Nothing says summer than barbecue. And in Texas, we love our barbecue. I try to get in the smokey flavors any way that I can. This salad is one you can take as a side to a picnic, or top it with barbecue chicken, sliced sausages, or chickpeas and have it as a meal. A … More Barbecue Chopped Salad
These beans are one of the things I don’t mind doing ahead of time and letting cook for hours. It’s well worth the wait for fresh beans, especially this one, because of the broth that comes with it. There is an advantage to cooking your own beans. When they are soaking you can do things … More Vegetarian Borracho Beans
Intermittent fasting has been talked about a lot recently, but is it right for you? Is it better than other weight loss methods? How can you practice it safely? Intermittent Fasting Intermittent fasting is a different weight loss strategy. It’s more when you eat, not necessarily what you eat. There are different ways to do … More Is Intermittent Fasting For You?
You’re trying to watch your fat, but you just really want to dip those carrot sticks you have as a snack into a huge creamy bowl of ranch. Does this sound like you? Sounds like me! Here is an alternative to when you just can’t take it anymore and need to have that creamy tangy … More Yogurt Ranch
One of the more common questions I get is how to cook with less oil or fat when trying to watch calories or when people are watching their cholesterol levels. Let’s first talk about the purpose of cooking with oil, the purpose fats have in nutrition, and then how to cook with less. Purpose of … More How To Cook with Less Oil
I don’t know about you, but I’m not a fan of soggy creamy coleslaw. I’m picky about my cabbage since I’m not personally a huge fan. A light crisp coleslaw, especially with cilantro, yum! And of course, I have to make it pretty. If I can buy the purple cabbage and use that instead of … More Mexican Purple Coleslaw
I found myself in this situation recently and realized it was for the first time. When I’ve cooked, I have never cooked just for myself. Sure my lunch – sandwich, salad, a pasta here and there. But for dinners I lived with family and although there might have been a portion I had to make … More Cooking For One Experience
I’ve always enjoyed key lime pie, but with the sweetened condensed milk and the eggs and so on, it was hard to make it dairy free and plant based. I posted about trying to use the coconut sweetened condensed milk by Nature’s Charm and trying to find the right science to make it firm. It … More Frozen Avocado Key Lime Pie
To follow up with my post last week about High Blood Pressure, I thought I’d share about what the food labels about sodium mean. Sodium is something that we now have wide access to. It is a minor mineral that is vital to our well being. It helps put water into the cells, and another … More Know Your Labels: Sodium
Kombucha Kombucha is fermented tea. It has a good amounts of probiotics and b-vitamins that has been shown to help digestion, detoxification, improve your immune health, and aids depression and calms you down when stressed. It can balance certain processes in the digestive system which helps the body to function. If you are avoiding alcohol … More Ginger Kombucha with Lime & Cilantro
