Dessert

Dessert-Ummus

August 28, 2010

I am always looking for new, healthier ways to satisfy my sweet tooth.  While perusing my Google Reader the other day, I stumbled upon Evan’s recipe for Dessert Hummus.  Immediately intrigued, I realized I had all the ingredients at home so I set out to make it. I substituted soy nut butter for peanut butter [...]

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C’s Favorite Chocolate Pie

August 12, 2010

Remember this delicious looking pie from last night?  Well we had more for dessert tonight and I thought I would post the recipe for you! Ingredients: Ready made chocolate pie crust – whatever you can find. Approximately 12-16 oz cool whip, thawed – the reduced-fat one works well Several large chocolate bars – chocolate is [...]

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Building Better Salmon Burgers

July 31, 2010

The July 2010 issue of Cooking Light has lots of “dog ears” in my house.  Tonight we tried yet another recipe – Salmon Burgers.  Matt was in charge of these tonight and followed the recipe closely – he also made the honey mustard sauce and marinated onions in the lemon juice and extra-virgin olive oil.  [...]

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Seven Meals

June 7, 2010

The end of the school year marks the end of my meal plan for the semester.  During the summer I am on my own for meals and being the cheap and healthy-minded individual I am, I bringing my own lunch.  Two nights a week I also have class and don’t have time to stop at [...]

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Delicious Dessert

May 26, 2010

Last night Matt and I made a delicious dessert creation.  To you this may seem simple, obvious – but to me, this was a big discovery. On Monday night, I brewed some decaf coffee.  I refrigerated it overnight and then mixed some of it in my Magic Bullet with 1 cup of skim milk, Nesquik [...]

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Pesto Pizza

March 27, 2010

We have flipped the normal weekend routine – we normally do our errands on Saturday in order to enjoy a relaxing time to do homework on Sunday.  This weekend, we have dinner plans on Sunday so we decided to have our “free” day today.  In the fridge I found tons of greens – spinach and [...]

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Back in Veggie Business

January 11, 2010

After work I stopped at the supermarket and picked up some fruits and veggies for the next few days.  I found some great sales and ended up buying more than I anticipated – but the produce section was calling my name.  I have missed my fruits and veggies! For dinner, we started with a salad [...]

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