Save Time and Energy with Pressure Cooking

Pressure cooking is not only faster and a healthier way to cook but, it also saves energy. The amount of heat, electricity and gas used by a stove is greatly reduced when using a pressure cooker. Pressure cooking is much safer and healthier than microwaving.
This list will show how many of our favorite [...]

Cold Breakfasts Can be Healthy Too

Healthy breakfasts are a thing of the past, right? Wrong! Even with both parents working, breakfasts can be cold as well as healthy. Fixing a hot breakfast isn’t necessary to make it healthy.
Go to the cereal aisle of any grocery store and you will find that the choices are unlimited. [...]

Fresh Green Beans One of Summers Delights

Green beans sometimes called pole beans grow on a vine and are actually pods with little beans inside them. Beans were grown by Native Americans in fields along with the corn. Green beans have been grown in this country ever since. Green beans are a delicious side dish for any meal. They can be found [...]

Healthy Eggplant Pockets

What You Need:
1 head of lettuce, torn
1/2 cucumber, sliced
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 sweet onion, sliced thin
2 tbsp + 1/3 C extra virgin olive oil, divided
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 C black olives
4 oz. feta cheese, crumbed
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp lemon thyme
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 lbs. eggplant, peeled and sliced 3/8 inch thick
6 pita [...]

Summers Most Versatile Vegetable

This vegetable may remind you of a cucumber but it is actually a member of the squash family. Zucchini can be found green in color like a cucumber but there are also yellow varieties as well. Zucchini can be stir fried, steamed, baked or even eaten raw and are a great compliment to other vegetables [...]

Collard Greens Are a Tasty Southern Dish

Collard greens are a staple of the American South. The smell of them is like coming home again. Collard greens are a good source of vitamins and minerals in the everyday diet. What makes this particular green so special? Well let’s find out.
Collard greens may have originally come from somewhere in the Middle [...]

Onions Natures Wonder

The myth is that onions make you cry as you prepare them. Tearing up, while preparing onions is a natural process that the body uses to relieve the burning sensation that the strong scent of the onion produces. To help reduce the scent try running the onion under some cold water after skinning [...]

Healthy Grilled Bean Burgers

What You Need:
2/3 C uncooked bulgur
1 1/3 C of boiling water
4 slices whole wheat bread, toasted
1 (15 oz.) can kidney beans, drained
1/4 C fresh parsley
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 large egg
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp chili powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
8 whole wheat rolls, cut in half
How to Make It:
In a mixing [...]

Beat the Summer Heat with Chicken Salad

Chicken salad is a great summertime treat. It can be used for lunch, dinner or to take to a potluck. The ways of creating chicken salad are endless but they all begin with this basic recipe:
• Diced, cooked chicken chunks
• Chopped celery
• Chopped onion
• Mustard
• Mayonnaise
• Salt
• Pepper
The amount of each ingredient used is up [...]