A Summer-ish kinda salad

I had a few friends over this weekend for a lite lunch.

I found a Pear & Pomegranate Salad in Chatelaine that I thought I'd give a try - I'm glad I did...

It accomplished everything I wanted it to: It was lite, tasty, fresh and very 'summer-ish!'

Ingredients:



6 Bartlett pears

3 tbsp lemon juice

6 cups mixed greens

1/2 cup pomegranate seeds

Warm Vinaigrette:

1/4 - 1/2 cup olive oil 

4  tbsp pomegranate juice

4 tbsp lemon juice

2 tbsp grainy mustard

4 tsp liquid honey 

salt & pepper

• Core pears and thinly slice; toss with lemon juice. Make ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to four hours.
• Meanwhile, in a saucepan, whisk together oil, pomegranate juice, lemon juice, mustard, honey, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking, until thickness of syrup; about two minutes. 
• In a serving plate arrange the pears and the mixed greens. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the pears and salad. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds.    

Stay Healthy!



Quick & Easy Recipe for Tonight's Dinner!

I've been thinking a lot about Label Reading Shoppers versus Grab & Go Buyers. Thanks to one of my good friends, I realized as the words came out of her mouth that: "People think being HEALTHY is a lot of work! Who wants to spend hours preparing a meal when theres so much to do? Quick and easy is what we need."

What if I told you healthy meals could be quick & easy??? What if I told you that most of the 'healthy' meals I make will take you just as long to make as it would to run to a reastaurant or fast-food chain???

Have I caught your attention?!?!?

I've decided to share some of my quick, easy and tasty recipes with you. Every so often I'll add a recipe to one of my future posts for you to try out.

Today, will be the first of many...

Last night, I got home late after a long day of work, work and more work... As most of you can relate: It's just that TIME OF THE YEAR!

With so much on my mind and with thoughts of a warm shower and my warm bed tempting me to grab the fastest thing possible  for dinner, I decided on a quick and tasty homemade dinner instead! I'm glad I did because the result was yum!


I made a lemon & dill salmon steak and sauteed mushrooms with a side of mixed greens and goat cheese salad... Hungry?!?!

Lemon & Dill Salmon

- Slice one lemon and cut off the peel

- Place the peel free lemons on the bottom of you oven pan

- Place your washed and skinned salmon steak on top of the lemon slices

- Chop dill and place it on top of the salmon

- Slice an onion and place the slices on top of the dill

- Put the pan in the oven at 450C for about 20-30 minutes

Sauteed Mushrooms

- In a cooking pot drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar

- Put on medium heat

- Slice mushrooms; I used buttom, shittaki & oyster mushrooms

- Throw them in the pot and sautee

Mixed Greens & Goat Cheese Salad

- Mixed greens: I grabbed the prewashed boxed mixed greens from the grocery store

- Throw the mixed greens in a salad bowl

- Add dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds

- Add low-sodium goat cheese

- Add bean sprouts and cherry tomatoes

- Drizzle olive oil and apple cider vinegar

If you try this one out & I recommend you do... Let me know what you think!

Stay Healthy!