While my family isn’t Italian, I grew up in a predominantly Italian neighborhood in Northern New Jersey. I know what authentic Italian food made with love tastes like - and I won’t settle for less. Most Sunday sauces use ground pork and beef and a heck of a lot more oil than this one. But you won’t miss the fat, because this sauce is GOOD and good for you. Just the way I like it. Ingredients: 2 (28 oz) cans diced tomatoes 1 medium onion, minced 1 teaspoon olive oil 6 garlic cloves, minced 2 tablespoons tomato paste ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 pound 93% lean ground turkey 1 cup chicken broth 2 bay leaves ½ cup minced fresh basil leaves salt ground black pepper LOVE (the magic ingredient) Directions: Process 1 can of … [Read more...] about Lightened Up Sunday Sauce (aka Italian Tomato Gravy)
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“Husband Approved” Veggie & Goat Cheese Quinoa Patties
Think quinoa is a "girlie" food - think again. My hubby couldn't get enough of these quinoa patties. Must be the goat cheese. Ingredients: 2 cups cooked quinoa 1 carrot, shredded or finely diced 3 green onions, finely diced 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon thyme 3 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs or panko 3 oz softened goat cheese 1-2 tablespoons avocado oil (feel free to use olive oil if you don't have avocado) sliced avocado (for garnish) your favorite hummus Instructions: 1. In a medium bowl combine the first 5 ingredients (quinoa, carrot, green onion, salt, pepper) and mix well. 2. Stir in the beaten eggs, bread crumbs and goat cheese until well blended. 3. Form into patties … [Read more...] about “Husband Approved” Veggie & Goat Cheese Quinoa Patties
Curried Chicken Salad with Pistachios, Golden Raisins and Green Onion
Why oh why did I forget to take a picture of my kitchen post experiment? The mess was epic. Truly. Why the epic mess? Well friends, I was on a mission to find a new Curried Chicken Salad recipe to replace my long standing go-to. After an exhaustive internet scouring, I determined that it would be infinitely more fun to test a bunch of different ingredients and “invent” my own version based on the results. I was right. Kitchen experiments most definitely bring out my inner 5 year old. The base was the same for each recipe: diced chicken breast mayo curry powder celery (love the crunch from celery) The test ingredients included: pistachios almonds cashews lemon juice lime juice grapes apples golden … [Read more...] about Curried Chicken Salad with Pistachios, Golden Raisins and Green Onion
6 Healthy and Delicious Yogurt Toppings
Have you looked at the nutrition label on your yogurt lately? Some brands of yogurt have more sugar than a Coke. This is why I always recommend plain Greek yogurt to my clients. Now, plain Greek yogurt can be a little um, plain. Particularly if your taste buds are used to the sweetened stuff. But have no fear - simply add a few drops of stevia and a fun topping or two and you'll forget all about your blended Strawberry Cheesecake Yogurt with granola. Lactose in milk and yogurt is actually a sugar, so all products will contain some naturally-occurring sugar. For example, plain Fage 2% Greek yogurt has no added sugar, yet a 7-ounce container has about 8 grams of naturally-occurring sugar in the form of lactose. Compare that to Yoplait Key … [Read more...] about 6 Healthy and Delicious Yogurt Toppings