Caramelized Brussels Sprouts & Chorizo – a low carb side dish that will steal the show!

Beef Negimaki (steak and scallion rolls) – a perfect low carb appetizer to help you drop those extra holiday pounds!

Zero carbs & gluten free, these delicious pancakes taste like fried cheesecake and help you attain your weight loss goals for 2012!

Lightened up crab rangoons. All of the flavor, none of the guilt!

Chocolate Cherry Walnut Cookies – So good you won’t believe they are healthy! High in fiber & protein, low in sugar – diabetic friendly!

Savory Mini Palmiers – so easy it will take you longer to read the post than it will to make them!

I’d eat my own fist if it was slathered with this delicious pesto! Make it in 5 minutes with stuff you likely already have in your pantry!

Cheesy Chorizo Enchilada Pie – all of the great flavor with none of the rolling! Easy enough for a weeknight, delicious enough for company!

Too much making merry? Detox Salad w/ Roasted Beets, Goat Cheese & Pumpkin seeds. Your liver and your taste buds will thank you!

Warning: Diet Buster! Crispy Fried Meatballs with Cream Cheese Filling. (Have a defibrillator standing by!)

Sweet potato and Turkey Sausage Hash – Breakfast for dinner anyone??

Fun with Phyllo Series – Plum Turnovers

Limoncello Pound Cake w/ Meyer Lemon Curd Filling and a Goat Cheese, Thyme & Lemon Icing. The best cake I’ve ever made. Period.

Pepperoni, swiss & honey mustard puffs – dainty enough for black tie but manly enough to hang with the guys during the playoffs!

Green Smoothie- Tis the season- overindulge much? The cure for everything from bad skin to too much eggnog!

Roasted poblanos stuffed with pulled pork chili verde – and why you need to get over your fear of the pressure cooker!