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Baby carrots are a quick, easy snack, but plain carrots can get boring. Why not turn your next bag of baby carrots into a spicy treat? Try adding hot sauce. Surprisingly, carrots enhance hot sauce’s flavor and texture, making it hotter and more enjoyable. Enjoy this quick, easy recipe.

Buffalo-Style Baked Carrots

Ingredients

1 lb baby carrots

1/2 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1 tablespoon of olive oil

1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/2 cup milk

1 cup breadcrumbs

1 tablespoon yeast

1 cup buffalo sauce

1/4 cup chopped parsley

1/2 cup of blue chees crumble

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. Rinse carrots and dry. Combine flour, garlic powder, salt, paprika, and cayenne pepper. Add milk, olive oil, and Worcestershire sauce and stir until the mixture turns into a thick batter. Using a separate bowl, combine breadcrumbs and yeast. Dip each carrot into the batter, then then into breadcrumbs. Place each coated carrot on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes. Remove carrots from the oven, toss with buffalo sauce, and garnish with chopped parsley and blue cheese crumble. Adjust the heat of the sauce to suit your taste. It is delicious!!

Enjoy this animated scene from Divabetic’s 10th Annual Original Mystery podcast, “Murder Plain As Vanilla,” streaming on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube and BlogTalkRadio.

I was thrilled to be a guest on my friend, Chef Robert Lewis, The Happy Diabetic‘s Kitchen Podcast. I had the chance to reflect on my twentieth anniversary of presenting diabetes outreach diva-style.

Several years after graduating from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in 1976, Chef Robert Lewis was diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes. His love of food and cooking motivated to alter his recipes to achieve diabetes wellness.

“I suspected that my days of good eating were over; yet as I worked through my ups and downs, I came to realize that the selection of foods I could and should eat was vast and included many of my favorites,” he says. “This motivated me to attempt to create delicious, diabetic-friendly dishes that were also easy to prepare.”

As a nationally recognized author, public speaker, and spokesperson for all people affected with diabetes, he travels the country, speaking on the benefits of healthy eating not only for people affected with diabetes but also for anyone who would like to eat well and live a healthy lifestyle.

The Happy Diabetic’s Oven Roasted Salmon with Fruit Salsa Recipe

Ingredients

1⁄4 Cup of Fresh Mango diced (or use canned)
1⁄4 Cup of Fresh Pineapple diced (or use canned)
2 Fresh Strawberries diced
1 Kiwi peeled and diced
1 Teaspoon fresh lime juice
1 Tablespoon leaf fresh cilantro chopped
4- 5- 6 oz salmon filets
2 Tablespoon of Splenda
Ground Pepper
Balsamic Glaze

Directions

Peel and dice the mango, strawberries, kiwi, and pineapple. Place them into a bowl. Add the lime juice and cilantro. Set aside.

Season the salmon with cracked pepper and a dusting of Splenda. Place the fish into a non-stick oven pan lightly coated with canola oil on med heat (heat the pan first).

Place the salmon in a preheated 425-degree oven. Roast the tuna for about 10-12 minutes. The cooked fish will be firm to the touch, and the internal temperature will be about 140 degrees.

Remove from the oven and let the fish rest for 2-3 min. Place the fish on the plate. Top with fruit salsa.

Nutrition Information: Calories: 196 Fat: 4.31 g Sugar: 18.53 Fiber: 5.81 g Protein: 12.97 g

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Are you a Picky Eater? The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic plays his food game, Serve, Taste or Trash! at Central Farm Market in Bethesda, MD.

Chef Robert Lewis, The Happy Diabetic, stars with Mr. Divabetic in Divabetic Mysteries: Gypsies, Tramps & Peas podcast. Tune in to find out if Mr. Divabetic can solve the murder of his former swim coach with the help of his nosey Italian mother and friends. Along the way to revealing the identity of the murderer, he uncovers expert tips for diabetes self-care during the Summer months.