Celebrating Life Around The Table
Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were filled with special times with family and friends. By New Year’s day I am ready for healthy food. The sweets and rich food, even when you try to watch it, can get the best of you. I find my body starts craving healthy and fresh. Today, I made Baked Coconut Chicken with a Sweet and Spicy Orange Sauce. It is super easy to make and I think it a dish the kids will like too. Sorry about the not so great photo! These can be a meal or an appetizer at a [...]
It is August 1st and I am going back to work after a lovely 4 month break. This weekend was the launch of AIK radio and thank you to all who tuned in. It has been a bit busy around here but one night last week I recreated my favorite chicken bowl from Chipotle! I love the grilled chicken, layered over cilantro rice and topped with crisp salsa topped vegetables. It is healthy, quick and spicy, depending on the salsa you use. You can make it for your family and use mild salsa for the kids and spicier for [...]
I was looking for something extra to round out my menu for a recent barbeque and found this berry salad. It is so easy but it packs a punch. The balsamic brown sugar sauce leaves your guests wanting to lick the bowl. Maybe that was just my group of friends. Not sure what that says about us but we loved every bite. Tracy, my fellow foodie friend, thought it would be great over vanilla bean ice cream. Four Berry Salad Four Berry Salad 1 cup blackberries 1 cup blueberries 1 cup raspberries 1 cup strawberries, quartered 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar [...]
Don’t forget to enter the Cookbook Giveaway! Searching for delicious and low calorie food to make I discovered this amazing and simple Honeyed Blueberry Tart with Ginger Crust. I brought this to Easter as a low fat alternative. Your guests will not believe this only has 134 calories in it. The ginger is a bit strong so you might want to cut back on it if you don’t love ginger. Trader Joe’s has crystallized ginger most days. I haven’t tried but I bet you could make the crust without it. Drain the yogurt overnight by placing it over cheesecloth in [...]
I'm Cheri Liefeld, radio host & producer, freelance recipe developer, food writer and cooking instructor. You will find easy recipes for family meals, entertaining ideas and ideas for cooking with kids.
