Category Archives: Healthy Cooking

Lemon-Garlic Chicken with Olives

For my eighth and final submission to the Whip It Up challenge, I made Lemon-Garlic Chicken with Olives.
I roughly followed this recipe from the Food Network. Their recipe called for the chicken to be roasted in the oven, but if I’m making a chicken dish I prefer to cut it into bite-size pieces and [...]

Triflin’

When I was trying to decide what to make for my seventh submission to the Whip It Up challenge, I came across Fitzalan’s post where she mentioned her Ultra Delicious Trifle (that’s my title, not hers, but I bet she’d agree with me). She spoke of how quickly it disappeared, describing it thusly:
This is [...]

Jammin’ with Blueberries

For my sixth submission to the Whip It Up challenge, I made Blueberry Jam. (This also fulfills #96 on my 101 Things list: Make my own jelly/preserves.)
It could just be me, but making jam gives me a mental picture of some random woman back in the olden days, wearing a long dress and apron, [...]

Spinach & Pear Salad with Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette

For my fifth submission to the Whip It Up challenge, I made Spinach & Pear Salad with Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette. I followed the challenge’s “suggested theme” this week, which was Fresh Produce.
Although I’ve eaten a fair number of salads in my life, I’ve never added fruit and I’ve never made my own dressing. [...]