Egg Pancakes

These egg pancakes are really tasty, however they are not low in calories. However their health and nutritional benefits make up for it. These pancakes are loaded with protein, healthy fat, fiber, vitamins and are low carb. You're skin and hair will thank you!

Pancake Ring

Egg Pancakes

12 eggs (just the white part) OR 1 cup of egg whites

1 cup of chopped spinach - just fill the cup don't press down, allow the air to take up some space

1/2 onion 

1 large beef steak tomato

1 bell pepper

handful of Black (or green olives)

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. of oregano

1 tsp. chili powder

4 oz. of sharped cheddar cheese

1. Break the eggs and remove the egg whites from the egg yolks

2. Gather your chopped spinach - and add: 

    diced onion

    chopped bell pepper

    olives - sliced

    spices -salt, garlic, oregano, chili

3. Mix well and then add it to your egg whites

4. pour mixture into a pancake ring on the stove top pan  

5. Add slices tomatoes and sprinkle cheese on top

6. Cook for 3 minutes on low then flip over and cook for an additional mixture

Serve and Enjoy! 

Summer Fruit Soup

This a wonderfully light soup that will leave you so full of summer love you will be wishing it could be summer all year long. It's a perfect appetizer or even can be served as a dessert.

Summer Fruit Soup

2 pounds of watermelon chunks (which is about 4 cups)
1/2 mango (chunks)
1/2 c. orange juice
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 c. sparkling (Poland Spring) fruit flavored water

 In a blender - mix them all together. Chill up to 8 hours (or overnight)

Serve with some fresh ginger as a garnish.

Yummy! 

Vegetable Summer Salad

This salad is 100% dedicated to all veggies that popular and ripe in the summer. I know what is is like to want a food but you cannot get because either it's out of season and not being sold anywhere or it's out of season and costs an arm and a leg. This recipe, titled, Vegetable Summer Salad it a salad recipe that has all your summer veggies. So...they're easy to find, cheep to buy and super yummy to eat!

Vegetable Summer Salad

2 cucumbers
1 pint of cherry tomatoes
1 pint of blueberries
2 bags of baby spinach
1 yellow pepper
1 red onion
1 can of of garbanzo beans
(optional- avocado)

Mix together:
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. balsamic vinegar
1 tsp. of sugar
dash of garlic powder

1. dice the cucumbers, slice the cherries tomatoes, dice the red onion, yellow pepper
2. mix with baby spinach and then add the blueberries and garbanzo beans
3. right before serving add your dressing

Serve! (Serves 6)

Creamy Spinach Soup

So I was thinking for weeks about a new possible soup recipe. As many of you know I pride myself on creating unique and delicious soups. I get inspired from posts I see on other blogs, pinterest and cook books to make my own. This one was a long time coming. I thought, I searched, I pinned and finally I came up with the most amazing spinach soup recipe. I promise you will love it and feel so good after eating it.

Creamy Spinach Soup

4 small white potatoes
3 celery stalks
1 tsp. olive oil
Vegetable Broth
handful of fresh spinach chopped
1 clove of garlic or 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. onion powder
dash of pepper/salt
splash of milk
handful of shredded cheese

1. cut the celery and potatoes and brown it in oil for 3 minutes
2. add in broth to just cover the potatoes and simmer for 20-30 minutes
3. add in handful of chopped spinach
4. puree it
5. add in milk, spices and cheese - stir

That's it! Enjoy! Yummy!

Best served with crackers, rice cakes or bread.

Apple Cookie Slices

So I was busy pinning and looking for recipes to pin and I found this amazingly cute recipe. I love it because you can alter it to your taste and personal nutritional needs. I found it on rachelschultz.com. I highly recommend you going to her site - she's got lots of cute recipe ideas. I made this for my mom and she loved it. She thought they were so yummy!!

Apple Cookie Slices (Serves 2)
2 apples
4 tbsp. natural peanut butter (or use Nutella, soy butter, almond butter or caramel butter)
raisins
chopped peanuts
chopped pecans
sliced pecans (chopped)
chopped cashews
chocolate minis or peanut butter minis

1. slice the apples by the core
2. spread the peanut butter, nutella, or any of the spreads that you used
3. then put the chopped toppings

Enjoy!!

   

Mango Gazpacho Soup

I made this tonight for the first time for my parents. My dad's comment was "I can't eat this anymore because if I do then it will be gone and I won't have anymore to eat". My mom said "you should share this on your blog or maybe not, try selling the recipe". Well I guess from both comments you can tell that you're going to love it. This recipe is so easy and so healthy. It's super low in calories, low fat and basically just fruits and vegetables. Here's the recipe:

Mango Gazpacho Soup
1 medium mango
1/2 red pepper
1/2 large cucumber
1 cup + 2 tbsp. of orange juice
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. onion powder
3 tbsp. fresh cilantro
1 lime
1 tsp. olive oil

1. cut the mango into 1 inch chunks
2. dice the the cucumber, red pepper
3. put into blender and add in spices, juice, cilantro and olive oil
4. blend well
5. add in a few extra chunks of mango

Serve and Enjoy!

Summer Spinach and Beet Salad

This recipe I created because I was trying to use 3 cans of beets that was in my house. My mom buys things a lot without any purpose for them. I truly hate having left overs or things being unused or with no purpose. So with some web searching, some alternations and little creative thinking I cam up with this healthy and delicious recipe. Enjoy!!

2 cups of fresh baby spinach
1 15 oz. can of beets (sliced- not grated)
1 8 oz. can of mandarin oranges
1 cup of sliced feta

2 tbsp. of light olive oil
1 tsp. of red wine vinegar
1 tsp. of tarragon vinegar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. sugar

1. place the spinach on a plate and then in any order drizzle each ingredient on
2. Mix the dressing ingredients together and pour over salad

Serve immediately.
Serving Size: 2

Broccoli Mango Grape Salad

This is a very popular salad in my house. It goes extra well in baked BBQ Salmon (recipe to follow). It's pretty simple. The dressing is a little annoying and cutting up the mango is also kind of annoying. But I promise you it's totally worth it. You will absolutely love it!

Broccoli Mango Grape Salad

2 heads of broccoli

1 mango 

1 cup of grapes

1/2 cup of light mayo

2 tbsp. red wine vinegar

1 tbsp. vegetable oil

1/2 tsp. onion powder

1/2 tsp. Jane's Crazy salt

1/2 packet of Equal

1. steam the broccoli until a little soft but still firm

2. cut the grapes in half

3. cut the mango into 1/2 inch chunks

4. pat the broccoli dry and then add in the mango and grapes

5. mix the mayo, red wine vinegar, vegetable oil, Jane's Crazy, onion powder and equal

6. marinate in fridge for at least 30 minutes

7. serve and enjoy!!

BBQ Salmon

4 oz. salmon florets

BBQ sauce

Coat the salmon with BBQ sauce and bake at 350 for 30 minutes

Enjoy! 

Spaghetti Squash and Light Tomato Sauce

So my old next door neighbor had a vegetable garden and was always giving us vegetables that we truthfully had no use for. Of course we're a super healthy family and cook healthy most of the time but we are also just a family of 3 - so seriously how many veggies can one person eat? One time she dropped off some summer squash and I remember my mom saying to me "can you figure out to use this?". And sure enough I did. I came up with making spaghetti and then after the fact I found out it actually is a real recipe. I'll share with you what I made that day back in July of 2011. Now I make it as one of my go-to recipes.

Spaghetti Squash and Light Tomato Sauce

1 summer spaghetti squash

water

garlic and onion salt mixture

light tomato sauce

1. boil water

2. peel the squash into thin like spaghetti strips

3. boil it for about 3-4 minutes and then drain well - making sure it is fully dry

4. add in garlic/onion salt mixture (dash of each)

5. pour in sauce - about 1/4 cup and reheat or serve cold. 

Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich

I made this tonight and my dad's first reaction was "is this on your blog? because it needs to be, it's the best you've ever made". My mom conquered. So I thought okay- I'll add it. It is quite simple to make and very healthy. It is important you make it this way because my method is what keeps it pure and healthy.

Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich

6 slices of 100% whole wheat gluten free bread
1 cup of fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
6 slices of onion
3 slices of muenster cheese
3 slices of swiss cheese
3 slices of mozzarella cheese
3 tbsp. of unsalted butter

1. put the basil leaves and olive oil in a blender and blend it then add in the garlic salt and mix
2. lightly spread the butter on each side of the bread and then place down on Pam sprayed pan
3. carefully spread the pesto sauce on the bread and then carefully place 1 slice of each kind of cheese on the bread
4. place 2 slices of onion on each slice and then put the other slice of bread on top
5. grill each side for about 2-4 minutes flipping it occasionally until it is nice and brown

(makes 3 sandwiches)

Enjoy!

Gluten Free Hazel Nut Balls

So this is a recipe I came up with on my own but I can tell you it is...as Teresa Guidice would say "Fabulous". It is not a Teresa recipe but I still like using her words because they're so damn cute or fabulous! If you like many people do suffer from celiac disease than you will appreciate this and if you're not, I promise you will still love it. This is not a low calorie food but it is healthy and it is gluten free.

Gluten Free Hazel Nut Balls
1 stick of butter/margarine - melted
1 3/4 cups of Nutella
3 cups of confectionery sugar
1 tbsp. of gluten free vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups of crushed hazel nuts

1. melt the butter
2. mix the butter, Nutella, confectionery sugar and vanilla well
3. add in the crushed hazel nuts
4. form small balls and place down on waxed paper
5. refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours- take out 15 minutes before serving

Enjoy - YOU WILL LOVE THESE (I promise) They're fabulous!!!