Recipes; what I do & what you can do!

Any recipe is meant to be changed!  Sure, the recipe you adore that you found in a cookbook long ago that you always refer to is great...

BUT, what about changing it to fit you, to fit your child's class that has allergies, to be healthier, to be BETTER!  Yes, this is something YOU can do.  Take mine for instance, some I come up with, but mostly they are adaptations of ones that I adore.

Always know that you can change anything to fit you.  If you wonder what would be a good substitute to brown sugar, Google it.  the internet is a GREAT thing, any answer you desire is a few clicks away!  I will add some of these answers as I come up with more recipes.

My goal is to make any recipe as healthy as possible.  I eat clean, which means as organic as possible, hardly any processes shit, and I truly try and keep my sugar intake to 4grams per meal!

I am a HUGE HUGE HUGE foodie, so this journey was daunting to begin with.  But much to my surprise, I am having the time of my life figuring out how to defy the damn stigma healthy food sometimes gets...  YES, I am making recipes one at a time just as tasty as the real things!

Give me your favorite foods/recipes, and I promise I will cut your calories, fat, and sugars to over half, as well as add fiver, protein, vitamins, and antioxidants, that your KIDS will love and in many cases not even know the difference.

Trust me I have two girls, and a headstrong Mainer husband who loves meat and potatoes.  I see it all the time, but when I say if I can change/fool my family, ANYONE CAN!

My rules of thumb, add what you have in the kitchen, if a recipe calls for carrots and celery, add the leftover spinach kale, and zucchini as well.  Quinoa, rice, orzo, pasta, can all be used in similar recipes.  Seasonings and fresh herbs SHOULD always take precedence over butters and oils!  Olive oil is not your enemy, smart Balance is my friend, and here are a list of things that I am NEVER without in my kitchen!  BTW as Organic as possible...

Pasta especially Barilla in the yellow box
Rice, I like brown and black rice
Quinoa and lots of it
Carrots
Celery
Onions
Garlic
Better than Bouillon in all flavors
Olive Oil
Smart Balance Butter
Turkey Burger
Veggie Crubmles
Sea Salt
Fresh Ground Pepper
Red Wine
Coffee

I will add to this list, I just can't think of more right now.....

Again, should yo need a recipe made over, by all means send it my way!