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January 24, 2008

Healthy Meal: Champagne Chicken and Baby Beluga Lentil Salad

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When I was at Trader Joe’s yesterday, the sample of the day was black beluga lentils on a bed of lettuce, with a balsamic vinaigrette on top. I thought it was delicious, and grabbed a bag of the beluga lentils so I could try making it myself. While I was trying to decide what to pair with it, my mom sent me a link to some recipes from French Women Don’t Get Fat (I had read the book several times before, but not really tried many recipes after trying the leek soup diet for a day or two and hating …

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January 15, 2008

Healthy Meal: Curried Butternut Squash Soup and Waldorf Salad with Epic Dressing

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Today’s lunch is really combining two favorites. I love butternut squash soup because it’s so healthy, but thought I would try a different recipe to mix it up. My old recipe for butternut squash soup has an apple thrown in, so I thought maybe I’d combine it with a favorite Waldorf salad of mine that has apples in it… Um, so I totally just went to go find the link to the last time I posted butternut squash soup, and realized I had eaten it with this salad! Wow, am I predictable or what. This time I used grapes instead …

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January 6, 2008

Healthy Meal: Sirloin Bourguignonne Burger and Greek Salad

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This is one of the first things I “learned how to cook” when I first started cooking. It’s not really cooking, per se; it’s really just grilling and combining a few different ingredients. However, it comes out really good, and the flavors work well together. I paired it with a simple Greek salad. Recipe notes for the burger:I’ve changed this recipe a lot, though I think Food Network may have changed it on their site? I distinctly remember using a whole portobello mushroom and spreading it with mustard, and I swear it was this recipe. Anyway, I used ground turkey …

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January 1, 2008

Healthy Meal: Iceberg Salad with Tangy Cilantro Dressing

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Tonight I’m trying to save lots of calories for all the alcohol I’ll be drinking, so I wanted something light. When I started thinking about it, for some reason I got a craving for this simple salad with a yummy cilantro-lime-onion dressing. It’s very simple and very low-cal, but unfortunately not that nutritious… can’t win them all! Usually this gets paired with a meal (I usually make chicken tortilla soup with it, and go for a Mexican theme), so it doesn’t matter too much. Just make sure you aren’t eating it by itself every day or you won’t be getting …

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December 22, 2007

Healthy Meal: Spanakopita Chicken Meatballs with Spicy Cucumber and Yogurt Sauce

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Work has been a bit busy the past few days, but it’s finally the weekend and I am on vacation until Wednesday!!! Hurray. I’m heading out to celebrate with a few friends, so I wanted to make a fairly light dinner but something that was still filling so I wouldn’t want as much cider 🙂 This is one of my old favorites that I pulled out. Apologies for the dark pictures; I really need to get some better lighting in my living room. As you can see, I paired the meatballs/sauce with a nice Greek salad. The ingredients for that …

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