Microwave Vegetable Steamer. For me this is indispensible. We buy a lot of frozen vegetables because way up here they are either not available or after being on a truck for a week and a half to get here they just aren’t really all that fresh anyway. I put the frozen veggies in and [...]
Your job, should you choose to accept it, is to send in a low calorie chicken recipe that is [...]
I stumbled across a recipe for spanakopita the other day and took a quick glance at it, saw that the first ingredient was 1/3 cup of oil, I stopped there and just moved on. But I love spanakopita so I went back and gave the recipe a second look. This recipe does not list what [...]
Cook’s Illustrated, The Best Light Recipe Cookbook
I love this cookbook. It’s filled with 300 great low- fat versions of recipes that are typically much higher in fat and calorie content. It also contains lots of great information and cooking lessons that are actually interesting to read. These folks have tried a lot of products, and [...]
Lucky me. Last week I watched an episode of The Biggest Loser for the first time. I’m still trying to figure out if I am impressed, awed, or shocked about their methods, but we can take that part up later. Mostly I found myself motivated. Here are a handful of people who clearly take a [...]
From Jim: Great tip with the frozen grapes! Any recommendations of 5 or 6 other snacks – 100+/- calories, with some balance of protein, carb, fats? One that seems to work for me is a multi-grain cracker with light ricotta cheese and a small amount of honey. I also enjoy a hard-boiled egg, or 1/2 [...]
When are we not pressed for time? When I come home from work starving and want to eat immediately I make a stir fry. Here is my recipe for a dinner that goes from frozen to the table in about 20 minutes. Read through the recipe and instructions, and adjust the quantities for the number [...]
Salad, I love salad. Mostly I love salad dressing. Now that is a problem. Most of us do not eat the salad because of the beautiful greenery, we eat if for the yummy creamy whitery on top. Bleu Cheese, Creamy Parmesan, and let’s not forget my personal favorite Newman’s Own Creamy Caesar. At nearly 200 [...]
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It might be good for people that are looking for substitutes to cut calories and also don’t have the time or inclination to cook a regular meal because everyone is different in reacting with each kind of situation.
the best kitchen tool is the food processor
you can cut down on your preparation time
AND my most favorite is the DISHWASHER
my favorite kitchen tools are the food processor which cuts down on prep time
and of course the DISHWASHER