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Lettuce Wrap Time! Perfect for a fresh summer meal on a hot day! Crunch!
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Full of charisma, it’s no wonder Tina is a viral hit!
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Buy Tina’s book in a Barnes and Nobles near you!
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Tina loves her pug. He often joins her in her silly food hubs.
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I sorted my veggies and chicken choices in cute berry bowls before loading up my lettuce wraps.
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Purchase this Balsamic Breeze at your nearest Target for a low-calorie dressing that savors its distinctly sharp taste.
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I’m hungry! Enough pictures , let’s eat!
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OK, maybe one more because I want to emphasize supporting your local farm. The fresher the veggies, the better this meal. Kohlrabi from the farmstead down the street added an irreplaceable crunch to these wraps.
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Without peppers….
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or with! Bring it on, Lettuce Wraps!
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There are a lot of food blogs out there. Whether they’re meant to teach you the best baked goods to do with your kids or the most scrumptious hidden jewels waiting for you down the street, food is something people want and like reading about. Ever wonder why? Because we all need it! Better yet, we all crave that sensational tasty treat! Tina Haupert developed one of the most popular food blogs streaming the Internet, filled with innovative ways to diet while eating those “good” and “bad” for you foods. Teaching you how to lose weight without excessively counting calories, Tina writes “Carrots N’ Cake” with spunky charisma that shows her readers there are lots of ordinary people out there looking for a savory path to their desired weight without restricting themselves to gruel diets.
Carrots N’ Cake
Carrots N’ Cake is a blog spilling with concise stories of Tina’s daily activities and meals, introducing a variety of recipes following prompt anecdotes that relate to almost anyone. This viral hideaway is where Tina says she shares her, “love for food, staying fit, and living a healthy life”. Tina aims to pack the most nutrients she can in each of her meals, but disbelieves in the need to exterminate every “bad” food from her plate. Following the wise philosophy of everything in moderation, Tina offers her readers a number of healthy and secret-pleasure food choices brewed on a menu to a well-balanced diet. Here it is folks, a blog that allows you to eat your carrots, and have your cupcakes, too!
From Blog to Book
Tina’s innovative blog is not only informative, but also extremely organized and creative. Visually pleasing, Tina enlightens her corky messages with vibrant colors and professional pictures that walk you beside Tina’s life as a credible evaluator that becomes a friend. Offering a wide range of information from recipes to fitness to weight loss to shopping to life and home to blogging, Tina subcategorizes her blog in multiple sections that pinpoint exactly what most dieting readers are searching to find. Supported by valuable articles from magazines and other reliable resources, Tina supports all of her food choices and recipe ideas with credible sources to back up her charming, light-hearted writing. Sterling Publishers recognized Tina’s hard work and passion in May 2011, publishing her highly reviewed book, “Carrots N’ Cake: Healthy Living One Carrot and Cupcake at a Time”. Her book can be purchased in your nearest Barnes and Noble, so pick up a copy and follow her blog for new healthy and delicious recipes for every meal, including dessert!
Lettuce Wraps
Tina offers plenty of recipes on her website, but I was craving something particularly easy to make and fresh for a healthy dinner on a hot 90 degree summer day. This preference threw me to Tina’s delicious Lettuce Wraps. Filled with my personal choice of juicy grilled chicken cubes paired with crunchy, fresh fillings like peppers, cucumber, kohlrabi, and carrots (all drizzled with balsamic dressing), I revamped Tina’s lettuce wraps with my own Absolutely Appetizing twist. All you have to do is thank Tina by reading her blog, and then hop on my A-Train and enjoy my version of Tina’s inspired salubrious meal.
Abby’s Lettuce Wraps
What You’ll Need:
3 crisp romaine lettuce leaves
carrots, diced
mixed peppers, diced
kohlrabi, diced
cucumber, diced
grilled chicken, cubed
balsamic vinaigrette
What to Do:
Grill chicken on a skillet in olive oil for 5-10 minutes, turning, until no longer pink in the middle. Be careful not to overcook the chicken to avoid chewy pieces.
Load each lettuce leaf with a little of each vegetable and chicken. Drizzle with balsamic dressing. Wrap filling with leaf, and enjoy!
Tina Passing on Her Cooking Tips In Addition to Her Recipes