Eat Without Guilt » Recipes

Black Bean and Corn Salad

Dinneen — Thu, 27 May 2010 10:25:20 +0000

As the weather is warming up, I LOVE making quick, easy, and healthy salads. And not just lettuce-based salads. When I lived in France, I saw there were so many types of salads out there that the word “salad” took on a completely different meaning. There were fruit salads, vegetable salads, tabouli, bean salads….the list goes on and on. And food took on a whole new meaning too. Especially during the Summertime when it was too hot to cook (AND there was no air-conditoning!) I saw the abundance of foods available — whole foods. My favorite pastime (besides eating and drinking some wine) was going to the outdoor markets. Walking around, the air was filled with so many amazing smells: I’d catch a whiff of the ripeness of a tomato, the sweetness of a freshly cut melon, the aroma of a strawberry picked just hours before, an organic chicken roasting… Read more

Glazed Carrots Recipe

Dinneen — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:30:50 +0000

I’ve invited Drew Kime of How To Cook Like Your Grandmother to share another one of his famous recipes. This one is for Glazed Carrots. I must admit, as a kid I didn’t like vegetables too much but now I know that’s because of the way they were cooked — boring and bland. But this recipe makes them tasty and great! I’m always looking for a ways to change things up a bit and make veggies taste GOOD. And that’s what Drew is great at. This recipe is super easy and healthy. Your kids will love them too! ———————————————————————————— Wait! Before you hit the “Back” button on your browser, these are not the mushy, syrupy pieces of sad that you remember from your high school cafeteria. They’re a little sweet, a little salty, and still have a bit of texture to them. For what it’s worth, I nearly… Read more

Mission Impossible: Turning a Kitchen Rookie Into a Chef in less than 30 Minutes

Dinneen — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:57:28 +0000

The Mission Parents are always looking to serve healthy and tasty meals for their family, but they have busy lives and don’t want to spend a lot to time in the kitchen. In addition, they want something the kids will eat and enjoy without any fuss. A few weeks ago I had a request: Could I take a kitchen rookie and turn him into a chef in less than 30 minutes? In addition, the dish had to be easy, healthy and tasty that would please two unforgiving experts (his kids!) with something they never tasted before and not on their top 10 list. The Rookie The “rookie” Stephen, has – how do I say – an aversion to the kitchen and cooking. He’s a smart guy, a Summa Cum Laude trained Chemist and a MHS Licensed Physical Therapist. He can build a house all by himself and will… Read more

Easy Recipe – Homemade Crustless Apple Pie

Dinneen — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:46:00 +0000

In your quest to get healthy and lose weight — you need to learn how to appreciate food, to take pleasure in it, and start eating REAL foods (instead of the fake stuff we’re constantly told is ‘good for us’ when in reality it’s not). Yet a challenge people often come across is finding recipes that are easy, healthy AND taste good. I recently found a blog How to Cook Like Your Grandmother, by Drew Kime, which does just that (Drew is also author of a cookbook by the same name). Drew is all about making food that tastes good and is healthy, by using real wholesome ingredients. As Drew makes cooking so easy, I invited him to share one of his recipes, which you’ll see below. Be sure to also check out Drew’s 10-day online course in the basics of cooking, “Starting From Scratch” which is completely FREE! So… Read more