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Chicken Foil Packets with Cauliflower Rice

These low carb chicken foil packets with cauliflower rice, tomatoes, capers and lemon are great on the grill or baked in the oven. A simple nutritious chicken dinner in minutes with easy clean up thanks to the aluminum foil. Just 6 net carbs per serving. After being so very very good for the first few months of the year, sloth and snacking over the past few have cause me to "rediscover" a few pounds. Thus, I'm currently working on getting them back off and hopefully a few more along with Continue Reading

Eat Your Ferns

Fiddlehead Fern Saute : An Easy Fiddleheads Recipe Those of you familiar with eating fiddleheads, were completely unphased by the title of this post. The uninitiated among you, most likely said "Huh, what the heck weird stuff is she trying to convince me to eat now". The weird stuff is Fiddlehead fern fronds. Trust me they are not really all that strange, and have been popular culinary fare for centuries in Asia and the Northern regions of France. Here in New England they are an old Yankee Continue Reading

Thai Peanut Sauce and Dressing

Homemade peanut sauce is delicious and easy to make with my quick recipe. This Thai peanut sauce recipe creates a spicy and flavorful dressing, marinade or dipping sauce. Peanut Sauce This easy peanut sauce is a favorite condiment of mine, and I especially like it with Thai flair. The sauce is fabulous for marinating meats and vegetables for grilling, drizzling on salads or noodles and as a dipping sauce for spring rolls and other appetizers. How to Make Thai Peanut Sauce The condiment Continue Reading

Rosewater Limeade Recipe

Rosewater Limeade is one of my favorite drinks to make in the summer. The rosewater elevates the simple inexpensive lime and sugar drink into something elegant. Limeade with Rosewater I make my Rosewater Limeade recipe a little heavier on the limes than many homemade limeade recipes. This enables the lime flavor to hold strong against rapidly melting ice in the summer heat. The addition of rosewater in the recipe smooths out the rough edges of the puckery lime a bit, so it is Continue Reading

Shrimp & Summer Squash Spring Rolls

These low-carb Shrimp & Summer Squash Spring Rolls are a refreshing summer dish perfect for a light meal or appetizer course. I have to admit it, the catalyst of this recipe was a junky piece of kitchen equipment. There I was this afternoon with two lovely little yellow summer squash. I had it in my mind to slice them into ribbons on my mandolin and make them into some sort of a salad. The mandolin is old and absolutely craptastic, so it was sort of bruising the squash, more than Continue Reading

Easy Lentil Recipe: Simple Stewed Lentils

Do you need an easy lentil recipe? This simple stewed lentils recipe is a flavorful vegetarian meal on it's own, but pairs nicely with grilled meat and heartier fish like salmon as a side dish. It is also flexible, in that, a few more vegetables or some meat could easily be added to the simmering pot, if you like (carrots, spinach, skinless chicken thighs, sausage or stew beef would be good choices). It is quite inexpensive to prepare, and this easy lentil recipe is packed with nutrition too Continue Reading