Super Healthy Kale Chips

Kale is already a super healthy veggie, that should be a main staple of anyone on any kind of health food kick.

Now, find out how to make it edible!

Ingredients 1 bunch kale – washed and dried – CUT OUT large veins to make it more edible 1/2 tsp extra virgin olive oil 1/2 [...]

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Avocado Fries

Saw this video on youtube while looking up some other cooking stuff and I just had to watch because I’d never heard of Avocado Fries before, and they sounded brilliant!

After watching, I may also need to get a Presto 05420 FryDaddy Electric Deep Fryer but I’ll probably just stick with my regular ole cast [...]

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Egg Rolls

Made egg rolls last night – turned out great!

Homemade Egg Rolls The recipe is : 1 package egg roll wrappers 12-16oz sausage 1 tsp fresh ginger 2 cups sliced cabbage 2-3 scallions – chopped 1 large carrot julienned 6-12oz bean sprouts 2 Tbsp chopped cilantro (optional) 2 tsp Oyster Sauce 1/2 C any [...]

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NPR and School Lunch Makovers

Saw this on NPR – interesting photo journey through school lunches, and of course, the US lags behind in making them healthy.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/02/02/133403282/u-s-late-to-the-party-on-school-lunch-makeovers

Nothing tells a story like pictures…

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What I hate about Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Cookbook

So I like to browse my cookbooks every so often, looking for something good to make, and I noticed that in the Food Revolution Cookbook, there were a couple things that really aggravate me.

1. Onions – I live in the middle of nowhere California, and even here, we always have at least three different [...]

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Juicy Lucy Burger

Made cheeseburgers the other night. My son calls them Juicy Lucy’s when you make them by mixing grated cheese into the hamburger meat. It’s probably some kind of Spongebob reference :O

Juicy Lucy Burgers Recipe

1 pound or so of ground chuck – 20 percent fat if possible 1 C cheddar Cheese – grated 1 [...]

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Smoked Salmon

Here’s my recipe for Smoked Salmon:

1 Wild Salmon Fillet – Alaskan, Scottish, whatever is wild caught and sustainable – Monterey Bay Aquarium List – looks like I may have to make sure that the Scottish Salmon is not farmed…

Equal Parts Kosher Salt and Brown Sugar

13×9 baking dish or other DEEP pan big [...]

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Greek Salad

6 Roma/Plum Tomatoes (can also use vine ripened or heirloom)- Chopped 1 C Red Onion – thinly sliced (baseball sized onion) 1 Green Bell Pepper -  halve it, seed it, Chop it 1 Red Bell Pepper – halve it, seed it, Chop it 8-12 oz (1/2 Cup ish – plus more for good luck) Feta [...]

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Spicy chicken with herb sauce

Spicy chicken with herb sauce recipe

Serves 4 Ingredients

Chicken – 4 breasts or use 2 and halve the recipe

* Spices for boneless chicken breasts; * 2 tbsp smoked paprika – had to search for it at my store, but they did have it! * 2 tsp ground cumin * 2 tsp ground [...]

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Jamie Oliver Youtube Video Food Revolution Links

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