Yesterday just felt like a good day to stuff an acorn squash. I had one sitting on my counter for quite some time and it was just begging to be cooked. Since both husband and child don't like it I made a solo meal just for me and, well, it was DELICIOUS! [...]

Looking for something fun to do with sweet potatoes I came across this recipe on EatingWell. That's all I needed to see. The seed was planted. Today I decided to make my own version which barely resembles the original recipe. I needed to use what I had on hand which [...]

Ok, so I went a wee bit nuts on the produce this weekend. Literally all I see when I open my fridge is vegetables. Don't get me wrong, that's a GOOD thing, BUT I'm worried about some of it rotting before I get a chance to eat it. *Cue vegetable soup* Soup is a [...]

I bought a package of Portobello in hopes that it would inspire me. I've been falling into a cooking rut lately. Managing a household with an infant, a 1st grader, and a man child is wearing me down to say the least. Tonight I sought some refuge in the kitchen. Correction… on the grill. I made [...]

There are actually 2 ideas here, each can be done alone, of course, but I wanted to share how I used a bit of Mom's garden surplus. First up… Fresh from the garden tomato sauce! This is the first time I've made my own homemade sauce from tomatoes, and I couldn't have been happier with [...]

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 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've had a package of crescent rolls in my fridge since Thanksgiving. THANKSGIVING! Sad I know but these things are quite a trigger for me. If I bake them I tend to want to eat the whole package. So they are safer in my fridge tucked away out of site. But then I catch a [...]

You may have noticed some changes around here. Check out my edited All Recipes By Photo page, my new Weight Watchers page and changed layouts for the categories like our video posts. In honor of my recent housecleaning, I'm also adding a new section, Roni's Redos. This category will be specifically reserved for my healthy [...]

In the fall I could make a chili every weekend but unfortunately the husband isn't a fan. I know, crazy... right? I mean WHO doesn't like CHILI?!? Especially on a cool fall day! This drives me nuts as chili is the ultimate comfort food for me. I don't care if you make it with beef, [...]

I had no intentions of cooking last night. The husband was pissing me off. I had a long day at work. I have a messy house. A to-do list about as long as the yellow pages and I knew I was going to have to go to bed early just to wake up and start [...]

I try a lot of different things in the kitchen, it's just in my nature to make stuff up. Normally I know if an idea will work or not but sometimes I just take a shot. This was one of those times. I didn't even bother to grab my camera during prep because I [...]

I made these for dinner last night and I'm in HEAVEN! What an easy, light, tasty way to make dinner for one (the husband and child stuck with leftovers.) I used to make Skillet Veggies all the time and simple got out of the habit. Not sure why. It's so easy to make a base [...]

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... [...]

Tonight I took my first stab at Pigs in a Blanket (that's what we call stuffed cabbage up in North East Pennsylvania.) I've been wanting to make them since mom made a batch of hers a few months back. They are a perfect meal idea to jam pack full of healthy veggies. I'm going to [...]

Remember waaay back when I said. . . "Apparently all I had to do was shove a beer can up a chicken’s a$$ to get him excited about dinner!" I may have been wrong. I'm not sure if it was the can of beer or the fact that I was serving him meat on [...]

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 [...]

If you read my weight loss blog you may know I've been feeling a bit out of control lately. My house is in disarray as I prepare to move into an apartment wating for my new house to be built. I recently started a new job at a local University and I threw my back [...]

This recipe was sort of a fluke. I made bulgar thinking I was going to use it for something else. Forgot I made it. Saw it in the fridge...Yada yada yada... Quick Fried Bulgar was born. Sorry, not sure where the Seinfeld reference came from. ;~) Anyway, this is good. I've made it twice [...]

I could eat this kind of meal every day. The leftovers were immediately wrapped and placed in the freezer to stop me from eating more then one. ;~) The video is long as I make them from start to finish but don't worry you I've posted the recipe below. Here's the recipe! [...]

Have I told you about the toddlers obsession with Chinese food? He LOVES Low Mein and Chicken with Broccoli. He even attempts to eat with those kid chopsticks they hold together with a rubber band. It's totally cute. So for lunch yesterday I thought, why not make a homemade version with what I had on [...]

I don't know what I was thinking. I had a rough day. I probably shouldn't have recorded but I did anyway. For some reason I knew it would make me feel better. And it did. :) Now let me tell you [...]

I finally did it! I've been kicking around zucchini bread ideas for some time and after a few experiments I'm ready to post. The idea is a modified version of a recipe my mom uses from an old cookbook. It intrigued me with it's use of crushed pineapple as a sweetener. Although the original recipe [...]

I have a confession. It may be a culinary no no to admit but I don't care! :~) One of my favorite school lunches growing up was beef-a-roni. You remember it, right? Overcooked elbow pasta, grade F meat in some kind of tomato base. I don't know when the concept of “comfort” food begins [...]

It's zucchini season, can you tell? I really can't believe I haven't posted these here on GreenLiteBites yet. I went digging for my own recipe (yes I do that) and had to look at my old site archives! Anyway, these are on old favorite of mine. A little ketchup and salt, they take me right [...]