Healthy Versions of Your Favorite Foods!

Eating healthy is not one of my top priorities. I love fast food and snacks. Knowing that this has to change, I began to search for some recipes that were both healthy and delicious. I also asked around to see if other people's unhealthy favorites could be replaced by healthier versions.
Pasta and desserts seemed to be the most desired healthy recipes among my friends and classmates, which is perfect because I love Italian food and I love chocolate!
On the Food Network's website, I found some of the best recipes for healthy comfort foods.
Here are two that I think will please most people:


Low-Cal Fettuccine Alfredo

Only 490 calories per serving!


Low-Fat Chocolate Pudding

228 calories and 3g fat per serving!

Here are some other healthy recipes that people might enjoy:

Light Chicken Pot Pie

19g fat per serving!

Sausage Lasagna

Only 350 calories and 12.5g fat per serving!

For more of these recipes, check out the Food Network's Healthy Food Makeovers.

Yogurt Vi in Clifton

So in search of finding a new restaurant or cafe type place in the Clifton area, I began to ask around to see if there was anything new and exciting around campus. I kept getting the same response among my friends and classmates: Yogurt Vi. Located on Calhoun Street along all the other restaurants underneath UPA, Yogurt Vi is a self-serve yogurt shop with lots of fruity and sweet toppings to choose from. When I walked in for the first time, I felt a little overwhelmed. I had no idea what I was doing. But the two girls behind the counter showed my friend and me how it all works: pick between two sized bowls, choose your yogurt (there were about 10 different flavors that day), then add your toppings. They had everything from fresh mango, to hot fudge, to gummy bears. I was in heaven. And I'm not even a huge yogurt fan! After you have completed your yogurt masterpiece, you take your bowl up to the counter and put it on a scale - instead of paying a flat price for your bowl, you pay by the ounce (mine came to $2.63). I went with the peanut butter yogurt, topped with brownie bites and cherries. Simple, but amazing. Yogurt Vi has changed the way I feel about yogurt - I love it!

Pizza!

Looking for the best pizza in the world? Well get your bags packed!
Yahoo.com recently listed the top six places in the world to find the most incredible pizzas.

#6 - Rome, Italy
#5 - Chicago
#4 - Osaka and Hiroshima, Japan
#3 - Sau Paulo, Brazil
#2 - NYC
#1 - Naples, Italy

I think I would very much enjoy making a trip around the world to try its most popular pizza.

World's Best Pizza

The Grilled Cheese Academy

I was just introduced to the best website ever: grilledcheeseacademy.com.
The Grilled Cheese Academy is a site that is dedicated to mouthwatering sandwiches, featuring about 30 different grilled cheese recipes. It also categorizes the different types of Wisconsin cheese used in each of the recipes. Visitors of the website are also able to submit their favorite grilled cheese recipe.

This is The Francesca. It has mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, olives and sun-dried tomatoes on rosemary foccacia. Yum!

The Grilled Cheese Academy

Easter Desserts

Easter is super late this year - April 24th. But this means that you'll have some extra time to decide which adorable Easter dessert to make! The Food Network has some great recipes to choose from, including the Chick and Egg Cupcake (below), the Little Lamp Cupcake, the Snow Bunny Cupcake, plus even more. Happy choosing!

Cute Easter Desserts

St. Patrick's Day Recipes

My family is extremely Irish and loves celebrating St. Patrick's Day.
I found some great recipes to help you have a memorable St. Patty's Day, ranging from meals, to drinks, to desserts.
Have fun!!

Here is an Irish-style lamb stew with potatoes and carrots. Yum!

Find more recipes here: AllRecipes.com

Mardi Gras Parties!

As most of you responded, it seems like almost everyone will be spending spring break in Cincinnati. And if you're anything like me, planning a trip to New Orleans is financially out of the question. I'm going to have to settle with celebrating Mardi Gras from the exciting city of Cincinnati. But I'm looking on the bright side - I can still enjoy the amazing Mardi Gras recipes!
I found this link to 30 Southern Living recipes for fun Mardi Gras food and drinks.
Here are a few of recipes that look absolutely delicious to me:

Cajun Chicken Pasta

Bananas Foster

Sazerac

Check out the rest of these Southern Living recipes for Mardi Gras fun here: Southern Living Recipes