Category: Soups and Chilis

Now that I have discovered the amazingness of GARLIC OIL, I have attempted to make some of my favorite dishes again, incorporating the garlic oil. I still made this pumpkin chili without onion (I know, crazy) but used the garlic oil to add some much needed garlic flavor. Hey, it does the trick for an Italian… Continue reading Fresh Pumpkin Turkey Chili

Nicole recommended that I try using our bounty of butternut squash to make some sauce. At first I thoght this sounded strange, but then I went searching for recipes and I realized it was actually quite a brilliant idea! Rather than making a sauce for pasta I decided to make a sauce to serve over some… Continue reading Butternut Squash Sauce Served Over Spice-Rubbed Grilled Chicken

Thanks for all of the wonderful comments you left on my last blog post. I knew I would get some people who disagreed with me about the inclusion of fruits in the diet, and the fact that Weight Watchers now considers fruits to be free foods (some of you only sort of agreed with me). I loved… Continue reading Creamy Butternut Squash Soup and This Week’s News

I couldn’t let this day go by without posting some delicious recipes. I wasn’t really planning on posting these, so I do not have my own pictures, but please do yourself a favor and TRY THESE today or sometime this summer! This Strawberry BBQ Sauce tasted amazing on a thick piece of wild-caught salmon yesterday. This would… Continue reading Strawberry BBQ Sauce and EASY Guacamole

It’s the end of a very, very long week. After four miserable days of being sick with….the flu?…a bad cold?….bronchitis? who knows?! I’m finally back on my feet and feeling 98% better (I still have some stomach issues and a stuffy nose). I felt pretty great by the time Wednesday rolled around, but I also felt completely… Continue reading Green Monster Soup and Mashed…Turnips?!

The elimination diet is over. Officially. I still have not added everything back into my diet, but am working on doing so one day at a time. On Sunday night I had beef, half a beer, and a tiny bit of chocolate and ice cream (as in, a couple bites). Yesterday I had a small yogurt,… Continue reading Butternut and Acorn Squash Soup and a Sweet Wine Reduction

I hope everyone had a great weekend! It’s snowing like crazy here in Columbus, and it’s literally pitch white (instead of pitch black..haha). I’ve got a lot to share today, so let’s get started. 2010 Cookbook, Quick, Cheap, and Healthy Recipe #12 Thick and Meaty Chili Ingredients (Makes 2 large servings, or 3 small) 6… Continue reading Easy Chili and Valentine’s Day Surf and Turf

I loved reading all of your comments on my blog yesterday. Apparently you all agreed with me about how annoying some people can be at the gym. If there is one thing you learn about me fairly soon after meeting me, it’s that I speak my mind all the time, and I’m very opinionated. This… Continue reading Sweet Potato Soup, and an Update on Fueling for Exercise