Blueberry Bran Muffins...

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed For fun new recipes and articles to help you become a Gourmet too. Thanks for visiting! Ingredients: 2 cups oat bran 1/4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup nonfat or low-fat vanilla yogurt 1/2 cup orange juice 1/2 cup fat-free egg substitute 2 tablespoons canola or walnut oil 3/4 cup fresh or frozen (unthawed)...

Liven Up Your Salad with Fixings...

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you want to fix a salad?  You’re probably thinking lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese and dressing right?  Boring!  Salads don’t have to be boring. Liven up your salad by adding all different kinds of scrumptious fixings. Wondering what those fixings might be? Let’s explore and get creative to find your favorites. Close your eyes and picture your...

A Lighter Side to Grilled Tortillas...

What You Need: 4 (8 in) soft tortilla shells 1 C Cheddar cheese, shredded ½ C green pepper, chopped ½ C tomato, chopped ¼ C onion, chopped How to Make It: With the tortilla laid flat spread one side with the cheese. Add the green pepper, tomato and onion. Fold over to close. Place a skillet on medium high heat. Cook the tortilla for 2 minutes. Flip and cook an additional 1 minute. These make great snacks for hungry...

What Keeps a Salad from Being Healthy?...

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 as healthy as we think. First you have the lettuce. Lettuce is healthy but doesn’t have much of a taste. Therefore we add all those wonderful extras to give our salad the taste we savor. Things such as...

Mock Potato Salad (LOW CARB)...

Who says you can’t enjoy potato salad on your low carb diet? This recipe has 3 or less carbs per serving and is super easy to make! Ingredients: 1 medium size head of cauliflower(broken into small florets) 1/2 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon dried mustard 3 green onions 1 finely chopped jalapeno pepper or 2 tablespoons chopped green bell pepper (optional) salt and pepper optionally 2 packet sugar...