Chicken Soup with Cilantro, Lime and Avocado

Posted by on Jun 13, 2012 in | 9 Comments

  This soup is all the best of summer in a bowl.  Use ripe fresh tomatoes, corn, chilis, and avocado from your local Farmers Market to make it. The broth is pureed, which makes the soup smooth and velvety but adds no cream or fat.  To the pureed broth you’ll add tender chicken, creamy avocado, ...

Almond-Oat Energy Balls

Posted by on Nov 14, 2011 in | 9 Comments

Health is wealth, y’all. That is why these super awesome energy balls are such a great snack. Most energy bars that claim to be healthy are nothing more than glorified candy bars, filled with soy isolates, processed sugar, preservatives, and chemicals. These Energy Bites contain oats, pepitas, sunflower seeds, spices, dried fruit, honey and almond ...

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

Posted by on Apr 13, 2009 in | 12 Comments

If you like chocolate and peanut butter, this pie is for you. A simple chocolate cookie crust is filled with a rich peanut butter mousse.  The mousse is a blend of cream cheese, crunchy peanut butter, sugar and vanilla, mixed until smooth then lightened with whipped cream.  It is covered with a thick layer of ...

Fruit Crisp

Posted by on Oct 22, 2008 in | 3 Comments

The crisp is a comforting and homey dessert. I remember my grandmother occasionally surprised us with a crisp made from canned cherry pie filling, a crunchy-brown sugar top, and a big old scoop of Cool Whip. It was devoured by our huge family, and I worshiped it, but I am now looking for a more ...