According to the National Turkey Federation, over 690 million pounds of turkey were consumed in the U.S. during Thanksgiving last year. That leaves a lot of leftovers. If you are looking for something unique to do with your turkey leftovers, check out these Green Chile Turkey Enchiladas — a much better alternative to a cold turkey sandwich. Image: Thyme on the Creek Dedric McGhee, executive chef of Thyme on the Creek, the in-house restaurant at the Millennium Harvest House Hotel in Boulder, CO offers this fabulous recipe. Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter 1 medium onion, peeled and diced 1 tsp minced garlic 2 tbsp flour 1 cup chicken broth 2-4 ounce cans of chopped green chiles 1/4 tsp cumin 1/3 tsp oregano 1/3 tsp coriander powder 1 1/2 cups... [Read more]

This summer, Campbell’s Kids Soup came out with a new delicious and healthy flavor — Campbell’s SpongeBob soup. If you have had problems getting your kids to eat healthy foods, you won’t with this soup. What kid can resist SpongeBob?! Image: Campbell's This chicken noodle soup offers great taste and fun shapes. Additionally, Campbell Soup Company has reduced the sodium in all of their kids soups to meet government criteria for “healthy” foods — controlled for fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium and containing a positive nutrient source such as good source of vitamin A. Recently, I had an opportunity to try the SpongeBob soup as well as their Double Noodle soup. If you are looking for a hearty, healthy... [Read more]

Right now, Better Homes and Gardens is looking for your help in choosing America’s Favorite Better Homes and Gardens Cookie. You can select from some of the 25 most-requested cookie recipes of all time by voting on BHG.com. They will display the 10 finalists on November 20 and the bigger winner will be announced the week of December 7. (Voting closes December 3.) Image: BHG.com’s 100 Days of Holidays Today, let’s take a look at one of their fabulous cookie recipes. The Red Velvet Whoopie Pies pair velvet cookies with a luscious cream cheese-based filling. Red Velvet Whoopie Pies Prep: 45 minutes Bake: 8 minutes per batch Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2... [Read more]

The Climate Quilt Campaign is a terrific initiative created to encourage youth worldwide to make a difference in protecting the environment. By engaging schools around the world, the students then design “pledge patches” relating to climate change and made from recycled materials, to be included in the final historic quilt to be presented to President Barack Obama and leaders at the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen. The conference takes place from December 6-18, 2009. Image: Climate Quilt Campaign Climate Quilt Campaign was created by Habitat Heroes and the Green Schools Alliance and is an effort to tangibly connect children worldwide around the issue of Climate Change. In recent weeks, the campaign has gained momentum with an even in... [Read more]

If you have kids who won’t eat their veggies, one of the best things you can do is hide vegetables in sauces, meats and other dishes. They’ll never know that this tasty mac and cheese recipe harbors a car of carrots! Recipes and image provided by Mealtime.org. In addition to the base recipe, this mac and cheese dish has three recipe variations for adventurous eaters — Pasta Florentine adds some garlic, spinach and Parmesan cheese; there’s a hint of spicy brown mustard in the Ham and Cheese variation; and Shrimp Parmesan is enhanced with a can of baby shrimp and the scent of extra-virgin olive oil. The already-cooked, nutrient-rich canned ingredients help you go from the pantry to the dinner table with four unique dishes in... [Read more]