I was reading over my first few blog posts and I noticed it’s full of pasta, fried okra and pizza. I’m trying to live healthy and whole here. It’s easy to slip into old habits, I guess. Today, this entry is 100% healthy. I have a bad history with Brussels sprouts. My mom says I… [read more]
Tomatoes Transformed: Peach Salsa
In my last post, I talked about growing okra. Another vegetable I grow in abundance over the summer is tomatoes. Salsa is dish that I like to make with them, because it’s healthy, easily canned and helps punch up a low-carb diet. I don’t normally eat it with chips. Most of the time I use… [read more]
Purple Hull Peas: Southern Peasant Food
Purple hull peas are a traditional southern food. They’re one of my favorite soul foods. I found some some today at a roadside stand. They were freshly hulled and bagged for just $3. I was so excited I couldn’t wait to get home and cook them. I love purple hull pea season. Purple hull peas… [read more]
Braving Celery Root
I don’t normally eat things that look they’ve been stuck in the back of my fridge for a month. I decided to give celery root, or celeriac, a try anyway. It’s pretty nutritious and everyone says it makes a great addition to a healthy diet. Hard to believe since it looks like something my cat… [read more]
Conquering Acorn Squash – Part 1
I started this blog to add some variety to my diet and try new things. One of the first things I decided I wanted to like was winter squash. In the past, when I’ve seen winter squash on the menu, I immediately decided that I didn’t like. I would say to myself, “It tastes like… [read more]
Thanksgiving Done Healthy: Apricot Brussels Sprouts
I’ve talked about Brussels sprouts before. I bring them up again, because they are something we have at Thanksgiving, even though they’re normally the slimy fish head ones and nobody really eats them. It reminds me of my Thanksgiving as a kid. I was, surprise, a picky eater. We went to my aunt’s house for… [read more]
Oopsie Veggie Burgers: Low Carbing on Work Days
It’s hard to pack a healthy, robust vegetarian lunch. I work long hours (12-13 hour shifts). It’s too easy to run by the vending machine for a bag of chips halfway through my shift, and sometimes even grab some trail mix or crackers later. I work at a hospital, so there’s always free bagels, nutri-grain… [read more]
Squash Alfredo Corkscrews: Not Healthy, but Delicious
This meal proves that I’m a junk food vegetarian. I said previously that I didn’t really like acorn squash. If I blend it up and put it over pasta, apparently I find it delicious. I guess the problem is that it vaguely resembled something good for me before. I had an acorn squash in the… [read more]
Cauliflower Chili: Recipe Fails
I hate cauliflower. When I got last month’s Food Network Magazine, they had a great photo on the cover of a spicy vegetarian chili (here’s the recipe). I love chili. You can make one pot of chili and have food for a week. There’s chili “burritos” with veggies and a low carb tortilla. There’s chili… [read more]
You’ve Got Peanut Butter in My Chocolate: Low Carb, Gluten Free Reese’s Brownies
I used to love marble peanut butter brownies when I was a kid. Peanut butter and chocolate just go together. When I started thinking about what kind of healthy holiday treat I wanted to make for Simply Sugar and Gluten Free’s holiday recipe sharing session, I thought about brownies. I attempted this recipe with a… [read more]