While making a cake roll may seem challenging, I urge you to give this one a try. Here angel food cake mix simplifies the process while producing a light airy cake that’s skinny yet scrumptious. Even if your final result looks a bit messy, you’d be hard pressed to find […]
Free Recipes
Teriyaki “Fried” Chicken
New Year, New You! And the best news is that you don’t need to deprive yourself of great taste for better health. This tasty dish is fashioned after Chicken Katsu, a dish from Japan consisting of fried chicken served with a thick, sweet sauce called katsu. It’s popular here in […]
Easy Sweet Potato Wedges
Full of beta carotene and vitamin A, and easier on the blood sugar than white or yellow potatoes—they are both nutritious and delicious! I recommend buying the sweeter, darker-skinned variety that are commonly sold as yams. I also find that leaving the skin on enhances the dish by adding more […]
Quick ‘n Healthy Taco Salad
Say adios to taco salads with thousands of calories with this crave-worthy 280 calorie beauty. I love a good taco salad, but once you realize how unhealthy most taco salads are, it’s tough to enjoy eating one without a side of guilt. By ditching the usual fried tortilla bowl and […]
Deviled Eggs – Two Ways
What’s Easter without Deviled Eggs? Here I offer you two ways to stuff’em. The first way is my classic take, pure and simple. The second way offers you a way to wake up an ordinary brunch or dinner with an eggstra-ordinary twist. I promise you’ll barely notice the tiny bit […]
Breakfast in a Glass (aka Protein Rich Orange Julius!)
With just 130 calories (and 3 little “points,”) you couldn’t ask for a better quick and slim breakfast! With the great taste of an Orange Julius, just one luscious sweet glass delivers more belly-filling protein than two eggs, and over 20 percent of the daily requirement for vitamins A, C, and calcium… If you are wary about the liquid egg substitute in […]
Pizza Frittata
This recipe, from book Eat What You Love Everyday!, offers all the great taste of pizza — in a frittata! The first time I tasted eggs with pizza sauce I fell in love with the combination, and I think you will to. Loaded with veggies and topped with a smattering […]
30-Minute Twice-Baked Potatoes
While not truly “baked” twice in the traditional sense, these creamy, cheesy stuffed knock-offs are made in record time. Microwaving the potatoes instead of oven-baking them to get the cooked potato for the creamy filling saves tons of time. Once stuffed, a hot oven is able to finish them off […]
No-Bake Berry-Good Cheesecake Parfaits
What better dessert could you have on Valentine’s Day than one where the presentation is beautiful and everyone always swoons over the rich and creamy taste? Well, how about one that only takes you a few minutes, can be done ahead of time, and that will keep you slim and sexy (it is Valentine’s Day […]
Cheesy Chili Nachos
With this lightened version you can still enjoy the great taste of meaty chili atop crunchy tortilla chips, complete with melted cheese sauce-only now, without a side of guilt.