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I made this because I need to store all my food projects and recipes somewhere. You know how many times people say “Can you send me the recipe for this?” and I can’t give them a recipe because I don’t have one. Technically, I’m still working my way through the American Heart Association Cookbook, but I’ve heavily modified and edited those recipes so much that it isn’t very easy to just copy-and-paste. I record recipes in the LoseIt app, and am storing them here for future reference and sharing, if people want recipes for the things I’ve been making.

  • Lightened-Up Mac’n’Cheese

    Lightened-Up Mac’n’Cheese

    A bit of a lightened-up mac & cheese, with less fat and fewer calories than the alternative. Toss elbow macaroni with an easy to make cheese sauce, top it with breadcrumbs and put it under the broiler for a few minutes. We made this for a Super Bowl snack!

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  • Air Fried Cream Cheese Wontons (“Rangoons”)

    Air Fried Cream Cheese Wontons (“Rangoons”)

    So we made air fried cream cheese wontons for a Super Bowl Snack. Eric and I were, of course, inspired by crab rangoons, but we didn’t want to buy and cook crabmeat. (You can’t really taste crab meat in crab rangoons anyway!)

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  • Chinese Hot Pot

    Chinese Hot Pot

    Chinese Hot Pot is such an easy and healthy comfort meal for those cold winter nights. It’s also a total party meal, and it’s really fun because you’re cooking the food right at the table (it’s a fondue party!) We like to boil broth in an electric fondue pot like this one, and cook the…Read…

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  • Fudgy Almond Flour Brownies (GF)

    Fudgy Almond Flour Brownies (GF)

    These almond flour brownies were AMAZING (although maybe not too entirely healthy). I used a mix of almond flour and all-purpose wheat flour, but these brownies can easily be made gluten-free by swapping the wheat flour with rice flour or any type of gluten free baking mix.

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  • Orange Cream Mini Cupcakes

    Orange Cream Mini Cupcakes

    I made these orange flavored mini cupcakes in the shape of a dragon for Chinese New Year (2024 is the year of the dragon!) The cupcakes are made of a light and fluffy orange flavored sponge cake, topped with a light orange-flavored whipped cream. (And lots of sprinkles!)

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  • Chocolate Dipped Fortune Cookies

    Chocolate Dipped Fortune Cookies

    I made these chocolate dipped fortune cookies for a Super Bowl Dessert. Fortune Cookies were invented in San Francisco! I used San Franciscan Ghirardelli chocolate chips, and I also happened to have some 49ers-colored sprinkles leftover from Chinese New Year!

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I’ve always liked cooking, but we used to eat crap a lot — like buttery mashed potatoes, creamy sauces and rich desserts. Then, my husband had a heart attack at age 38, and it was a terrifying wake-up call! Not wanting to leave our children fatherless, we knew we had to make a major change. Following his heart attack, we needed to cut sodium, sugar, saturated fats (you know, most of our favorite foods!)
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Dinner the last few nights 1) Brussels sprouts and Dinner the last few nights 1) Brussels sprouts and tofu over rice 2) Cajun fish with zesty oven fries 3) broccoli rabe and chicken sausag3 pasta  4)hamburger steaks with beef gravy 5) mapo tofu for kindergarteners — recipes on my blog!! #healthyfood  #americanheartassociation #hearthealth
I was extremely proud of the tiny marzipan gourds I was extremely proud of the tiny marzipan gourds and pumpkins I made for Thanksgiving. Not healthy or low-calorie at all, but they’re made of almonds and therefore high in fiber and heart-healthy monounsaturated fat, right? This took me 3 hours to make, but I put a recipe and tutorial on my blog jic anyone on Instagram is just as insane as I am. #marzipan #marzipanfruits
This week, we are trying to use up our massive tur This week, we are trying to use up our massive turkey that we cooked for @monmonlai and @lisabeansprout. Also, back on the heart-healthy train! Lightened-up turkey tetrazzini, biscuit-crust turkey pot pie and turkey soup with wild rice recipes on my blog (link in bio). Turkey for days! Turkey 4ever!!
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Birthday blowout part #2 - rainbow lego cupcakes f Birthday blowout part #2 - rainbow lego cupcakes for our epic joint birthday party for Nathan and Benji.
This is not at all a healthy cake (well, the cake This is not at all a healthy cake (well, the cake itself is @joannebchang ‘s vegan low-fat chocolate cake from her “Flour” cookbook, which I love), but the ganache frosting pretty much cancels out the “low-fat” aspect.  This is Nathan’s original creative vision - heavy construction machinery just never gets old! #constructioncake #birthdaycake #heavymachinery

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