Cookin’ on the Beach: Super Summer Suppers!

Okay, this is hands-down one of the greatest meals I’ve had since we started South Beach.  Totally yum-o.  For Phase 1, leave off the buns…though that is truly one of the things that made this such a great meal.  For Phase 2, we used sugar-free Nature’s Own Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns, and though it certainly… Continue reading Cookin’ on the Beach: Super Summer Suppers!

Cooking on the Beach: Super Summer Suppers!

For some strange reason, I enjoy fish for dinner in the summertime.  Yes, I really said that.  Don’t be too concerned, however, since I still don’t like lobster and you’ll never catch me smashing a crawfish out of its shell.  But whatever the reason, I have found that I enjoy a light summer supper of… Continue reading Cooking on the Beach: Super Summer Suppers!

Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-Openers

This is a great summer recipe as it is chock-full of summertime vegetables.  We ate it for breakfast, but it could easily be a light summer supper as well.  We found this to be incredibly filling – so you may want to adjust on the smaller side.  With the corn, this would be a good… Continue reading Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-Openers

Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-openers

One of the things about being on South Beach for so long is that I’ve noticed a definite shift in my tastes.  Things that I would never have eaten before (like salmon, for instance), I am eating regularly and enjoying.  And although I’m not nearly as daring as some, I have branched out of my… Continue reading Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-openers

Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-Openers

Well, we’re back to breakfast again.  I’ve had time this summer to actually cook breakfast and have discovered some real winners.  It’s amazing all the things you can do to dress up eggs!  What I love about this recipe is it gives me the feeling of enjoying a breakfast burrito without the tortilla. OLE’ OMELET… Continue reading Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-Openers

Cookin’ on the Beach: Super Summer Suppers!

In the spirit of outdoor cooking, I give you this recipe for awesome ribs.  Matt tried grilling ribs for the first time last week, and they were wonderful!  I can assure you, this recipe comes with two thumbs up from our kids.  Two very greasy, sticky, messy thumbs up.  And mom approves this as a… Continue reading Cookin’ on the Beach: Super Summer Suppers!

Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-Openers

Living in Texas, I’ve learned to like different kinds of food than I ate growing up.  Iced tea, for example.  Bar-B-Que.  Cobbler – of any kind – with Blue Bell Vanilla ice cream.  And of course, Tex Mex.  I’ve even learned to apply the techniques and flavors of tex-mex cooking with breakfast! CHILE SCRAMBLE Recipe… Continue reading Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-Openers

Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-Openers

After you’ve been on the South Beach diet for awhile, you begin to realize two things:  1)  you eat a LOT of eggs and salad, and 2)  you eat a LOT of eggs and salad.  I was always a cereal-for-breakfast kind of girl, so this high-protein, low-carb way of eating has taken some adjusting.  Strange… Continue reading Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-Openers

Cookin’ on the Beach: Super Summer Suppers!

Summertime always seems to awaken in me a desire to cook a little differently.  Light, easy, simple suppers with lots of fresh veggies seem to be our summertime menu.  No heavy casseroles, no hot soups or chilis.  As we head into summer, I give you this recipe which – incidentally – I served to rave… Continue reading Cookin’ on the Beach: Super Summer Suppers!

Cookin’ on the Beach: Souper Soup!

On a recent rainy day, I had a hankerin’ for some soup.  But most soups are filled with carbs and sodium and therefore on the “forbidden” list.  I decided to try my hand at some homemade soup.  If you know me, you know I don’t “do” soup.  That’s what Campbell’s is for.  So this was… Continue reading Cookin’ on the Beach: Souper Soup!