Nachos. Fried chicken. Mac and Cheese. Hot Fudge Sundaes. Everyone gets cravings for their favorite fattening comfort foods. But now you can feed those cravings with real food that is good for you too!
I’ll show you how as I share my secrets to making America’s favorite dishes healthier in my debut cookbook, Secrets of a Skinny Chef. With 100 guilt-free recipes that will satisfy both body and soul, I will teach you how to enjoy the foods you love without the hard struggle of dieting and deprivation.
It sounds like it is too good to be true, but with the Skinny Chef by your side, you’ll be amazed at how easy and fun it can be! By cooking my simple, healthy recipes at home, and making small, manageable changes in your lifestyle (and portions!), you will see results not just in the short term, but for life!
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Finally, below is a reminder of some of my posts from last month, including many new recipes. For a complete listing, check out the February 2010 blog archive.
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Here’s What Others Say About ‘Secrets of a Skinny Chef’
Of course I am excited about the launch of my first cookbook, and I hope you too will cherish the delicious recipes inside the book. Here’s a selection of advance reviews on
Steph Chows, Blog Her, and Travel Eat Love.
Learn the ABC’s of Nutrition
Are you positively stumped when it comes to nutrition and how to make sense of it all? Visit my friend’s newly designed site, Alphabites NYC (The ABC’s of Healthy Living for Real People).
Pick a Peppadew
I’m addicted to chili, earthy, sweet, smoked, and burning hot. I love them all. A reader recently asked me what a peppadew is: If you haven’t tasted this sweet little hottie – you are in for a treat!
Revamp Your Breakfast
Tired of eating the same thing for breakfast? In my latest post on AOL’s Slashfood, I feature two ways to incorporate super foods quinoa and flax into your morning meal, whether you like it hot or cold…
Red Banana Coffee Shake
When these red bananas first caught my eye yesterday, I thought they were purple. Purple bananas? Well, there are purple beans, purple tomatoes, purple cauliflower – so why not purple bananas? That’s what led me to create a “Red Banana Coffee Shake”…
Meatloaf Stuffed With Spinach
Meatloaf is one of those blue-plate specials that is still on my list as a comforting, satisfying meal that’s perfect for winter weeknights. I like to shake up the flavor by adding new ingredients, or even stuffing it with something surprising, like gooey mozzarella and fresh baby spinach.
The Perfect Cheesecake?
As I entered the kitchen, he filled a tall glass with a rich egg-colored custard the color of lemon cheesecake. Baking a smooth, crack-free cheesecake with thick, cakey or creamy texture isn’t as hard as you might thinkm and here are easy, fun tips the next time you want to indulge someone you admire…
Balsamic Salmon
Like primary colors to a painter, fat, salt and acid are the essential ingredients chefs use to flavor their masterpiece meals. Many home cooks know how to use fat (either oil or butter) and salt of course, but they skip on the acid, things like vinegar for example.
Four Days To Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, four days from now! If you’re still on the search for great recipes for sumptious desserts, then look no further! In this video clip, Jennifer highlights healthy sweets made with fresh beet, along with other dessert ideas…
The Cook’s Garden
Already thinking ahead to planting your garden for spring? Burpee has come out with a tempting new website, the “Cook’s Garden”, with heirloom offerings like “Patty’s Yellow Striped Beefsteak Tomatoes” and “Yugoslavian Red Lettuce”…
Healthy Spreads for Superbowl Sunday
Yesterday, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette ran “Healthy Spreads for Superbowl Sunday”, an article featuring two of my recipes from the upcoming “Secrets of a Skinny Chef”.
Black Bean Quesadillas
The very first steamy bowl of black beans soup drenched in plenty of fresh lime topped with a dollop of sour cream started a love affair with black beans that has never stopped. There is something about a hearty bowl filled with satisfying creamy beans.
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