Reinventing Leftover Chicken- Curry Salad

Wondering how to take your leftover chicken and make it into something more interesting than…leftover chicken? Remove the skin & bones and chop up all the meat.  Add some salt-free curry powder and flax, coconut and/or olive oil and then your choice of: diced apples chopped red onion slivered almonds minced celery raisins chopped walnuts […]

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Get Out The Grill

Here is just one of hundreds (thousands?) of grill ideas…  I used my meat tenderizer tool to pound out some free range chicken cutlets, then added some fresh lemon juice and some salt-free cajun spices.  The grill was ready to go (thanks to my husband; why is it that men always like to grill stuff? […]

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Island Inspired Breakfast

I've mentioned one of my favorite breakfast places on the big island of Hawaii; the buffet @ The Fairmont Orchid.  That  may very well be the only place I've been able to enjoy sashimi and veg at 7 in the morning without people looking at me cross-eyed (not that I care at this point; I've […]

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Escarole

What's escarole?  A lovely, delicious leafy green veggie that you might encounter at an Italian grocery or restaurant or farmer's market High in vitamin A, iron and potassium, escarole is a great green to add to your arsenal of veggie dishes! Try it sauteed with shallots, garlic, olive oil and a dash of chili!  

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