May 12012 This may be the most simplified Panzanella Salad you can make. This salad can be served as a side or even a full meal. Not only are you getting a healthy and delicious meal; you're also getting something light and filling at around 300 calories per serving!

I've seen Panzanella Salads with all kinds of fruit and veggies in it. So add your favorites, and slice 'em and dice 'em however you want! No one ever got fat off of fruit and vegetables.

Serves 4

Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil
1 loaf French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 tsp pepper
15 small cherry tomatoes, halved
8oz Bocconcino sized mozzarella, halved
1 large cucumber, chopped
3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Drizzle olive oil on the French bread and top with garlic powder and pepper. Bake for 15 minutes until golden brown. Cube once cooled.

In a large bowl combine the cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and mozzarella and toss together. Drizzle in the balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Carefully toss everything together and add more salt and pepper if needed.

Eat it.

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Apr 32012 It’s hard to figure out what to eat, especially when you’re working out. The fact of the matter is, football players shouldn’t be eating a salad after their workouts and marathoners shouldn’t be eating T-bones before theirs.

Below are three quick-and-dirties made for your specific goal. Whether you are working out to build endurance, strengthen or gain muscle, or lose weight, these diets can serve as a cheat sheet for your nutritional guidelines....Read More


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Mar 272012

Bruschetta, minus the bread. Boom!

I like this more than classical bruschetta with focaccia. You can use any hard cheese for the crisp but I wanted to keep this Italian-dish in the family so I went with Parmigiano-Reggiano. Enjoy!



Ingredients
Shredded Parmasan
2 Ripe plum tomatoes - Finely Chopped
1 1/2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
1/2 Small onion - Finely Chopped
6 leaves of Fresh basil leaves - Finely Chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Some people add garlic or balsamic to their bruschetta, or skip the onion and oregano. Preparing bruschetta is really a personal thing in my opinion.

How To
Parm crisps are super easy! Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Place parchment paper over a cookie sheet. Spread half a tbsp of olive oil on the paper. One crisp is equivalent to a pinch of parm. Pinch and distribute on the cookie sheet. Cook for less than 5 minutes, take out when the edges are brown.

For the bruschetta, finely chop the tomato, onion and basil. Put the ingredients in a bowl with a tbsp of extra virgin olive oil. Now mix everything together!

This recipe is almost impossible to screw up. It tastes ridiculously good even when you burn the crisps.

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Feb 142012 Eggs are not just for breakfast; from egg salad to eggnog - eggs have found their way from the clutches of our bagels and on to our dinner plates.

Eggs are one of the healthiest foods you can eat, loaded with protein and packed with nutrients why would you want to limit this to just breakfast? Plus eggs take two seconds to make. This entire meal takes under 30 minutes, from prep to first bite. Next thing you know they're going to start putting eggs in desserts! Oh wait...



Ingredients
1 tbs olive oil
1 cups frozen shredded hash browns
1/4 onion, chopped
1/2 tsp ground cumin (or taco seasoning)
1/2 15-ounce can black beans, drained & rinsed
1 cup prepared salsa
4 large eggs
1/3 cup of low fat shredded colby-jack cheese
4 6-inch flour tortillas
1/2 avocado, chopped
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

Do It!
1. Heat 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add hash browns and cook, stirring occasionally until brown. About 10 minutes.
2. While hash browns - brown, heat the other 1/2 tablespoon of oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, cilantro and cumin, stirring occasionally until the onion is translucent.
3. Add the beans and salsa to the onions, reduce heat to low and cook for about 2 minutes.
4. Beat the eggs in a bowl like they stole something. Pour the eggs into the skillet with the hash browns and cook, stirring until the hash browns are evenly distributed among the eggs. Allow the eggs to set.
5. Add the onion, beans and salsa mixture to the eggs and stir until the eggs are nice and scrambled, about 1 minute.
6. Divide egg mixture among the 4 tortillas and top with avocado and cheese. (Feel free to broil for 5 minutes to melt the cheese and harden the shell)

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Per Taco: Calories 270; Carbs 22.25g; Fat 15g; Protein 14g; Cholesterol 225mg

 

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