BBQ Cranberry Meatballs – Your kids will eat it!

I had these in December and forgot to post the recipe. I used Kirkland meatballs, but I prefer TJs. My son loved them, which is always a bonus. Sorry you do not get a picture, as they were all eaten before I had a chance.

BBQ meatball sauce with cranberries and pumpkin worked out [...]

Grain of the Week: Quinoa Mexi-Salad

This weekend, I just purchased the WeightWatcher’s New Complete Cookbook. Although, I did not not follow their Black Bean and Shrimp Salad (page 101), I was inspired to create this salad with what I had in the house and with fewer points.

Tip: Make sure to rinse your quinoa. Doing so removes a bitter-tasting chemical, saponin, [...]

Grain of the Week: Sweet Barley Polenta Cakes

Courtesy of Yuval Lifshitz (Creative Commons)

This week’s Grain of the Week is Barley. A nutritional powerhouse that is an excellent source of fiber, selenium and may help to reduce your cholesterol levels. The recipes I will be sharing with you are created with pearly barley because that is what I can find at my local Winco. However, after doing some [...]

Grain of the Week: Bulgur Tabbouleh

This is the second recipe for Grain of the Week – Bulgur. My new friend bulgur is a great source of fiber and low in calories. All of these attributes makes it a perfect grain for those getting their diet back on track. I started this bulgur journey with Breakfast Bulgur, where bulgur was combined with [...]