#100FootJourney Pasta Salad with Chickpeas

Below recipe was received from DreamWorks Pictures’ THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY. Make sure to check out DreamWorks Pictures’ THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY in theaters on August 8th. Chickpeas are considered a super food, and they're extremely good for those trying to lose weight. Don't let this fourth of July hinder your weight loss efforts, serve Pasta Salad with Chickpeas! Ingredients 1 can chickpeas - rinsed well 2 cucumbers seeded and diced 3 tomatoes seeded and dices 1 1/2 medium red onion diced pomegranate seeds 1 lb. spiral noodles cooked according to package 1 lime 1/4 cup garlic oil (see below) 2 tsp Chaat Masala salt and pepper to taste bunch of cilantro chopped Garlic Oil 1/4 c. olive oil 1 serrano chile -slit 2 or 3 times 5 cloves of garlic (with skins) cut in half Garlic Oil 1.) Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F. Combine the olive oil, Serrano chili, and garlic in a glass baking dish. Place in the heated oven for at least 45 minutes. Allow to cool … [Read more...]

Cookies, Cookies Everywhere!

I LOVE me some sweets. My waistline on the other hand doesn't! So when I get the urge for something sweet, I try to find something to make that is a bit on the healthy side. Last night was one of those nights, I wanted something sweet, but also healthy and filling. So what did I do, I took to pinterest. What can I say I love me some pinterest! With only having two ingredients, and healthy ones at that I took to the kitchen. I had some dark chocolate chips so I did add about a handful into the mix as well. I then popped them in the oven and baked them. Once they were done, we of course had to have some! My honest opinion on this sweet treat, it was a bit mushy, and if it didn't have the chocolate chips in it, I don't think I would have liked them. The chocolate chips gave it a simple yummy twist. Have a sweet tooth with not much in the cupboard, whip you up some of these yummy healthy cookies. Make sure to add you some chocolate chips or you might not think they're all … [Read more...]

Taco Pie Via Pinterest

As I said not long ago, I was going to go ahead, and do some posts about what I have found on pinterest, my experience with making it, and whether or not my family liked it. Last night for dinner we went with the Taco Pie that I first discovered on pinterest. Does that not look so tasty! We were wanting something quick and easy and this looked like it would do the job, and since we all love Mexican foods we had a feeling this was going to be a hit! We made the guacamole sauce fresh instead of purchasing from the store. We then followed the recipe, and within about 30 minutes including cooking the chicken dinner was complete! We did forget to drain the chilis, so we did have a little liquid in the mix, over all though this was so yummy, and so filling we will be having it again! While it didn't look as pretty as the image from pinterest, it was still ever so good. So this was one of those recipes we will be keeping around, and we will be making again in the … [Read more...]