This recipe was create by the Cranberry Marketing Institute and I made it for my July Fourth TV segment. I highly recommend it for your next bbq-it’s worth the effort for this sweet and smoky sauce to compliment your grilled chicken and pork. For more info about … [Read more...]
Festive Red, White and Blue “Stuffed” Burgers Recipe
Fire Up the Grill With the Fourth of July right around the corner you can show your patriotic pride with a full flavored burger dressed in red, white and blue! These burgers actually have a healthy twist with marinated grilled vegetables incorporated right in. I partnered up with Mazola Corn … [Read more...]
5 Easy Ways to Eat More Fruit and Veggies
We all need to eat more fruits and vegetables! Did you know over 2/3rds of Americans don’t meet the recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake?! We typically throw away spoil fruits and vegetable two times a week on average, which translates into about $42 a week! I am not … [Read more...]
Sleep Better with Food and Fitness
Just as sleep is important to our body, what we do with our body in terms of food and exercise plays a major role in the way we sleep (or don’t sleep). Good nutrition and exercise can help you sleep, but poor sleep leads to poor eating and exercise decisions immediately. A lack … [Read more...]
Sleep Your Way to Better Health
I once heard a great Irish proverb that has stuck with me throughout my life, ‘A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.’ These days Americans are getting less and less sleep every year. Currently only 40 percent of the U.S. gets the recommended eight hours, on … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Grilled Vegetable Lasagna
Happy Meatless Monday! We all know it’s sometimes a hassle to get dinner on the table. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to come home after a long day to a cooked meal waiting in the fridge? This Grilled Vegetable Lasagna is that meal! You can definitely dig in the day you make … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Broccoli and Cheddar Frittata
Happy Meatless Monday! Brinner (breakfast for dinner) is so much fun! It is an easy way to change up your meal routine a bit, or even to just enjoy that breakfast food you never have time to cook during the busy morning rush. This frittata doesn’t require a whole lot of work, and can be … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday: Black Bean Veggie Burgers
Happy Meatless Monday! The weather has definitely warmed up here in DC, announcing the arrival of one of my favorite times of year: barbeque season! Friends, family, sunshine, great food – who doesn’t love a good cook out? Don’t think you can have a meatless BBQ? … [Read more...]
Fuel Your Active Lifestyle with Food and Recipe Ideas
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and National Bike Month! The weather is getting warmer so it’s time to get out and be more active. You can walk, run, cycle, hike, swim – aim for about 60 minutes of movement a day. Right now most Americans only get 17 … [Read more...]
30 Days of Gratitude
The rain has let up, the sun is shining and I am smiling! This month I want to challenge everyone to focus on Gratitude. It is so easy in life to get busy and overwhelmed, feeling like there is never enough time to get work done and family needs met each week, . Because of this … [Read more...]