I've been bored in the vegetable department lately. We tend to gravitate towards the same frozen things over and over, especially in the winter. Frozen broccoli, frozen peas and the occasional bag of MIXED frozen veggies for a treat! Note the hint of sarcasm. I'm tired of the microwaved vegetable side dish. So I fired [...]

It's been WAAAAY to long! I can't believe how much I've missed not only cooking but posting my ideas here on GreenLiteBites. I can't promise consistent recipes as we will be unpacking for awhile but I am making an effort to cook and will try out a few new ideas as I have time. LIke [...]

This was a quick idea after having nothing ready for dinner. I was fighting off the urge to order in and I needed to please both the husband and the toddler. Now that's no easy task! :~) Somehow I succeeded! The only thing the husband said was it could have used [...]

Armed with an industrial sized bag of broccoli florets from my local whole sale club and tired of steamed broccoli I present Chilled Broccoli Salad! The idea is inspired by the buffet style broccoli salads you may see at a party or event. Except I skipped the mayo, limited the cheese and bacon, replaced the sugar [...]

A few days ago I posted about Lavash Bread on my weight loss blog. When I read the comments I laughed out loud as people suggested I use it to make pizza and said “I know you will love it.” First of all my, readers REALLY know me and second, it was the first [...]

This is an idea of mine I remade after digging through old food photos for the cookbook. I made it again for the toddlers birthday party and the family loved it, especially my mom and the father-in-law (I had to use the “the” it's my thing now). It makes a large number of servings but [...]

I guess you can call this a stir-fry but I don't have a wok and I really steam the veggies so I'm not really sure what to call it! I bought some fresh ginger this weekend, it was my first time. Normally I make stir-fry meals with ground ginger and that works out great but [...]

I can't be the only one who lived of Ramen Noodles in college, can I? Well they finally lightened them up and in a pinch they can be used to make a quick lite meal! Seriously! Check it out... about 1 ½ cups of water 1 package of Choice [...]

Tonight I defrosted some turkey tenderloins and planned to grill them but I had no idea what to serve as a side dish. I wanted to make something on the grill (I hate cooking in and out of the house at the same time. If I'm grilling I'm grilling everything). So I pulled out every [...]

When the husband is away, I get to play! I LOVE when it’s just the toddler and I for dinner. I get to experiment freely without trying to please someone who has completely different taste then I do. Anyway, I had this idea of mini turkey meatballs. I thought they would [...]

I’m a HUGE dark meat turkey fan. I know, I know, it’s not as lean as the white stuff but it’s SO delicious and just as good for you nutritiously. Plus what are you going to do, throw it away?!? As I was cooking this tonight, the husband walked by the [...]

Have you ever eaten at a Noodles & Company? One recently opened in my area and I LOVE it! I really like this trend of fast food that’s NOT burgers or fried chicken. Anyway, they have a Thai Curry Soup that is my absolute favorite! I don’t normally eat [...]

I have a fussy eater niece. I mean VERY fussy. I made a it my personnel mission to get some vegetables in her. Scouring my refrigerator for every veggie I had, I made a sauce for pizza, her favorite food. This worked like a CHARM! My fussy eater niece had [...]