Sunday Dinner Series: Southern Comfort Breakfast with Baked Salmon

After a long, weekend away celebrating my wedding anniversary, the last thing I wanted to do was spend a lot of time in the kitchen, after returning home. Whenever I’m short on time, or just don’t feel like preparing a time-consuming dinner, I always resort to my favorite: breakfast, or brinner (breakfast for dinner). My southern comfort breakfast, with baked salmon, is a favorite in … Continue reading Sunday Dinner Series: Southern Comfort Breakfast with Baked Salmon

Why Healthy Meals Don’t Have To Be Boring!

Healthy meals don’t have to be boring! Anyhow, who wants to eat food that is bland and unflavorful. When it comes to eating healthy, many of us think that we have to sacrifice flavor for wholesome goodness — not necessarily so. Healthy meals can be jam-packed with flavor. The secret is in the spices, sauces, and the right amount of love and passion! Growing up … Continue reading Why Healthy Meals Don’t Have To Be Boring!

Stock-Up On These Mediterranean Diet Essentials

The Mediterranean diet is becoming more and more popular, due to its health benefits, for increasing life expectancy and lowering risk of heart disease and cancer. Whether you’re considering a life change of adopting a Mediterranean diet, or adding Mediterranean foods to your diet a few days a week, you’re sure to reap the health benefits by having stocking up on these essentials: salmon, olive … Continue reading Stock-Up On These Mediterranean Diet Essentials

Healthy Start to the New Year

My new year is off to a healthy start! I prepared my first salad of 2012. I broke my Sunday tradition of preparing a time-consuming meal and instead prepared a simple salad — took all of about 25 minutes from start to finish. I decided to top my salad with baked salmon. Since fresh salmon was a little costly at my neighborhood grocer, I elected … Continue reading Healthy Start to the New Year

Healthy Holiday Appetizers

The holidays can bring more than just happiness and joy; extra pounds can become an uninvited guest. If you’re hosting holiday parties, help your guests eat healthier by serving healthy holiday appetizers. One of my favorite appetizers is a smoked salmon and cream cheese spread. This appetizer is very easy to prepare, and always gets rave reviews at my parties. I usually chill the spread … Continue reading Healthy Holiday Appetizers