A hot topic around my office--and in my email inbox--is food. If we're not talking about what's for lunch or dinner by 9 a.m. something's wrong.

My cooking is driven by few things--mainly time and ease. I'm like a four-ingredient cook. If it takes more than about 20 minutes of prep and actual cooking, I likely won't do it. While I like baking more than cooking, baking still has to be quick and easy. It's that whole patience thing that I lack.

A few days ago I was at a friend's house for dinner. She made an incredible chicken dish, good enough to make at home. But when she started rattling off the recipe, I lost interest--too many ingredients=too much to do.

There are times, though, that I have great intentions for cooking wonderful meals. But then I get distracted because I got home too late from work or just plain don't have the energy to hang out in the kitchen cooking. And quite often my weekly recipe roundup gets stagnant. I used to think I could eat chicken breast every night for dinner and be happy, but I've found that not to be true. Not to mention that The Mr. likes a lot of variety.

I'm frequently on the lookout for new, easy, quick recipes that will shake things up in the kitchen, inspire me to cook and eat well, and that don't take up much of my time.

I have found a number of online resources that allow me to search for and print recipes quickly and easily. Some sites offer nutrition information, some will narrow recipe searches by ingredient or low-fat, low-carb, low-whatever criteria.

Kraft has a pretty good-sized section of recipes on its web site that are diabetes-friendly.


You can get great recipes from the American Diabetes Association's Virtual Grocery store.

Diabetic Gourmet magazine offers easy, few-ingredient recipes on its web site.

And have you tried any recipes from dLife yet? Last night I made the apple pork chops featured here. I paired it with a baked potato and veggies. Oh so yummy! And so few ingredients. It took a little prep time, but it was totally worth it.

What's on your menu tonight?