One of the BEST appetizer dishes for a party is spinach artichoke dip, which is also one of the highest calorie party appetizers that you could eat. It’s deceivingly unhealthy, because with Spinach and Artichokes in the title, you typically think it can’t be *that* bad. To give you a little perspective, in there is 312…
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SUPERBOWL Buffalo Chicken Bites w/Blue Cheese Dip
For those football parties you may or not be attending/throwing, try making this HEALTHY Buffalo Chicken Wings and Blue Cheese Dip recipe for Superbowl 2013. Chicken Bites: Ingredients 5 pieces of chicken breast 1.5 cups bread crumbs (use almond flour with 2tsp of italian seasoning for a gluten free/paleo version) 1 tbsp cayenne pepper 1/2…
Chocolate Banana Bread
Chocolate Banana Bread 3-4 mashed bananas 2 slightly beaten egg whites 3/4 c sugar 1/4 c applesauce 3 tsp vanilla 3 tbsp canola 1 1/4 c whole wheat pastry flour 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/8 tsp salt 1/8 tsp nutmeg 1…
Skinny Spaghetti (Squash)
My Italian relatives would be utterly and completely devastated if they saw this post, because we (as Italians) live, eat, and breathe pasta. Quite honestly, I can’t be eating all that pasta! It’s delicious while you’re engulfing the entire plate, and then it just sits in your stomach and is carb overload. Ignore this post…
What’s Up Choc?! (Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies)
What’s Up Choc?! Special thanks to Heidi Johnson for this delicious recipe packed with vitamin A! Heidi’s idea of adding carrots instead of oil is ingenious. Typically, applesauce replaces the oil to make “healthier” recipes, however carrots contain many more nutrients, and their taste is undetectable in these cookies which will make it a favorite with kids!…
Panzanella (A New Twist on Salad)
Salad. It can get boring. Especially if you have it everyday of the week. Sometimes, you just need an interestingly delicious lunch to get you through the workday. Panzanella is a twist on a salad that learned from a chef in Venice. Essentially a salad without the lettuce. This recipe is full of fiber and…
Pecan Crust Pumpkin Pie
Fall is my all time favorite season for food eating. That being said, it’s the easiest season to gain 100 pounds in one day. Exaggerations aside, I sought out to create a healthy pumpkin pie that still tastes good. And I think I’ve finally done it……. for now. Pecan Crust Pumpkin Pie (no flour, sugar, or…
50 Shades of Whey Protein Bars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXqzQCGYbm0
YouTube video to accompany recipe, for all you visual people out there.
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