Appetizers

Video: Baked Buffalo Wings

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With Super Bowl Sunday quickly approaching I knew it was due time for a video featuring my Spicy Baked Buffalo Wings!

Not only are these wings baked and not fried, but they just so happen to be a very simple recipe to whip up.  As a matter of fact…

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Video: Spicy Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

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If any of of you guys are looking for a clean and delicious snack for Super Bowl Sunday, these Spicy Buffalo Chicken Meatballs may just be for you! This is yet another recipe from the archives that I just couldn’t resist bringing to your attention because it is the perfect Super Bowl snack whether you are cooking for a couple or cooking for a crowd. It captures all the heart and soul of traditional buffalo wings without the excess calories or saturated fats.

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Video: Roasted Chickpeas w/ Indian Spices

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If you haven’t discovered Roasted Chickpeas yet this is the perfect time of year to give them a try. They’re little, tasty, crunchy, salty, balls of goodness that are packed with protein and fiber AND they make the perfect snack for any party or gathering you might be headed to in the next couple of weeks!

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Cold Beet and Fennel Soup

Call me naive but I never realized that beets kinda, sorta have a bad rap.

While I was researching different beet recipes, I came upon article after article speaking of the universal challenge people tend to have with beets.  
They are too earthy.  They taste like dirt.  They are too messy to work with!

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Game-Day (or any day) Guacamole

I used to have a video post showing how I liked to make my Guacamole but it was one of the videos I lost in my big video crash!  So in the words of Snookie (from the Jersey Shore)

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Bacon Studded Potato Skins (an itsy-bit lighter!)

Okay, okay I KNOW… a Potato Skin Stuffed with Cheddar Cheese and Bacon doesn’t exactly scream, “Clean Eating” BUT let us remember that…

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Video: Broccoli and Chicken Quesadillas

Pre-Baby = Dani makes fast, easy, nutritious meals.

Post-Baby = Dani makes faster, easier, nutritious meals.
And simply put, “Unless we’re talking peanut butter and jelly…

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BBQ Pork Strips

Did anyone watch the Michael Jackson Tribute on Oprah last Wed.? 

There was a point in the interview when Oprah asked Michael to show her
some dance moves and Michael said that, “he didn’t make up or invent the
moves BUT that he simply enhanced them”.

When I heard Michael say that, I thought to myself…

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Cranberry Studded Bean Dip

Rich, creamy and oh-so-satisfying, you would never know this tasty Bean Dip was packed with so much nutritious goodness!

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Video: Buffalo Chicken Butter Lettuce Cups

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With football season kicking off this weekend I wanted to give you guys a little game time meal that you could feel good about eating!  These Buffalo Chicken Butter Lettuce Cups are the perfect dish!

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