Category: Recipes

Cauliflower with Mustard Sauce

A unique and easy side dish to make to complement some grilled or baked fish. You’ll Need 1 medium cauliflower 1/2 cup whipping cream 1/4 cup mayonnaise Salt to taste 1 ½ Tablespoons Dijon mustard ½ lemon (juice only) Paprika Directions Remove the stem and leaves from the cauliflower. Steam...

Spiced up Grits

A perfect side dish to complement a variety of meals.  You’ll Need ½ cup red bell pepper, chopped ½ cup green onions, sliced 2 Serrano chilies, deseeded and chopped 2 tablespoons butter 1 ½ cups milk 1 ½ cups water ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper ¾ cup white...

A Spin on Tuna Fish Salad

A can of tuna fish is a helpful food to leave in your pantry for those days when you need a quick meal. Try this tuna salad recipe it contains yogurt and is quick and easy to make. You’ll Need: 1 can Tuna  Plain yogurt Salt Pepper Additional ingredients...

How To Add 1 Key Piece of the Mediterranean Diet

It’s well known that the Mediterranean dietary lifestyle is one of the healthiest on the planet. But it can be overwhelming to think about changing your entire food culture and habits to suit this approach. So, one way to get started is to just work on one element at...

Whipped Cream

Ingredients 1/2 cup heavy cream (or heavy whipping cream) 1/2 tablespoon sugar Directions Chill whisk or electric beater and bowl for about 15 minutes in freezer. This is optional but can help speed up the whipping process and leads to a light whipped cream. Place cream and sugar in...

Peanut Butter Cups

Ingredients 1 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips 1 Tablespoon powdered sugar 3 Tablespoons peanut butter ¼ teaspoon vanilla 1 ½ teaspoons Grapeseed oil (or other type of vegetable oil) Pinch of sea salt Directions Line medium or small size muffin tins with silicon or paper liners. On a...

Beans and Greens

A delicious dish that benefits our cholesterol too! You’ll need 4 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced 3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Pinch of red pepper flakes 1 can or 1 1/2 cups cooked cannellini beans (reserve 1/3 cup of the liquid) 1 1/2 pounds chopped kale Salt and...

Roasted Garlic

You’ll Need 1 garlic bulb Olive oil Directions Preheat oven to 375 F. Cut the pointy portion of the cloves off about an 1/8 of an inch, keeping the bulb intact. Place bulb on a piece of tin foil (or in a container that can close and be placed...

Vegetable Frittata

You’ll Need 2 Tablespoons olive oil or butter (and a little extra to grease pie pan) 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped ½ medium zucchini, finely chopped (approximately 1 cup) About 4 sundried tomatoes (1 to 1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped) 1/2 cup chopped fresh spinach   6 eggs...

Vegetable Yogurt Dip

You’ll Need 1 clove garlic, finely chopped ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup plain yogurt ½ teaspoon sugar 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice Directions In a bowl that can hold the amount of dip you are preparing, add the garlic, lemon juice, salt and sugar and mix. Add in the...

Mint Iced Tea

You’ll Need 8 cups water 6 green or black tea bags Approximately 1 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, slightly ripped (to help release flavor) 3 Tablespoons of sugar (start with this amount and then the next time you make it see if 2 ½ Tablespoons is enough). Directions...

Baked Halibut with Lemon Paprika Butter

A great recipe! Give this one a try that was submitted by Linda B. Thank you, Linda! You’ll Need: 3 tbsp. Butter at room temperature 2 tbsp. Sweet Paprika 2 tbsp. Fresh Italian Parsley Chopped 1 tbsp. Fresh Lemon Juice 1 tsp. Grated lemon Peel ½ tsp. Salt ½...