Home Sweet Homemaker

We tend to eat more steak and seafood when we are “actively pursuing” the South Beach Diet lifestyle. Shrimp was on sale this week and that’s what is for dinner tonight. I’ve always meant to learn what those numbers mean on the front of the package. Turns out, it is really quite simple. I think [...]

This casserole can be prepared the night before. Just pop it in the oven in the morning. It served us well when we had out of town guests at Thanksgiving. We ate it with coffee cake, and together they were the perfect breakfast. The recipe is from my mom and serves about 12. We usually [...]

Here’s another recipe straight from South Beach. It’s slightly modified, but only because I’ve never been a fan of sun-dried tomatoes, and I’m not going to buy pesto since I grow basil in the backyard.
Ingredients
4 salmon fillets
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 package baby spinach, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon pesto*
3-4 roma tomatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon pine nuts
Instructions
Heat the [...]

We’re back on the South Beach diet. This time I’m not just the cook but a participant as well. It’s not rocket science, but  I’ve found that you really have to plan your meals, shopping lists and grocery runs well to avoid “weak moments”. This time we’re eating  a lot more cooked vegetables instead of [...]

We’re back on the South Beach Diet and have tried a few new recipes this time. We actually ventured out to a fish other than salmon. This recipe for Orange Roughy in Scallion and Ginger Sauce was the first time we had ever tried Orange Roughy. We both enjoyed it and our girls even ate [...]