Sharing my favorite healthy recipes!
I never heard of Chia seeds until the July/August issue of Clean Eating Magazine. I read a very interesting article about them. The ancient Aztecs claimed they provided energy and endurance. The seeds come from the Salvia Hispanica plant, and according to the Aztecs, 1 …
So after working 9 hours yesterday, then grocery shopping after work, I was tired! So an easy dinner was in store for me. My kids were gone again with their old babysitter for the afternoon/evening, so I made something only my husband and I like….Sloppy …
I usually go to Aldi to grocery shop, or the local Fair Share by my house, once in a while Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods. I’ve kind of stopped going to Jewel or Dominick’s in the Chicago-land area, because their food is so much more …
I’m normally a super positive person, and can roll with pretty much any punch that’s thrown my way. But yesterday was bad… Friday started out great, it was gorgeous outside, I only had to work 4 hours. After work I was going to take the …
My breakfast this week has made me very happy! I mentioned I was eating a Lite Organic Cereal from Trader Joe’s and topping it with fresh fruit. It’s so good and filling! This was my breakfast today! 1 srv. Trader Joe’s cereal 1/2 cup of …
I have a new favorite cereal, and it comes from Trader Joe’s Organic Morning Lite Cereal I had a bowl of this morning, with 1 serving of Trader Joe’s High fiber cereal So, this was my breakfast with 1 cup of fresh blueberries and 1 …
After several weeks of not making it to my local farmer’s market, I finally went today! I love going there and of course, my three kids came along for the ride! We had a great time! I’ll share what we saw/got there: Our first stop …
When I got home from work last night, I was getting my mail and saw a flyer for Penzey Spices. If you aren’t familiar with Penzey Spices, they have an awesome retail store, plus great on-line catalog of virtually every spice on the planet! The …
When I was shopping at Trader Joe’s over the weekend, I happened to come across these beautiful purple asparagus! I’ve never seen it before, or tried it, but considering my whole family loves asparagus, I put it in my cart. If you notice the stalks …
I decided to do some of my grocery shopping this week at Trader Joe’s. They just opened one up in my town last fall. Before that I would drive about 25 minutes to get to one. The funny thing is I waited 2 years for …
So yesterday was the official last day of school for my kids! I have summer hours at work, so I only have to work 4 hours of Friday for the rest of the summer, so my husband and I decided to take the kids out …
Do you know what’s in that bag? There is a bread store in my town, Great Harvest Bread which is going out of business and their last day open is tomorrow. I stopped in yesterday just to tell the owner how sad I was that …
For someone who likes to blog, read blogs, check e-mail, etc… it’s been rather frustrating! After several calls to the cable company who said it was a local area problem and it should be back up in several hours, well two days has passed when …
Sometimes when its a busy day at work, or big homework night I like to keep things in the freezer that will take no time to cook. I was so happy to see these things in my freezer! I had Butterball Turkey Smoked Sausages. They …
The other night was a late eating night. I had gotten home from work, but it was BEAUTIFUL outside, so the kids wanted to ride their bikes. We hung out for a while and when I came in to start dinner, my husband called and …
My family has a lot of different sayings for what’s for dinner. We order pizza every Friday night, so we have called it for years “Party Pizza Friday” and when its taco night, all I have to say is “Mexican Fiesta” and my kids know …
Since my weekend was so busy, I didn’t have time to go to the grocery store and do a whole weeks shopping, so I stopped by a local market by my house to pick up something for dinner and found a few new food finds. …
Because I am part of the Food Buzz community, I was asked if I would be willing to test any new products coming to market and share my thoughts. So, yesterday I got a package in the mail with 6 new Quaker Oats True Delights …
When I was at a local grocery store over the weekend, I saw a package of these:They are lo carb pita pockets. Each one is only 170 calories and 7 grams of fiber!So, I put a few things together and came up with an awesome …
I love getting free samples of stuff in the mail! I periodically get things from Kashi. And today I received one of their new soft-baked cereal bars. The flavors are baked apple spice, blackberry graham, or ripe strawberry. I had the blackberry graham, and it …
When I was at the store over the weekend, I happened to see on the shelf there was a new product for Fiber One toaster pastries. I love their cereals, so I thought, now I can have pop tarts and not feel bad about …
When I was at the store over the weekend, I happened to see on the shelf there was a new product for Fiber One toaster pastries. I love their cereals, so I thought, now I can have pop tarts and not feel bad about …
I saw this at the grocery store today. It’s McCormick brand “Crusting Blends”. (7 oz. jar) I picked up the container and its made with panko bread crumbs and different kinds of seasonings. They had this flavor(Italian herb & cheese) or garlic, onion and rosemary …
99% of the time, I bring my own food to work. Whether its leftovers, or a wrap, of stir fry that I make. But, I have had now power the last two days at my house due to a storm in the Chicago-land area. A …