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Healthy Recipe of the Week - Zucchini and Crab Soup

Posted by Juliet Ames

Nov 16, 2011

This soup totally cured a craving for cream of crab soup without using heavy cream. Of course, you can omit cheese and wine to make it even healthier, but there is no living without cheese and wine, am I right? I highly recommend this one.

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Healthy Recipe of the Week - Zucchini and Crab Soup

Posted by Juliet Ames

Nov 16, 2011

This soup totally cured a craving for cream of crab soup without using heavy cream. Of course, you can omit cheese and wine to make it even healthier, but there is no living without cheese and wine, am I right? I highly recommend this one.

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Topics: Healthy Recipes, crab soup, healthy meals recipes, recipes for healthy snacks, healthy recipe of the week, zucchini, healthy diets

Healthy Recipe of the Week - Fresh Mushroom and Parsley Salad

Posted by Juliet Ames

Oct 4, 2011

If you are like me, salad gets a little boring. Plain old lettuce can only take you so far. This salad by Giada De Laurentiis is a fun departure from a traditional salad and provide lots of beneficial nutrients like selenium, potassium, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin D from all of those mushrooms.

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Healthy Recipe of the Week - Fresh Mushroom and Parsley Salad

Posted by Juliet Ames

Oct 4, 2011

If you are like me, salad gets a little boring. Plain old lettuce can only take you so far. This salad by Giada De Laurentiis is a fun departure from a traditional salad and provide lots of beneficial nutrients like selenium, potassium, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin D from all of those mushrooms.

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Topics: Healthy Recipes, healthy snack cravings, healthy recipe of the week, healthy snacks, healthy dinner recipes, get healthy

Healthy Recipe of the Week - Roasted Chickpeas

Posted by Juliet Ames

Sep 14, 2011

Looking for a healthy, high protein, high fiber snack to help curb salty snack cravings? I have just the thing, roasted chickpeas. There are 1000 ways to make them, but here is my method.

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Healthy Recipe of the Week - Roasted Chickpeas

Posted by Juliet Ames

Sep 14, 2011

Looking for a healthy, high protein, high fiber snack to help curb salty snack cravings? I have just the thing, roasted chickpeas. There are 1000 ways to make them, but here is my method.

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Topics: Healthy Recipes, high fiber snack, recipes for healthy snacks, healthy snack cravings, healthy recipe of the week, healthy snacks, roasted chickpeas

Healthy Recipe of the Week - Cucumber Cups

Posted by Juliet Ames

Aug 30, 2011

Looking for a healthy option to bring to a Labor day cookout? I have just the thing! These cucumber cups are so yummy and visually appealing that they will be the talk of the party.

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Healthy Recipe of the Week - Cucumber Cups

Posted by Juliet Ames

Aug 30, 2011

Looking for a healthy option to bring to a Labor day cookout? I have just the thing! These cucumber cups are so yummy and visually appealing that they will be the talk of the party.

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Topics: recipe, Healthy Recipes, cookout, shrimp. cucumber cups, crab, labor day, cucumber

Healthy Recipe of the Week - Chicken Souvlaki Lettuce Wraps

Posted by Juliet Ames

Aug 23, 2011

Frankly, I miss nasty carnival food sometimes, but this weeks recipe can cure the craving for a big fat naughty gyro. I realized, after I made this for the first time, that I was not missing the gyro itself but the yummy (and healthy!) tzatziki cucumber sauce.

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Healthy Recipe of the Week - Chicken Souvlaki Lettuce Wraps

Posted by Juliet Ames

Aug 23, 2011

Frankly, I miss nasty carnival food sometimes, but this weeks recipe can cure the craving for a big fat naughty gyro. I realized, after I made this for the first time, that I was not missing the gyro itself but the yummy (and healthy!) tzatziki cucumber sauce.

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Topics: Healthy Recipes, chicken gyro, recipes marinated chicken, greek cuisine, marinated chicken recipes, cooking chicken, tzatziki, grilled chicken recipes, Chicken sauce recipe