Fruit and yogurt breakfast bowl

I have been eating this, or a variation of it, every day for about a month. In addition to being nutritious, fast, and filling, it's got a great combination of flavors that leave you feeling as though you had a huge meal. You can vary the fruit and nuts according to what you've got on hand, what's in season, or what's on sale. In the picture above, I used a couple of different heirloom plums. I usually use chopped apples, peaches, plums, or berries, but there are probably lots of other fruits that would taste good here. Also, if using plain yogurt and flavoring it with your own vanilla and honey seems too complicated, you can use store-bought vanilla yogurt. I always buy plain because it's cheaper and I use it for a lot of different things, so I never have vanilla yogurt around. Also, if you like salt and sweet together, you'll love this bowl with salted nuts.

Fruit and yogurt breakfast bowl

1 cup plain, unflavored yogurt

1 t vanilla

1 t honey

1 cup chopped fruit

1/4 cup nuts

Mix yogurt and vanilla together in bowl. Drizzle honey on top of yogurt. Top with chopped fruit and nuts.

Faux macaroni and cheese for 1

I was craving macaroni and cheese one night after a 12-hour day at work and came up with this recipe based on what I had in the house. I then made this dish about every other night for several weeks! It's quick, easy, fairly low in calories, but still has enough cheese to satisfy a craving. I add pea pods because they taste great with the cheese and are filling and low in calories, meaning I need less pasta.

Faux macaroni and cheese for 1

3/4 cup uncooked whole wheat rotini

1 cup fresh pea pods

1/2 teaspoon olive oil

1/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

3/4 ounce (about 2 tablespoons) shredded pepper jack cheese

coarse sea salt

Cook pasta according to package directions. In last minute of cooking pasta, add pea pods to pot. Drain pasta and pea pods and put back into cooking pot. Toss with olive oil to keep pasta from sticking. Place pasta and peas in serving bowl and top with cheeses and sea salt to taste.