I’ve never been a big meat eater – growing up, my mom would say, “Eat the meat on your plate. Then you can have more sweet peas!” – so sometimes I wonder if I’m getting enough protein. One of my friends suggested beans as a good protein source, which reminded […]
Craft chocolate bar by Patric Chocolate Do you see this chocolate bar?! Wait, that’s not even the best part! The BEST part is that I can actually eat it! Whoo-hoo! (Excuse me while I turn a flip, and bust a move. Go chocolate bar! Go chocolate bar! Go, go, go!) […]
When I make roasted chicken breasts, I make as many as my old roasting pan can hold, and then freeze the rest. That way when I feel like eating, but not cooking or going out, I have some options for quick, easy meals at home. Here are three of my […]
Reader Request: Summer is the best time for fruit. What are your favorite go-to summer fruit salads? Thank you for your question! I love fresh fruit, and although I usually eat it plain or blend it into smoothies, I recently tinkered with this recipe to make a must-add-to-the-rotation fruit salad 🙂 Ingredients: serves […]
Ingredients: 15 oz part-skim ricotta 2 eggs 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 32-64 oz pasta sauce (depending upon how saucy you like your lasagna) 1 package no-boil lasagna noodles 4 cups fresh spinach optional: 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped 16 oz mozzarella, shredded 1 cup parmesan, shredded Preheat […]
NaturAlmond Hand Crafted Almond Butter (widely available here and here) Let me begin by saying that while I’m on my second jar of this almond butter, I should be on my fourth… or fifth. It’s been out of stock at my usual grocery store for far too long! I jumped up […]
I love hosting big cookouts and get-togethers* for close family and friends, and these inexpensive entertaining/buffet sets from World Market are high on my list of my must-haves for easy entertaining. The quality and durability beat plastic/paper/styrofoam plates by a landslide; clean-up is one-step (pop them in the dishwasher); and the […]
Ingredients: makes about 4 servings (sandwiches, on spinach/arugula salad, or by itself :-)) 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon mayo 1 tablespoon sour cream 1 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1/2 – 3/4 cup grapes, quartered 1/2 cup apples, chopped 1 tablespoon pecans, chopped 1 tablespoon walnuts, […]
I’ve gotten into the habit of drinking a green smoothie first thing in the morning 5-6 days/week, and here’s the recipe for the one I typically have, a version of the popular glowing green smoothie. To save time and help keep me on track with green-smoothie-drinking, I make and freeze a couple weeks’ worth […]
DISCLAIMER: Although bits and pieces of fruits/veggies may have wandered into be present in some of these images, this is NOT a health food post. Not in the slightest 🙂 True to his word, hub bought a waffle maker and got to work making some Wafles & Dinges-like waffles. The recipe literally took […]
When I first started trying to eat more healthily, I would buy tons of fresh fruits and veggies, and stash them in the fridge. Then, a week or two later, I would find myself throwing out all the mushy, moldy, overripe, and uneaten produce I’d spent good money on the […]
This recipe is an adaptation of this oatmeal raisin cookie recipe from Martha Stewart. Ingredients: makes roughly 18 large, thin cookies 1 1/2 cups rolled oats 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon fine salt 1 1/2 […]
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