This Breakfast Strata takes a little planning, because it needs to set in the refrigerator overnight. It’s perfect for serving when you want a special breakfast or brunch. Because you assemble the Strata the night before, it’s a snap when you’re planning a meal for company. With ingredients like eggs, milk, cheese, mushrooms, bread, broccoli [...]

Have a famished crowd to feed at breakfast? Do you want an easy-to-grab and eat-on-the-go healthy meal? Then this recipe is for you. You can make Easy Cheesy Egg Casserole ahead. It’ll keep nicely several days in the refrigerator. When you’re running out the door cut out a square or two, heat it up and [...]

Make a Super-Smoothie Kids love smoothies. Don’t announce that this smoothie is healthy, especially to a picky eater. They’ll never know that it’s good for them. In fact, it is much more nutritious than an instant breakfast drink. It’s a tasty snack as a shake when you add frozen fruit. Process in a Blender: 1 [...]

Have you every tried to peel an egg, only to end up with bits and pieces of the shell stuck to the egg? Do your hard-boiled eggs end up dimpled? This was always a problem for me, especially when boiling eggs for deviled eggs. Dimpled eggs aren’t very pretty. I learned a trick that makes hard-boiled [...]

Mild-Mannered Oats A Super Food Oats have super powers to lower cholesterol: because of soluble fiber. The soluble fiber acts as broom to sweep out cholesterol from the blood. One and half cups of cooked oatmeal provides enough beta-gluten to significantly lower blood cholesterol and heart attack risk. Instant oatmeal is loaded with sugars and [...]

Sunday Quiche Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees and then bake a pre-made single crust whole-wheat pie shell for 10 minutes or make your own pie crust. Recipe follows. Remove pie crust and reduce heat to 350 degrees. While crust is in the oven assemble: 4 beaten eggs 1¼ cups milk 2 sliced green onions ½ [...]

It takes only a few of minutes to whip up my “Best ever bran muffins.” These are made with whole-wheat bran and flour, milk, eggs, and honey. They’re melt in your mouth, good! Have your kids help measure and stir together the ingredients for these easy to make muffins. After soaking 1 cup wheat bran [...]

Nonna’s Favorite Pancakes take only a few minutes to make and they taste better than an expensive box mix. Mix 1 cup whole-wheat flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder (1 teaspoon if you live at a high altitude), ½ teaspoon salt in a bowl. In another bowl add 1 tablespoon honey (or sugar), 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons [...]