Oven Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe with Sausage and Apples

Butternut squash is part of the winter squash family. It has a wonderful nutty and sweet flavor. Roasting butternut squash can really bring out this fantastic flavor even more. Butternut squash is very similar in flavor to pumpkin, which is why in Australia it is referred to as “Butternut Pumpkin”. It is no surprise how this squash is often substituted in recipes that call for pumpkin. Not only is this squash very tasty, but it also has a ton of health benefits. It is loaded with vitamin A and is a good source of fiber, magnesium and potassium. It is has no fat, cholesterol or sodium either.

The following recipe is one of my favorite ways to eat squash. This recipe will also make a wonderful Thanksgiving Day side dish that you can make ahead of time the day or night before…

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Simple Healthy Salad Recipes

Looking for some delicious and simple healthy salad recipes? I know how boring the same old ordinary salad can be. Sometimes the tossed garden salad just doesn’t cut it. Not to worry, I have collected some wonderful video recipes from YouTube on how to make a few excellent salads that are sure to please your palate…

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Easy Low Calorie Meals

Looking for healthy low calorie dinner recipes? I know it can be difficult to find healthy and delicious meals to make when you are counting calories, so I did a bit of searching for you to hopefully make things a bit easier. Below are videos and other resources that will teach you how to make healthy low calorie dinner recipes. Enjoy!

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How to Cook a Pot Roast in a Crock Pot

One of the most satisfying and delicious home cooked meals you will ever make is a pot roast cooked in a slow cooker, also known as a crock pot. It is especially wonderful during cold winter months. This easy to make, tender and savory pot roast recipe is sure to be a huge hit with your friends and family. There are many variations to this dish and if you ask 5 different people how they prepare a pot roast, you will more than likely receive 5 different answers. While the ingredients for making pot roast may vary from cook to cook, the method is generally the same: Season then brown a piece of meat on all sides and then slowly cook the meat along with a mix of vegetables in some type of broth mixture until the meat is fork tender….

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Easy and Healthy Split Pea Soup Recipe

The weather is starting to get colder as winter approaches and there is nothing more comforting and satisfying than a hot bowl of homemade soup.  One of my favorite kinds of soups to make at home is split pea soup.  It is easy, healthy and delicious.  The best part about making is that it won’t cost much to cook this for your family….

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Healthy Baked Italian Style Tilapia

Healthy Baked Italian Style Tilapia Recipe

This is one of the most delicious and you will ever make. Not only is this recipe easy and tasty, but it is also quite healthy.

My Mother In Law made this dish for me when she came to visit not too long ago and ever since, I have been in love with it.  It is quite often the simple dishes that have the most flavor in my opinion.

INGREDIENTS

The secret to this dish is using fresh quality ingredients.

4 Roma or Plum Tomatoes Diced

2 Tilapia Filets

1 Tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil plus a few drizzles.

Salt and Pepper to Taste

2 Cloves of Garlic Chopped

2 Tablespoons of Fresh Flat Leaf Parsley

2 Tablespoons of Fresh Basil

DIRECTIONS

This recipe really works best using a cast iron pan.  There is just something about food cooked in a cast iron pan that makes it taste better.  If you don’t have a cast iron pan, an alternate set of instructions follows….

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Grilled Tilapia Recipes

Tilapia has become one of the most popular types of seafood consumed in the U.S.   Who doesn’t love Tilapia?  It is a delicious fish and one of the more affordable options for seafood lovers.  It is high in protein, low in fat and sodium and can be cooked a variety of different ways.  One of the more healthy and tasty methods for cooking Tilapia is to grill them.  Below are several ….

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Learn how to Make your Own Homemade Barbecue Sauce

Making your own is really quite easy and is definitely recommended if you like to barbecue on a regular basis.  Let’s face it, not only is store bought bbq sauce expensive, but it is usually loaded with artificial preservatives and flavors and good old high fructose corn syrup. Stop wasting your money and jeopardizing your health and make your own homemade barbecue sauce from scratch.  I spent some time on YouTube the other day and found five excellent videos that teach you about the art of making your own homemade bbq sauce.  After you watch the following videos, you will never buy another store bought barbeque sauce again….

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Delicious Moist Carrot Cake Recipe

Learn how to make the worlds best carrot cake with this free video recipe from YouTube.  This recipe creates a moist and delicious carrot cake and also includes instructions for creating an awesome cream cheese frosting to top the cake….

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The Perfect Grilled Burgers

Want to make the most delicious and for dinner tonight?  Then read on…. It really isn’t difficult to grill the perfect burger.  It’s all about the ingredients and technique.  The problem that most people run into when grilling burgers is they tend to over think things and put far too much work into something that is actually quite easy.  It is best to keep things pure and simple.

The following recipe and instructions will serve 4 people.

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds ground chuck
Kosher Salt and Fresh Ground Black Pepper
Canola oil
4 hamburger buns

Step 1 – Choose The Beef

The very first step is to choose the right kind of ground beef.  As indicated in the ingredients above, I recommend ground chuck.  I have tried a variety of different ground meats and the one that I find produces the tastiest burgers is good old ground chuck with a ratio of 80/20 (80 % lean, 20 % fat).

I know that isn’t the healthiest ratio you can use, but it sure is the tastiest.  You are welcome to go for the 93 % lean, but I warn you….you will have a very dry and tasteless burger.  The leaner burgers also tend to fall apart easier in my experience.

Step 2 – Shape the Burgers

Divide the ground chuck into 4 equal portions (about 6 to 7 ounces) and gently shape them into patties roughly 1/2 inch thick or so.  Now using your thumb, push down into the center of the burger forming a well.  Why the well you ask?  Ever notice when you cook burgers, they sometimes swell up and lose their form?  Usually when this happens, the first instinct is to push down on the burger with a spatula and their goes all that juicy flavor!  The well in the center of the burger, will prevent this from happening….

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