How to Make Pizza Waffles!

How to Make Pizza Waffles!

The pizza life chose me!  For the last 29 years I have had “Party Pizza Friday” and I still look forward to it to this day.  Even though I love to cook, there is something about finishing work on a Friday and knowing pizza will 

Tomato Vegetable Soup with Mini Ravioli

Tomato Vegetable Soup with Mini Ravioli

My favorite thing about making soup is the variety is endless! I’ve made so many different ones over the years and they never disappoint! This tomato vegetable soup with mini ravioli is great year round! Start with broth – add any protein and veggies and 

3 ingredient crunch bar bites!

3 ingredient crunch bar bites!

Who loves candy bars? Before I was on my health and weight loss journey – it wasn’t unusual for me to grab a king sized bag of M&M’s, Kit Kat Bar or my favorite – The Crunchbar! Now – I am 100% ok passing the 

What I Eat in a Day on Weight Watchers – protein oats, taco soup, burger and fries!

What I Eat in a Day on Weight Watchers – protein oats, taco soup, burger and fries!

Welcome back to another What I Eat in a Day on Weight Watchers. My hope is to give you inspiration as to how I spread out my points throughout the day. I love making great food that tastes awesome and keeps me satisfied. Breakfast – 

Edible Cookie Dough Recipe

Edible Cookie Dough Recipe

Who doesn’t love cookie dough?! I’m excited to share this edible cookie dough recipe! One of my favorite things about being a food blogger is that on all social media platforms I follow mostly other foodies and chefs so there is never a shortage of 

How to make Homemade super crispy  fried chicken tenders!

How to make Homemade super crispy fried chicken tenders!

Updated 2022: For my Weight Watcher friends – use THIS LINK – to add this recipe to your recipe builder and it will calculate YOUR #personalpoints for the recipe. Today I am excited to share one of my favorite recipes! How I make deep fried 

Delicious Taco Stuffed Baby Bell peppers

Delicious Taco Stuffed Baby Bell peppers

How to use baby bell peppers to make any meal or create a new meal using leftovers. One thing I try to do is not waste food. I have a problem when I’m making dinner for my family to make too much food, so there 

PB2 granola bars – 5 Weight Watchers Points

PB2 granola bars – 5 Weight Watchers Points

I was on a mission to make homemade granola bars – that were low in Weight Watchers points – that were easly ad delicious – these PB2 granola bars – which are 5 Weight Watcher points fit that bill! Granola bars are a popular food 

Taco Burrito – 6 Smart Points

Taco Burrito – 6 Smart Points

I am a huge fan of anything taco related. Nachos, tacos, burritos, I love it all. This delicious lunchtime snack really hit the spot! Of all the low carb tortillas on the market, Tumaro Wraps are my favorite. They are large, super pliable and taste 

Cold Tortellini Pasta Salad

Cold Tortellini Pasta Salad

Ingredients 1 package cheese tortellini 2 carrots 1/4 red onion 1 cup edamame 2 stalks celery 1 tsp. Italian seasoning salt and pepper Few slices deli salami, chopped 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup Paul Newman’s Light Balsamic Vinagrette There are so many variations to this. 

Pancake Bake

Pancake Bake

It was 10:00 p.m. at night and I wanted to make Lindsay from Cotter Crunch flourless pancakes, but I didn’t want to be standing at the stove making a whole batch – so I decided to bake it in the oven! I made the batter 

Breakfast Pizza using Skinny Pizza Dough

Breakfast Pizza using Skinny Pizza Dough

If you haven’t tried my twin sister’s – Skinny Pizza dough – you have to put it on your to-do list asap! She posted the recipe over a year ago and only in the last 4 months I would say it has taken off – 

Fish Stick Tacos

Fish Stick Tacos

Were you a fan of fish sticks growing up? I was! I never would think as an adult that I would be making fish sticks for my family – but these grown up version of fish tacos have become a favorite quick and Weight Watchers 

Creamy chicken and noodles

Creamy chicken and noodles

My husband and I had our weekly training for the Christy Clinic Illinois Marathon and Half marathon on Saturday and we’ve noticed a trend. It will be super mild during the week high 30’s and 40’s but EVERY Friday night we’ll be watching the news 

Pretzel rolls

Pretzel rolls

This is the second time making these and they turned out so great. The only thing I did differently was make the rolls smaller. Last time I made them it made 8 rather large rolls, and when I figured out the calories, it was 260! 

Denny’s All American Breakfast re-make – way less calories less than the original!

Denny’s All American Breakfast re-make – way less calories less than the original!

My HEALTHIER version of Denny’s All American breakfast slam. Just as good, but way less calories and fat!

Can you make chocolate chip cookies with no eggs?

Can you make chocolate chip cookies with no eggs?

The answer is YES! The other night I started to make a batch of cookies for my family when I realized I had no eggs. It was already late and I was already in my jammies, so I quickly googled this question. There were a 

Nutella/Banana Won Ton Bites

Nutella/Banana Won Ton Bites

I LOVE Nutella! I never even tried it before a year ago, and I didn’t know what I was missing! But how do I incorporate that into healthy eating? I had to come up with a dessert. I’ve only made this once before, but it’s 

More pears!

More pears!

First off, I hope everyone had a great weekend. I actually didn’t go on the computer at all over the weekend! (Which was kind of nice!) I have the day off today, it’s the last day of summer vacation since my kids start school tomorrow. 

Turkey bacon, cheddar and corn meal muffins + 5 coupons for free Cheese!

So yesterday I was checking my e-mail and I clicked on Food Buzz’s featured recipes for the day. One was from THIS SITE and it was for bacon, cheddar and cornmeal waffles. It sounded amazing to me, but I don’t have a waffle maker, so 

BBQ glazed chicken rollers

BBQ glazed chicken rollers

I actually found this recipe from Mission Tortilla’s website. I’m always on the look out for new things I can bring to work for lunch. The better things I make, the less tempted I am to go out to lunch and possibly getting something less 

Cookie Dough Pops

Cookie Dough Pops

Thanks to Risa at www.bakedperfection.com who shared this great recipe for a kid friendly after dinner treat! I have been wanting to make these for the longest time, but haven’t found the time until tonight! The best part? You don’t need to turn on the