The Lazy Cook
Homemade Blueberry Muffins

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Ingredients:

3 cups of unbleached flour

4 teaspoons of baking powder

1 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

2 eggs

3/4 cup of sugar

1/2 cup of canola oil [or vegetable]

1 cup of milk [I used skim]

1 1/2 cups of blueberries [I used fresh, just so much tastier that way!]

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Spaghetti Squash Pesto

Yummm spaghetti squash! Super low cal, and a delicious pasta supplement! 

Ingredients:

Spaghetti Squash

2 cups of broccoli florets

1/2 cup of diced onion

2 cloves of garlic

Handful of crushed walnuts

2 tablespoons of Pesto

Olive oil

Salt & Pepper

Parmesan

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Roasted Butternut Squash Seeds

A product of last night’s Butternut Squash, these were delicious, reminiscent of fall and all those pumpkin seeds! A perfect healthy snack for study season!

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Ingredients:

Butternut Squash Seeds [Cleaned and dried, I left mine overnight on a paper towel]

Olive oil

Salt

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Twice-Baked Butternut Squash

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Ingredients:

1 butternut squash

1 cup of spinach

2 cloves of garlic

1 teaspoon of paprika

Olive oil

Salt & Pepper

Optional: Parmesan

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Baked Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti squash—looks and tasted like pasta and yet it is super super low cal! 1 cup has only about 42 calories. That’s crazy. And it’s so so easy to cook! 

Ingredients:

1 spaghetti squash [1 medium squash easily serves two people]

1 cup of mushroom

2 large tomatoes

1/2 cup of diced onion

3 cloves of garlic

Olive oil

Italian seasoning

Parmesan

Salt & Pepper

Optional: Hot sauce

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Healthy Eggs Florentine
Eggs florentine is one of my absolute favorite breakfasts, but that hollandaise sauce is kind of a killer when it comes to calories. So here is my healthy version, which is still fantastic, without the guilty feeling afterwards!

Ingredients:

Two eggs

Whole wheat English muffin

2 cups of spinach

1 cup of baby new potatoes

1/2 cup of cherry tomatoes

Olive oil

Salt & Pepper

Optional: Parmesan, Red Chili flakes

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Lemon & Spinach Cous Cous

Ingredients:

Cous cous [I used one of the Casbah boxes, Lemon & Spinach]

1 cup of chopped eggplant

1/2 cup of diced onion

1/2 cup of diced red pepper

2 cups of spinach 

Olive oil

Salt & Pepper

Optional: Chili flakes, Plain Yogurt

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Healthy Egg & Veggie Breakfast

Healthy, delicious, and guaranteed to keep you full for hours! 


Ingredients:

2 eggs 

1/2 of diced zucchini 

1/2 cup of sliced mushrooms

1/4 cup of diced orange pepper

1/2 cup of cherry tomatoes, sliced lengthwise

2-3 small potatoes [I used fingerling, but baby new potatoes would work too]

1/4 cup of diced onions

1 teaspoon of paprika

Olive oil

Salt & Pepper

Optional: Frank’s Red Hot sauce, or Tabasco

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Spinach, Black Bean, & Cherry Tomato Quinoa

Ingredients:

1 cup of quinoa, rinsed

1/2 cup of black beans

1 cup of cherry tomatoes

2 cups of spinach

Olive oil

Salt & Pepper

Optional: Salsa, plain yogurt

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Baked Sweet Potato & Veggies

Fantastic, all veggie meal that is super easy to prepare! 


Ingredients:

1 sweet potato

1 cup of broccoli florets

1/2 cup of corn 

Olive oil

Salt & pepper

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