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Kalyn's Kitchen
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A blog about delicious and low-glycemic recipes, cooking tips, products Kalyn loves, and vegetable gardening.
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Baby Vegetables! (2012 Garden Update #4)

Im always excited by the arrival of the first baby vegetables in the garden! Back in the old days when people would carry around photos of their kids and grandkids (instead of posting them on Faceboo...

1 day ago

South Beach Diet Phase One Recipes Round-Up for May 2012

Kalyns favorite Phase One recipe this month is Heart of Palm Salad with Tomato, Avocado, and Lime (with or without cilantro!) Its Summer! I dont know how it get here quite this quickly but everywhere...

2 days ago

Recipe for Lisas Cross-Cultural Salsa with Tomato, Avocado, Lime, and Feta

Bookmark this recipe so you can make Cross-Cultural Salsa to serve over everything when fresh tomato season arrives! I have a faithful reader named Lisa whos such a creative cook that shed probably m...

3 days ago

Recipe for Chicken and Avocado Salad with Lime and Cilantro

I thought this Chicken and Avocado Salad with Lime and Cilantro had a perfect combination of flavors! I love the way social media spreads good ideas around the web, and this salad is my version of on...

5 days ago

Kalyns Picks: 20 Current Favorite Salads and Side Dishes for Outdoor Eating

Id never get tired of this Southwestern Quinoa Salad with Black Beans, Red Bell Peppers, and Cilantro. Are you the kind of cook who always makes your favorite recipe for a summer get-together, or do ...

26 may 12

Recipe for Worlds Easiest Grilled Vegetables (How to Cook Vegetables on the Grill)

These easy grilled vegetables are something I make all during grilling season! (For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that have been my personal favorites. These easy gril...

25 may 12

Recipe for Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos with Spicy Slaw and Avocado

A beef roast is cooked in the slow cooker with Mexican flavors until it easily shreds apart and then its made into tacos with whole wheat tortillas, spicy slaw, and avocado. It only makes sense that ...

24 may 12 1 person likes this

Turkey Cutlets with Dijon Sauce Recipe

A super-quick and easy recipe and if you have picky kids, just give them a piece without the sauce! (Updated May 2012 with greatly-improved photos and step-by-step instructions.) Ive been getting so ...

22 may 12

Baby Kale Greek Salad Recipe

All the flavors of Greek salad, plus baby kale! Yes, the infatuation with Earthbound Farm Organic Baby Kales is still going strong around here, and last week my local Fresh Market store had the baby ...

21 may 12

The Garden is Planted! (2012 Garden Update #3)

Its hard to get your garden planted when youre off driving around the West, but the garden is finally planted! When Im on a trip, I work hard before I leave so that recipes can still appear on the bl...

19 may 12

Grilled Chicken Recipe with Tarragon-Mustard Marinade

Chicken breasts are marinated in a flavorful mustard-tarragon marinade and then grilled. (For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that have been my personal favorites. Right...

18 may 12

Recipe for Baby Kale, Mozzarella, and Egg Bake (and Ten More Ideas for Starting Your Day with Kale!)

I loved this combination so much I made it several times in a row for a heat-and-eat breakfast! A couple of months ago I came up with a recipe for Spinach and Mozzarella Egg Bake, which turned out to...

16 may 12

Kalyns Kitchen Picks: Three Crabs Fish Sauce

Thanks to my friend Lydia for introducing me to this premium brand of fish sauce! Im not an expert on Asian ingredients, so years ago when I ran across a post touting Three Crabs Fish Sauce on a blog...

15 may 12

Spicy Stir-Fried Broccoli Stems Recipe

This recipe is for everyone who likes to nibble the broccoli stems when theyre cutting up the broccoli! Broccoli stems are one of those under-appreciated vegetable parts that dont get much respect, y...

14 may 12

Mothers Day 2012 and Missing My Mom

A Mothers Day Message for every day of the year. When youre a kid you never imagine growing up and having your mother (and father) be gone.  When that time comes it brings a pain that takes a lo...

13 may 12 1 person likes this

Spicy Grilled Eggplant Recipe with Red Pepper, Parsley, and Mint

This spicy grilled eggplant is a favorite of my brother Rand, who does the fun headers for Kalyns Kitchen (For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that have been my personal...

11 may 12 1 person likes this

Easy Thai-Flavored Raw Broccoli Salad Recipe with Red Onion, Mint, and Peanuts

This Thai-Flavored Raw Broccoli Salad was an experiment that was a happy success! When I made Thai-Style Spicy Cabbage Slaw with my nephew Jake, we were both absolutely captivated by the spicy Thai f...

09 may 12

Easy Recipe for Cucumber Salad with Balsamic Dressing

This Easy and Slightly Unusual Cucumber Salad is one of my Favorites! (This favorite cucumber recipe was first posted in 2006 and updated with step-by-step instructions and better photos in May 2012....

08 may 12 1 person likes this

Recipe for Heart of Palm Salad with Tomato, Avocado, and Lime (with or without Cilantro)

Ive been infatuated with this Heart of Palm Salad with Tomato, Avocado, Cilantro, and Lime. I love combining beloved ingredients in slightly different ways, and this Heart of Palm Salad with Tomato, ...

06 may 12 1 person likes this

Saturday Snapshots: Enriching the Soil Before Planting in My Raised Garden Beds (2012 Garden Update...

Raised garden beds need organic material added to the soil every few years. I got off to an early start on the garden this year, trimming my perennial herbs much earlier than I usually do. Then a com...

05 may 12

Recipe for Spicy Stir-Fried Sugar Snap Peas with Soy Sauce, Sesame Oil, and Sriracha

If you love sugar snap peas like I do, you have to try these Spicy Stir-Fried Sugar Snap Peas. (For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that have been my personal favorites....

04 may 12

Recipe for Middle Eastern Spicy Ground Beef with Baharat Seasoning, Mint, and Cilantro

Middle Eastern Spicy Ground Beef with Baharat, Mint, and Cilantro; I loved this with some fat-free Greek yogurt on top. When I posted the recipe for Effies Easy and Amazing Cottage Cheese Salad with ...

02 may 12

South Beach Diet Phase One Recipes Round-Up for April 2012

Kalyns favorite Phase One Recipe for April 2012 is Ground Beef Gyro Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Tzatziki and Tomatoes. Its May, which means the arrival of summer cant be far away now. This year Im ur...

01 may 12

Recipe for Raw Baby Kale Salad with Apples, Sunflower Seeds, and Lemon-Dijon Vinaigrette

Raw Baby Kale Salad with Apples, Sunflower Seeds, and Lemon-Dijon Vinaigrette! Theres no doubt about it, Im seriously smitten with the Earthbound Farm Baby Kale Mix that suddenly appeared at the Fres...

29 apr 12

Recipe for Thai-Inspired Turkey Mini-Meatball Lettuce Wraps

Turkey Mini-Meatball Lettuce Wraps with spicy Thai Flavors! (For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that have been my personal favorites. These little mini-meatballs are se...

27 apr 12

South Beach Diet Phase One Recipes Round-Up for April 2012

Kalyns favorite Phase One Recipe for April 2012 is Ground Beef Gyro Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Tzatziki and Tomatoes. Every month I find things that could easily be made Phase One with minor changes...

26 apr 12

Recipe for Ground Beef Gyro Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Tzatziki and Tomatoes

All the amazing flavors found in Gyros, without the pita bread! (Welcome to anyone whos coming here today from The Salt Lake Tribune, and thanks to David Burger and Paul Fraughton for this nice featu...

25 apr 12

Kalyns Kitchen Celebrates Seven Years, and Seven Things I Know About Food Blogging

Hard to believe it, but I have been blogging for seven years! (Edit: Thanks to David Burger from the Salt Lake Tribune for this nice feature about me, and how fun that he timed it to come out at the ...

24 apr 12

Recipe for Whole Wheat Orzo Salad with Kale, Chickpeas, Lemon, and Feta

A delicious healthful salad with whole wheat orzo, kale, chickpeas, lemon, and Feta. You could use brown rice or quinoa for a gluten-free version of this tasty salad. A few years ago I discovered 100...

22 apr 12

Recipe for Sauteed Asparagus with Melted Gorgonzola and Pine Nuts

This Sauteed Asparagus with Melted Gorgonzola and Pine Nuts tasted amazing (For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that have been my personal favorites. This recipe was fir...

20 apr 12

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