Healthy Recipes and Tips for a Healthy Lifestyle from Dietician and Nutritional Expert Susan Greeley

Garlic-Herb Shrimp & Quinoa

Enjoy Susan's quick and delicious shrimp recipe any time of year. Garlic-Herb Shrimp over Quinoa 1 1/2 cups water 1 cup quinoa (any color), rinsed 3 Tbsp. olive oil 1 lb. fresh or frozen, de-veined uncooked shrimp (rinse frozen to thaw) 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (or basil) 1/2 each red, green and yellow bell pepper, sliced 1/4 tsp. sea salt 1 Tbsp. olive oil for drizzling 1 avocado (optional) 1. Bring water to a boil in a small pan. Add quinoa, reduce heat to low and simmer covered for 15 minutes. 2. While quinoa cooks, toss shrimp with 2 Tbsp. olive oil, garlic, and cilantro in ...

Cornflake-encrusted Tilapia

[caption id="attachment_1208" align="alignright" width="250"] Cornflake-encrusted Tilapia[/caption] Tilapia Triangles and Trapezoids (Serves 4-6) 2 cups cornflakes 2 eggs 3 Tbsp milk 2 Tbsp olive oil 3 Tilapia fillets (about 1 1/4 lbs.) 1 Tbsp. Emeril's original essence seasoning, or a mixture of 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. each of pepper, paprika, garlic powder Lemon wedges 1. Pour cornflakes into a Ziploc bag, seal and crush flakes well. Pour cornflake "crumbs" onto a plate. 2. Crack eggs into a shallow dish or wide shallow bowl and beat together with milk until well blended. 3. Pour olive oil into a frying pan and heat over medium-low heat. 4. Sprinkle or rub each fish fillet with ...

Cinco de Mayo lightened up!

I confess I did not know the reason for celebrating "Cinco de Mayo" until I Googled it. It's the day the Mexicans kicked some French butt and prevented us eating Napoleons on this day. (Had the battle been between the Mexican & French cuisines, we all know who would have won!) Growing up in the Midwest, I don't remember ever celebrating "Cinco de Mayo" or even knowing what it was. Does it count that in my early teens my friends and I loved to go to Chi-Chis to chow down on baskets of nachos with salsa and drink virgin margaritas?! (Thankfully ...