drive by a doughnut shop 10 minutes later, …
Ages ago, I went out to Michigan to visit some friends. I was only there a few days, but had a lot of fun. We went to the Birch Run Outlets (on Black Friday, if my memory serves me correctly), had dinner one in Mexicantown, and dinner the next night at The Redwood Lodge in …
The Natural Resources Defense Council recently published a study that Americans waste 40% of the country's food supply every year. That 40% is spread across food that is thrown out at the source (the farm, plant, etc.), at home and in restaurants, but the average family throws away 20 pounds of food per person, per …
You might be thinking that this dish looks very similar to another that I recently blogged (the Pasta Primavera). They both have pasta, tomatoes, and goat cheese. But that's pretty much the only things they have in common.The flavors of each dish are quite different. The pasta primavera has a nutty, cheesy sauce (if you …
After graduating from college with the "Freshman 15" still hanging on, I opted to try the South Beach Diet to lose the weight. It worked really well for me (I am not being paid to mention the South Beach Diet, nor suggesting it will work for anyone; just stating that it happened to work for me), …
I was very excited when I received my assigned recipe for the latest swap round, themed "Healthy Recipes." I was excited because the dish was inspired by the author's trip to one of my favorite Philadelphia restaurants, Buddakan. It's Asian fusion food in a chic setting. From the waterfall wall in the waiting area, to …
I'm finally starting to get back in the kitchen, in part because my son discovered the joy of afternoon naps, and in part because I discovered something wonderful called the Moby Wrap, which allows me to "wear" my son and still have both hands free to prep vegetables or throw together a marinade. Once the …