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Parmesan Squash Cakes
I’m sure you’ve had those scenarios where you are about to prepared a dish for dinner, and then you think, “If I eat that one more time, I just might lose my mind.” Yep, that was me on Sunday night. The wife purchased some summer squash for u...
Arugula and Prosciutto Pizza
Another recipe that is healthy, quick, and inexpensive. This one looks CRAZY good, and check out the price. Under a $1.50 per serving! YES! I’m thinking this could also be a nifty little appetizer for your next cocktail party. Make the slices small...
Steak and Potato Kebabs with Creamy Cilantro Sauce
How about eating healthy, good tasting food, that doesn’t take long to prepare, and is inexpensive? Yep, that sounds like the right combination for the busy wide-body family. How about eating healthy, good tasting food, that doesn’t take long to ...
Ode to the Prune
"Ode to the Prune"...A Love Story (snicker!)Okay, let's try this again....but let's be serious for once. And now, I introduce to you, the humble prune.So maligned, yet so misunderstood. Full of polyphenols that encourage bone growth, strength, a...
Asian Chicken Salad
Asian Chicken SaladPrep and Cook Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: • 5 cups Chinese cabbage, sliced thin • 2 boneless chicken breasts, skin on • ½ cup shredded carrot • ½ cup minced scallion • ½ cup sliced almonds ...
No Guilt Pasta
Yes, I love pasta. Yes, I don’t eat much of it because I know how the starchy pasta turns to sugar that turns to belly fat. Just thinking about a HUGE bowl of pasta, with marinara sauce, three thick meatballs, and a smidgen of fresh grated parmesan...
Grapefruit Arugula Salad
I keep making the same salad over and over again. I sure sign that I’m in desperate need of something new. I found this salad to be intriguing because it was easy to make and I could make changes if ingredients weren’t available. Grapefruit Arug...
Cashew Salmon with Apricot Couscous
Are you like me in that you want to eat more salmon because you know it’s good for you (Omega 3’s!!!) but you have one or two recipes and the idea of eating that same salmon recipe AGAIN turns your stomach? Yea, me too. Well, maybe this re...
Greek Orzo Stuff Peppers
Who likes Mediterranean inspired dishes? ME! ME! ME! ME! ME !!!!!No kidding. Gee, Wide-Body, we’ve never heard you say that before. Duh!I know, I know…..I can’t help myself with healthy food and bold flavors. How about this tasty special from E...
Belly Fat Fighting Foods
pictures courtesy of www.pachd.comOne of my challenges as a wide-body is keeping my belly fat in check. It is so easy to put on the muscle, and as I age, it is SO easy to put on the fat, especially around the belly. Unfortunately, fat around th...
Foods For Healing The Body
Picture courtesy of www.pachd.comIn keeping with yesterday’s theme of getting more quality, and not just quantity, out of life, I present this article from the good folks at Experience Life Magazine. http://www.experiencelifemag.com/issues/november...
Rosemary Lamb Chops
WEEKEND SPECIAL!!! EASY, QUICK, HEALTHY, TASTE GREAT, AND YOU'LL IMPRESS PEOPLE WEEKEND SPECIAL!!!Hhhhmmm, YUMMY!! I do love me some lamb chops! And if you are a fan of the Mediterranean diets, you probably like lamb chops as much as I do. They are s...
Halibut with Ginger Scallions
Holy Anti-Inflammatory, Batman! Here’s another recipe to keep inflammation at bay. The good folks at World’s Healthiest Foods have put together this Asian inspired dish. The halibut is a cold water fish that packs a power punch of Omega-3 fatty a...
Foods That Wake You Up
Eggs picture courtesy of www.pachd.comYou know, sometimes we all need a little boost in the morning. Everyday stresses do add up and some days you just feel a little slow and down. For those days, what do we typically do? We grab another cup of...
Sweet Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
Photo by Yunhee Kim. Yunhee has produced other beautiful works and can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/people/yunhee_kim/ I believe I have said this before, but if not, let me say it again, I’m crazy about soup, especially in the winter time. ...
Tropical Energy Smoothie Recipe
I’m a big fan of smoothies. Smoothies are easy to make, portable, easy to digest, and if made properly, very healthy. Where make mistakes with a smoothie is when they try to turn it into a dessert with extra sweets and heavy creams. Save the sugar ...
Healthy Lamb Stew with Figs and Olives
Here is another in the series of quick, healthy, and tasty recipes. So, it’s cold outside and you want something to warm you up inside. How about a stew? “Great!” you think, “But I sure would like to do something different. Something other th...
Healthy Seafood Linguine Recipe
Here is another in the series of quick, healthy, and tasty recipes. This is another recipe that is so easy to prep, yet the folks who eat this will swear that it took you forever to pull this all together. The recipe does call some ingredient plannin...
Seared Steak and Caramelized Onion with Gorgonzola Cheese
This is the next in our series of quick, healthy, and tasty recipes. When you think of “quick” and “healthy”, you don’t typically think of steak, but with this recipe, you’ll be thinking of steak, again, and again. NUTRITION PROFILE:Low...
Natural Appetite Suppressant: Olive Oil
Yes! Another great reason to use olive oil! I've posted about olive oil's wonderful antioxidant properties and how it is not only a good moisturizer for the skin, but can also reverse sun damage from UVB rays. Now we learn that olive oil is also an ...
Pork Tenderloin and Roasted Grape Sauce
I'm starting a series again of easy, healthy, darned tasty, weeknight dinners. The idea here is that just because you don't have a bunch of time to cook a meal, it doesn't mean that you have to settle for no taste, the same ole meal you had last week...
Weekly Food Tip: Broccoli - Fights Heart Disease and Cancer
This is the 1/5/09 weekly food bulletin from The Worlds Healthiest Foods, www.whfoods.org Food of the Week . . . BroccoliDid you know that broccoli is one of a small number of vegetables that contribute to a significant reduction in heart disease? Of...
Black Been Tacos Recipe: Fast and Healthy
The Wide-Body Wife has been making black bean tacos for the family for years. Did she make them knowing how healthy they were? No, she made them because they were SO, so easy to make. The good news is that they are also very healthy. Why is that? It ...
Asian Chicken Salad Recipe
I’ve just started subscribing to a newsletter from the World’s Healthiest Foods Website and I’m receiving emails with healthy and tasty recipes that I can share with you all. The website is run by a not for profit foundation and it appears that...
Ode to the Collard Greens
Early this fall, I decided to grow collard greens in my modest garden, and those plants did exceptionally well. I mixed some of the leaves up in my green salad for additional color, texture, and taste. I used the leaves as a substitute for escarole i...
Better Food Pairings = Better Food For You
There are just some foods that just taste better together. For instance, peanut butter and jelly. What if foods that taste good together were also beneficial to your health? The folks at Runners World have tackled this topic, pairi...
Ribollita
Photographs by Yunhee KimSo, you want to get some kale, onions, white beans, and other healthy foods that I mentioned in the post into your diet. The Wide-Body knows what you need, and just in time for winter. How about a warm hearty bowl o...
Corn or Flour Tortillas?
Ah yes, Tex-Mex....hhhmmmmmmm. The thought conjures up beautiful memories...Dazzled tastebuds, slightly damp brow, distended and full stomach. Yep, that is good stuff. For Texas boys like myself, Tex-Mex is soul food. A plate of pollo verde enchilada...
Hummus or Salsa?
I have stated my pleasure in partaking in Mediterranean dishes. Asking me if I like hummus, and I can't say "YES!" fast enough. You all know that I grew up in Texas, so you can figure that I like salsa and it is used as a condiment for just about any...
Cocoa-Nut Bananas
One of the joys of the kitchen is the ability to share your knowledge with your children. And if you can sure this knowledge so that it leads to healthy eating, all the better. One of the ways I learned my way around the kitchen was when my mother al...
