Here's a favorite of Anne from the 8:30 Concord class. In keeping with the zucchini theme: Zucchini Boats (makes 8 boats) Preheat oven to 400 degrees 4 medium (8") zucchini 1 medium onion, diced 2 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts 8 oz low-fat or non-fat cottage cheese paprika, salt and pepper to taste Cut zucchini in half … [Read more...]
Zucchini Pizza Disks
Deb Saks from the 5 AM Concord class sent in this great recipe to help make good use of the over population of zucchini in our gardens. Zucchini Pizza Disks slice 3 zucchini's in round slices 1/4 inch thick 3 slices of Mozzarella cheese pizza sauce Broil zucchini rounds until they start to brown (5 or so minutes). Remove from oven and put a 1/2 tsp or so of sauce on each disk. Place a small … [Read more...]
Cucumber Cups
Here's a fun recipe for hot summer days that was just family-tested by Greg and Judy at 6:15 Road Crew... Cucumber Cups 2 seedless cucumbers, trim ends 1 cup hummus (can substitute cottage cheese) finely chopped green onion finely chopped red/orange bell pepper (can substitute carrot - fresh bell pepper doesn't agree with Greg) Score sides of cucumbers with fork (can skip this if in a … [Read more...]
10 Ways To Eat Fresh
1. Plant your own backyard garden or patio garden. Do you have a green thumb? Tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, herbs, lettuces, and many more veggies and fruits can be as easy to pick as going to your own backyard. Not much of a green thumb? Small patio containers will supplement your family’s dinner nicely. 2. Free Food is always wonderful. Raspberries and blueberries can be found many times while … [Read more...]
Frozen Watermelon Pops
Your kids (and you) will love these cool summer treats, with no added sugar! It's so easy, even Dean can do it! :) … [Read more...]
Sundae Surprise!
As a light and refreshing dessert or a summertime snack for the kids, this easy to make, delicious and nutritious recipe is sure to please! … [Read more...]
Roasted Red Pepper Chicken and Avocado Salad
Looking for a cool salad to fill you up this summer? Here's a delicious recipe from my partners over at Prograde Nutrition for you. Roasted Red Pepper Chicken and Avocado Salad 1 medium ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced 1 tsp. lemon juice 1 bag (10 oz.) torn romaine lettuce (about 10 cups) 2 cups shredded cooked chicken 1 medium tomato, cut into wedges 1 small cucumber, sliced ¼ … [Read more...]
Is Your Thyroid To Blame?
Hypothyroidism: Is a Sluggish Thyroid Affecting your Weight and Energy? by Dr. Laura Riley Jones, Naturopathic Doctor Hypothyroidism is the result of inadequate cellular thyroid hormone production to meet the needs of the tissues in the body. The most common symptoms of Hypothyroidism include fatigue, weight gain, depression, constipation, cold extremities, muscle aches, headaches, decreased … [Read more...]
What is “Organic”? – Explaining The Organic Label
Thank-you to Megan of 6:00pm fame for sending this article on what the "requirements" are for a product to be labeled organic. Megan is a health teacher in Strafford, and a local farmer in Barrington forwarded this article to her for perspective. While the debate to eat "all organic" will rage on, our strategy is to eat local, in season produce as much as possible, and supplement as necessary … [Read more...]
Five Meals Made Easy
I am a big proponent of saving time when cooking. I’m just too busy to waste much of it, aren’t you? To help with my meal preparation I often make many meals in one day and use them throughout the week or freeze them for another time. Here are five recipes I make using 5 pounds of ground beef/buffalo. An added bonus - I only have to clean up one mess! Meal one- Hamburgers Meal two- Taco … [Read more...]
