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Beer Braised Beef Brisket with an Asian Flare

I love beef brisket! Despite knowing that it is a fatty cut, I still love it for its tenderness and the melt-in-your-mouth texture. Thus, when a recipe calls for beef brisket, I can never bring myself to substitute it for a leaner cut. However, I do try to give it healthy twist by using less [...]
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1 Meatloaf = 3 + 1 Meals

Meatloaf is one of those recipes in which I always make the full serving size. I tried to reduce the recipe proportionally to make it to serve 2 people, but it ended up nothing like a meatloaf, rather something that resembles more like gigantic meatballs. Hence, from that day forward, making a full recipe for [...]
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Delicious Salmon in Seconds!

Okay, I admit the title maybe slightly misleading — what I really mean to say is that the hands-on time for making this simple salmon dish will only take seconds, but the whole cooking time will actually take about 8 – 10 minutes (depending on the thickness of the salmon steaks). Tweet This Post
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A Faux Mashed Potato Recipe? No, It's Better Than That!

Few months ago, I briefly mentioned several ways to help you boost your intake of fruits and vegetables. One of the strategies was to rework the classic mashed potato by either adding in pureed cauliflower or substitute in mashed sweet potatoes. Many people will probably have doubts as to how successful these substitutes are since [...]
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Roasted Kabocha Squash Sauce

I was getting tired of serving pasta with tomato sauce and so I went on Google to find new recipes to try. My mission was to find a recipe that makes a rich and creamy, yet healthy pasta sauce. I stumbled upon Poor Girl Eats Well‘s blog and her recipe for Linguine with Roasted Sweet [...]
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Simple Roasted Portabella and Crimini Mushrooms

This is a dish that can be assembled in no more than 10 minutes. This is a dish that uses minimal ingredients to create itnense flavours. This is a dish that will fill your house with a divine, mouth-watering aroma. It is THE side dish that will spice up your ordinary dinner! Simple Roasted Portabella [...]
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Roasted Cauliflower with Mustard-Mayo Sauce

Roasted cauliflower with mustard-mayo dressing - recipe adopted from Ellie Kreiger's healthy food cookbook, The Food You Crave and tweaked by me, the Silly Nutrition Undergrad!
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Lighten Up Your Pizza Dinner

Useful and simple ways to cut calories from your pizza dinner...indulge in your pizza without guilt!
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