Did I ever tell you my oatmeal story? I hated it until about 6 years ago. Well, hated is a pretty strong word, "avoided" may be better. Oatmeal just never appealed to me. Who wants a big bowl of mush for breakfast? At least that's what I thought until I made it for the [...]

Cindy sent me this idea and I took it and ran! It just sounded SO good! Experimenting 3 times, I've finally settled on this combination of ingredients and technique. The result is a tasty, meaty, light burger! Of course no one else in my family will ever know how good they are. I had the [...]

I love experimenting with fun turkey burger ideas because let's be honest, a plain turkey burger is kind of boring. I either want a juicy simple beef burger OR a fun, flavor filled turkey burger. Either works for me. :) Today I was inspired by a traditional bacon cheese burger. I had some 99% lean turkey [...]

I don't know how to even start this post. This idea came out so good I'm speechless. Seriously speechless. I made an experimental breakfast but it could easily be dessert. It's that good. I'm not kidding! This is how it started... Then I remembered I had these in the freezer... Such a few simple ingredients and [...]

I wanted to make something fun this morning. I NEEDED to make something fun this morning. I miss my kitchen, cooking and just eating IN! As we adjust to life with this little bean... my sleep schedule isn't the only thing suffering. My diet has been horrendous. It's just too easy to say yes to [...]

I've been on quite a journey with oatmeal. Five years ago I never touched the stuff. Ever. It just wasn't on my radar. I don't remember eating it much as a kid. It surly wasn't something I made in college and you guys know who I'm married to, right? I don't think the husband has [...]

Craving alert! Well, not really a typical pregnancy craving. It was more like a desire to eat a warm healthy lunch, kind of craving. I don't have much in the house in the way of fresh produce at the moment. I used all my spinach in the Turkey Spinach Lasagna Roll-ups, I don't buy tomatoes [...]

I woke up with a hankering for oatmeal again. Tis the season! Honestly, I think I can do a whole blog devoted to just oatmeal toppings. It's such a fabulous vessel to try out fun flavors. Today I took some Georgia Pecans (I won a bag on twitter!) and one of my favorite [...]

There are like three different ways I can start this post that I don't know where to begin! Let me start with what inspired the oatmeal for breakfast this morning. I glanced at my email before Little Man woke up and saw Gina's new recipe, Cinnamon Apple Spiced Oatmeal and thought, "MMMmmm oatmeal! Perfect for [...]

I made these burgers for a quick lunch today. The husband said they smelled good, yet he opted for a plain old ham and cheese. Go figure. I've come to terms with the fact that I shall never understand his dietary choices. ;) Being honest, I had no idea how these Tuna Burgers would turn out. [...]

It's fall! Can't you tell by my recent posts? Breads, soups, butternut squash, oatmeal, sweet potatoes and PUMPKIN have been dominating my thoughts and this morning was no different. I woke up with a craving for pumpkin and I decided to make a variation of my Banana Oatmeal Cups specifically for the season. Boy I'm [...]

I'm prefixing these with "Vegan" not because I'm marketing them as such but because it immediately warns you that they are untraditional. I have no issues with Vegan desserts. If anything, I find them fascinating because they push the envelope and prove you can make yummy healthy things without the traditional loads of butter, eggs [...]

I've had a package of steel cut oats (this exact container) in the pantry forever! And for some reason I've been nervous to try them in spite of the countless recommendations from twitter friends and fellow bloggers. I decided to try the overnight method and cook the oats in the crockpot, crock pot, slow cooker, [...]

It's Peach and Raspberry season here in Maryland and I'm psyched that both are bountiful in my local grocery stores. They are less expensive then normal and taste absolutely DIVINE! I've been enjoying them straight up but this morning I decided to experiment and make an in season dessert idea. It's cobbler inspired but uses [...]

There's just something about the feta, spinach roasted pepper combination that I'm really enjoying. It's a trifecta of flavor with the fresh spinach, sweet pepper and salty, creamy cheese. Tonight I put is all on/in a burger. Just perfect on a hot summer day and boy is it HOT! We are breaking records here in [...]

I have been tasked with bringing a crockpot mini-meal to my friends bridal shower next week. One problem... I never made a crockpot mini-meal! And I can't just follow a standard recipe. You should know me by now. ;) So I decided to use my unsuspecting extended family over Easter weekend as guinea pigs and I [...]

I failed. :( My only mission tonight was to get salmon in the boy. I tried so hard to make a kid friendly dish. I really did. I breaded it. I sweetened it a bit. I even made it dip-able in ketchup. If that doesn't define toddler friendly I don't know what does. To my [...]

Did you know yesterday was Milk Chocolate Day? yeah.. me either. If I did I would have consumed more of the best stuff on earth. :) I actually had no chocolate on hand so I celebrated by making a simple yet super tasty breakfast! This is one of those "why-didn't-I-think-of-this-before" ideas. I'm a big fan [...]

I felt like I was on an episode of Dinner Impossible tonight. My mission... a healthy family dinner in under an hour using my new kitchen with an electric stove, no counter space, less then half my normal kitchen tools and no help. The idea was to make a light meal. What I call a [...]

WAAAAY back when, I posted Apple Pie Oatmeal. The idea pre-dates GreenLiteBites as it was originally posted on Roni's Weigh (which at the time was Weight Watchen--Holy crap I've been blogging for awhile!) Anyway, I had a craving for the original Apple Pie Oatmeal but since I no longer buy the flavored packets of oatmeal [...]

I'm shocked at how good these came out. SHOCKED. I totally made them on a whim this morning while rummaging through my kitchen looking for something to eat at breakfast. I had a gross of bananas just about turning overripe, oatmeal and 2 eggs. That was really it and nothing sounds good. Then I [...]

I've been playing around with this oatmeal idea for a few weeks. I tried quick, instant and rolled (old fashioned) oats and honestly, I liked the rolled best. They only take a few minutes more to prepare and the texture is much better, in my opinion. Plus they seem to fill me up longer. [...]

This cookie recipe is a variation of my Chocolate Oatmeal Walnut Cookies. They are made exactly the same with just a few tweaks to change up the flavor a bit. I also lowered the sugar to 1/2 cup to cut back on the calories a bit. It worked! They are perfectly sweetened and these guys [...]

I haven't been this excited about a recipe in a long time. I was a on mission to create a healthier cookie that ACTUALLY tasted good and I think I did it. I actually did it. To accomplish it I had to resort to using sugar and butter, two things I haven't used in a [...]

As I said in my original "crusted" tilapia idea, I'm fascinated with breading things in anything other then traditional breadcrumbs. I just think it's fun to come up with new ideas for "bread-ings". Tonight, I went with our good old friend oatmeal and paired it with flax seeds. I've been reading all the great health [...]