Low Sodium Shrimp Jambalaya Jambalaya is a one-pot main dish from Louisiana. It can be made with varieties of meat — often chicken, sausage, and/or shrimp — and vegetables with rice and stock. The word “jambalaya” is thought to come from jambon, the French word for ham. Ham or sausage was one of the classic traditional […]
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Low Sodium Avocado Toast With Basil Pesto Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is the meal where I will front load my calories, so that I can then burn those calories through exercise and activity during the day. I tend to favor high protein and savory breakfasts rather than sweet, and
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Low Sodium Thai Chicken Broccoli Soup I grew up on the West Coast and was introduced to Asian Cuisines at a fairly early age. My mom liked to learn how to cook other cuisines. In California and Washington State, that meant Latin and Asian Cuisines. Mom even took Chinese cooking classes when we lived outside
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Low Sodium Slow Cooker Turkey Chili Chili is a staple at our house. I like this recipe so much it is the recipe pictured on the cover of my first low sodium cookbook. We make this slow cooker turkey chili all the time. Whether it’s for tailgating at a game, or just for a comfort
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Low sodium tacos are a staple of my low sodium life. There are many ways to cut the sodium out of the ingredients, that with a few wise choices, they can be part of yours as well. I have put together the ultimate low sodium taco guide, to share a list of all of the
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When temps drop here in Minnesota, my mind (and stomach) go wandering back to Florida. The sun, heat, beaches, and most of all the sublime Pork roasted in a bath of mojo sauce: Cuban Pork. I have shared in the past how formative to my cooking style and repertoire, the Cuban and Latin flavors of
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One of my must have kitchen tools is a Crock Pot (also known as a slow cooker). We have a household of five busy people! We are always on the go with scouting, sports, or other activities, and need to keep fed too. I love the option of throwing a meal together and letting it
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It’s time for the first frost of the season here in Minnesota. That means we rush to harvest any of the last offerings of the summer garden. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, and pumpkins all were collected and protected from the frost. Once the bounty is brought in a cleaned up, we scramble to make yummy dishes
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Low Sodium American Goulash – A Healthy Comfort Food The temperatures continue to fall. So again we want to put something warm and comforting in our tummy! I have been visiting some of the classic comfort dishes and now it is time to look at Goulash! Goulash is something most people have heard of, but
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Low Sodium Tater Tot Hotdish I’m a Minnesotan, so if there is a dish at all that we are experts in, it’s Hot Dish. Some people may call it casserole (you are WRONG!), but I digress. It is the staple of all church basement meetings and socials. The star of potlucks. The Diva of neighborhood
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