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Poached Chicken Salad w/ Crispy Rice

Poached chicken on a bed of Red Leaf Lettuce topped w/ crispy brown & wild rice plus sliced oranges, cucumbers , & radishes w/ a grapefruit vinaigrette. PLUS, of course, a Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie. Poached Chicken & Crispy Brown Rice on an Orange Salad Poached Chicken 4-6 ounce boneless, skinless chicken thigh or breast….

SUPER SLAW for Weight Loss!

Eat MORE Slaw to Lose MORE Weight! You think of it simply as summer fare, reserved for picnics, laden with Mayo, and putting you at risk for food borne illnesses, because we hear that Mayo + Heat = proliferation of bacteria. However, I’d like to change your views on SLAW. From my standpoint, SLAW is…

Aphrodisiacs by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

One seductive salad (originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press Newspaper 2008) The Kiss. It is my favorite painting. It is my favorite experience. The most important one is that first kiss. It can make or break a relationship. You either feel it or you don’t. Kissing is one way to “feel it” while…

ALS Prevention Diet featuring Iggy Azalea -Fancy (I’m so healthy) Rap REMIX

ALS Prevention Diet I’m Elizabeth Brown, The Kitchen Vixen, a Registered Dietitian & Certified Holistic Chef. In 1988 I began my career path to become a Dietitian with the intent to one day host a healthy cooking show. As The Kitchen Vixen, I want to save the world by teaching people how to make life-saving…

SLAW: fill the VOID by adding SLAW to meals & snacks

Not sure what to do with that head of cabbage you bought several weeks ago? Peel off the outer leaves, chop it up & add some shredded carrots & fresh chopped herbs. I often have cilantro & parsley just looking to be put to use. Next, make a dressing. If you don’t…

Black Bean Brownies: FOX News Cooking Segments

Beans: the often overlooked “Super-Food” BEANS are THE highest fiber food in our “whole food” repertoire (natural and not man-made like Fiber one bars). They are high in protein, 16g per cup. They are a very, very slowly digested source of energy yielding carbohydrates; perfect for people with blood sugar issues such as Diabetics. Beans…

What does your refrigerator say about you? by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Thought for Food We all know the saying about “Food for Thought” which means anything that provides mental stimulus. But how many of us really think about our food? Not only that, but how many of us think about how our food is reflective of our personalities, our successes and failures or better yet, our…

Freedom of Choice by Elizabeth Brown. MS, RD

You have a right to eat a burger! We celebrate Independence Day to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, which sought to give the American colonies freedom from Great Britain. I love the U.S. and Great Britain, and I love the freedoms we have to live our lives as we see…

Black Eyed Pea Salad

The Black Eyed Peas & Korn…salad in a jar To get hyped up for running or working out at the gym, I require two things: an adequately fueled body, and some heart pounding music. So when I created a recipe that actually fulfilled both of these needs, sort of…I got so excited! I’ve…

Eat today, make something new tomorrow

Be Mindful and Frugal with Thanksgiving LeftoversNow that you slaved in the kitchen for days on end to feed your family and friends, the last thing you want to do is cook some more. You can either give away leftovers, eat them as is, or turn them into new, lighter fare to take you through…

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