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Primavera Verde - Healthy Food Tip and Recipe

 

This festive, colorful dish is an excellent way to add more health-promoting vegetables to your meal. Your choice of veggies is only limited by your imagination and it's a great way to use whatever is in your refrigerator. Enjoy!

Prep and Cook Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 medium onion, quartered and sliced thin
• 1 small red bell pepper, cut in 1 inch strips
• 1 medium carrot, cut in very thin sticks 1-1/2 inches long
• 1 bunch thin asparagus, cut 1-1/2 inches long, discard bottom fourth
• 1-1/2 cup zucchini or summer yellow squash, cut in thin 1 inch strips
• 6 medium cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes, with juice
• 1 TBS + 1/4 cup vegetable broth
• 1 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 3 TBS fresh sage, minced
• 1 cup fresh parsley, minced
• 3 TBS fresh oregano, minced
• salt and black pepper to taste
• 4 oz whole grain linguini pasta
• 4 oz Chevre goat cheese (optional)

Directions:

1. Bring salted water to a boil for pasta.
2. Chop onion and garlic and let sit for 5 minutes to bring out their hidden health-promoting benefits.
3. Chop remaining vegetables.
4. Heat 1 TBS broth in medium stainless steel skillet. Healthy Sauté onion in broth over medium heat, stirring frequently for 3 minutes. Add vegetables in order given, waiting about 1 minute between each.
5. Add tomatoes and broth and simmer for another couple minutes, until vegetables are barely tender, about 10 minutes. If needed, you can add a touch more liquid to keep moist. Add minced herbs. Season with salt and pepper.
6. While vegetables are simmering, cook pasta according to package instructions and strain through colander.
7. Toss pasta with vegetable mixture and top with goat cheese if desired.

Serves 6

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Broiled Rosemary Chicken over Pureed Lentils and Swiss Chard - Healthy Food Tip and Recipe

 

This is a complete meal that is highly nutritious and delicious. It is a great meal to prepare when you have company and want to make something special.

Prep and Cook Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 boneless chicken breasts (6 oz each)
• 2 cups or 1 15 oz can (BPA free) lentils, drained
• 1 bunch Swiss chard
• 1 medium -sized onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, pressed or finely chopped
• 1-1/2 cups crimini mushrooms, sliced
• 3 TBS vegetable or chicken broth
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp dried sage
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1 TBS + 3 TBS fresh lemon juice
• 1-1/2 TBS chopped fresh rosemary (or 2 tsp dried)
• 2 cloves pressed garlic
• 2 TBS + 1 TBS olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat the broiler on high and place an all stainless steel skillet (be sure the handle is also stainless steel) or cast iron pan about 6 inches from the heat for about 10 minutes to get it very hot.
2. While the pan is heating, rinse and pat the chicken dry and season with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
3. Leaving the skin on, place the breast skin side up on the hot pan and return it to the oven. It is not necessary to turn the breast because it is cooking on both sides at once. Depending on the size, it should be cooked in about 7 minutes. Remove the skin before serving; it is left on to keep it moist while broiling. The breast is done when it is moist, yet its liquid runs clear when pierced. The inside temperature needs to reach 165 degrees Fahrenheit (74° Celcius).
4. While chicken is broiling, bring pot of water large enough to cook the chard to a boil.
5. Chop chard.
6. Chop onion, garlic, mushrooms, thyme, and sage and then Healthy Sauté them in medium sauté pan over medium-low heat for just about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add lentils, walnuts and 3 TBS broth and heat through.
7. Purée mixture in blender or food processor with salt and pepper to taste. You will have to scrape sides of blender with a rubber spatula a few times.
8. When water has come to a boil, add chard and boil for 3 minutes.
9. Drain chard and toss with 2 TBS olive oil and 1 TBS lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
10. Place 3 TBS lemon juice, pressed garlic, chopped rosemary, salt, and pepper in small sauté pan and heat on stove for a minute. Turn off heat and whisk in 1 TBS olive oil.
11. Remove skin from chicken, slice into thirds, and serve with puréed lentils and chard. Drizzle rosemary lemon broth over chicken and lentils. Serve.

Serves 4

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Warm Spinach Salad with Tuna - Healthy Food Tip and Recipe

 

Enjoy this easy-to-prepare warm version of spinach salad in a matter of minutes. The tuna not only adds extra flavor but protein and omega-3 fatty acids.

Prep and Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 6 cups baby spinach
• 2.5 oz canned light tuna
• 1 TBS extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 medium clove garlic
• sea salt and pepper to taste
• *1/2 medium tomato diced

Directions:

1. Combine the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste in a small sauce pan and heat until warm.
2. Drizzle over spinach leaves and top with tuna and tomatoes if desired.

Serves 1

Nutritional profile available soon.

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15-Minute Sauteed Fennel Salmon - Healthy Food Tip and Recipe

 

This is a great way to enjoy fennel. The flavor of the fennel wonderfully complements the rich taste of salmon for a complete meal that takes only 15 minutes to prepare!

Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 lbs salmon fillet, cut into 8 pieces, skin and bones removed
• 1 TBS + 1/4 cup chicken or vegetable broth
• 1 large fennel bulb sliced thin, save 1 TBS chopped green tops to use for garnish
• 2 TBS fresh squeezed lemon juice
• salt and white pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Season salmon with a little salt and white pepper. Set aside.
2. Heat 1 TBS broth in 10-12 inch stainless steel skillet. Healthy Sauté fennel bulb in broth over medium heat for 1 minute stirring constantly.
3. Add 1/4 cup broth, lemon juice, pinch salt and pepper, and place salmon on top.
4. Reduce heat to low and cover. Cook for about 5 minutes. Do not overcook fennel, or it will lose its flavor. Sprinkle with chopped green fennel tops. Adjust seasoning to taste and serve.

Serves 4

Serving Suggestions: Serve with

• Pureed Sweet Peas

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Linda's Voice Blog: Sitting here with a friend enjoying a glass of merlot wine and listening to below good music!!!!!

Guns N' Roses - November Rain

Guns N' Roses - Patience

Skid Row - 18 And Life (Official Music Video)

Skid Row - I Remember You (Official Music Video)

Cinderella - Coming Home (Official Video)

Cinderella - Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) (Stereo Version)

Poison - Something To Believe In (Official Video)

Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze Of Glory (Official Video)

Bon Jovi - Bed Of Roses (Official Music Video)

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (Official 4K Video)

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love (Official Music Video)

(Everything I Do) I Do It For You (Official Music Video)

Kid Rock - Picture ft. Sheryl Crow [Official Video]

Keith Urban - The Fighter ft. Carrie Underwood (Official Music Video)

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Southwestern Cod Sautee; - Healthy Food Tip and Recipe

 

This is a great meal-in-one dish that can be prepared in just 25 minutes using our Healthy Sauté method of cooking, which uses no heated oils. Enjoy!

Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes, Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 medium onion, cut in half and sliced medium thick
• 6 medium cloves garlic, pressed
• 1-2 tsp minced jalapeno pepper*, seeds removed
• 1 TBS chicken broth
• 2 cups diced zucchini into 1/2-inch cubes)
• 1 lb cod filets, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 15 oz can diced tomatoes
• 3 TBS fresh lemon juice
• 2 TBS chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 TBS chopped fresh oregano
• 1 ripe but firm medium avocado, diced into 1-inch pieces
• salt and black pepper to taste
• *if you like your food less spicy, consider using less jalapeno pepper

Directions:

1. Cut onion and press garlic and let sit for at least 5 minutes to bring out their health-promoting properties:.
2. Prepare all other ingredients before starting the sauté.
3. Heat 1 TBS broth in a 10-12 inch stainless steel skillet. Healthy Sauté onion in broth over medium heat, stirring frequently for 5 minutes.
4. Add garlic, zucchini, jalapeno, and cod and continue to sauté for another 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
5. Add rest of ingredients, except avocado, and cook for another 2 minutes. Add avocado, season with salt, pepper and serve.

Serves 4

Serving Suggestion: Serve with

• Rice

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From The Desk of Linda's Voice Blog: I Am Finally Back!!

 

I wanted to take a break for a while since Election, pandemic etc was going on.  Facebook was getting crazy and the election was causing a division in my family etc.  Also wanted time to reflect on life itself and where I am going as an older person (senior) etc,  I am happy to be back and looking forwarding to providing positive outlook on daily life, etc!!!  

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