Crispy Tofu and Vegetable Stir-Fry with a delicious Peanut Sauce is a great vegan meal! I love diet lifestyle experiments and I am going to try eating vegan for a month. It’s good for me as a Registered Dietitian to have an idea of what it’s like to be a vegetarian or vegan. The vegan…
Archives for December 2011
A Holiday Treat for Santa: Blondies
Santa works hard all year to make Christmas day magical for kids all over the world. He needs something caloric and high fat to sustain him through the night, don’t you think? Enter some ooey, gooey, fabulous blondies. This was my first time making blondies and I was shocked with how good they were. I…
Barbecue Snack Mix
Is Christmas seriously 9 days away!? The time is going by SO fast…there is so much I intended on doing that probably won’t get done. It’s so easy to lose track of the true meaning of Christmas so I have to remind myself that it’s ok if I haven’t crafted, written letters to Santa, bought…
Easy Holiday Appetizer: Homemade Onion Dip
Some of my favorite foods to have around the house during the Holidays are Ruffles and onion dip- in the past it was store-bought onion dip or even just plain light sour cream. It’s weird, but for some reason I associate it with this time of year. It’s not exactly what I’d serve guests but…
Butterscotch Haystacks: A Holiday No-Bake Treat
Whether you’re making cookies for Santa, your neighbor or to enjoy at home, December is full of baking and treats. I, like many others, love to bake and eat sweets. How do I manage to do it and not gain weight? Easy! I exercise consistently and share my goodies. I also eat healthy meals…
Holiday Gift Guide 2011
Need some gift ideas for the upcoming Holidays? Here is my 2011 food-kitchen inspired gift guide. I’ve had a lot of time to flip through magazines and catalogs while I feed the baby so this is what I came up with! Eat Smart Retro Kitchen Scale from Amazon: perfect to measure your ingredients when a…