Fit Fare

(This post has also been featured on Kids Cuisine.)
These days, with a fast food joint located down practically every street, it’s hard to convince kids sometimes that life exists beyond McDonald’s chicken nuggets. Not only that, but that homemade chicken nuggets were, gasp!, actually better! How could they be better when they don’t come as […]

The other night I prepared some stuffed green peppers for dinner.  The two lone peppers looked so compact in the baking dish that I was certain we would both walk away hungry.  To my pleasant surprise, each pepper revealed a fantastic full meal, enough to satisfy even after a good bout of exercise. 
My bell pepper […]

Since this is my introductory post, I figure I should tell you a little about me. I’m 33, engaged, and planning a wedding in a little less than 3 months. I also work full time with an awful commute. So my cooking time is often limited.
The love of my life, among many other things (such […]

Low-fat, low in calories and cholesterol, and a great boost of vitamin B12 … what more could you want in a simple Summer supper? Just watch the scallops, because cooking them too long makes all the difference between a tender tasty morsel and one that’s hard as rubber.
Scallops, Scampi-Style
Recipe courtesy of Good Housekeeping magazine
Serves 4
1 […]

I had the good fortune to visit Louisiana last week to attend my sister’s wedding in the French Quarter and spend some quality time in my home state. Whenever I visit I manage a five pound weight gain in less than a week. There is this compulsive desire to eat every […]

To preface this review, I love the topic of nutrition. Something fascinates me to no end about the unimaginable influence food has on our bodies. As our primary source of fuel, it can set our day for vibrancy, or sap that last bit of energy. And…let’s face it…I just plain love to […]

By Ralph Villers
My wife Patti and I both enjoy seafood, and prepare it about once a week. We probably should make it even more often, seeing that it is nutritious and usually fairly quick to prepare.
The fun part is we do this cooking routine together. I get the idea, she does the marketing, I slice […]

Jambalaya is probably one of my all time favorite foods. It tastes good outside on the porch on a warm sunny day or indoors on a cold chilly night. There is just no bad time to have jambalaya. I recently shared a pork and chicken jambalaya recipe on Fit Fare and wanted […]

There are probably more than 100 ways to make jambalaya. The two main distinctions are creole and cajun. Any kind of meat or seafood can be used, if at all. My sister just told me about a vegetarian jambalaya she made this week with tofu and veggie sausage.
A cajun jambalaya is […]

While the idea of carbo-loading often conjures up mental images of towering plates of spaghetti and every Italian restaurant in town being booked the night before a big race, you really shouldn’t limit yourself to pasta. In fact, pasta - and even whole-wheat pasta - isn’t necessarily your best option for your pre-race meals. Brown […]