Happy Halloween! I hope you and your family are enjoying plenty of festive halloween activities like trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, exploring haunted houses, carving jack-o-lanterns, and watching horror films. Halloween themed snacks and food recipes are available in abundance, however I could not go without sharing one more. The “pumpkin” themed mini pizzas are not […]
Lite Eats
Pozole Soup
A few months back I had dinner at a friends house and she made Mexican “Pozole Soup”. “Pozole” means foamy and is a traditional stew or soup from Mexico with historical significance. The soup is usually made with corn (hominy), meat (pork, chicken, turkey, etc), chili peppers, and various other seasonings and garnishes. The varieties […]
Avocado Chicken Salad Sandwich
This sandwich puts a huge smile on my face! 🙂 Ordinarily I am not a fan of chicken salad sandwiches, but this particular sandwich makes me happy. In fact I have made one for lunch the past two days. While most chicken salad sandwiches include eggs, this sandwich is egg-less and full of avocados. I […]
Bianca Flatbread Pizza
I love pizza! Pizza is one of my favorite meals – earlier on in my life I was known for eating pizza incessantly. Although I do not deny myself pizza currently, I try to eat it less frequently. As a registered dietitian I recognize that pizza can be an unhealthy food if consumed in large […]
Bruschetta Grilled Cheese
Looking for a light lunch or dinner option that the whole family will love?! Meet my “bruschetta grilled cheese”. This idea originated from an episode of Dr. Oz I watched a few months back. No I did not take the recipe from the show, however I did get the idea of making a grilled cheese […]