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chicken salad with two cucumbers

Chicken Cucumber Olive Salad

February 13, 2021
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I am loving my new creation of cucumber chicken salad! What is your favorite way to make Chicken Salad? I have found that I really like having chicken salad made with cucumbers, olives, a little celery and onions.. and just a bit of cheese. Sometimes I'll put in Parmesan cheese, other times feta cheese. I've also made this type of cucumber chicken salad by adding a lot of broccoli slaw, but I end up really dicing the broccoli slaw a lot so that it doesn't have a large ribbon of broccoli. I think it fits better with the bite size pieces. Spices I like are dill and parsley with a little bit of regular salt and pepper as well. This time I just used lemon juice and vinegar...

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Tracking Food is Making Me Aware

February 6, 2021
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There is no question that tracking food and water helps me to be more aware of what I'm eating. I notice that I consciously switch to a lower calorie choice or delay making a choice when I'm keeping track. Since I recently started keeping track of the amount of water I drink and tracking what I am eating I have noticed these changes: Snacks have been fruits - granny smith apples, bananas, frozen berries I'm choosing more lean chicken breast for the protein I prep food more often I go back and look at prior days to find out what works Putting together the grocery list seems easier, more purposeful Tracking gives me another routine to the day (which helps me to separate the days during the...

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Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

January 9, 2021
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This recipe for Stuffed Cabbage Rolls is made from cabbage leaves and is sometimes called "Pigs in the Blanket" or "Rolled Cabbage." I know if I call it Pigs in the Blanket, most people think of those little hotdogs in a rolled up piece of dough...

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Creamy Vegetable Soup in the Instant Pot

Creamy Vegetable Soup in the Instant Pot

January 7, 2021
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I came up with my version of creamy vegetable soup in the Instant Pot. I was out of town unexpectedly recently and left with a refrigerator full of vegetables. When I got back, I realized that I needed to use some of the produce quickly or I was going to have to throw it out. It was more than I could eat in one sitting so I tried to come up with a creative solution. We've shared a variety of vegetable recipes on this site. Chris shared a recipe for vegetable soup. I didn't have enough variety of veggies to make her recipe so had to come up with something different. Creamy Vegetable Soup in the Instant Pot Here’s the recipe I created. I used the Instant Pot for...

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Coconut Yogurt in the Instant Pot

Making Coconut Yogurt in the Instant Pot

December 1, 2020
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I figured out how to make coconut yogurt in the Instant Pot. It's easy though it does take some time. I've been trying to eat more fermented foods and when we talked with Christine Bailey on a recent podcast, she said yogurt was a great option. She also recommended coconut yogurt if you are not eating dairy. I've been avoiding dairy for a few months because a doctor suggested that some of my skin problems might be related to dairy. Like most of us, I  love certain dairy products. Cheese, sour cream, cream in my coffee. I love all of that. But eliminating all of that has helped me feel better. I do like yogurt. For a long time my go-to breakfast was plain Greek yogurt with berries...

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Miso Ginger Noodle Soup

Miso Ginger Noodle Soup

November 12, 2020
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It's fall here in Ohio and my heart has turned to soup. My Miso Ginger Noodle Soup is a great soup and very easy because I used convenience foods to make it. I know we're always talking about not using prepared foods but I think this worked out well. The miso-ginger stock that I used was something I bought at Trader Joe's. It's fantastic. I used to buy regular miso there but they no longer carry it. (At least right now. You never know what they'll carry or discontinue.) I had intended to make my own miso stock but this was convenient and tasted great. I had a bag of frozen stir fry vegetables so I decided to use that. Rummaging around in the refrigerator uncovered some...

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Brussels Sprouts and Kale Salad

Brussels Sprouts and Kale Salad

October 15, 2020
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I came up with this Brussels Sprouts and Kale Salad to help celebrate the fall season. Fall is a great time of year for the hardier vegetables like Brussels sprouts and kale. I went to make lunch the other day while my daughter-in-law was visiting and said, "I know. Let's make this salad I've been thinking about." We both enjoyed it and we both had some ideas on how to improve it. It's been quite a while since I posted about my cruciferous crunch salad. This is in the same vein but has a simpler dressing and fewer veggies. I bet you could use a bag of cruciferous crunch salad with this recipe. This recipe uses sliced Brussels sprouts and chopped kale. You can buy both of...

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Cabbage, Potato, and Sausage soup

Cabbage, Potato, and Sausage Soup in the Instant Pot

October 8, 2020
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It's fall once again and my heart turns to soups, including my recipe for a Cabbage, Potato, and Sausage Soup and I'm using the Instant Pot for this. If you don't have an Instant Pot, you can make this just as easily on the stove. I wanted to see how the cabbage and potato would work in the Instant Pot and it turned out great. In all of the recipes in Becoming Elli, you can count on there being a lot of recipes that include cabbage. I'm not sure why that is. I posted my basic cabbage soup recipe a while ago. Ingredients 1/2 Tbsp. avocado oil 2 carrots, chopped 2 stalks of celery, chopped About 1 lb of baby red potatoes, cut in half or quarters depending on the size 1/2 of...

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fiber and flavor salad

Fiber and Flavor in My Favorite Salad

September 19, 2020
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Regular readers know how much I love this salad. Perhaps you have developed a favorite go-to salad much like my perfect no panic potluck salad. One reason I love this salad it that it doesn't spoil quickly because the dressing is olive oil, vinegar and lemon juice. Another reason is that you can easily up the protein by adding beans and tuna. I usually add dill and basil to the dressing and toss. It's great if you make it the day ahead because the flavor gets into all the veggies and really tastes great. Of course the taste is something I really love. This time of year adding fresh veggies right out of the garden makes it especially appealing. Cucumbers, tomatoes, and fresh squash or zucchini are...

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tuna and sardine salad

Tuna and Sardine Salad

September 10, 2020
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I never really thought I'd be writing a post about tuna and sardine salad. The mind is a funny thing. I wanted to make lunch the other day and I thought I'd make my standard salad for lunch. I like to add protein to my salad. Usually I have some cooked chicken in the refrigerator just ready to be chopped up and added to my salad. This day, however, I was out of chicken because I used all of it in my Easy Coconut Red Curry Chicken. I was back to rummaging around in my pantry where I found a can of tuna and thought, no, that's not what I want. A can of sardines was lurking behind the tuna. I remembered that I should definitely...

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