November 10th, 2015 
Blog, Snacks, Vegetables 
Comments Off on Brussels Sprouts Chips – Flavorful Alternative to Bagged Chips & All in Pictures
Brussels sprouts chips are an excellent quick, flavorful, and much more nutritious alternative to commercially bagged chips.
The hardest part about making these great tasting chips – and it’s actually not hard at all; it just takes a little time – is peeling the sprout leaves as shown above. After that, it’s just add oil, broil & enjoy!
September 8th, 2015 Blog, Fitness Food, Salads & Salad Dressings, Vegetables Comments Off on Crisp Corn and Bell Pepper Salad – All in Pictures 
Last two posts showed how to cook corn on the stove and in the microwave oven. Easy. Here’s a great way to combine the crisp sweetness of corn with bell pepper (I like using red, yellow, or orange bell pepper for this because they’re sweeter and more flavorful than green bell peppers), onion, garlic, and cilantro. Terrific combination!
Here’s what you need to make this crisp corn and bell pepper salad for 3-4 people.
Click any picture on this page for a complete, easy to follow step-by-step picture book recipe. Read more »
September 3rd, 2015 Blog, Vegetables Comments Off on Microwave Cooked Corn on the Cob – Incredibly Easy, All in Pictures 
Aside from being incredibly quick and easy, cooking corn in the microwave oven as shown in the picture book recipe you can get here is probably the best way both to maximize corn’s flavor and nutritional value as the corn cooks inside its own husk.
Here’s what you need to cook corn on the cob in the microwave oven.
August 28th, 2015 Blog, Vegetables Comments Off on Stove Cooked Corn on the Cob: Quick, Easy, and All in Pictures 
Fresh, crisp corn on the cob; it’s a summer staple and very quick and easy to cook on the stove.
Here’s all you need.
August 1st, 2015 Blog, Salads & Salad Dressings, Vegetables Comments Off on Tomato, Fresh Basil & Mozzarella Salad – All in Pictures One of my favorite late summer foods is freshly picked, richly flavorful, no-kidding vine ripened tomatoes, which I usually get fresh from the field at Berberian’s Farm Stand in Northborough, MA. And one of my favorite ways to enjoy those tomatoes is in a fantastically flavorful and easy to make salad made with fresh basil (also from Berberian’s), mozzarella cheese, olive oil, a little salt, a good crunch of ground black pepper and, of course, a shot of balsamic vinegar.
February 12th, 2015 Blog, Vegetables Comments Off on How to Take Microwave Cooked Kale From Simple to Exciting – All in Pictures 
Last time I showed how to cook kale in the microwave oven, which is a great way to prepare kale both to maximize it’s flavor and not just retain but even boost its terrifically nutritional properties. But eating kale all by itself? Not for me.
So, here’s how to take microwave cooked kale from simple to exciting, which really is an example of just how easy – and flavorful – improvising in the kitchen can be. What I mean specifically regarding this recipe is that all the ingredients you see below or in the full picture book recipe you can download by clicking any picture on this page are just suggestions. Sure, they taste great together – for me. But what about you? You might not like onions or chickpeas (I used to not be a chickpea/garbanzo bean fan at all). Fine. Don’t use them, or substitute them with something else you do like, for example, chopped red – or any color – bell pepper, kidney beans, sun dried tomatoes, cucumber; you get the picture. Read more »
February 7th, 2015 Blog, Vegetables Comments Off on Resetting New Year’s Resolutions & Microwave Cooked Kale In Pictures 
I laughed the other day when I heard that February 1st is becoming the new start date for New Year’s resolutions. But then after I let the idea sink in, it began to make sense. By February 1st, the winter holidays and their tempting, flavorful excesses are all over. The football playoffs are over – or sometimes just about over. We’re starting to look at least somewhat more optimistically toward the light of spring at the end of the dark tunnel of winter. So, why not make February 1st a much more fitting start date?
Regarding that new start date and the desire among most to eat better, how ‘bout looking at what kale has to offer? Kale has a lot going for it in that it’s flavorful, versatile, easy to prepare, and richly nutritious (you can click the graph below for a link to The World’s Healthiest Foods for more detailed information.)
January 12th, 2015 Blog, Snacks, Vegetables Comments Off on Baked Kale Chips – Flavorful, Nutritious, and All in Pictures
I don’t know what you chose for your new year’s resolutions, but I did see online that losing weight, getting fit, and eating more healthy foods are 3 of the top 10 resolutions people make. I know from personal experience those 3 resolutions are about the toughest for anyone to start let alone maintain for any meaningful period of time because they involve lifestyle change, which means changing the way we’ve become comfortable living – even if that comfort means doing things that are not at all good for our body and our minds. Read more »
January 7th, 2015 Blog, Vegetables Comments Off on Oven Roasted Sweet Potato Fries – Easy to Make & All in Pictures
Oh baby, it’s cold outside! So how ’bout we warm things up with fully flavorful, richly nutritious, and easy to make oven roasted sweet potato fries.
First, a few tips.
April 23rd, 2014 Blog, Vegetables Comments Off on Oven Roasted Potatoes – Easy to Make, All in Pictures 
Oven roasted potatoes are a great, less fatty but fully flavorful alternative to French fries and are darn easy to make. All it takes is a quick clean, cut, season, roast – and have at ‘em!
Just a quick word about whether to peel or not to peel the potato skins. I recommend not peeling the skins from the potatoes. Not only is peeling an extra step, but more importantly, removing the skin significantly decreases the nutrient and fiber content found mostly in both the potato skin and right below the skin.
FAO/USDA potato nutrition facts – click for link
