Sunday, May 20, 2012
Posted by admin on May 9, 2012
Popcorn = yum!
SkinnyPop Popcorn = all natural, no artificial junk low cal yumminess!
Check out what it doesn’t have in it!
It’s just popcorn, sunflower oil and salt…
nothing else.
Read the review & enter the giveaway here
Posted by admin on April 27, 2012
This is a quick & easy way to enjoy a frozen ice cream treat.
All you need is some frozen fruit and you’re on your way!
For variations you can:
add coconut water
add coconut milk
add coconut
add chocolate chips or carob chips
add nuts (after the fruits been in the food processor)
Watch the video to see how easy it is!
Question of the day
What’s your favorite fruit or fruit combo?
Posted by admin on April 24, 2012
Grilled Portobello Tacos with Salsa Verde
Marinade
⅓ cup oil
3 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
1 tsp. black pepper
Tacos
6 large portobello mushroom caps
6 6-inch soft corn tortillas
2 avocados, sliced
2 cups chopped tomatoes
3 cups shredded cabbage
Vegan sour cream, optional
Salsa Verde
4 tomatillos, chopped (or 1 cup canned)
1 large green bell pepper or poblano chile, roughly chopped
1 large bunch fresh cilantro, leaves only
1 medium onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic
3 tsp. organic sugar or agave nectar
1 ¼ tsp. canola oil
1 tsp. pepper
½ tsp. salt
1. Preheat grill or grill pan to high heat. To make Marinade: combine all ingredients in small bowl.
To make Tacos:
2. Brush mushroom caps with marinade. Grill mushrooms 3 to 5 minutes per side. Cool until easy to handle, then slice into strips.
To make Salsa Verde:
3. Purée all ingredients in food processor 1 minute, or until smooth. Pour salsa over mushroom strips, and let stand 5 to 10 minutes.
4. Lightly warm tortillas 15 seconds per side in skillet or on griddle. Fill tortillas with sliced mushrooms, avocado slices, tomatoes, and cabbage. Top each taco with sour cream, if using.
Posted by admin on April 19, 2012
Chicken Salad With Crispy Tortillas
Serves 4
Hands-On Time: 20m
Total Time: 20m
Ingredients
3/4 cup olive oil
6 6-inch corn tortillas, cut into 1/2-inch strips
kosher salt
1 small head romaine lettuce, torn
3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
1 carrot, shredded
4 radishes, sliced
1/4 cup store-bought vinaigrette
Directions
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the tortilla strips until crisp, 3 to 4 minutes; drain and season with ½ teaspoon salt.
In a large bowl, toss the lettuce, chicken, carrot, and radishes with the vinaigrette. Top with the crisped tortillas.
Posted by admin on April 14, 2012
Ok, so today I’m cheating and posting some yummy healthy recipes that I’ve found on Pinterest
and YES you can find LOTS of healthy yummy foods on Pinterest…
These are just three of the many yummy ones!
Mexican Couscous from TheLeanGreenBean
Tilapia Tacos with Roasted Corn Relish from SweetToothSweetCourt.com
Healthy Lettuce Wraps from BreakfastToBed.com
Posted by admin on April 9, 2012
Snacking…we all do it, or at least want to right?
Now you can!!!
and not feel bad about it….
LesserEvil.com offers natural yummy snacks.
black & white kettlecorn, regular kettlecorn, krinkles (veggie, original, white cheddar)
They’re also giving away an iPad and a case of their goodies….
Read the full review and enter the giveaway here
Posted by admin on
I just wanted to let y’all know about Lindsay of The Lean Green Bean’s Foodie Penpal program!
The boxes are to be filled with fun foodie things, local food items or even homemade treats!
There’s a new one each month and available to those in US, Canada and UK.
You can see some of the prior boxes received by others here
You can sign up here
Posted by admin on April 4, 2012
While this month I’m supposed to be serving up an extra cup of veggies…
I’m actually getting ready to do a water fast but had to share my friends yummy homemade goodies…
I got a goodie box from my good friend Tammy Lance and I’m getting ready to do a water fast so I have to hurry and dig into this!!!!
Salsa, pickles and bumbleberry jam….
and this mornings breakfast included the Bumbleberry jam (Blueberry, raspberry, strawberry) slapped on half a multi-grain English Muffin
YUMMMMMMM!!!!
Posted by admin on March 31, 2012
Tortilla Chip Crusted Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
1 pound chicken breast tenders
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
2 large eggs
2 garlic cloves, pressed
Vegetable cooking spray
2 cups crushed tortilla chips (I use Whale Tails Chips)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425°. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
2. Stir together 1/3 cup flour and next 3 ingredients.
3. Whisk eggs just until foamy, and stir in pressed garlic.
4. Place a wire rack coated with cooking spray in a 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan.
5. Dredge chicken tenders in flour mixture, shaking off excess; dip in egg mixture, and dredge in crushed tortilla chips. Lightly coat chicken on each side with cooking spray; arrange chicken on wire rack.
6. Bake at 425° for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown and done, turning once after 12 minutes.
Posted by admin on March 27, 2012
Passover, Palm Sunday, Easter are all quickly approaching and everyone seems to get Easter baskets!
www.GourmetGiftBaskets.com offers a huge array of gift baskets for every holiday imaginable and even offers some healthy gift basket choices too!
You can get your classic Easter basket complete with chocolate bunny, Peeps, jelly beans and a stuffed bunny along with other classics.
Or for those of us who want to give a healthy delicious gift…
There are organic gift baskets, salad gift baskets, wine & dark chocolate (yum to the dark chocolate) baskets and others to pick from.
They also offer fruit baskets, fruit towers, nuts and other healthy food gifts too.
Not giving an Easter basket this year?
No problem…Gourmet Gift Baskets has all kinds of other goodies…
popcorn baskets, pizza making baskets, baked goods and other gifts that will surely please any type of food lover on any occasion or simply just because.
There is a gift basket for all price ranges too, from under $25 to over $125.
So, what will you give the next time a holiday or celebration arises?
a gift from Gourmet Gift Baskets of course!
right?!
