Vicky | November 20, 2009

Over the years, I’ve served a variety of cranberry sauces to the Thanksgiving revelers. Gourmet, homemade, zesty, spicy… name it. Invariably, more than one person will ask, “Isn’t there any can shaped stuff?” Gross. Ok, well, there was a time when I enjoyed the can shaped stuff myself. Maybe [...]

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Tags: Autumn, Cranberries, Crock-Pot, Fall, Fiber, Fruit, Low Sugar, Reduced Sugar, Sauce, Sides, Thanksgiving, Under 10 Carbs, Under 15 Carbs

Vicky | October 31, 2009

Wegmans… how I adore you!  You have a cooking station where you tantalize me with your fine smells.  Then you tease me with a taste.  Then you tempt me by putting all of the ingredients right there in front of me… along with the recipe.  You had me at “Roasted Acorn Squash with Pumpkin Seed [...]

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Tags: Autumn, Fall, Fiber, Low Sugar, Sides, Squash, Thanksgiving, Under 15 Carbs, Vegetables, Veggies

Vicky | October 22, 2009

The often overlooked parsnip can provide a fine alternative to the usual mundane side dish and offers a good smack of fiber.  My favorite way to cook parsnips is by roasting them in a honey mustard glaze.  This Mustard and Honey Glazed Parsnips recipe on RecipeZaar is pretty much how I do it, though I [...]

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Tags: Autumn, Fiber, Thanksgiving, Vegetables

Vicky | October 20, 2009

This recipe was inspired by my friend Ron, who updates us on Facebook with the wonderful meals he cooks for dinner each night. I’ve stuffed meat with apples before, but I’ve never thought about stuffing apples with meat. Judging by the very slim number of recipes I found, perhaps you haven’t either.
Ingredients
2 apples
1 tablespoon [...]

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Tags: Autumn, Fall, Fiber, Pork, Protein