May 2012

Memorial Day Weekend…When Summer Really Starts!

May 25, 2012 Bacon

I seriously love everything about May.  I love the way May smells (cut grass and lilacs!); I love the incessant chattering of birds at 4:45 a.m. (no, really, I do!); I love the long, sunny days; and I especially love Memorial Day Weekend.  It is the unofficial gateway to summer! Are you ready?!? I’m ready. [...]

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Cinnamon Sugar Popcorn: A Whole Grain Snack!

May 24, 2012 Snack

I’ve already shared my family’s obsessive love of cinnamon. I can’t believe it took me this long to give one of our favorite crunchy snacks the ol’ cinnamon treatment! The kids were looking for something “good” to eat after school, and so we decided to give this a try. So glad we did! I am munching [...]

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Green Chili Enchilada Bake

May 23, 2012 Chicken

Ok, right off I have to tell you I struggled for several minutes deciding what to call this recipe. Green Chile Enchilada Bake is the name the recipe came with, and I only made one major substitution. It is pretty much the recipe I enjoyed a few weeks ago when my Shirl-girl made it during our awesome [...]

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Mad Muffin Mania! Lemon Blueberry Muffins

May 18, 2012 Breads/Quick Breads

Pucker up and get ready for the best-tasting, most tender muffins you’ve ever had! These little morsels of lemony goodness were unbelievably good, and I was amazed at how tender they were – almost like a cupcake! And the lemonade-like glaze over the tops was the perfect finish. I started with a recipe I found [...]

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Buffalo BBQ Chicken with Mango and Bleu Cheese

May 16, 2012 Chicken

What. A. Day.  In my thirties, it was fun to be all round and glowing and have someone ask, “Are you expecting?” Let me tell you, when you are 44 and ABSOLUTELY AND TOTALLY NOT PREGNANT it is an entirely other feeling altogether. To make matters worse, I was asked this question by TWO different people, in two different zip [...]

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News Flash: Diet Soda is not a Health Food

May 15, 2012 Healthy Lifestyle

Does that come as a surprise to anybody? I sure hope not.  As a fairly regular imbiber of the stuff (both Tab and fountain diet Coke are my favorite caffeine-delivery vehicles), though, I was a bit alarmed at the sudden frequency of eyebrow-raising headlines, tweets, and Facebook posts I was seeing in the past few weeks.  ”Can diet soda make [...]

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Chicken Sausage and Sweet Potato Frittata

May 10, 2012 Eggs

Need another quick and easy dinner idea?  I made this frittata yesterday in about 20 minutes. Might just be my new go-to meal for these crazed weeknights! What’s a frittata, you ask? Now, don’t be scared. Frittata is just a fancy word for omelet. If that doesn’t ease your mind (for all I know, you had some unbelievable [...]

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Crockpot Chicken Tacos

May 9, 2012 Chicken

It is the second week of May and if it weren’t for my iPhone calendar, I wouldn’t know what day it is. We are in the throes of baseball, soccer, school concerts, karate testing, and gymnastics; this piled on top of the everyday business of  jobs, school, sleep, chores, and family time. And meals! Don’t forget the need to [...]

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Rosemary and Thyme Roasted Potatoes

May 3, 2012 Potato

I’ve had a lifelong love affair with potato chips. No amount of schooling in nutrition, knowledge of nutrition facts labels, or well-meaning input from health-conscious friends can deter me from my love. That’s not to say I eat them frequently – a few times a month, maybe. But, I do love ‘em. “What??” you say? “A dietitian [...]

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