mini meals

Zucchini Carrot Puréed Soup

May 12, 2010
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There is nothing like a Big Batch of fresh garden veggie soup at the ready.  You can serve it to your family in a pinch.  What I love most about this soup is there is a few servings of veggies in each delicious bowl.  This soup is yummy served piping hot, warm or even cold. [...]

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Quinoa with Blood Orange and Basil

March 20, 2010
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Blood oranges are showing up all over the markets and the web these days. Not only are they beautiful with their ruby red color, but they are a tasty addition to sweets and savories. This is a great dish for Meatless Monday’s. Quinoa is a great high protein whole grain that is also gluten free. [...]

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Quick Crab Salad

September 12, 2009

Maybe it’s because I was at one with the ocean yesterday during my surf debut, or it’s because I was desperate for some protein in my  3:00pm Mini-Meal. Either way, I found a can of crab meat in our pantry.  It called to me.  With a pinch of this and a pinch of that I [...]

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Mini-Meal Basics

August 24, 2009

The goal each day is to maintain balance and equilibrium mentally and physically. In order to do that we need to keep fuel in the tank. Mini-meals help to keep blood sugar levels in check. They are a well balanced combination of a lean protein, healthy fat, and whole food carbs. With these meals we [...]

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TIME Magazine: “Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin”

August 23, 2009

After a date night this week my husband and I were strolling around town and ended up in the Sunshine Pharmacy on Main St. in Telluride. (That is the great excitement around here folks!) While he was making an antibiotic ointment purchase (’cause my kids keep getting ouchies in the playground,) I was hanging at [...]

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