Strategic meal planning is a healthy habit which can also save you money. Have you integrated any of the healthy habits from last week’s blog post? If so, your 2020 is off to a great start! If not…you really should consider adopting at least two of those habits; especially the water consumption concept. This week, we are going to focus more on specific meal planning for better health. Brainstorming Your Meal Plan Sitting down and taking time to plan your meals is a crucial step towards better health. Decide which day you can do your food shopping and make a list based on the meals you plan for the week.…
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Simple Healthy Dinner: Sheet Pan Salmon with Red Potatoes
Let’s face it, I am not a fan of salmon, but the health benefits make me realize, I need to incorporate it in my dinner menu somehow. My memories of salmon are distorted. I remember my mother frying up salmon patties using canned salmon because it was cheap! My husband is not going to eat canned seafood, other than tuna. I wanted a salmon recipe that would be simple to prepare, delicious and incredibly easy to clean up – Read on! I hit a home run! Health Benefits of Salmon Salmon is naturally loaded in Omega-3 fats. Don’t worry these are the…
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Pork Medallions Dinner Ready in 20 Minutes
It does not get any simpler than Pork Medallions with Mustard Sauce, for a weeknight meal. There are only 200 calories per 3 ozs of pork with 2 Tablespoons of sauce, making this an excellent calorie-counting meal. I was a bit apprehensive about this sauce, but it was so easy. Make sure to have all your ingredients measured and ready to go, the sauce will prepare and move very quickly. I purchased one of those packaged, small Hormel tenderloins. See if you can find the ones without a marinade already on the tenderloin. I couldn’t, so I bought the peppercorn tenderloin and rinsed off most of the peppercorns, then thoroughly…
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Easy Dinner: Roasted Chicken Thighs with Herb Butter
I love roasting in the oven. It is usually a very easy dinner and with the fresh herbs in this recipe, it is very refreshing and the chicken skin is so crispy. This technique makes for easy clean up and very difficult to mess up. PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES COOK TIME: 50 MINUTES Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) 2 garlic cloves minced 3 Tablespoons FRESH oregano, chopped 3 Tablespoons FRESH flat-leaf parsley, chopped 2 Tablespoons FRESH chives, chopped 1 Tablespoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon loosely packed lemon zest 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs 1 Tablespoon olive oil Preheat oven to 425º. Prepare a…
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Florida Lobster Rolls
We enjoyed these lobster rolls with potato chips. INGREDIENTS: 4 tablespoons butter, divided Garlic powder 3 Florida lobster tails, about 7 ounces each DRESSING: 1/2 cup mayonnaise Zest from 1/2 a Florida orange 1/3 cup finely chopped celery Pinch dried tarragon 6 buns, top split if available Spinach or lettuce leaves Set grill or Big Green Egg for indirect cooking at 350º Split the top of the lobster shells and pull the meat out to rest on top. Cut a few slits in the meat so the lobster will cook evenly. Place the tails on a perforated cooking grid and season lightly with salt and pepper. Melt two tablespoons of…
