Make Healthy Meals

1 can black beans
1-2 cloves chopped garlic
1/2-1 tsp dried cilantro
1 tbsp lime juice

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 5 minutes and serve.

Editor’s note:

This also goes very well with mozzarella cheese as a topping.  Great with Mexican dishes.

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1 cup couscous
1-1/2 cup vegetable broth (chicken broth for non-vegetarian)
2 tbs olive oil
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/8 tsp garlic powder
pepper to taste
dash balsamic vinegar
chopped bell peppers
cherry tomatoes
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (optional) Read the rest of this entry »

It’s easy to fool yourself about these things. A little unhealthy snack here, a quick trip to a fast food joint there… you could be doing these things more than you realize.

A good way to figure out if you are really eating as healthy as you think is to keep a food log. Eat as you usually do, then take a look back at the end of the week, or even a month. See what you’re really eating.

With that in mind you can try to figure out when you have the most trouble sticking to healthy habits. Maybe it’s a particular time of day. Maybe it’s when you need lunch for work.

You can also try changing your shopping habits if you mostly eat less healthy foods at home. Teach yourself to not buy the foods that give you trouble.

Knowing where your weaknesses are can really help you to keep things under control.

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Summer is a great time to take advantage of your barbeque. But when you want to eat a little healthier, hamburgers, hot dogs and ribs just aren’t going to cut it as barbeque fare. It’s a good thing that fish can cook quite well on the barbeque too.

One of the most important things you need to do before grilling fish is to thaw it out if it has been frozen. Frozen or partially frozen fish doesn’t grill very well. It dries out excessively due to the added cooking time.

When choosing fish for your barbeque, select thicker steaks. Thin fillets will cook very quickly, but turn out dry. Read the rest of this entry »

1-1/2 pounds salmon fillets or steaks
1/2 cup olive oil
4 tbs soy sauce
4 tbs balsamic vinegar
3 tsp brown sugar
3 cloves minced garlic
1/2 tsp ground ginger
crushed red pepper flakes to taste
salt to taste Read the rest of this entry »

Nope, don’t know why, but my favorite bread recipe today just isn’t cooperating. What I got from it is currently in the oven, baking, but I am not feeling terribly encouraged about the quality of today’s bake.

What’s wrong with it?

It just wasn’t rising. Maybe the water was too hot and killed a lot of the yeast or something. I did notice that when I took the bread out of the bread maker so that I could shape it into smaller loaves that it didn’t appear to have mixed well somehow and that the dough was unusually warm. It had risen about half the usual amount.

It rose some more when I took it out, but again not as far as it should have. The recipe calls for having the dough rise twice, so I know what it should have looked like.

Guess I’ll know soon enough if it’s edible or bird food.

1 raw jicama, peeled and sliced
1 bell pepper, seeded and sliced
1 cucumber, peeled and sliced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp oregano
salt and pepper to taste

Combine ingredients in a bowl and mix.

Editor’s Note:

This recipe is really refreshing for the summer. You can chill it for a while in the refrigerator to allow the flavors to mix a bit if you like.

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See? There it is down on the left. It’s a new blogroll just for foodie blogs, so I decided to join. Can’t miss such a great opportunity to share other food oriented blogs.

1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup basalmic vinegar
1-2 tbsp dried rosemary
2 tbsp olive oil
6 skinless chicken breasts
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper Read the rest of this entry »