Today is Taco Salad day here at Gwen’s Nest, on this fine Trim Healthy Tuesday. I’ve been asked to blog about how I like to eat my taco salad, and my answer is–ANY way you make it! I love tacos and Mexi-fare so much that it pretty much has its own day on my weekly…
Rooibos Chai Tea
Roobios chia tea is a lifesaver. I love coffee with real cream, even though I didn’t indulge daily. So it really stunk big time when I discovered that I needed to cut out caffeine. I was never a huge fan of herbal teas, but on recommendation of friends, I’ve discovered a few really delicious teas…
Tomato Cucumber Salad
Tomato cucumber salad is the quintessential summer salad in the fridge of grandmothers all over the south. Grandmother Porter used bottled Italian dressing as the marinade, and simply added more veggies to the bowl after each meal, creating an everlasting summer side dish. It’s best with fresh tomatoes, but the mix even elevates grocery store…
Portobello Pizza Recipe
Lunch: portobello pizza recipe. Check. Delicious? Check. Enjoyed without the scrutinizing gaze and looks of disgust from the fungal-phobes…CHECK. The truth is, my husband and kids wouldn’t touch this with a ten foot pole, and would make all sorts of death wails and moans of despair if I even attempted to serve this as dinner. …
Perfect Peanut Butter
Perfect peanut butter recipe? YES! But I’m not just tooting my own horn here. There’s a perfectly logical reason behind the name that I’ll get to later. All you really need to know right now is that it’s amazingly simple, and absolutely toasty-warm-creamy-licious-peanut-buttery perfection. If you’ve ever tasted warm, freshly ground peanut butter at specialty…
Taco Seasoning Recipe
This Taco Seasoning Recipe is brought to you by special request this Tuesday. First, I want to tell you a little about WHY and HOW I got into making my own spice mixes. The WHY part is because I started reading about Monosodium Glutamate or MSG, and how frequently it’s used in our foods. Not…
Spaghetti Pie Recipe
This is my favorite spaghetti pie recipe. Actually, to be really honest, it’s my favorite way to eat spaghetti period. The first time I ordered pasta on a date, I realized that there are very high odds of multiple eating faux-pas that can happen when you’re slurping down…er, I mean ‘delicately eating’ a plate full…
Low Carb Lime Tortilla Chip Recipe
This low carb Lime “Tortilla” chip recipe is such a great way to feed that crunchy-chip craving. I used to LOVE the salted lime flavored tortilla chips from the store…you know the ones that are full of all sorts of non-healthy junk and carbs. Yeah. those. <hangs head in shame> But I’ve got a new…