Spring Veggie Recipes

Put a spring in your next meal by making use of the spectacular seasonal vegetables being offered at various farmer’s markets and roadside produce stands that have been popping up as the temperatures rise. The following recipes feature healthy spring vegetables in delicious dishes that your family is sure to love: SPRING SALAD Ingredients: 4 cups baby greens 1 granny smith apple, julienned 1/4 cup toasted pecans 3 tablespoons chopped bacon 2 ounces store bought Honey Mustard dressing 2 to 3 ounces goat cheese 4 grilled chicken breasts, sliced Directions: Toss the greens with Honey Mustard dressing, place in bowls … Continue reading →

Super Stuffed Mushrooms

What does bacon, goat cheese, crab and black olives have in common? They make tasty additions to stuffed mushroom recipes. (Just ask Aimee.) I wouldn’t use all of them in the same recipe, but I have successfully combined two or three of them to make delicious mushroom appetizers. The first stuffed mushroom recipe I’m sharing comes from a friend of mine who had a version of it at a local restaurant and tried to recreate it in her own kitchen. She served her Pancetta, Pine Nut and Goat Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms at a party she had over the Christmas holidays … Continue reading →

Aimee’s Inside Out Stuffed Mushrooms

I love mushrooms — and now we have a good reason to love them. Recent research from Tufts University found that common white button mushrooms are health heroes! Button mushrooms can give your immune system a boost, fight viruses, and help protect against cancer. They’re also a low calorie alternative to pasta and rice. Swapping one cup of button mushrooms for one cup of rice or pasta in your favorite recipes can save you two hundred calories. Make the switch twice a week for a year and you can lose as much as six pounds with very little effort! They … Continue reading →