New York Strip with Balsamic Mushrooms

What You Need:   2 (8 oz) New York Strip steaks (1 inch thick) 1/2 t coarse salt 1 T olive oil 1 T unsalted butter 6 oz. Portobello mushrooms, sliced 1 clove of garlic, […]

Easy Nectarine Salad

A great lunchtime salad for a warm day, colorful and refreshing.   2 (5 oz.) pkgs. mixed salad greens 2 C fresh nectarines, sliced 1 (13 1/4 oz.) can sliced beets, drained 1/2 C balsamic […]

Wine Basted Rib Eye Roast

What You Need:   1 (5 lb.) boneless rib eye roast, at room temperature 4 cloves of garlic, peeled 1/2 C soy sauce 1 t pepper 1 large onion, peeled and diced 1 1/2 C […]

Iceberg Lettuce isn’t Your Only Choice Part 2

A bitter tasting lettuce such as Frisee is most often found in mixed greens. This lettuce is often mixed with Mesclun, which also has a bitter taste. The Frise lettuce leaves look a medium green […]

Cranberry Orange Arugula

Arugula is a leaf vegetable that closely resembles lettuce.  It has a rich peppery taste, and is mostly used in salad.    Arugula can be cooked and used with pasta or meats in many dishes.  […]

Iceberg Lettuce isn’t Your Only Choice Part 1

What goes in a salad?  90 percent of the time it starts with crisp, green lettuce. The question ism what type of greens do you like on your salad?   It doesn’t just have to […]

What Keeps a Salad from Being Healthy? Part 2

Dressings can also be unhealthy when it comes to a salad. When measuring salad dressing we look at a 2 tablespoon serving. Many of the full salad dressings when measured this way have as much […]

What Keeps a Salad from Being Healthy? Part 1

Almost everyone loves a salad. All that lettuce and those favored toppings, makes your mouth water just thinking about it doesn’t it? Yet many of us ask ourselves if the salads we’re eating really are […]

Move over Meatloaf – Salad’s Center Stage Tonight Part 2

Go ahead and add those veggies to your main course salad. Cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, onions and mushrooms are the perfect main course salad enhancers.   The more fresh veggies you can pack in the better. […]

Healthy Christmas Dinner Suggestions Part 2

When making gravy for the turkey, begin with a can or jar of fat free turkey gravy. Add the turkey drippings from the baking pan to the fat free gravy. Season the food to taste. […]

Gluten Free Christmas Cookbook

Gluten is a common component in many foods, but for people with celiac disease and other food sensitivities and allergies, it can be the difference between feeling great, and feeling awful. Having to eat a […]