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Homemade Salsa on the 'Lite Lunch' Menu

Lite 98.7 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:39:21 +0000

I’m a huge fan of homemade salsa. There’s nothing like authentic salsa you get at a Mexican restaurant. Although it’s not exact, our salsa on the ‘Lite Lunch‘ menu today is close. To make your own salsa you’ll need tomatoes. Roma seem to work the best but you can use any ripe tomato. Chop and [...]

Chicken Fingers on the 'Lite Lunch' Menu For Valentines Day

Lite 98.7 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:28:55 +0000

They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. So forget the chocolate and flowers today for Valentine's Day. What man wants those things anyway. Go with tasty chicken fingers for dinner tonight. It's what's on the 'Lite Lunch' menu. And if you use this recipe I found on Pinterest, you can cut a bunch of fat, so they'll be good for you too. But you don't have to tell him that.

Ranch Roasted Red Potatoes on 'Lite Lunch' Menu

Lite 98.7 — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:49:36 +0000

We eat a lot of red potatoes at our house, but they can get old after awhile. That is until I found this recipe on Pinterest, to spice it up a bit. Its quick, easy and low on calories. Plus the red skin on the potatoes is good for you. So ranch roasted red potatoes are what we'll have on the 'Lite Lunch' menu today.

Honey Pecan Salmon on 'Lite Lunch' Menu

Lite 98.7 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:26:37 +0000

Eating healthy isn't easy. Not only to find food that's good for you, but food that tastes good too. Salmon is healthy but sometimes can taste to fishy for my liking. It's all in how you cook it. I found this interesting recipe for honey pecan glazed salmon on my new favorite website Pinterest. So that's what we'll put on the 'Lite Lunch' menu today.

No Bake Cheesebake on the 'Lite Lunch' Menu

Lite 98.7 — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:30:18 +0000

While surfing Pinterest, a great new website, I discovered this recipe for gluten free no bake cheesecake from Ez Pudewa. Cheesecake that is healthier AND you don’t have to bake, has to be good right!? The recipe calls for For the crust: • 12 Gluten-free Chocolate Sandwich Cookies crushed into crumbs • 3 tablespoons unsalted [...]

Chocolate Chili on 'Lite Lunch' Menu

Lite 98.7 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:02:11 +0000

Football isn't football without chili. But at our house we have chili with a twist. Chocolate chili is what's on the 'Lite Lunch' today since we had lots of leftovers.

Super Bowl Sunday is one time we cheat on healthy cooking because there is nothing healthy about my chocolate chili. Maybe that's why it tastes so good.

Scallops on the 'Light Lunch' Menu

Lite 98.7 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:57:32 +0000

Scallops are a very healthy option for dinner if you’re a seafood fan. Coquille St. Jacques is what we had for dinner and the leftovers are on the ‘Light Lunch‘ menu today. Cooking scallops is tricky. They are easy to overcook and end up rubbery. Drain and rinse scallops. Slice a cup and a half [...]

Pepper Steak on 'Light Lunch' Menu

Polly Wogg — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:44:30 +0000

Steak is a rare commodity at our house. We usually have chicken or turkey burgers, since they are easy and inexpensive. But sirloin was on sale at the grocery store so, Pepper Steak is on the ‘Light Lunch‘ menu today. Chop up a green pepper in bite size chunks and a small onion. Stir fry [...]

Turkey Burgers on the 'Light Lunch' Menu

Lite 98.7 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:24:25 +0000

My husband is a cheeseburger fanatic. He’d eat them every night if he could. But cheeseburgers are so unhealthy. Instead it’s turkey burgers on the ‘Light Lunch’ menu today. I’ve made turkey burgers several different ways but I’ve settled on the ranch turkey burgers as my go to recipe. Mix your ground turkey with a [...]

Chicken & Broccoli on the 'Light Lunch' Menu

Lite 98.7 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:55:50 +0000

We eat a lot of stir fry in our house. It’s not only good for you, but it’s easy to make. Since broccoli was on sale the last time I went grocery shopping, chicken and broccoli stir fry made it to the ‘Light Lunch‘ menu. I cook the 5 minute rice first so when my [...]

Quesadilla on the 'Light Lunch' Menu

Lite 98.7 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:00:44 +0000

How many times have you forgotten to get something out of the freezer for dinner? Chicken Quesadilla’s are on the ‘Light Lunch‘ menu today because they are easy for those times you didn’t plan ahead. This is one of my daughter’s favorite meals. I cooked up chicken tenders after I thawed them in the microwave [...]

Leftovers on the 'Light Lunch' Menu

Lite 98.7 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:00:11 +0000

Lets face it, we're all busy and don't have much time left in the day to make dinner. Sometimes it so much easier to stop on the way home to pick up fast food for dinner. Or throw a frozen pizza into the over. A pizza that contains 2000 calories. 2000! Surely there is a healthier and less expensive option.

Chicken Cordon Blue on the 'Light Lunch' Menu

Lite 98.7 — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:58:11 +0000

Today Chicken Cordon Blue is on the ‘Light Lunch’ or dinner menu. Although it sounds and looks fattening, there a few tricks you can use to reduce some calories without losing taste. First, pound your chicken flat between two pieces of plastic wrap. Lay one slice of lower-sodium ham on each chicken and one slice of [...]

Lasagna on the 'Light Lunch' Menu

Lite 98.7 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:59:42 +0000

If you want to eat healthier but don’t know how to start, you’re not alone. I was in the grocery store line in front of 2 young women who had just come from the gym. We started talking about eating healthy and how hard it was to shop. I’m not a chef or a health [...]