Hope everyone had a great weekend! Summer is definitely here in our house: we’ve been grilling and enjoying lots of seasonal fruit and veggies. I can’t believe the end of this week is already July 4th! The summer always goes by so fast! If you have plans to grill this holiday weekend, check out some of my Nutritioulicious summer recipes and…
Apologies for my absence – it’s been a while since I posted my Menu Plan Monday. The last couple of weeks of May were hectic and then I was in Spain for a week, but now I’m back in the swing of things and ready to get cooking again. This week we’ll be having some of our family favorites (fish…
Floral Flavors “Nothing brightens up a dish like a real flower! Whether you live in the northern or the southern hemisphere, edible flowers can add flavor and aroma to salads, breads, spreads, desserts or dips. Make your recipe bloom with rose water, flowering herbs, floral teas, dried lavender blossoms or even fresh flowers like nasturtiums, violets, borage, squash, sunflowers or…
Super Bowl week is here! Coming up on Nutritioulicious this week, we’ll help you stick to your New Year’s resolutions with our Super Bowl Party Playbook. In the meantime, here’s what I’m cooking this week! Week of January 27, 2014 Monday: Roasted Salmon with Orange-Lentil Salad Tuesday: Panko-Crusted Chicken with Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweetpotatoes Wednesday: Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes, Olives, Ricotta, and…
With Christmas week behind us, it’s amazing that 2014 is only a couple days away. Boy, did this year go by quickly! And right after we toast to the New Year, we’ll be celebrating my twin daughters’ 2nd birthday. I can’t believe they will be TWO!!! Even though you still have New Year’s Eve parties and dinners to get through,…
Coming up with creative, seasonal, Nutritioulicious recipes most days of the week can be challenging. For inspiration, I often look at published recipes from cookbooks or some of my favorite online sources (like Everyday Food and Cooking Light). It’s a rare occasion that I follow a recipe to a T – there always seems to be something in the recipe…
Happy Memorial Day! What have you been up to this weekend? It’s been unseasonably chilly here this weekend, but that didn’t stop us from making our first barbecue of the season. On the menu: Hamburgers, turkey burgers, hot dogs, beef sausages, sweet potato salad, red cabbage slaw, guacamole, tomato jam, arugula strawberry salad, watermelon coolers, fruit salad, and ice pops….
Spring is finally here! Tulips are blooming in our backyard, the weather is warming up, and spring produce is making its way to local supermarkets. Not sure what’s in season? Check out my latest article on Wee Westchester, Look What’s Springing Into the Produce Aisle. I’m excited to start using some of the fresh, bright spring vegetables in this week’s menu,…
I’m interrupting the scheduled programming of Thanksgiving Day preparations to bring you this month’s Recipe ReDux. This month we were challenged to ReDux an old cookbook or recipe card recipe and make a Vintage Side Dish. My original plan was to make my version of my mother’s noodle kugel, but as I was making dinner the other night I happened…
A couple of weeks ago I told you about vitamin D and the role it plays in calcium absorption. Even though calcium can’t do its job in the body without vitamin D, it’s still important that you get adequate amounts of calcium in your diet every day. Here’s a brief rundown on why you need calcium, how much you need,…
Healthy snacking is an integral part of a healthy diet. Find out why it’s important, how to do it, and get some healthy snack ideas to get started! Pin this Post People are often surprised when I tell them that healthy snacking is a very important part of a balanced diet. They think if they snack they will take in extra calories and…
