Packed with protein, an easy, healthy, low-sugar cottage cheese breakfast or dessert. Cottage cheese is made by adding an acid (vinegar or probiotic culture) to milk. This separates the solids (curds) from the liquid (whey). Curds are then cut into smaller pieces. A ½-cup serving of 2% fat cottage cheese (not low-sodium) contains approximately: 85 calories 4 grams carbohydrates (as the natural milk sugar lactose, and 0 grams added sugars) 11 grams protein 2.5 grams total fat

How we get from corn to hominy is the process of nixtamalization. The short version is to let dried corn kernels soak in an alkaline solution (lime or wood ash). This will remove the tough outer hull, making niacin (Vitamin B3) and calcium bioavailable. Nixtamal is the product obtained from this century old process which later is ground to produce soft masa dough. (See citation page for resource.) Ingredients: 30 oz can hominy 1 pound chicken breast (I used cooked) 2 tablespo

Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi and Brussel sprouts are all members of the mustard family commonly known as "cruciferous" vegetables. You do not have to eat it fermented as kimchi or sauerkraut, it makes for a delicious stovetop cooked vegetable. Packed with vitamins, minerals, rich in fiber and antioxidants it is considered a super food. In my family, we cook cabbage as part of a New Year's tradition. Ingredients: 1/2 head of cabbage cut and diced 1/4 onion,