Fast and Family-Focused Food Inspiration
This recipe was thought up on my way to school pick-up. I was craving avocado and I love to stuff them with lots of different things. Egg salad was the perfect stuffing! This is a mayo-free recipe as well as gluten-free. I added a handful of rice cracker on the side for dipping and crunch!… Continue reading Avocado Egg Salad!
About a month ago, I saw something about different types of lunch bowls and I was intrigued. Last week I decided to prepare some. I wanted to make enough so that the family could enjoy more than one meal, and make eating healthy an easy choice. It was a fabulous idea! I had 4 1/2… Continue reading A Week’s Worth of Protein Bowls!
I've taken a bit of a blogging hiatus, ya know, being pregnant and having the third kid and all! The thought occurred to me, that I needed to pick it up again, since there must be other chaotic families that want something good to eat but pressed for time. As I was deciding what to… Continue reading Smokey Sweet Potato Quinoa Patties
This is one of those thanksgiving sides that you'll want to make year after year! I started making it about 5 years ago and it's always a hit! What are some of your favorite Thanksgiving sides? Recipe from Bon Appetit! INGREDIENTS 3 1/2 pounds butternut squash (about 2 medium), peeled, seeded, cut into 3/4- to… Continue reading Butternut Squash Gratin with Goat Cheese & Hazelnuts
Pumpkin Cheesecake w/ Sweet Sour Cream & Dulche de Leche Drizzle 1, 15 oz. can pumpkin puree 8 oz cream cheese 1/2 cup sugar or sweetener of your choice 3 eggs 1/4 cup sour cream 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup 1/2 pumpkin pie spice Crust 1/3 cup melted butter… Continue reading Pumpkin Cheesecake
Ok, so Fire Roasted tomatoes are just so wonderful! They have a sweet, smokey flavor that brings out all that tomatoey goodness! I'm so excited that I can find them in BPA-free cans as well....score! So this recipe was inspired by our trip to the Lenox Apple Squeeze. Both of my sons were loving the… Continue reading Fire Roasted Tomato & Pumpkin Bisque
This is such a simple meal that you don't have to put much time into! I love that kind of meal! My kids really enjoy helping dump things into the Crockpot, so we practice measuring while we're at it. I love having them help in the kitchen, as they learn so much! 3 lbs… Continue reading Crockpot Hawaiian Chicken Tacos and Pineapple Avocado Salsa
So as I've mentioned before, I've been taking Juice Plus+ since 2006! I've decided that during this pregnancy I would only take Juice Plus+ and add the Juice Plus Complete Shakes to my diet as well. I took prenatals with my first two pregnancies, along with JP+ but I'm still not sure why. Since taking… Continue reading Juice Plus+ as a Prenatal
This is such a nice version of eggplant that doesn't require breading or a lot of work! My kind of meal! Even though it's lighter than eggplant parmesan, it still is very cheesy and a comforting fall food for the repetoire! 2 large eggplant cut length-wise about 1|4 inch thick 1|2 of a 32 oz.… Continue reading Eggplant Rollatini
If you've ever heard of or made Strawberry Pretzel Salad, you've likely thought, This is my kind of salad! I think it goes along with how anything with fruit and jello was called salad back in the day. Recently Strawberry Pretzel Salad came up in my feed on Pinterest and I really wanted to make… Continue reading Strawberry Raspberry Chia Pretzel “Salad”
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