Posted in Cook Books on February 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The first thing that attracted me to Donna Hay was, of course, the beautiful photography that drenches her books and magazines. They are so simple yet so extravagant.
In this cookbook Hay takes all of our classic recipes that we grew up with and gives them an eloquent modern twist, such as soy simmered chicken. This [...]
Posted in Cook Books, Dinner, tagged basalmic chicken, creamy polenta, granola, tea, yogurt on January 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Dinner was kind of rushed tonight but I managed to whip up this yummy basalmic chicken and amazingly good creamy polenta!! I had never had polenta before but thoroughly enjoyed this!!
For snack earlier today at work I had a wonderful cup of yogurt with a serving a bare naked granola!!! SOOOOOO GOOOOD!!!
Sorry for the quick post [...]
Posted in Cook Books, sweets on January 2, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I hope you all had a wonderful New Years!! We really didn’t end up doing too much for New Years Eve and I sort of felt bad. So on New Years day at the last minute I decide to make this decadent Chocolate dump-it cake from Cooking for Mr. Latte. I was a bit skeptical [...]
Posted in Cook Books on December 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When I first picked up this book at the library I thought ‘hmmm..This looks cheesy and lame’ …to be brutally honest! But I’m so glad I disregarded those first impressions. This book turned out to be one of the most charming books I have read in a very long time. I could not for the [...]
Avocados have 60% more potassium than Bananas. They contain more Fiber than any other fruit. One-fifth of an avocado contains 50 calories and 20 crucial nutrients. People try to shy away from avocados due to the high fat/calorie content. What people don’t take into consideration is that avocados contain monounsaturated fat (the good kind of fat). Avocados are a great source of omega-3, helps against heart disease. So replace those fatty condiments (mayo :cringe:, sour cream, butter) with whipped avocado! Avocado also contains Lutein, which is a natural antioxidant that helps maintain eye health. Avocados are known as the “nutrient-booster” when eating with other foods avocados help your body better absorb the nutrients from the other foods! COOL! Feeling sad? EAT AN AVOCADO! With the amazing potassium content in this super food fatigue and depression can be stopped. Not only that but this fruit is loaded with vitamin E, which is great for your complexion. Woot woot a natural wrinkle fighter! REMEMBER: You are what you eat. 
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