Nom Nom: The Eat-Clean Diet Vegetarian Cookbook
We may say that “diet is a four-letter word”, but let me get one thing straight: This dietbook/cookbook is not about deprivation. Nor is it anything to cuss at, unless, of course, you are like me and get kind of angry when you eat something really good and might drop an F-bomb in misguided delight. [...]
Living the Cultured Food Life (Which Is Way More Tasty Than It Sounds)
Gather ’round FBGs! Today we want to talk about cultured food. Yes, “cultured food” may sound like the result of a science experiment or, worse yet, something grown inside that unmarked food container in the back of your fridge that at one time was edible leftovers. But cultured foods really aren’t gross at all. Okay, [...]
3 e-Cookbooks to Download: The 50 Best Recipes for Rice, Superfoods and Salads (with Recipes!)
I’m far from being a foodie. I’m the kind of gal who worships Rachael Ray for giving the world 30-minute meals. I’m lazy in the kitchen, and I get really frustrated when a recipe calls for a hoity toity ingredient that can only be found in Timbuktu. Luckily, the kitchen gods took pity on me [...]
Buttermilk ‘Fried’ Chicken Recipe from Robin Takes 5
I like to cook and all, but some nights I just want to make something that’s healthy, uncomplicated and quick. While many cookbooks claim to do this, a lot of times they require you to bust out about 20+ ingredients or rely on processed foods to make dinner easier to whip up. Heck, half of [...]
The SparkPeople Cookbook: A Recipe for Healthy Pizza Margherita
The team at SparkPeople has done it again! Following their first book The Spark, which we loved, the free weight-loss site now has a cookbook to add to its list of accomplishments. And a tasty one at that! The SparkPeople Cookbook: Love Your Food, Lose the Weight, is full of tips, tricks, success stories and—of course—recipes! [...]
Cooking Up Delicious Power Foods With This Cookbook
Recently a friend (thanks, Andrea!) gave me the cookbook Power Foods: 150 Delicious Recipes with the 38 Healthiest Ingredients. I enjoy cooking, and in the last few months, I’ve really fallen in love with preparing fresh, nutritious clean meals (I credit Trader Joe’s for much of it). Nothing overly complicated. Nothing stressful. Just good ingredients put together in [...]
Yum-O! 5 Tips to Make Any Rachael Ray Recipe Healthier
I had a thing for Rachael Ray back in the day. When she first came on the Food Network she was fun, entertaining and very personable. She seemed, and still seems today, like someone you could sit down and have a fabulous meal with. Episode after episode, she’d show me how to make restaurant-quality “healthful” [...]
Book Review: Enjoying Carrots ‘N’ Cake (with Giveaway!)
I’ve always loved the name of the Carrots ‘N’ Cake blog. First, because carrots are delicious. Second, because cake is delicious. And certainly, carrot cake is delicious. The word play is enough to make a writer like me giddy. And the message that a healthy eating plan should involve both vegetables and yumtastic desserts? Fully [...]
Not Just Meat Belongs on That Summer BBQ Grill
Grilling. Cooking out. Barbecuing. I honestly don’t care what you call it, so long as you invite me (and don’t ask me to man the grill—I’ve dropped too many goodies between the grates to feel comfortable flipping burgers). Since I’m a pescetarian (I eat seafood but otherwise stick to a vegetarian diet), I don’t eat [...]
Putting the Fun Back in Flexitarian: Becoming a Part-Time Vegan
Yesterday I mentioned that a cookbook inspired me to take a look at my healthy lifestyle—both where I’ve been and where I’m going. And today, as promised, I want to tell ya’ll about the read that got my noggin’ (and my belly) excited: The Part-Time Vegan: 201 Yummy Recipes That Put the Fun in Flexitarian. [...]
