I never thought homemade dressings would be something I would do, but when I gave up all white and corn sugars last year for Lent, I tried some out of necessity. I love yellow mustard, but I got sick of having it on my salads all the time, plus I knew I needed some healthy [...]
Entries Tagged as 'salad'
Recipe Connection: Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing
September 24th, 2009 · 16 Comments · Do It Yourself, Upgraded Nutrition, recipes
My husband is a great meter for new, homemade recipes. He’s very skeptical of things that I make myself that he already (really) enjoys from the store. When he says something like, “That looks just like a *real* English muffin!” it’s music to my poor, kitchen-weary ears.
If husband says, “This might be better than the [...]
Things I Love Thursday: Salad Spinner and Lettuce Knife
September 24th, 2009 · 5 Comments · What to Buy
Do you have a kitchen gadget you simply could NOT live without? For me, it’s my salad supplies. (And about a million other things, but that’s for another day!) These gadgets will help you with your “Make Your Salads Count” Monday Mission, another way to get a salad on the table quickly when it’s [...]
Kitchen Tip: Quick and Easy Salad Prep
September 22nd, 2009 · 6 Comments · Upgraded Nutrition
Have you ever gotten everything ready for dinner, on time, at the same time (ta DA!), and you suddenly realize that you don’t have the salad fixin’s ready? Crudbuckets. That’s the night when you don’t have salad, right?
[Ok, really: Have you ever gotten everything ready for dinner, on time, AND at the same time? If [...]
Tags: salad
Monday Mission: Make Your Salads Count
September 21st, 2009 · 8 Comments · Upgraded Nutrition
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to maximize your dinner salad (or start eating one if you don’t already).
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Level of Commitment: Baby Steps
If you’re watching your weight, research shows that people who eat salads eat fewer overall calories at the meal than those who don’t. It’s not all about [...]
Tags: salad·vegetables
What I Learned This Week: Hiding Beets
July 21st, 2009 · 12 Comments · Kids in the Kitchen, recipes
What I learned this week: You can’t hide beets in a smoothie like you can greens. “It tastes like a garden,” according to my husband, and by that he did NOT, unfortunately, mean fresh, local and homegrown goodness. He meant dirt, but was too wise to say that in front [...]
Mental mission: Your Relationship with Salads
July 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
In our family, we eat a salad at (almost) every dinner. It’s important to me to have salad fixin’s available for easy access. I’ve read that people who eat a salad before their meal eat fewer calories and less main course than those who don’t.
This week as you plan, prepare and enjoy your meals, think [...]
Tags: mental missions·salad
