Now that I'm retired from teaching, I have more time to shop and find delicious yeast-free items to eat or use in recipes. A few weeks ago, I went to Fresh Market located at 1500 North Mills Avenue in Orlando. I love that store! There is plenty of parking, beautiful fresh flowers, and so many healthy items on their shelves. I have taken advantage of $2.99 Chicken and Chuck Tuesdays. This is the day each week that there is fresh ground chuck, as well as all-natural, 99% fat free chicken breasts for $2.99 a pound. The chicken breasts also come from chickens that are fed an antibiotic-free, 100% vegetarian diet. The selections are already wrapped for you and ready to go! No waiting! I usually buy enough to stock my freezer.
I also LOVE their salsa. The ingredients are tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, lime juice, garlic, salt, and cilantro. Nothing else! That is about as healthy as you can get in a jar. And, it is delicious!
One way I like to use salsa is on a salad. Because of its moistness, it serves as a salad dressing. No need for olive oil. I have to give credit to my sister for that tip!
This salad is so fast and easy to make. It contains shredded lettuce, chopped onion, 1/2 cup of black beans, cherry tomatoes (halved), topped with Fresh Market Salsa. If you are counting Freestyle points on Weight Watchers, this salad is Zero Points! It is a great meal to eat for lunch if you know you are going out for dinner with family or friends.
One thing that I do is read a lot of cooking blogs. I scan them for recipes that I can use or substitute yeast-free ingredients and still have them taste great. One of my favorite blogs is by Jessica Merchant. She is the creator of How Sweet Eats. I subscribe to her blog and receive an email nearly every day with recipes. She also has a feature once a week called "Current Crushing On" in which she scans the internet for interesting recipes, organizing tips, advice, etc. I love all of the inspiration I receive from her blog. Today is a big day because Jessica's cookbook, The Pretty Dish, finally arrived! I pre-ordered her cookbook a few weeks ago. It is even more than what I expected. Every recipe has a gorgeous picture. I can hardly wait to read every word!
I hope you will check out Jessica's blog and her new cookbook. It is available many places including Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
One last thing for today. I can't resist sharing this cute picture of Milo at the dog park. He looks so regal, like he owns the place. Milo makes me laugh all the time. Well, since he's a puppy, he sometimes makes me cry, too, but mostly laugh!
Have a wonderful week!
www.freshmarket.com
#freshmarket
#weightwatchersfreestyle
#zeropoints
www.howsweeteats.com
#theprettydish
I also LOVE their salsa. The ingredients are tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, lime juice, garlic, salt, and cilantro. Nothing else! That is about as healthy as you can get in a jar. And, it is delicious!
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| Salsa jar |
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| Nutrition Facts and Ingredients |
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| Cute description! |
One way I like to use salsa is on a salad. Because of its moistness, it serves as a salad dressing. No need for olive oil. I have to give credit to my sister for that tip!
This salad is so fast and easy to make. It contains shredded lettuce, chopped onion, 1/2 cup of black beans, cherry tomatoes (halved), topped with Fresh Market Salsa. If you are counting Freestyle points on Weight Watchers, this salad is Zero Points! It is a great meal to eat for lunch if you know you are going out for dinner with family or friends.
One thing that I do is read a lot of cooking blogs. I scan them for recipes that I can use or substitute yeast-free ingredients and still have them taste great. One of my favorite blogs is by Jessica Merchant. She is the creator of How Sweet Eats. I subscribe to her blog and receive an email nearly every day with recipes. She also has a feature once a week called "Current Crushing On" in which she scans the internet for interesting recipes, organizing tips, advice, etc. I love all of the inspiration I receive from her blog. Today is a big day because Jessica's cookbook, The Pretty Dish, finally arrived! I pre-ordered her cookbook a few weeks ago. It is even more than what I expected. Every recipe has a gorgeous picture. I can hardly wait to read every word!
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| Isn't the cover beautiful? |
One last thing for today. I can't resist sharing this cute picture of Milo at the dog park. He looks so regal, like he owns the place. Milo makes me laugh all the time. Well, since he's a puppy, he sometimes makes me cry, too, but mostly laugh!
Have a wonderful week!
www.freshmarket.com
#freshmarket
#weightwatchersfreestyle
#zeropoints
www.howsweeteats.com
#theprettydish
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