Chicken Tacos! For those of you who know me, you know I just LOVE tacos. We eat them almost every week, but I do not eat the same tacos every week. We use a variety of proteins like shrimp, fish, beef, and chicken. These chicken tacos are my husbands favorite (I think because of the sauce)! It is a super simple sauce with mayo, salsa, and cumin that goes really well with the slightly spicy chicken. I hope you enjoy this one as much as my family does! Serves 6…
Indian Butter Chicken This butter chicken is so full of fabulous flavors! I love trying new foods often, especially ethnic foods! My husband is a big fan of Indian foods and so I have been trying to incorporate them a little more into our meal plans. Not only is this meal delicious, but it is also full of foods and spices shown to reduce inflammation. Garlic, ginger, and cayenne pepper are all shown to have anti-inflammatory effects! Perhaps my favorite part of this meal are the smells that fill my…
Anti-Inflammatory Herbs and Spices Lately, I have been working with a lot of clients to incorporate an anti-inflammatory diet. They have Arthritis, Heart disease, Diabetes, Ulcerative colitis, IBS, Chronic ulcers, Sinusitis, and many other conditions that cause pain and unpleasant symptoms. I was thrilled when this study came out showing scientific evidence that adding herbs and spices to foods can significantly reduce inflammation markers in the blood! There are many studies that show beneficial effects on these inflammatory markers (TNF and IL factors) especially with curcumin, the extract from turmeric…
Lettuce Wraps Trying New Recipes If you know me, you know that I can’t just follow a recipe. I almost always modify it to increase the nutrition or to fit the tastes of my family. I was bored and looking for something new to try. I LOVE Asian food and a friend posted this recipe for lettuce wraps and I thought I would try it. The recipe I used as a base was this one. My modifications included adding more vegetables and decreasing the amount of turkey. I also modified the…
Ground Turkey and Veggie Meatloaf I have to admit that when I was growing up, when mom said we were having meatloaf, I did not have a happy heart! Meatloaf was definitely not my favorite food. I think mostly because many recipes for meatloaf don’t have very much flavor. This ground turkey and veggie meatloaf is the opposite. It smells amazing when it is baking, and it tastes just as good as it smells! Ground turkey is the main ingredient in the meatloaf, but you will love how the added…
Green Chile Chicken Soup This green chile chicken soup is perfect for chilly winter months. It is simple to prep and using the slow cooker helps all of the flavors to meld. You can serve it plain or you can dress it up and top with sour cream, cheese, cilantro, and tortilla chips. This soup is high protein and high fiber and it tastes amazing! Fresh roasted green chiles give it the perfect amount of spice. Makes 6 servings Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 6 hours slow cook Ingredients…
Simple, delicious, and low-carb, the whole family will love these chicken strips! Parmesan Baked Chicken Strips These chicken strips have been a hit in my family for the last couple of years, and I am finally getting around to sharing this amazing recipe! They are simple and easy to make, and only take 20 minutes to bake. One of my favorite flavors is fresh parmesan cheese, so make sure you get a good quality cheese. Don’t buy the kind that has extra ingredients to keep it from “caking”. Fresh is…
Seafood Chowder I first had this amazing seafood chowder (well a similar version of it) at a friends house a few months ago. Seafood chowder was a meal that I guess I had never really had before. I like seafood quite a lot and so I was looking forward to trying something new! I couldn’t quite put my finger on why, but it was one of the most delicious meals I had ever had! We had some great conversation and some good wine. But I couldn’t stop thinking about that…
Easy Bar-B-Q Salmon Confession I had never eaten fish until college when my then boyfriend (now husband) decided he was going to change that. He took me to Red Lobster. I remember thinking it was “fine”. I didn’t love it. I didn’t hate it. I thought maybe it would be nice to try to cook it myself sometimes. This Bar-B-Q Salmon recipe was the beginning to a new love for fish. About 8 years ago when my son was 1 year old, I kept reading about all of the amazing…
Lime Coconut Shrimp and Black Rice This amazing Lime-Coconut Shrimp gets an super food boost when you use black rice. With a hint of the tropics you can make this slightly more spicy if you decide to add some red pepper. This recipe is easy, delicious and full of nutrients! Black rice contains more fiber and more protein than brown rice. It also gives you some great antioxidants! These antioxidants help to protect your cells from damage and are linked to lower risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other…
