Eating fish on a regular weekly basis will help lower your cholesterol and help your heart beat to a healthier beat. It is loaded with many nutrients like Vitamin D and protein that are essential for good health. Branzino fish, also known as a Mediterranean Sea Bass is a very mild, sweet tasting fish…
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Fish Tacos for Meatless Mondays
Tacos have been part of Mexico’s culinary heritage for well over a hundred years. Originally made fried, this is a healthier version that is packed with delicious flavors and lower in calories. The fish is marinated in spices and olive oil and then cooked until a crispy coating is achieved, providing delicious and unique flavors….
Happy & Healthy Valentines Day!
It’s Valentine’s Day, a day for love, chocolates, diamonds, fancy, romantic meals, Hallmark cards and flowers. But Valentine’s Day is also a day to think about your heart health, because after all you want to have a healthy heart for a long life to enjoy with your loved one(s). To help keep your heart healthy…
Salmon with Lemon, Dill and Yogurt Sauce
It’s summertime and the weather has been very warm this week…thank God! You still want to eat healthy, but don’t want to be tied to your hot stove preparing a meal. Well, here is the perfect low fat, low calorie, but high in nutrients like omega-3 (for your heart) and protein (for your muscles) and…
Hola, Happy Cinco De Mayo, Healthy Fish Tacos!!!
Hola, it’s that festive time of the year again! A time to celebrate history, culture and as always, food. This time it is Mexico, and we are celebrating “Cinco De Mayo” (5th of May). Every culture has some form of history that always has food linked to that date. As with all holidays or gatherings,…
Poached Salmon with Orange Ginger Sauce
Salmon is a great source of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA, the stuff that’s great for your heart and brain. Eating more of this fish will add more years to your life and help with your memory. These fats are responsible for many cardiovascular benefits such as reducing inflammation, relaxing and dilating the arteries and…
Apricot Glazed Branzino
Happy New Year everyone! The start of a new year and new resolutions. Promising ourselves to “Go to the Gym, Join a gym, Eat less, Eat healthier, Get more rest” and the list goes on. Well, today is January 3rd, -has anyone already broken their promise? Let’s face it, making any type of change is…
Salmon Steak With Lemon Yogurt And Dill Sauce Served With Cucumbers
This is such a refreshing, light and delicious meal. The freshness of the dill with the cucumber and the cool fresh taste of the yogurt with a splash of lemon make this a wonderful, healthy meal. I want to hear back from you after you try this recipe to hear your feedback. I know you’ll…
Citrus Baked Cod In Parchment Paper
Cod is a wonderful fish that has a very mild, buttery and flaky taste. Adding lemons or limes really enhance the flavor without over powering the taste. Just season with salt, pepper and some butter and you have a beautiful, healthy meal in 15 minutes. Cod, specifically, promotes cardiovascular health because it is a good…
Cod in a Blood Orange Reduction Served With Spinach And Purple Potato Fries
Blood oranges are in abundance this time of the year and that makes me extremely happy! They are sweet, not as tart as regular oranges, have a slight raspberry flavor and are beautiful. These beauties originated from Sicily and are in season from December through March. As you may have noticed, I love to cook…
Salmon With Arugula & Radish Cranberry Salad
Eating healthy is so important and making the right food choices helps our bodies stay healthy. Salmon, which is high in Omega 3 is a great way to feed our hearts with the right type of nutrients and important “fat” that we need. What I love about this quick to prepare fish is that you…
Salmon Steak with a Spinach, Blood Orange and Cranberry Salad
I fell in love with blood oranges on my visit to Italy. They were everywhere and so fresh! I find them to be less acidic than regular oranges and the color is beautiful! I decided to mix the flavors of fresh cranberry sauce with the blood orange and incorporate them with a spinach salad. The…
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