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Ginger Shrimp and Chard Stir Fry
Ginger Shrimp and Chard Stir Fry
00Monday night I had a lot on my plate (no pun intended) and needed a quick dinner. I had planned to make Ginger Shrimp and Chard Stir Fry over brown rice, but last minute changed my mind and used Tasty Bite Asian Kung Pao Noodles instead! This was the first time I ever bought this pre-made microwaveable pouch of fresh cooked noodles and vegetables tossed with peanuts in a Kung Pao sauce and I have...
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Slow Cooker Beef Barbacoa Tacos
Slow Cooker Beef Barbacoa Tacos
00On a busy day, my best friend is my crockpot. Nothing is better than coming home to a dinner that has been cooking itself while you’ve been away! After seeing Rick Bayless at the Good Food Festival last month, I grabbed one of his Frontera Seasoning Sauces at the grocery store last week to give it a try! I went with the Red Chile Barbacoa Slow Cook Sauce, a roasted tomato and ancho chile sauce...
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Quinoa Oat and Pecan Veggie Burger
Quinoa Oat and Pecan Veggie Burger
00I’m always on the search for new and innovative ideas for veggie burgers! This one features red quinoa giving it a fabulous chewy and crunchy texture that I absolutely loved. However, with the added bun, it felt a little carbohydrate heavy, so next time I would be perfectly happy crumbling it over a salad instead! Print Recipe Quinoa...
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Sage French Toast with Apples and Maple Chicken Sausage
Sage French Toast with Apples and Maple Chicken Sausage
00Friday night’s Crossfit workout really beat me up. 21 Overhead Squats (@ 65#) 42 Pull-ups 15 Overhead Squats (@ 65#) 30 Pull-ups 9 Overhead Squats (@ 65#) 18 Pull-ups All in under 15 minutes… So it’s no wonder why I haven’t been able to move my arms all weekend. I even slept in until noon on Sunday…quite unlike me. So Sunday brunch was a little later in the afternoon than...
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Fajita Taco Pizza
Fajita Taco Pizza
00First things first – check out Eat Chic Chicago quoted in Shape magazine in an article called The Best Breakfasts for You! I am so excited to be a part of this! Secondly, we did NOT hang the Urbio this weekend. Turns out it requires drilling 45 holes in the wall…so we are going to wait, brainstorm about how to minimize the destruction that this would cause to our rented apartment wall, and...
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Ginger & Garlic Teriyaki Salmon
Ginger & Garlic Teriyaki Salmon
00I finally finished reading A Stolen Life last night (definitely a must read!) while watching the Australian Open. Talk about an impressive performance by Sloane Stephens against Serena Williams! Today I started reading Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain . I’m loving Bourdain’s crude, bad-ass New Yorker style of writing. I’ve been meaning to read this book ever since my very first...
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Pomegranate and Satsuma Quinoa Salad
Pomegranate and Satsuma Quinoa Salad
00After a full 10 hour day of work yesterday, I’m proud to say I completed everything on my list in time to catch the Golden Globes! Fortunately the one film I saw this season, Life of Pi, won best original score! However, after seeing all of the awards go out last night, clearly I have some movie watching to do! With the day so busy, I only had time to make a quick quinoa salad to snack on...
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Tomato Basil Risotto Stuffed Heirloom Tomatoes
Tomato Basil Risotto Stuffed Heirloom Tomatoes
00This recipe is actually adapted from one I did back in 2010! My how the time flies. Print Recipe Ingredients 1 cup dry hulled barley 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning 1/4 tsp garlic powder 2 large heirloom tomatoes 1 cup almond milk 1/2 cup tomato sauce 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 1 Tbsp miso paste 1/4 tsp kosher...
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Sweet Potato Veggie Lasagna
Sweet Potato Veggie Lasagna
00Greeting from the South Loop! The move is finally over! We moved into our new place over Labor Day weekend and over the past week have been working diligently to unpack boxes, paint walls, install lighting fixtures, and get the internet up and running! There is still much to be done, but I cannot wait to show you all pictures of our new place once everything is in it’s place. I couldn’t...
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Kamut & Garbanzo Bean Salad
Kamut & Garbanzo Bean Salad
00With summer coming to an end I am trying to make as many trips to the farmers market as possible! Fall is soon approaching lots of things are changing – the evenings are getting cooler, the beaches are becoming less crowded, kids are going back to school, and we are moving! After finally getting married back in June, we have decided it’s time for a bigger and better place! I’ve had the...
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Shrimp Avocado Salad
Shrimp Avocado Salad
00In keeping with the theme of Paleo today, I made a delicious Shrimp Avocado Salad for lunch! The salad consisted of a simple bed of lettuce, sliced avocado, cherry tomatoes, and lemon garlic shrimp. I recreated this salad based on this one I had in Mykonos! Instead of a creamy dressing for the salad, I used Isola Cream of Balsamic, one of my newest favorites in the kitchen! Cream of balsamic...
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Roasted Whole Chicken with Chili Maple Glaze
Roasted Whole Chicken with Chili Maple Glaze
00If you’ve ever roasted a whole chicken or turkey, you know that the secret is in the brine. Brining a chicken not only adds flavor and produces a delicious juicy bird, but also tenderizes free-range pastured birds as they can often be tough. There are number of different ingredients and spices you can use in your brine, but I usually keep mine simple – salt, sugar, and cider vinegar. How to...
About Me
My name is Amari Cheffer and I am a Registered Dietitian, blogger, and food enthusiast! I started blogging back in 2009 to document my lifelong love affair with food and nutrition. I am a licensed Registered Dietitian with a Master's in Nutrition Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Things I hate most include tasteless diet foods, excuses, hopeless weight-loss advice, and quitters. If you have time to breathe, you have time to eat healthy. It's all about problem solving and planning ahead for your one-of-a-kind lifestyle.
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