Recipes + Vegan + Party Snacks

Slow Cooker Quinoa Chili: Healthy, Inexpensive, and Delicious

This slow cooker quinoa chili is for right now. Can't afford meat? No problemo.....

Try Your Dates With A Little Bit of Nut Butter

It is very hard to find something that peanut butter doesn’t make better....

Fresh Tomato Salsa in Minutes

Fresh tomatoes are rolling into supermarkets and farmer’s markets and they are cheap!...

Three Layer Bean Dip: Because Three is Faster Than Seven

I was first introduced to "Seven Layer Dip" in 1995 and I immediately fell in love...

Time for Refrigerator Pickled Green Beans

I know you probably think it is time for potato chips – but you are wrong....

Grilled Peaches: The BEST Summer Dessert

I fell in love with peaches when I lived in Athens, Georgia. Georgia is a peachy place....

An Egg Roll Makeover

Egg rolls were one of those foods that I always ordered if I was getting Chinese food. Until I met my husband and he ruined everything....

Chocolate Popcorn Rocks

Drizzle: to pour in a fine stream. Drizzle is a super cool word because you can hear it....

Why Snack Girl Loves This Salad

I was tempted to entitle this post, “Why Snack Girl Loves This Cupcake”, because salad puts people to sleep. zzzzz.....

Tomatoes Can Break Your Heart

Snack Girl has a love affair with tomatoes. Sorry, Tom Cruise, I lust after a summer tomato....

Refreshing, Crunchy, Salty, Sweet, & Spicy Watermelon

Sometimes it is hard to buy one of those LARGE watermelons. Are you really going to eat all of that?....

What To Bring to a Potluck BBQ

Barbeques are great because you don’t have to cook indoors and everyone gets it....

Try A New Burger This Summer

I know what you are thinking - "Hello, lovely.....nom nom nom" Yes, that is a portobello mushroom burger that you will be making this summer....

Greet Spring With A Tasty Little Treat

Anyone else have $2 per pound fresh strawberries greeting them at the supermarket. Hurray!....

Our First Recipe Swap Featuring Carrots & My Favorite Pickled Carrots

Don’t those look delicious? Mmmmm, carrots....

Looking For Red and Green? Try This!

Snack Girl will not apologize for her continued healthy holiday search. Today's entry: The Christmas Salad....

What Are You Bringing To Thanksgiving?

How many of you out there hate Brussels Sprouts? I bet you are really looking forward to them on your Thanksgiving table....

Think Beyond Mayo With Spooky Green Spread

Wow! Isn’t that green up there? That isn’t food coloring....

Eating Cookie Dough Just Got Healthier

Bored with the same old apple and peanut butter? Love to eat cookie dough out of the bowl?

A No Bake Cookie That Salutes Fall

I’ve spent some time trying not to bake, but I still love cookies. The best cookies, of course, are made with love....

Eggplant For Dummies

My partner is allergic to eggplant so there hasn’t been one eggplant post on Snack Girl. That changes today!...

Romaine Lettuce Doesn’t Have To Be Boring

What am I talking about? Romaine lettuce IS boring!....

Do Something Different With Watermelon

Sometimes it is hard to buy one of those LARGE watermelons. Are you really going to eat all of that?

Turn Dull Beans Into A Potato Chip Replacement

Yesterday, we featured canned beans in a sneaky way. Today, they come out behind the curtain.

No Bake Lemon Balls: Healthy, Fast, & Yummy

One of the biggest hits on Snack Girl has been the No Bake Brownie Balls....

Where's The Beef? A Better Burger

I know what you are thinking - "Hello, lovely.....nom nom nom" Yes, that is a portobello mushroom burger that you will be grilling this summer....

GOOD READ: A Vegetable You Gotta Try

I decided to put "Good Read" in my title in the hopes that you will actually read what I have to say....

A Hot Summer Day Screams For A Frozen Treat

Is anyone else craving something cold? Man, it was hot this weekend and I all I could think about was beer POPSICLES....

Do It Yourself Skinny Candy: Fun To Make & Eat

Let me introduce you to "Chocolate Crackle". This stuff is seriously yummy and fun....

A Super Healthy Addition To Your Grill

Hot dogs, hamburgers, steak......salad! Yes, add some salad to your grill this Memorial Day weekend.

Taking Cauliflower To A New Level

For me, the challenge with cauliflower is making it taste like something. Bland food is simply not enjoyable to eat and I want to enjoy my food!

Kale Chips: Believe The Hype

Kale is getting a lot of press and finding its way on all the top blogs. I had to ask this kale to stop on the red carpet to photograph it....

How To Make Dark Chocolate Last Forever

Drizzle: to pour in a fine stream. Drizzle is a super cool word because you can hear it....

Take On The Prickly Fruit: In Season and Super Sweet

Pineapples are in season right now and costing about $2 each in my neck of the woods. YUM!...

Love Chocolate But Need To Eat Less Of It? Try This

The simple truth is that chocolate rocks. It seems to hit the a very special pleasure center in the brain....

Looking For A Low Cal Burger? Give This Yummy, Simple, and Vegan Burger A Shot

I recently noticed that my favorite brew pub has a VEGGIE burger on its menu. Yes, we have shifted a bit when it comes to our burger consumption....

Broccoli With Peanut Sauce Is For Everyone (Even The Broccoli Haters)

Raise your hand if you like steamed broccoli with nothing on it! One, two.....TWO of you :)....

The Unthinkable: A Christmas Salad

Snack Girl will not apologize for her continued healthy holiday search. Today's entry: The Christmas Salad.

Vegan, Luxurious, Hot......Chocolate

Snack Girl finds that most hot chocolate mixes are missing something important. They lack the most important flavor of all....

Love Late Night Desserts? Try This Healthy Version of Creme Brulee

For Snack Girl, there are two food groups that derail her mostly healthy eating efforts: alcohol and desserts. Don't you DARE mix the two together....

Turn A Healthy Food That You Hate Into A New Love

How many of you out there hate Brussels Sprouts? I bet you are really looking forward to them on your Thanksgiving table....

Wow Your Friends With The World's Simplest Cookie Recipe

Do you love cookies but hate the work that goes into making them? My least favorite part is the clean up of the kitchen. argh....

A Fantastic Snack From A Scary Place

You guys been anywhere scary lately? How about Costco where all your money seems to get scared out of your wallet?....

Love Salted Chocolate Caramels? Try This Healthy Candy Alternative

No one is ever going to accuse Snack Girl of not loving a WEE bit of chocolate. But, my taste bud credentials have been called into question....

A Delicious Almost Zero Calorie Snack (Really!)

When you look at those mushrooms up there do you think they are covered in olive oil? Yes?...

Dress Up Your Apple Slices With Cookie Dough Dip

Bored with the same old apple and peanut butter? Love to eat cookie dough out of the bowl?....

One More Thing To Do With Watermelon

Snack Girl has been obsessed with watermelon. My fridge seems always to have half a watermelon staring out at me....

Fall In Love With A New Whole Grain

The comfort zone of American cuisine is meat, potatoes, and a wee bit of vegetables. When it comes to whole grains, we are sadly lacking....

Chill Out With Some Watermelon Tomato Soup

You see that leaf of basil up there? I wish that was ME! Why? Because it is 100F, and that soup is COLD....

Why Watermelon Makes Us Feel Good

Snack Girl is chomping on watermelon and loving it. A hot day, a slice of watermelon, and watermelon juice all over the place. This is summer!...

A Fruit You Just Gotta Try

Something green and yummy is sitting right now in your supermarket and it will make your taste buds sing. This fruit resembles a tomato and is a staple of Mexican cuisine...

Sweet Corn Is A Stellar Snack

Don't tell me you haven't noticed the piles of corn at the front of your local grocery store. The stacks of 10 ears for $2 are calling Snack Girl....

Whole Grain, Homemade Chip: Goodbye Potato Chips!

Chips, why do we love you so? Is it the crunchiness? The saltiness? or the just plain deliciousness....

Skip The Ice Cream: Grill Your Dessert

Summertime is happenin' and I am SURROUNDED by ice cream stands. What is it about the middle of nowhere that leads to the proliferation of ice cream stands?....

How To Make A Healthy Cake Pop

Snack Girl is a mother of a first grader who is now reading. Yesterday, she decided to read the newspaper where there was a feature on something called "Cake Pops"....

Wow Your Friends This Memorial Day With Salad Sticks

If it would just STOP raining, Snack Girl would get excited about Memorial Day weekend. Click your heels together and repeat after me, "My children will not watch twenty hours of TV over Memorial Day weekend."....

Vegan Cupcakes Have Taken Over The World

Shhhh....don't tell ANYONE (except all of your friends). Chocolate cupcakes can be delicious without any.....

Veggie Burgers Can Be Better Than Meat Burgers (Seriously)

Snack Girl has been looking for a packaged veggie burger to endorse as a great snack. And, she hasn't found one :(...

A Cookie Without Dairy or Egg (It is STILL Delicious!)

If you read Snack Girl enough, you know that I like a challenge. I had seen vegan cookies at cafes and thought, "no butter, no eggs, equals a disgusting cookie"....

Give Me Three Ingredients and I'll Give You Amazing Salsa

If you are like me (and, hopefully, you are not), you can't create recipes on the fly. Snack Girl is mired in lists when she goes to the grocery store....

See How Easily You Can Turn Cauliflower Into An Awesome Snack

Wouldn't it be cool if the snack aisle of your supermarket had bags of delicious cauliflower? Alas, you are going to have to break out your kitchen knife and make your own.

This Is Not Your Mother's Rice Krispie Treat

Snack Girl has been working on a "new" Rice Krispie treat for a while now. First, I had to change the name....

Never Eat Fast Food French Fries Again

Yes, you can do it! You can give up your beloved french fries and celebrate their exit from your life.....

Green Thing...You Make My Heart Sing

Green thing, I think I love you. Your arrival in my neighborhood Stop-&-Shop means SPRING is coming soon....

My Friends Use To Laugh At Me...And THEN I Made This Broccoli Recipe

Do you think Snack Girl is done trying to convince you to eat broccoli? I will NEVER give up (really)....

Homemade Whole Wheat Tortillas - So Ridiculously Easy

Back in November, I wrote a post about healthy tortillas (A Healthy Tortilla). A reader who commented on that post changed my world....

Transform Broccoli Into a Food the ENTIRE Family Will Eat

Snack Girl KNOWS about the broccoli haters of the world. And she wants to change their minds....

Makeover Kettle Corn Into "Can Do" Corn

Kettle corn has that perfect combination of crunchy, salty, and sweet that keeps you eating it long after you should stop....

How To Avoid Wasting Carrots

Do you hate limp carrots? Do you buy a bag of carrots only to find that half of them are rotten by the time you get to eat them?...

Last Minute T-Day Side or Healthy Snack

Kill it on Turkey day with a fresh side that goes with everything, takes 10 minutes to make, and will WOW your guests....

Saving The Brussels Sprouts

Any of you Snack Girl readers hate Brussels Sprouts? I bet you are really looking forward to them on your Thanksgiving table....

Replace Mayo With This Healthy Spread

Seems like it is time to take on mayonnaise. I love the stuff, but when you start adding it to sandwiches, the calories sky rocket...

Don't Toss These Out!

Who likes to feel like their hands are in worm guts? You? The slimy inside of a pumpkin is a SCARY place....

Got Apples? Try This Awesome Healthy Snack

If you read this website, you BETTER have apples in your fridge (or I'm gonna buy you some :) This is it people - apple season!...

Kale Chips

There are bunches of kale ready to eat in someone's garden right now. What are you going to do with it all?...

63 Calories of Salty, Sweet, Sour, Spicy and Veggie Goodness for a Dime

After writing about Parmesan Corn Recipe, I felt bad about adulterating corn into a high calorie food. Parmesan Corn Recipe is a GREAT snack, but not the best choice for us who are watching our weight....

DIY Microwave Popcorn: Healthy, Yummy, and CHEAP

Popcorn is a whole grain snack that is really low in calories and has that great crunch we crave. But, the packaged stuff in the supermarket is expensive and can be high in sodium....