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Posts from the ‘Under 250 Calories’ Category

strawberry, feta and toasted almond salad.

Whenever we’re invited anywhere, I mean to a friend’s house for dinner or some occasion where we are requested to bring part of the meal, it’s inevitable that I’m asked to bring dessert or salad.

I’m the dessert and salad girl. Read more

grilled chicken and peach salad.

This here’s a salad that’s frugal in the calories and cost department.  The perfect summery salad to eat after you getting your fix of cherry chocolate chip ice cream from earlier this week. Read more

dark cherry chocolate chip ice cream.

Let me give you the cliff notes on this post…

My purpose in setting out to make homemade cherry ice cream was two fold: Read more

chocolatey oreo wafers.

Don’t judge me.

I like the cookie part of the oreo better than the creme filling.

Can I still be an American? Read more

best sugar cookies.

I know, I know.  There are about a quadrillion sugar cookie recipes out there.  You’re probably thinking “BORING…you’ve seen one recipe, you’ve seen ‘em all.”

But if I’ve earned any trust with you over the last 7 weeks that I’ve been doing this, I hope you’ll take my word when I tell you I’ve tried a ton of sugar cookie recipes… Read more

strawberry spinach salad with macadamia nuts.

It’s July.

I’d like to be lying on the beach in Hawaii.  But I’m not.  I’m chasing a one year old around the pool, hoping other parents don’t judge me for letting him eat food off the ground to keep him occupied and sitting in one place for 3 minutes. Read more

roasted cauliflower.

Today I feel hungover.

Yes, you read that right.  Last night was a blur of Costco pizza and way too much ice cream cake…and a pinata.  Read more

garlicky tomato basil bruschetta.

How many times have you been tasked with bringing an appetizer somewhere and have found yourself moments before the event still wondering on what on earth you’ll bring? Read more

blackberry peach muffins.

I now accept requests.

That’s right…I received a request to put together a recipe for a nutritious berry and peach/apricot muffin, and it just so happened I had blackberries and peaches in my fridge this morning so here we go! Read more

homemade hummus and pita chips.

If you don’t like hummus, raise your hand.

Anyone?

That’s what I thought… Read more

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