Yogurt flatbread & sweet potato hummus This is the easiest flatbread recipe ever… a total go-to of mine for any meal or snack requiring dipping or wrapping. It involves just four ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen and just a few minutes to combine and roll out the dough. The longest part is letting the dough sit in the fridge for an hour, but I’ve gotten away with cutting that back to 20 or 30 minutes while I’m making the other components of my meal… Today the other “component” is this smoky sweet potato hummus, as my contribution to The Food Matters Project. Erin from one of my favorite blogs, Naturall Ella, chose this week’s recipe – a simple “blank canvas” homemade hummus. Delicious on it’s own… but the choices of flavors to add are endless. I made some sweet potato veggie burgers the other night (post coming soon) and I had half of a mushy baked potato in my fridge so the decision made itself. For the original recipe, visit Naturally Ella. METHOD: Combine all ingredients. Sweet Potato Hummus:
Sundried Tomato, Artichoke and Hummus Tartines Sundried Tomato, Artichoke, and Hummus Tartines are an important reminder that, no matter how dire circumstances become, I can still make myself a tasty, healthy lunch in less than 10 minutes. Tartine is a fancy way of saying “toasted bread with all sorts of yumminess on top.” Tartines are a fixture on French café menus and, as I shared in my What to Eat in Paris post, became one of my favorite lunches during our month-long trip. Of all the tartines I devoured, my absolute favorite was an artichoke, sundried tomato, and tapenade tartine at the lovely Cuisine de Bar. I enjoyed it so much, Cuisine de Bar was one of the few restaurants we repeated. Over the past two weeks, I’ve been eating some version of a tartine for lunch almost every day. Normal people visit France and carry back a nice scarf and bottle of perfume; I hauled a six-pound loaf of Polaine sourdough, which I’ve been freezing, thawing, and rationing according to my tartine needs. Sundried Tomato, Artichoke and Hummus Tartines
The Kitchn's One-Ingredient Ice Cream recipe from Food52 Author Notes: Making one-ingredient ice cream couldn't be simpler. It comes out like the frozen bananas you ate at the boardwalk as a kid, except (thanks to the high pectin content) it whips up like Marshmallow Fluff. Vegan and raw foodists have long known this trick, but a few years ago, The Kitchn published a photo tutorial and one-ingredient ice cream went mainstream. Serves 4-6 1 bunch bananas Peel your bananas. This recipe is a Community Pick! Popular on Food52 and Provisions
Hummus Guacamole Dip Thursday, September 9 I am sharing a GEM with you today. My mom got this recipe for Hummus Guacamole Dip from her good friend Jenny, of Jenny’s Green Salad fame. When my mom first described it to me, I must admit I was skeptical. Hummus WITH avocados? Hmmmm….but then I had it for the first time on the Cape this summer. I can have this stuff for lunch with some corn chips and be all set. Hummus Guacamole Dip Author: Jane Maynard Recipe type: Appetizer Two 12oz pkgs of Guacamole (Jane’s Mom’s Note: of course I NEVER use packaged Guac (she smashes up a bunch of avocados)) 1 Pint of Hummus w/roasted garlic (or any flavor you want) 1 15.5oz can black beans (slightly drained) Chunky mild/medium salsa (about a cup) Mix by hand and chill. Several notes from Jane: Above is the original, official recipe. 3 avocados, smashed up8 oz hummus1 can black beans (drained)8 oz chunky or fresh salsaSalt and pepper to taste Mix by hand and chill.
Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad (for your sandwich or sweet potato). | Yeah…imma eat that. Growing up, I had this friend who was the nicest guy… …unless you brought mayonnaise in his car. If we were on a road trip and your sandwich had mayonnaise on it…just get out, like now. And, honestly, I always hoped I would end up in his car on these trips because I’ve never been a big fan of the stuff either. He had this passionate hatred for mayo. He didn’t care how good that bacon on your BLT was, if it had mayo on it, it was about to be thrown out of the window. And chicken salad sandwiches…don’t even get him started. So with my mild mayo dislike, I’ve never been a huge chicken salad fan either. But for some reason it’s been sounding good lately. After I made it, I ended up wanting something to put it on. It was good. And isn’t that just the cutest little baby sweet potato you’ve ever seen!? Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad serves 3 (makes ~3 cups) 1 large chicken breast, cooked, cooled, and chopped 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt 2 Tbsp dijon mustard 1/2 lemon, juice 1/8 tsp dried dill weed Hello!
Strawberry Black Bean Salad Some things just naturally go together swimmingly. Effortlessly. Like cheese + crackers. Summer + corn on the cob. Cake + birthdays. Pizza + movie night. Chocolate + ladies. Those pairings need no explanation. It’s when you venture into the strange world of things like strawberries + black beans that you have to explain yourself. I promise you that this salad is as delicious as it is strange – and that’s saying a lot because it sounds pretty strange. I think crumbled blue cheese might be a nice substitution for the crumbed goat cheese, but that might be throwing a little too much crazy into the mix. It reminds me of one of those fancy salads I like to order when lunching out (for some reason it always makes me giggle when “lunch” is used as a verb, lol). Plus, if I’m alone for lunch it means there’s enough left over for the next day too. Strawberry Black Bean Salad Ingredients Instructions Whisk together the vinegar, oil, honey (if using), salt, and black pepper in a medium bowl.
31 Satisfying 100-Calorie Snacks Healthy eating isn’t all about calorie counting. Nutritious foods are key, but sometimes it’s nice to know you can grab a quick snack that doesn't deliver an entire meal's worth of calories. The next time hunger creeps up when it’s least convenient (like 30 minutes before a dinner reservation), turn to this list for a small and satisfying bite that won’t ruin a healthy day. 1. Pumpkin Yogurt Combine 1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek Yogurt with 1/4 cup pumpkin purée. 2. Dice up half a tennis-ball sized apple and add it to 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce. 3. Top 1/2 cup of low-fat cottage cheese with 1/2 cup of diced cantaloupe. 4. Toast one slice whole-wheat bread and top with two scrambled egg whites. 5. Slice up one medium red pepper and enjoy with 2 tablespoons soft goat cheese. 6. Hicka-what? 7. Chow down on 10 baby carrots with 2 tablespoons hummus. 8. Cut one medium cucumber into long strips. 9. 10. For a super quick snack, dip 20 baby corns into low-sodium soy sauce. 11. 12. 14. 16. 17.
10 Fast and Healthy Lunch Ideas You’ll WANT to Eat Lunch is my least favorite meal. Not because I don’t like eating it. I actually quite like lunch…when I’m not the one who has to make it! When lunchtime rolls around, I hate spending time in the kitchen. The fact of the matter is you totally can have your lunch and eat it, too! Jane Maynard is a wife, mom, blogger and graphic designer living in San Diego. Cauliflower Crust Garlic “Breadsticks” Please note that there is no bread in these “breadsticks”! They just taste like bread. :) I made this recipe a couple weeks ago and it was so good that just looking at the pictures now is making me giddy about it all over again. And I’m not really the giddy type, lol (unless I’m antique shopping for blog props…really!). Let me back up a sec… Lately I’ve been seeing cauliflower crust pizza recipes pop up all over the place. The other day when a friend called asking if I’d tried cauliflower crust pizza and I said no, she insisted I do in no uncertain terms…she even threatened to not make her veggie-stuffed-and-smothered chicken breasts for me again until I try it. I agreed to make cauliflower crust, but as breadsticks instead of pizza. So I made the breadsticks. I took my first bite and had to stop and really enjoy what I was eating. Mike ate his fair share too, admitting that it actually did taste like bread. Cauliflower Crust Hawaiian Pizza by Recipe Girl Serves 2 to 4 1 teaspoon olive oil