We all love the lettuce wraps you find at Asian restaurants so I wanted to find a recipe that I could make at home and enjoy just as much. It’s light enough to eat on a hot summer night but still satiating. And there are a ton of veggies chopped in the chicken mixture so … Continue reading
I get asked all the time how to make cooking at home easier and faster. And my answer is often based around creating a freezer stockpile of leftovers and partially prepped ingredients that you can pull from when needed. One of my favorite things to stock the freezer with is cooked chicken breasts. I know you … Continue reading
At 100+ degrees outside in Denver today and no air conditioning inside, it was just too hot to cook! Luckily I had the perfect recipe for this hot night. And since I had leftover steak from Father’s Day dinner last night, it was super quick and easy too! The beauty of this recipe is its … Continue reading
My mother in law makes the best chicken salad and although she has given me the recipe, as a dietitian, I would feel guilty passing it on to you. Most chicken salad recipes are loaded with mayonnaise which means you can either eat a TINY amount (which I have a hard time doing) or succumb to the fact … Continue reading
People always ask me what millet is and what to do with it. So here you go… Millets are some of the oldest cultivated crops from Asia & Africa. The term millet refers to several similar grass crops whose seeds are harvested for food or feed. In fact, you’ve likely seen it in bird seed. … Continue reading
Hummus has become a household staple around here with both my daughter and I eating it around the clock! But when I stopped to think about how much I was spending on it (we would go through a container in 2 days!), I was afraid I would have to give it up, or at least cut … Continue reading
If you’ve ever cut up a mango to make mango salsa you know it can be a little tricky to get all the fruit away from the pit. But as you can see in the picture below, this mango splitter makes it so much easier! The best part is the little bit of mango left … Continue reading
I made this recipe a couple of nights ago when we were babysitting our neighbors who are 4 and 6 years old. They had never heard of falafel so they thought I was serving “waffles.” They tried it just the same and both asked for seconds! So here you go, a mother (and dietitian) approved, … Continue reading
Seems lately grains have gotten a bad wrap in the press. I do agree that some people tend to do better on a lower grain diet, especially gluten containing grains, but not everyone needs to toss out their whole grains just yet. They can be a great source of fiber, prebiotics, protein, B vitamins, and trace minerals. The … Continue reading
There is something about soup that comforts me unlike any other food. It is one of my favorite things about cold weather. Now that Spring is in full bloom, the days of hot soup are limited, but yesterday was one of those days. It was a lazy Sunday with cold rain outside so I eagerly decided … Continue reading
Katie Jones MS, RD 