South Beach Diet

Healthy Cauliflower Crust Pizza

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on April 23, 2012

in Italian, pizza, South Beach Diet, vegetables, vegetarian

Many many moons ago, I saw a recipe on Janetha’s blog for a cauliflower crust pizza, and I remember thinking that it sounded delicious. Then that whole bronchitis/asthma/hospital thing happened, and then the whole “being mindful about what I eat” thing went to crap. I recommitted to a healthy eating plan, and what better way [...]

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One Pot Pretty Pasta

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on April 10, 2012

in Italian, South Beach Diet, vegetables, vegetarian

Like most people, I’m extremely pleased with food that merely tastes good. It’s a bonus if said food also LOOKS good. One of the first things that I remember eating that I also thought was pretty was a certain pasta dish my mom used to make. It was pasta with broccoli, olive oil, and parmesan [...]

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Easy Throw-Together Pasta Sauce

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on February 21, 2012

in chicken/turkey, family recipe, Italian, simple recipe, South Beach Diet

I can’t be the only one that has a “thing” for good pasta sauce. I’m not talking about a “oh, yeah, I like pasta sauce”, but more of a “I can eat bowls of pasta sauce like soup and just forget the pasta” kind of “thing.” Oh, I’m alone there? Well, it started innocently. I [...]

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The Best Casserole

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on February 7, 2012

in beef, family recipe, South Beach Diet

I’m a huge fan of the casserole. In general, I love the process of putting a few key ingredients together in a pan, baking said pan, and coming out with a pan of perfectly melded flavors. We weren’t a big casserole family when I was younger, but there was one specific casserole that my mom [...]

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Pulled Pork Sandwiches from Heaven

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on January 30, 2012

in bread, pork, simple recipe, South Beach Diet

When it’s freezing outside, there’s only one thing on my mind: getting and staying warm. I have this issue with cold toes. When my toes are cold, it doesn’t matter how warm the rest of me is, I feel cold. During the week, this is a rare occurrence because my school building is quite warm. [...]

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