Kick off your gridiron madness with this Super Bowl Gumbo! Made with the HMR Chicken Creole Entrée, okra, black beans and more…this winning recipe scores so big in flavor, everyone will huddle around when it’s served. (more…)

Start your New Year with a commitment to streamline your dinner choices with HMR Entrees and vegetables. Just add spinach, Italian-style vegetables, diced tomatoes, and herbs to the HMR Five-Bean Entree… and presto! … healthy dining in the new year made easy! (more…)

A simple stir-fry, sans soy sauce, is a healthy solution for your next pot-luck event. Served room temperature or warm, grains, beans and fresh vegetables can keep your appetite under your careful management throughout the holidays… at home or in social gatherings. (more…)

The edamame (soy) bean is a favorite in Japanese cuisine. The soy bean is rich in dietary fiber, protein, iron, antioxidants, and isoflavones, which may offer protection against hormone-driven cancers and protect bone density. When combined with the antioxidants in bitter arugula and lycopene-rich tomatoes, your eyes, blood vessels, skin and heart are treated to increased protection from disease. (more…)

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Are you ready for a break from salads on summer evenings? This fresh Asian-flavored veggie bowl is a cool solution to a warm meal when the temperatures are toasty at dinner time. The essential ingredients are pre-washed and pre-cut for easy assembly. The possibilities for added ingredients are many and varied. Top your veggie bowl with last night’s left-over grilled seafood or poultry, hard-boiled egg whites, canned wild salmon or tuna, or steamed soybeans. I have chosen dried tomatoes for a change of texture. Since tomatoes are in peak season the dried and canned varieties will be especially tasty now. (more…)