Make sure to add your recipes and food posts to the link-up at the bottom! We’re planning a short weekend trip for our birthdays this year. As long as the weather cooperates, we’ll be heading to Assateague Island sometime in late March for a backcountry camping trip with a couple friends. We stayed on the [...]

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I love white chicken chili and here’s one of my favorite recipes from Campbell’s. While the recipe calls for adding shredded cheddar cheese, I prefer a bit of low-fat sour cream which gives it a thicker, creamy texture. Southwest white chicken chili 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 1 pound), [...]

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Christina Shreckengost/Erie Reader Breakfast in a jar Runners can’t go wrong with oatmeal — not that powdery sugar-laden stuff in packets, but real oatmeal.  Yes, good old fashioned Quaker oats can be boring, but you can easily doctor it up to suit your tastes.  Check out these two recipes — one for those who like [...]

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Here’s what I made – Make sure to add your recipes and food posts to the link-up at the bottom! Flatbread (We had it with Broccoli soup – Yum!) Adapted from Heather Homemade  You have no idea how easy this was! I don’t know why I hadn’t tried this already. No yeast, to rising time, [...]

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I’m intrigued by this women’s half marathon in Niagara Falls on June 3. A group of running girlfriends and I did a women’s half marathon in St. Petersburg, Fla., several years ago, and we loved it. The hotel and flight deals and the distance of the race (I would not be flying to Florida for [...]

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Here’s what I made – Make sure to add your recipes and food posts to the link-up at the bottom! Smoothies This was my first attempt at making healthy smoothies at home. I started with a good assortment of fruits to choose from, some fresh spinach and just went with it. I made two different [...]

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Here’s what I made – Make sure to add your recipes and food posts to the link-up at the bottom! Freezer Meals My husband does a lot of the cooking because if we waited until I got home from work to make a meal, we’d be eating at 7 o’clock. The thing is, I like [...]

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A hefty turkey can feed you for a week. Alright, maybe just a day or two. But let’s think outside the box for this one. Forget the turkey, cranberry, stuffing sandwich. Ditch the turkey soup. Tuck Mom’s grease-stained turkey tetrazinni  recipe back in the box. Here are some off-beat ideas for what to do with [...]

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That’s where you come in! Add your recipe post link to the linkup at the bottom of the post and check out what others are making. You can post any recipe you’d like. Don’t forget to grab the Food Friday button and let your readers know where to go. You can find the code in [...]

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When life gives you overripe bananas, make banana bread. I used to get upset when nobody ate the bananas and they’d get all soft, now I get out a bowl and whip up a loaf of delish banana bread. Makes a great pre- or post-run snack and it’s low-fat because I use no butter or [...]

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That’s where you come in! Add your recipe post link to the linkup at the bottom of the post and check out what others are making. You can post any recipe you’d like. Don’t forget to grab the Food Friday button and let your readers know where to go. You can find the code in [...]

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Types of Diabetes Type 1 diabetes – the body does not make insulin. Insulin helps the body use glucose from food for energy. People with type 1 need to take insulin every day. Type 2 diabetes – the body does not make or use insulin well. People with type 2 often need to take pills [...]

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That’s where you come in! Add your recipe post link to the linkup at the bottom of the post and check out what others are making. You can post any recipe you’d like. Don’t forget to grab the Food Friday button and let your readers know where to go. You can find the code in [...]

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That’s where you come in! Add your recipe post link to the linkup at the bottom of the post and check out what others are making. You can post any recipe you’d like. Don’t forget to grab the Food Friday button and let your readers know where to go. You can find the code in [...]

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Brussels sprouts are a vegetable everyone loves to hate. It’s the liver of the vegetable world. But I have to tell you, they are such a healthful food, they really deserve a shot on your dining table. And I have THE best recipe for making them that everyone will like. (See box.) Before we get [...]

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Zucchini Hummus 2 large zucchini, peeled, seeded and chopped 1 cup Tahini 4 Tablespoons olive oil 4 Tablespoons lemon juice 2 cloves garlic 2 teaspoons salt Optional: cumin, dash of paprika or red chili flakes, sundried tomatoes Combine in food processor until smooth. If too thick, add warm water. Makes two cups. How crazy is [...]

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That’s where you come in! Add your recipe post link to the linkup at the bottom of the post and check out what others are making. You can post any recipe you’d like. Don’t forget to grab the Food Friday button and let your readers know where to go. You can find the code in [...]

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These apples took my breath away. I am totally serious. So much so that I wanted to cry. Food has that effect on me. There were rows and rows of neatly stacked Empires, Cortlands, MacIntosh, Honeycrisp, Red Delicious, and more at Burch Country Market Farms in North East this weekend. Four quarts for under $5, [...]

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Today, we’re talking about pumpkin seeds. Don’t throw your seeds away after carving. That’t the first rule. Roasted pumpkin seeds, also known as pepitas, can cost $6 a pound online, plus shipping and handling. They are more expensive at the health food store. Pumpkin seeds are good for your health and delicious if roasted properly. [...]

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Working full time during the week means that Saturday is usually my day for catching up around the house and trying out new recipes. I love finding recipes that have already been tried out, especially with personal comments added in. It’s like the digital equivalent to an old cookbook that someone has made notes in. [...]

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My little girl is now two months old.  It’s so hard to believe.  I tell her all the time she’s the sweetest thing I’ve ever known and I truly mean that.This month she has been smiling a TON at us.  Sometimes I just hold her and she …

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So, the Super Bowl was yesterday.  My husband is a Denver Broncos fan so, by marriage, I’m also a Denver Broncos fan.  But, living in Northwest Pennsylvania it was hard not to get caught up in Steeler Fever for the big Bowl yesterday.  T…

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One of our Barefoot Blogging recipes for this month was chosen by Tara of Smells Like Home.  The recipe was for Greek Panzanella Salad.I have made this recipe in the past and though I really love it, I am not a fan of the bread in the salad becaus…

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I haven’t had anything new to post lately, so I thought I would pop in for a few updates on my life and good recipe.I finished school in May and am officially a nurse… well I still have to take my boards which will come later this month.  I acce…

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I still do not have a camera cord, so this post is going to be sans photos.Our second recipe for Barefoot Blogging was chosen by Josie of Pink Parsley and was Scalloped Tomatoes.Since I have no pictures I’ll give you the basic rundown that th…

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