Healthified Breakfast Rice Cereal

February 21, 2014 Amanda Plott

I remember back when I was little, my mom would make my brother and I 'Breakfast Rice' which was full of butter, sugar, and warm milk. It. Was. Fantastic. Truly one of my fondest breakfast memories.

My little girl has been a rather picky eater for the last year or so. Thankfully, I have been able to get her to at least try new things over the most recent months. One thing that she will never turn away is rice, and yet... for whatever reason, I hadn't thought previously to give her a nice bowl of rice for breakfast...

Healthified Asian Salad

February 18, 2014 Amanda Plott

I love a good asian style salad and yet haven't had one in quite a long time.

Many years ago when I was younger and my mother used to by an asian style salad kit. It was very tasty and one of our favorite things to eat along side any asian dish. Most commonly we would eat it with a bowl of hot and sour soup and some spring rolls. Yummy!...

Anatomy of a Cheese Plate

February 16, 2014 Amanda Plott

Yes, I'm a wine-o - I admit it! I'm a big lush and I looove me some cheese.

I know that this isn't exactly a skinny sort of thing, but if it's done right and in moderation... it doesn't have to completely undo your day, or week, or month, or year! So this is a how-to for a proper cheese plate...

Skinny Shepherd's Pie

February 13, 2014 Amanda Plott

I'm irish and... rather proud of it. Even so, the first time I ever had Shepherd's Pie was when I cooked it for myself. It was a rather easy recipe to prepare and of course goes along famously with St. Patrick's Day.

Now, I've never been to Ireland, so I can't really say whether this is a traditional style variation or not. Though from what I can tell, every recipe seems to be different - just with the basic idea that meat and vegetables make up the bottom layer while potatoes of some sort are spread over the top...

Healthified Chinese BBQ Pork (Char Siu)

February 5, 2014 Amanda Plott

The Chinese New Year was a few days ago (well... okay... almost a week ago...), and I really wanted to have this recipe posted in time but... it just didn't happen that way. Oh, well!

Char Siu or 'Chinese BBQ Pork' literally translates to 'fork burn/roast'. It's usually well known for it's bright red colored outside layer caused from marinating and cooking in a traditional glaze sauce.

This is my healthified version of Chinese BBQ pork. It's typically made by roasting a pork shoulder in a special sauce, chopping it, skewering it, and charring it with more sauce to glaze. Well, sometimes less is more...

Skinny Apple & Gorgonzola Pizza

January 30, 2014 Amanda Plott

We love pizza around here. Seriously it's a staple in our meal plan. I think we have it about once a week in this house. At least. I'd love to blame that on my little girl, but what can I say? I love pizza too. Always have, and always will.

While she is a traditionalist, sticking to her cheese pizza with extra sauce for dipping... I like to experiment and try out new things on mine. Some things work. Others flop...