A few weeks ago, I was wondering if my toast had less calories than bread. I googled, and duh, of course the calories are the same, they are just calculated differently. For instance, before toasting, my serving of bread was 2.5 oz, after it’s turned to toast, the weight was reduced to 1.6 oz – [...]
Posts Tagged ‘snacks’
Recipe: Homemade Low Sugar Granola with Oats, Pecans, & Coconut
I made a batch of homemade lower sugar granola for my dad for Father’s Day, based on a recipe I found for “Sugar Free Granola” on allRecipes.com – it’s not necessarily “sugar free” but her recipe contains no added refined sugars. The granola did get sweetness from dates and apple juice. I do not drink [...]
I’ve Got Blueberry Fever at Whole Foods!
whoo hoo! I received word that organic (USA) blueberries are going to be on sale at Whole Foods this Friday, June 17th. One pint is $1.99. I’m so looking forward to this sale. I’m afraid I will buy so many that my face will turn blue from eating too many! Actually I should I say [...]
Chocolove xoxox Dark Chocolate
We love dark chocolate, and there are some weeks that we’ll eat it every day. Just a half serving with some raisins, nuts, or peanut butter. Dark chocolate is really healthy for you too, the darker the better. I occasionally purchase Chocolove brand 77% and 70% Belgium dark chocolate bars. It offers a very rich, [...]
Recipe: Whole Wheat Rye Sesame Muffins
I haven’t been inspired (or had the time) to make any muffins or quick breads for months. But I’ve been craving desserts, so tonight, I decided to take to heart Michael Pollan’s Food Rule #39: Eat all the junk food you want as long as you cook it yourself. Which muffin recipe to make? I [...]
Dark Chocolate
Updated: For a list of recommended chocolate brands, check http://www.foodispower.org/chocolatelist.htm. I like taking a bite of plain dark chocolate with a one or two nuts (cashews, pecans, almonds, pistachios), that way I made my own nutty chocolate bar in my mouth. Same with peanut butter. Spread a bit on top of a few dark chocolate [...]
California Pomelo Fruit
I always am interested in trying unique fruits. A few days ago, Whole Foods was offering Pommelo fruit on sale @ 2/$4. I’ve seen them at the grocery stores in the past, but they are usually $2.50 to $3 each. Each fruit weighs about 2 pounds, so I figured at $1/lb on sale, it was [...]
Yummy Roasted Butternut Squash Seeds
Found an interesting recipe from Jamie Oliver’s book “Cook With Jamie” for “Incredible Boiled Butternut Squash with Squash Seed and Parmesan Pangrattato”. The recipe suggested mixing fried butternut squash seeds with bread crumbs, and parmasan cheese. It got me thinking about roasting squash seeds. I never thought about roasting anything but pumpkin seeds, and it’s [...]
Whole Wheat Oatmeal Raisin Muffins – Recipe
I wanted to bake some muffins for my aunt when we visit next week, so I googled recipes for oatmeal raisin muffins, and found this recipe: http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/breakfast/recipe-quick-and-homey-oatmeal-raisin-muffins-126095 The author wrote that the recipe was adapted from the More-With-Less Cookbook so I rushed to put a copy on hold at the library to check it out. [...]
California Navel Oranges Are Finally Here!
Yay! Finally! I went to Whole Foods yesterday, and thankfully I found California Navel oranges! Oh joy! I have been craving them for so long, and was so happy to see a box of them for $1.69 a pound. I probably would have paid $5 a pound, well, maybe not! I also found some white [...]
