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Pesto Chicken Salad

May 14, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD13 Comments

Chicken salad is so personal- everyone makes their own favorite version. I have never loved a heavy-mayo based chicken salad until I had one at a wedding shower a long, long ago- it was made with fresh tarragon, celery and some other basic ingredients. Even though I have come around to mayo-based chicken salads (although I am still super picky about which ones I'll eat) I have been obsessed with this version lately, pesto chicken salad. It's such a nice change from your typical chicken salad and if you are using homemade pesto, it's even better. The great part about chicken salad recipes is … [Read more...]

Filed under: Brunch, Poultry, Salads, Sandwiches Tagged with brunch, chicken salad, dairy, easy, greek yogurt, lunch, make-ahead, pesto

Lemon-Garlic Chicken Thighs {Slow Cooker Recipe}

April 21, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD15 Comments

I have become a little obsessed with the slow cooker lately. It's just so convenient to start dinner in the morning but have it ready to go when the kids get hungry at approximately 5:30pm. My dad found this Emeril recipe a couple years ago for Lemon-Garlic Chicken Thighs. We made it when I lived in Hawaii and I tried it one other time after that. I really loved how the onions and garlic cook down and take on a whole new flavor. The recipe calls for sauteing everything and then baking it for about 30 minutes. I decided this time I'd transform it into a slow cooker meal. I changed a … [Read more...]

Filed under: Pork, Poultry, Slow Cooker Recipes Tagged with chicken thighs, Crock-Pot, garlic, lemon, make-ahead, onions, pasta, slow cooker

Salmon Salad Stuffed Avocado…With a Mexican Twist

April 10, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD25 Comments

Congratulations to the winner of the Bestowed Box giveaway, Jessie J.! Salmon Salad Stuffed Avocado. I can't remember the last time I bought a can of salmon (or tuna). I am not sure why, but it just fell off my list of staple foods. When my mom was here visiting she mentioned that she loves the canned salmon from Costco. It got me thinking of putting a twist on the typical mayo-based salmon (or tuna) salad. I almost always have the ingredients to give things a Mexican flair so that's what I did! I have been scaling back my carbs over the last week or so since I have had to stop … [Read more...]

Filed under: Brunch, Fish & Shellfish Tagged with clean eating, fish, gluten free, healthy lunch, low carb, low fat, paleo, salmon salad

Italian Style Halibut

April 1, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD16 Comments

Even though weare only an hour away from Seattle, we don't make it up there very often. Since my mom is visiting we wanted to take her to Pikes Place Market and our favorite Greek restaurant on Saturday. I've been to the market a few times now but this was my first time buying any of the fresh seafood. We splurged on fresh halibut, giants prawns and scallops. I wasn't even planning on taking pics, but couldn't resist and though the food didn't get styled properly, at least I still got a picture before the sun set. I had lots of fresh herbs on hand so I decided on an Italian style … [Read more...]

Filed under: Easter, Fish & Shellfish Tagged with basil, fish, halibut, herbs, Italian, parsley, pikes market

Falafel Veggie Burger with Feta Yogurt Sauce

March 18, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD15 Comments

I really enjoy a good veggie burger and love that there is such a variety on how to prepare them- some are made with rice, some with lentils, some full of vegetables. One thing they have in common though- no meat! This version is a little different than your typical veggie burger- it's got a Mediterranean flair, almost like a big falafel veggie burger. I have wanted to to make a falafel burger for some time now, ever since I went to this burger restaurant in downtown Olympia that has one on the menu. For this recipe I got a head start by making the mixture the day before I baked them simply … [Read more...]

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Fettuccine with Seared Tomatoes, Spinach and Goat Cheese

March 10, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD18 Comments

Fettuccine with Tomato, Spinach & Goat Cheese-1

I am a magazine junkie- I subscribe to at least 5 food magazines and love them all! However, the one I have subscribed to the longest, and is still my favorite, is Cooking Light. I can't tell you how many their recipes I have tried- an insane amount and they are all fabulous. Last week for Lenten Friday I decided to do a couple vegetarian pasta dishes and this dish inspired from Cooking Light was delicious and so simple- Fettuccine with Seared Tomatoes, Spinach and Goat Cheese (the original recipe used Burrata). I love a good, easy pasta recipe and since I have been running a lot more … [Read more...]

Filed under: Vegan-adaptable, Vegetarian Tagged with easy, pasta, quick, running, vegan-adaptable, vegetarian

Chipotle Roasted Sweet Potato and Cabbage Salad

March 6, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD11 Comments

Chipotle Roasted Sweet Potato & Cabbage Salad-1

I am so happy to be sharing this delicious Chipotle Roasted Sweet Potato and Cabbage Salad recipe today. I had envisioned making this all weekend and really meant to get a post up on Sunday but it was just one of those days that I literally ran out of time. We got home from mass around 11:30am, the weather was gorgeous- a warm 50 degrees with blue skies and the kids thought it was so warm that they decided to play with the water hose in their swim suits! No joke. My Texas born children now think 50 degrees is swim suit weather. I baked some breakfast cookies that I had hoped to post but … [Read more...]

Filed under: Gluten Free, Salads, Sides, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged with cabbage, cilantro, easy, gluten-free, homemade dressing, lime, lime dressing, paleo, roasted sweet potato, spicy, vegan

Tomato Kale Soup and Meal Planning

February 24, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD21 Comments

What do you get when you have a big bag of kale to be used, a husband with a cold and a Dietitian wife trying to make him better? Homemade tomato kale soup! I have been trying hard to work on my own recipes- as in no adaptations, no inspiration or guidance from cookbooks or the internet and ya know what? It's not easy! Sometimes the recipes-in-progress take several tweaks or repeats until I get them right which makes blogging tough. It can be expensive and a long evolution so to all those food bloggers that post all (or mostly) original recipes, kudos to you! This soup however, I dreamed up … [Read more...]

Filed under: Meal Planning, Nutritious Eats Original, Soups, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged with kale, meal planning, quick and easy, soup, tomatoes, under 30 minutes, winter cooking

Spinach-Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms & Meal Planning

February 3, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD18 Comments

How was everyone's weekend? Two of the kids caught a cold last week and passed it along to me. Luckily I caught a mild case of it and with a good nights' sleep Friday was still able to run 8 miles with my running group. The only problem was that running for over an hour in the cold didn't exactly make me better. Sore throat, congestion and fatigue set in...probably not a good move. I'm going to crawl back in bed as soon as I can. Aside from being a little sick I did manage to get out of the house a few times. My husband takes the kids fishing quite a bit so I joined along on Saturday and got … [Read more...]

Filed under: Meal Planning, Nutritious Eats Original, Vegetarian Tagged with cheese, meal planning, mushrooms, portobello, tomato sauce, vegetarian

A Running Community & Braised Chicken with Sausage & Beans

January 20, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD17 Comments

Oh boy how is it Sunday already? It always shocks me how quickly the weeks fly by. It was a pretty quiet weekend for us. The excitement for me was that I joined a neighborhood running group! It's called Wear Blue to Remember and was created to build a running community that honors the service and sacrifice of our military. There are two chapters in the US and one happens to be in our neighborhood! We have only been in Washington for about 8 months and had seen what looked like organized runs over the weekends (chalk marked paths throughout the neighborhood, water stations, a lot of people … [Read more...]