Stroboli is a fun party food that is quick to prepare and can feed a crowd. It’s basically a rolled up pizza which you can fill with whatever you like. I chose sausage, spinach and ricotta, but you can substitute veggies, italian meats such as cappicola or prosuitto, or chicken. I include ricotta because it’s protein packed and adds a creamy texture while cutting down on the amount of mozzerella used. You serve it sliced with pizza sauce or hot sauce on the side. Full recipe after the jump! Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 1lb whole wheat pizza dough, thawed whole wheat flour to roll out the dough 2 [...]
Skillet Tilapia
My cast iron skillet is the most versatile cooking tool I own. Because I have such a small kitchen and no grill, it ends up being used for many different things. A well seasoned skillet ensures heat retention, even heat distribution and a scratch proof non-stick surface. Its easy to clean and maintain and sears meat beautifully. It is also great for broiling fish, especially tilapia, which is inexpensive, quick to prepare, and fully of heart healthy Omega-3 fatty acids. Full recipe after the jump! Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes Ingredients: Cast Iron Skillet Olive oil to grease the skillet 1lb tilapia filets 1 lemon, cut into [...]
Roasted Beet Salad with Kale and Walnuts
Beets are an incredible superfood. They contain phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, iron and potassium, as well as fiber, Vitamins A and C, niacin, folic acid and biotin. I enjoy beet salad in restaurants and decided to create my own version that celebrates this great winter superfood. Some beet benefits: Studies have shown that the pigments found in beets prevent colon cancer. Researchers have also discovered that beet juice can slow down tumor development. Betaines contained in beets stimulate the function of the liver Beets contain both Vitamin C and beta-carotene which prevent respiratory problems, asthma symptoms, and may help to prevent lung cancer. Roasted beet salad recipe after the jump! Prep [...]
Homemade Pasta Sauce
Never eat sauce from a jar again! Making your own pasta sauce is soo incredibly simple. All it takes is a little bit of time and some tupperware containers and you can have a freezer full of pasta sauce to defrost and use whenever you need! I love pasta and pasta sauce. At any given time, I have multiple containers in my freezer, just in case. A lot of people think I’m insane for devoting time and effort to making something you can easily purchase at the store. I disagree. Homemade sauce tastes so much better than jarred and is far better for you. One cup of jarred pasta sauce [...]
Superfood Facts: Kale
Kale is a nutritional powerhouse that belongs to the Brassica family, a group of leafy green veggies (including cabbage, collards, and Brussels sprouts) that have gained superfood status due to their health-promoting, cancer-fighting, sulfur-containing phytonutrients. There are several varieties of kale; curly kale, ornamental kale, and dinosaur (aka Tuscan) kale. Each variety differs in size, taste, texture and appearance. Kale has many incredible health benefits, including: Lowers cancer risk in at least five different types of cancer. These researched include bladder, breast, colon, ovary and prostate. The Isothiocyanates made from glucosinolates in kale play a primary role in achieving these risk lowering benefits. The glucosinolates in kale also support the [...]
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Most people hate brussels sprouts. Many have terrible childhood memories of being forced to eat overcooked, mushy sprouts and have vowed never to eat them again. The issue here is not the sprouts themselves, but overcooking. When overcooked, brussels sprouts release the sulphur smelling glucosinolate, sinigrin. This is the reason so many people profess to hate them, having only ever experienced overcooked sprouts accompanied by a nasty sulfur taste and smell. In the last year, I have become a brussels sprouts lover. My secret: roasting. Roasted sprouts retain all their flavors and nutrients and have a bit of crisp to them. I am on a mission to convert all my [...]
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