Archive for May 2012

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless

Lisa's Cross-Cultural Salsa with Tomato, Avocado, Lime, and Feta (Low-Carb, Gluten-Free)

Bookmark this recipe so you can make Cross-Cultural Salsa to serve over everything when fresh tomato season arrives! I have a faithful reade...

Can Be Paleo, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless, Phase One Fridays

Recipe for World's Easiest Grilled Vegetables (How to Cook Vegetables on the Grill)

These easy grilled vegetables are something I make all during grilling season! (For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recipes from th...

beef, Main Dishes, SIDE DISHES, vegetables

Chipotle Marinated Flat-Iron Steak Tacos... with Corn-Avocado Relish

Chipotle Marinated Flat-Iron Steak Tacos... with Corn-Avocado Relish. I normally like to use a flank steak whenever I make any type of beef ...

Favorites, Kid Friendly, Low Carb

Low-Carb Turkey Cutlets with Dijon Sauce Recipe

A super-quick and easy recipe and if you have picky kids, just give them a piece without the sauce! (Updated May 2012 with greatly-improved ...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless, Meatless Monday

Baby Kale Greek Salad Recipe

All the flavors of Greek salad, plus baby kale! Yes, the infatuation with Earthbound Farm Organic Baby Kales is still going strong around ...

Miscellanous, My family

Kevin, Megan, Michael and Me Our son, Michael, graduated today from UW Madison. Tomorrow he will be flying out to LA to start a new job wi...

Main Dish: Italian, Main Dish: Pasta

Meatball Lasagna

I saw a version of this on Weight Watchers and thought it looked intriguing and delicious. One of the lasagna layers is just a straight laye...

Can Be Paleo, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Phase One Fridays

Grilled Chicken Recipe with Tarragon-Mustard Marinade

Chicken breasts are marinated in a flavorful mustard-tarragon marinade and then grilled. (For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recip...

Breakfast, desserts, Muffins, Pumpkin, Thanksgiving

Light and Tender Pumpkin Muffins... using Spelt Flour.

Light and Tender Pumpkin Muffins... using Spelt Flour. I know, I know... pumpkin related baked goods are more of a norm during the Fall sea...

CLOSED FOR MIND MAINTENANCE

Due to a crazy end of the school year please note that with a rare exception this blog will be closed for my personal sanity until the every...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless

Recipe for Baby Kale, Mozzarella, and Egg Bake (and Ten More Ideas for Starting Your Day with Kale!)

I loved this combination so much I made it several times in a row for a heat-and-eat breakfast! A couple of months ago I came up with a reci...

Choices-Something I am not good at

I know it has been almost a month since I posted I have been hanging in their weight wise, I am hovering around 216....all good considering....

Kalyn's Kitchen Picks: Three Crabs Fish Sauce

Thanks to my friend Lydia for introducing me to this premium brand of fish sauce! I'm not an expert on Asian ingredients, so years ago...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Meatless, Meatless Monday, Vegan

Spicy Stir-Fried Broccoli Stems Recipe

This recipe is for everyone who likes to nibble the broccoli stems when they're cutting up the broccoli! Broccoli stems are one of those...

Mother's Day 2012 and Missing My Mom

A Mother's Day Message for every day of the year. When you're a kid you never imagine growing up and having your mother (and father)...

Healthy, Main Dish: Oriental, Main Dish: Pasta, salad, Side Dish

Asian Pasta Salad

I LOVE salads like this. You don’t have to cook a dang thing and it’s so refreshing. I’ve really been on this Asian kick too…loving the toas...

Can Be Paleo, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless, Phase One Fridays, Vegan

Spicy Grilled Eggplant Recipe with Red Pepper, Parsley, and Mint

This spicy grilled eggplant is a favorite of my brother Rand, who does the fun headers for Kalyn's Kitchen (For Phase One Fridays I h...

Can Be Paleo, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless

Easy Thai-Flavored Raw Broccoli Salad Recipe with Red Onion, Mint, and Peanuts

This Thai-Flavored Raw Broccoli Salad was an experiment that was a happy success! When I made Thai-Style Spicy Cabbage Slaw with my nephew ...

Can Be Paleo, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless

Easy Recipe for Cucumber Salad with Balsamic Dressing

This Easy and Slightly Unusual Cucumber Salad is one of my Favorites! (This favorite cucumber recipe was first posted in 2006 and updated wi...

Can Be Paleo, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless, Meatless Monday, Vegan

Recipe for Heart of Palm Salad with Tomato, Avocado, and Lime (with or without Cilantro)

I've been infatuated with this Heart of Palm Salad with Tomato, Avocado, Cilantro, and Lime. I love combining beloved ingredients in sli...

Beverage

Favorite Margarita

Happy Cinco De Mayo! These Margaritas are my favorite because the pineapple juice cuts the sour of the lime and sweetens the drink perfec...

Main Dish: Fish, Main Dish: Seafood

Fish Tacos With Avocado Cream

I like to make fish about once a week if I can. The kids have really come to like it. This recipe is so easy and is perfect for those nights...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless, Phase One Fridays, Vegan

Recipe for Spicy Stir-Fried Sugar Snap Peas with Soy Sauce, Sesame Oil, and Sriracha

If you love sugar snap peas like I do, you have to try these Spicy Stir-Fried Sugar Snap Peas. (For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One...

Favorites, Gluten-Free

Recipe for Middle Eastern Spicy Ground Beef with Baharat Seasoning, Mint, and Cilantro

Middle Eastern Spicy Ground Beef with Baharat, Mint, and Cilantro; I loved this with some fat-free Greek yogurt on top. When I posted the re...

Low-Glycemic Recipe Round-Ups

South Beach Diet Phase One Recipes Round-Up for April 2012 (Low-Glycemic Recipes)

Kalyn's favorite Phase One Recipe for April 2012 is Ground Beef Gyro Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Tzatziki and Tomatoes . It's May, w...

Secret Recipes