Arugula Scramble

Filed under Breakfast by on July 20, 2011 at 5:24 am {no comments}

This is a quick breakfast, but because you don’t see arugula used much, it seems kind of elegant.

3 eggs
1 cup arugula
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The Popeye Frittata

Filed under Breakfast by on June 28, 2008 at 8:54 pm {no comments}

40-30-30 fiendly spinach fritatta

A fritatta like this is a great make-ahead breakfast. Put it together while your making dinner the night before, and you can just pop a slice into the microwave in the morning, and get rolling out the door!

4 eggs
3/4 cup cooked chopped spinach (1 pkg. of frozen spinach)
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
1/4 cup chopped tomato (more…)

Spaghetti & Broccoli Omelet

Filed under Dinner, Lunch by on February 9, 2008 at 9:27 pm {no comments}


Yup, spaghetti omelet…trust me.

3 cups cooked spinach spaghetti
4 eggs
1 cup broccoli florets
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Southwestern Frittata

Filed under Breakfast, Lunch by on January 24, 2008 at 9:06 pm {no comments}

This is another great make-ahead breakfast or lunch, especially if you make these in the jumbo muffin tins. Pop the extras into a ziplock bag in the freezer, and you can just grab one on your way out the door to work. 60 seconds in the microwave, and you’ve got breakfast.

The fritatta:
4 eggs
1 small onion
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Baked Corn, Tomato & Sausage Omelet

Filed under Breakfast, Lunch by on January 23, 2008 at 9:04 pm {no comments}

This is a great brunch item, with its Italian spice mixture combined with the turkey sausage. Hearty, yet packed with veggies.

2 whole eggs
3 egg whites
1/2 cup diced celery
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Swiss Sizzler

Filed under Breakfast by on January 2, 2008 at 11:41 pm {no comments}

I met this dish at a place called Dot’s Diner that I used to eat at all the time when I first moved to Boulder. Fun dish…

1 egg
1 slice whole-wheat bread
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Chile Rellenos Casserole

Filed under Dinner by on December 3, 2006 at 9:56 pm {no comments}

An easy to make side dish…

12 whole green chiles
4 oz shredded jack cheese
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### UPDATE: March 20, 2012 ###
Over the course of the last couple of months, I've really gotten into this whole Paleo diet thing. I'll be putting up more info soon, as well as some of my new favorite paleo recipes. But to each his own, so it's not like I'm gonna take down all of the existing 40-30-30 recipes.
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A couple of years ago, I started following a 40/30/30 diet plan (aka "Zone Diet"). In the beginning, I had a lot of trouble putting together meals that had the right proportions. For one thing, I had "The Nut Problem". It seemed like every other Zone recipe that I found would end in something like "Eat with 18 peanuts on the side" or "Add 5 almonds".

Now don't get me wrong, I like nuts. They're healthy, and they make a convenient snack. But the problem is that Read more