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Healthy Recipes

Healthy Recipes – Modify It or Make the Real Deal?

December 21, 2011

I’m a fan of recipe modification and all about sneaking vegetables and legumes into anything I can think of.  Sadly sometimes my attempt at making something healthy fails big-time.  Exhibit A:  tonight’s attempt at zucchini & black bean brownies.  These may sound nasty, but I know I can get this right….eventually.  Until then, I’ll stick to [...]

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Healthy Cooking Thursday: Smoked Chickpeas over Couscous

November 10, 2011

I love smoked paprika.  It can turn the blandest dish into something really special.  According to Deanna Seagrave-Daly, the talented RD (registered dietitian) who developed the following recipe, smoked paprika comes as dulce (mild and sweet), agridulce (medium spicy), and picante (spicy hot).  She recommends substituting it in recipes that call for red pepper flakes [...]

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Green Smoothie Obsession

November 9, 2011

For those of you who know me, you may have heard me debating about getting a high-power blender for green smoothies.  Last month I bit the bullet and bought a Vitamix and as much as it pains me to buy a blender that costs almost as much as my first car, so far I’m in love.  I’ve been [...]

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Healthy Cooking Thursday! Comfort Food Made Healthy

October 13, 2011

It’s fall and that means warm, yummy food gracing the table in my home.  Comfort food is another term for it. As the weather turns chilly, there’s nothing like comfort food to help us make the transition into winter. Yes, that sounds a little like emotional eating.  But hey, emotional eating is part of normal [...]

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Pumpkin Season

October 12, 2011

Although the start of Fall means Winter is soon approaching, I have to admit it’s an amazing time of year.  The leaves changing color is almost magical, the crisp cool air is perfect for outdoor activities, and having fresh pumpkin available is one of my favorite things.  Last year, almost on the same date, I [...]

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Healthy Cooking Thursday: Grilled Watermelon Salad

September 1, 2011

Continuing our theme of featuring yummy recipes from around the web, today we bring you another seasonal delight.   While we can pretty much get watermelon any time of year now, what makes this time of year special is that we can get it locally grown.  And while locally-grown watermelon in these parts isn’t generally seedless, [...]

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Healthy Cooking Thursday: Grilled Corn with Feta & Lime

August 25, 2011

It’s that time again in Vermont where sweet corn fields finally blaze into their glory as summer starts to fade.  A beautiful time of the year, although bittersweet for those of us who live here because we know we’re saying goodbye to this all-too-short season.  Maybe that’s one reason why the corn makes this time [...]

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Healthy Cooking Thursday – Sensory Deprivation for Mindfulness

July 21, 2011

At first glance, the title of today’s blog might have thrown you for a loop.  After all, doesn’t mindfulness mean to be in the moment, experiencing it for all it’s worth?  Of course!  Which is why sometimes it’s best to take the moment one piece at a time, as we do in Darla’s guided eating [...]

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Healthy Cooking Thursday – Quick Maple Dijon Slaw

July 14, 2011

Cruciferous vegetables are reaaaaaalllly good for you.  Most experts reccommend eating at least one serving of cruciferous veg per day, which is the minimum we serve at our healthy weight loss spa.  They are lauded for cancer-fighting properties as well as awesome vitamins and minerals like C, A, and even calcium. So what is a [...]

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Healthy Cooking Thursday – Blueberry Balsamic Dressing

July 7, 2011

Don’t you hate when you discover an old package of blueberries in the back of your fridge, looking a lot less sexy than they did two weeks ago when you picked them up at the store? Sigh. Never fear, those soft and nearly wrinkled berries need not head to the compost pile just yet.  Pretty much [...]

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