Sharing my favorite healthy recipes!
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 …
I started a series on my Instagram – of what I make using won ton wrappers. This is the 3rd installment – I made pizza won tons and chicken sausage and artichoke dip won tons. These Italian Turkey Meatball won ton cups came out super …
It’s taken me many times trying spaghetti squash and now I love it! I think it was the texture maybe – or maybe I was cooking it too much and it was mushy? In this post I show you how to make air fried spaghetti …
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 …
Watching “What I eat in a Day Videos” is a favorite pastime of mine. If I’m working out, that’s usually what I’m watching on You Tube. Seeing how people – especially those who have lost weight or on a weight loss journey navigate their day …
I love these taco turkey meatballs! So many ways to serve them. I served them over rice, on a sub sandwich and in a calzone! Jenn Cooks Terrific Taco Turkey Meatballs need to be on your menu! Great Meal Prep Idea! These turned out WAY …
Growing up, my dad made THE BEST banana bread – this banana bread reminds me of his. I love adding cocoa powder to the batter to make it extra chocolatey! For my Weight Watcher friends – use THIS link on your phone to add this …
Making low carb sloppy joe’s is super easy! You probably have all the ingredients for it! For my Weight Watcher Friends – use THIS LINK to add this to your recipe builder for how many points it is for you on the new updated #personalpoints …
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 …
I’ve never made this dish before, but I will be making it again. I was thinking about what to make for dinner over the weekend when I knew I wanted to make some type of side dish with quinoa in it. I make a cold …
I still can’t believe the year is coming to an end soon. It always seems like its summer, then my kids are back in school and then the Holidays are upon us! This week I have been especially busy. I once again overextended myself in …
From the left, Christina, my twin sister Biz, me, Mara and Mel! Great to eat with you wonderful ladies! It’s always great to meet people in person after following their blog, so it’s almost like you know them already even though you’ve never met face …
Over the weekend, I made a huge stir fry and still had a fair amount of purple and white cauliflower, so my sister just so happened to make a great side dish which I decided to make. It’s a Cauliflower Gratin. She used a combo …
As a Certified Nutrition Consultant, you would think that I’ve figured out how to lose weight AND do what I am supposed to do all the time. But how many times have you seen Dr.’s and Nurses who are obese and think “What’s up with …
I just read about John Goodman and his weight loss! It was on the Comcast Home Page and at first when I saw “John Goodman” in big letters, I immediately thought…did he pass away?! Ummm.. no, he’s lost ALOT of weight. The article said he …
When I got home from work, the only kind of meat I had in the fridge was a 2.5 pound pork tenderloin….and it was almost 6 o’clock. No time to roast that baby, so I decided I would cut it into pork chops and cook …
What a weekend! It was GORGEOUS in Chicago over the weekend, 80’s and Sunny! The highlight of my weekend was getting together with my twin sister Biz and our best friends who are twins. We have been friends since the 3rd grade when they transferred …
Last weekend I purchased a HUGE package of ground beef (90/10 ratio). 8 pounds of it! It was on sale, so I couldn’t pass it up. I was trying to think of something to make with it besides the usual burgers or tacos. Then I …
I’m participating in a 5-a-day challenge on blog to lose to try to eat all your veggies and fruits per day. So far, its going great. I’ve been eating fruits and veggies as snacks and sneaking them in my smoothies, and tonight I snuck a …
I had a great weekend, I used some of my flex points, but all in all I did great keeping track of my points!! I think the biggest thing for me is to plan so I don’t have to go out for lunch at work, …
I bring my lunch to work about 99% of the time. It’s easy, I know what’s in there and I can keep it healthy. I was running late, so I opened my fridge, and took some leftover taco meat, a little cheddar cheese and that …
When I got this months issue of Cook’s Country, I immediately saw this recipe and had to make it. I love the articles about the recipes the most, because the person creating the recipe tries so many different variations to come up with the perfect …
I’ve mentioned before that I get a lot of my recipe ideas from Fitness Magazine. I love their recipes, because its normal food, easy ingredients, and manageable even if you don’t cook much. These will be on my menu this weekend, but I wanted to …
I haven’t made pasta salad in the longest time! I don’t know why either, when its so easy! This was my version of put whatever veggies I have left in the pasta salad! I used: cheese tortellini carrots red onion edamame celery Italian seasoning salt …
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 …
