Corn Salsa VIDEO There is nothing like a fresh corn salsa. This is a great little recipe you can serve over your favorite fish, chicken or as a dip with some tortilla chips. Ingredients: 4 ears of corn, cooked, kernels cut 1/2 medium onion, diced 1/2 red bell pepper, diced 1 jalapeno seeded and diced [...]

For those of you not familiar, Julie & Julia is a soon-to-be-released movie based on an autobiographical book by Julie Powell. Entitled “Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen,” the book recounts Powell’s quixotic mission to cook, and blog about, every recipe from Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” [...]

Pasta Salad 1 pound whole wheat pasta 1c red onion 1/2c cilantro 1c peas 1c corn 1c grape tomatoes 1c pineapple tidbits 1/4c sliced almonds 1 jalapeno (diced) 1c (low fat) Italian dressing salt & pepper to taste Mix: all ingredients in a large bowl. Another Easy side dish to share with your family and [...]

Avocado & Tomato Salad 4c Haas avocado (diced) 2c grape tomato (cut in half) 2c red onion (chopped) 1c cilantro 1 jalapeno (chopped) 4 tbsp. lemon juice 2 tbsp. olive oil salt & pepper to taste Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, and enjoy. Yes it is that easy, and healthy too!