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Dani Spies is a Health & Food Coach and Fitness Trainer who enjoys finding simple, d'lishes ways to incorporate nutritious ingredients into an everyday kitchen. More about Dani »

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Pump Up Your Pasta - (Chicken and Broccoli Rotini)

Pump Up Your Pasta - (Chicken and Broccoli Rotini)
Let's talk pasta (again).

Ever notice how easy it is to OVER eat pasta.  It just goes down SO easy and let's face it a serving of pasta is NOT exactly A LOT of food.

Let me show you what I mean.

Filed under Chicken, Dinner, Pasta, Tips and Tricks - October 3, 2009 - 4 comments - Watch the video »

How-To Store Fresh Herbs - Video

How-To Store Fresh Herbs - Video
Fresh herbs are hands-down one of the easiest, fastest, and most nutritious ways to add a lot of flavor to a simple meal. 

I find that the biggest challenge people have with fresh herbs is making them last!  So....

Filed under How-To, Tips and Tricks - June 2, 2009 - 2 comments - Watch the video »

Spring-Clean Your Pantry

Spring-Clean Your Pantry
It's about that time of year to start sweeping behind the fridge and re-organizing the kitchen cabinets, right?  So why not clean out and the pantry while your at it?

Filed under Tips and Tricks - March 26, 2009 - 5 comments - Watch the video »

Quick Tip - Substituting Dry Herbs for Fresh

Quick Tip - Substituting Dry Herbs for Fresh

Have a recipe that calls for fresh herbs but all you have on hand are dried herbs?!  No problemo... here's all you need to know:

Filed under Tips and Tricks - June 10, 2008 - 3 comments - Watch the video »

Food For Thought »

Busted! Frustrated... so I ate.
Feb 24, 10 - 3 Comments
So annoying but what can I do? Observe, learn and move forward, right?
What Kind of Eater Are You??
Feb 1, 10 - 4 Comments
I have to be honest, I've always been a bit of a fast eater BUT
Ask Dani - How Do You Come Up With Ideas?
Jan 13, 10 - 1 Comments
Hi Dani, I've been reading your blog for about a year now and I've never