Zucchini Caprese Stacks

Zucchini Caprese Stacks

Zucchini Caprese Stacks: Ah, comfort food on a Monday (last night’s filling din).  Pretty simple to make and on the healthy side.  It’s just veggies and protein, after all. Fat free mozzarella is always an option, or part skim.  And I like to use olive...
Stacked Caprese Salad with Asparagus

Stacked Caprese Salad with Asparagus

Stacked Caprese Salad with Asparagus:  Enjoy this as an appetizer or the main course– veggies and protein, check!  Or maybe just “veggie” without the “s”…are tomatoes a fruit??  Either way, it’s nutritious and deeelicious. See...
Pesto Quinoa topped with Garlic Sautéed Spinach

Pesto Quinoa topped with Garlic Sautéed Spinach

Pesto quinoa topped with garlic sautéed spinach:  Mmm this was another one of those “what do I have in the kitchen right now?” meals that turned out to be a tasty & nutritious dinner and was very easy to make. I like to keep a bag of quinoa (buy in...
Avocado Asparagus Orzo

Avocado Asparagus Orzo

Avocado asparagus orzo with basil and garlic: healthier than your average cream sauce pasta, this version calls for 2 avocados (good fat) to give it that creamy taste without the heaps of saturated fat. I worked off of this recipe, from RubberCowgirl.com, and decided...