Ahhh FALL! I'm loving it. Not because of the change in weather (MAN it's rained every day for about 3 weeks now,) not because school has started (although that's a perk,) but because winter squashes are everywhere! I've roasted a couple of large butternut squashes for Little Bean's baby food but [...]

If you didn't know, I was recently crowned Zucchini Queen. ;) Mom went away for a few weeks only to return to monstrous sized zucchini in her garden. I volunteered to take a few off her hands (along with some tomatoes and anything else she was willing to part with.) I have been falling short in [...]

I think I was getting slightly too adventurous in the "green" smoothie department. Not for me but for Little Guy. He's been less interested in them and I didn't want to lose this fun, way way to get "the good stuff" into him. So I took a step back and made a simple, sweeter, less [...]

Boredom. That's usually where I get my ideas from. Yesterday I was hungry but didn't know what I wanted to eat. I was out of leftovers. The husband wasn't home to tempt me with fast food. And I had no desire to make a BORING old ham sandwich. Then I remembered I picked up two [...]

I really wanted to get one last video in before the Little Bean arrives. This one is pretty long and you don't have the 5 year old to entertain you. I cook from start to end with no editing and basically blab with you. I'm hoping to up my production value post baby, getting a [...]

This post isn't as much a recipe as an idea. Actually I consider all my "recipes" just ideas. I rarely make the same thing twice and if I do it's never the same exact way becuase I'm a reactor. No, I'm not going to explode at at moment, although I do feel like I am [...]

I'm not claiming this idea to be "healthy" so please, all crazy health nuts need not comment. The idea here is to have a little fun with the kids, celebrate a holiday by making something green (without taking all day or making a huge mess), and possibly adding a few extra vitamins into the [...]

I told you. Once we made our first Green Smoothie there would be others. This one was inspired by Mo in the comments. We actually recorded this on Friday but I had a TON of technical difficulty with the video. You'll have to excuse the abrupt stop at the end. It was all I could [...]

If you read my weight loss blog you may have caught my recent obsession with grapefruit. I've been enjoying them straight up almost every morning but yesterday I took the leap and used one as inspiration for a new salad idea. Last week Dottie shared this technique to "Supreme a Grapefruit." I never honestly [...]

Let's start with a confession, as I normally do. I never make Portabello burgers. Actually, I RARELY even buy Portabello mushrooms. They are just one of those things that won't fly with husband or child so I don't bother. But when I saw them at the store this weekend, I couldn't resist. I'm home for [...]

I did it! I FINALLY tried the green smoothie rage that seems to be sweeping the blogosphere. Many have suggested it to me in the past. So many I can't even list them all but it was Wendy's recent comment on my Orange Creamsicle Smoothie idea that finally called me into action. Roni-have [...]

Or what I really want to call, the I-don't-have-enough-of-any-one-ingredient lasagna. Here's the story, I had a pot of homemade sauce I made a full days ago. Normally we go to town and just have pasta for like 4-5 days in a row. The Little Guy and I stick with varying shapes of whole grain and [...]

My experimental salad was a hit! I had some fresh greens from the farm and decided to get creative on Thanksgiving. I figured the worse thing that could happen was a full of bowl of salad at the end of the meal. To my surprise there was an almost empty bowl! I just polished off [...]

I'm a total pesto newbie. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE pesto, but I just never make it. I always thought it had to be made a certain way, with pine nuts, tons of oil and fresh basil. Well, pine nuts are outrageously expensive, I don't like to go overboard on oil, and fresh basil [...]

Believe me, I never thought I would put those three things together either. Pumpkin? Sausage? Spinach? But Oh.My.Word! So yummy! I saw Rachel Ray make something similar a while back and I think she used fresh sage and nutmeg. So those are the flavors I stuck with. Of course starting with a base of onion [...]

Sorry for my absence. I was living it up in NYC at BlogHer! Of course what does the husband want to have for dinner my first day back? Pizza. ugh. My solution... Order a small to minimize leftovers and make a simple salad on the side. Genius right?!? Sorry.. patting myself on the back for [...]

Over and over and over again you guys kept suggesting feta with eggs and I just didn't see it. If you've been reading for awhile you know I absolutely hate cheese on eggs. I'm not sure why. I love eggs. I LOVE cheese but put them together and.... ick, at least in my opinion. I [...]

I think my name for this idea if longer then the actual recipe! Tuesday night is rough for us. Little Guys has karate, the husband as Gaelic Football practice and I'm on dinner duty as usual. (note: I'm never NOT on dinner duty. That's what happens when you marry a non-cook, non-foodie.) Anyway it was [...]

My first experiment is a smashing success! You know me and my addiction, if anything even resembles a pizza, I'm game. I thought for sure I'd miss the mozzarella on this but not a chance! This little baby was PACKED with flavor. The sweet tomato paste and peppers with the spices and creamy cheese. I [...]

I don't know what came over me yesterday. I had this insane craving for soup on a hot summer day. Strange, I know. After wondering around the produce aisle I came up with this idea. a Puree-ed spinach and fennel soup. Light enough for summer and tasty enough for... well... me. lol Both [...]

This is a semi-homemade style Sloppy Joe recipe I whipped up for small party I was having today. I wasn't in the mood to do a complete from scratch but I can't possibly serve a meal without veggies (it's just not in my blood ;) so this was a quick compromise. To my surprise... [...]

I had a hankering for soup. Sure, I could have just grabbed a can of condensed soup from the pantry but where's the fun in that?!? :) Instead, I took an old time favorite, tomato soup and made it into a satisfying meal by adding a few additional ingredients and spices. Speaking of... Did you see [...]

OK, OK, OK so I ate WAY too much at the office holiday party today. Not too mention I had fast food for lunch. So I decided it was a lite salad for dinner day. There were leftovers for the toddler. The husband went out for... wait for it... wait for it... Fast food (he [...]

This isn't a traditional GreenLiteBite's recipe post. I'm just sharing what I made for dinner tonight in hopes it will inspire you to 1.) Seek out new and fun produce and 2.) Try new flavorful spice combinations. Let's start with the Moroccan Spices. Earlier today I saw a tweet from Andrea of Andrea's [...]

I'm a HUGE fan of baked tortilla chips. Nothing beats a big ol' bowl of salsa and a bag baked chips. That was until... I found my new friends Baked Scoops! These are basically a baked plan tortilla chip shaped into a bowl. I mean COME ON! Nothing is screaming to be made into an [...]