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Nicoise Salad is one of my family’s all time favorite meals, especially in the summer. It is easy, quick, delicious, and healthy. Need I say more. But, I also love to serve it for a crowd for a relaxed meal that still is sure to please. When I serve a crowd, though, I serve it broken down, so people can make their own plates and…
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Do you need a light lunch or a quick snack after that afternoon work out? Having friends or family over and need an appetizer plate? Or, just don’t feel like having a regular meal for dinner? Then, a Mediterranean Platter can be the perfect choice. In the summer, I always have eggplants and fresh veggies on hand that are available from the garden or the…
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Summer is here, YEAH, which means crisps are made weekly at my house for dessert! And my new favorite is a strawberry rhubarb crisp. You see, I love fresh local food, so which crisp I make depends on what I find in season at the Farmer’s Markets. This week, I found gorgeous strawberries and rhubarb, so I will make a Strawberry Rhubarb crisp. But, in a…
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This Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner will make your dinner choice and clean up a breeze. And who wouldn’t love that! There are so many nights I really don’t want to do the dishes, I mean who does? But, this is especially true for me in the summer when I’d much rather be outside. Plus, I have the twins home, so I’m trying to get as…
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Most of us married to triathletes have an active role in what nourishment they put into their bodies. I, probably, am more active those most as cooking is one of my true loves. I spend a lot of time experimenting in the kitchen, talking to experts, and reading. So, when it comes to fueling David for his training and races, I feel it’s imperative that…
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When making dinner the other night, I was 10 minutes from getting it on the table when my daughter asked, “Can we have biscuits and honey?” Who am I to say no, but since I didn’t want to leave the kitchen and go to the store, I decided to use what I had on hand and make my own biscuits. So, I just started yelling…
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One of my great joys in life is cooking. So, I’ve always got an eye out when I travel for new ways to cook old favorites, for food I’ve never tried or even heard of, or for new spices, flavors, and colors. This breakfast just happens to be island inspired. Cooking inspiration. It’s truly all around you. Just be open to the possibilities… On our…
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We had plans to head out for dinner over the weekend, but hubby’s bike ride ran longer due to a Computrainer issue. So, he nicely asked if I mind staying in….Well, what could I say. He did ask nicely. So, I pulled a pound of shrimp out of the freezer to defrost, cancelled our plans, and prepared one of my 30 Minute Healthy Dinners recipes…
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When it comes to feeding my triathlete, I’m always trying to come up with meals and snacks that meet all of his needs and mine, too. They have to be tasty, nutritious, relatively easy to make, and made with as much real food as possible. We both happen to love Nuttzo, which is a medley of 7 nuts and seeds, organic of course. So,…
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Winter blues have definitely set in for us and from tweets and posts, I can tell it has for a lot of you, too. This has been such a long winter and our first out of Texas in many years. On the weekends, we’ve slept in a bit and gotten around to brunch close to 10am, which is so not our norm. With it often…
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So many times, the simple meals with good clean ingredients are the best! Don’t you agree? That’s why I love these 30 Minute Healthy Dinners so much. It doesn’t come along often here in Omaha, but when it does, I jump at the chance to have it for dinner! What is that you ask? Why octopus of course! When we lived in NYC, I would…
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I really love when I can get dinner done in 30 minutes, but added bonuses are healthy, real food AND limited dishes… When I am preparing one of my 30 minute healthy dinners, I spend the first 3 minutes pulling together all of the ingredients. Here is what you will need for dinner for 2, so double as needed to make for more… You’ll need……
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