Lettuce Wraps

Asian lettuce wraps

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…

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Garlic Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower

Garlic Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower

Garlic Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower This simple side dish, garlic turmeric roasted cauliflower is so flavorful!  It is packed with wonderful nutrients from the garlic and the turmeric to help boost your immune system.  Allium from the garlic has amazing antioxidant, antiviral, and antibacterial properties.  The curcumin in the turmeric is anti inflammatory and may help to reduce risk of heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease.  Learn more about the benefits of turmeric here.  Plus, you get all the good stuff from the cauliflower like vitamin C and vitamin K!  Don’t forget,…

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Seafood Chowder

Seafood chowder

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…

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