Planning for Grocery Shopping Planning for grocery shopping is a must in my home. If not, I come home with random foods that looked good, foods that aren’t good for me, and I usually end up spending more as well. In order to plan for grocery shopping, I first look to see what I have…
Quinoa Patties Recipe I’ve started to hear more and more about Quinoa. My mom told me about a yummy soup she made and I’ve seen recipes floating around, and have heard just how good it is for you. Quinoa is gluten and wheat free, and is a balanced and complete protein. It is a complete…
Ok, all of you health nuts that love seafood, this is a combination that I would have NEVER thought to put together, but it’s definitely on my top 5 for salad recipes now. This recipe comes from Robin Takes 5, my new favorite cookbook. It’s not a recipe that my kids would touch since they…
When I attended the Slim-Fast Women of Wow event a few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet Robin Miller, best selling author and host of Quick Fix Meals on Food Network. She was absolutely adorable and really knows her stuff. She had certain meals there for us to try that would be under…
I love dessert, it’s one of my favorite ways to indulge. However, because I am rather health conscious about what I put in my mouth, indulgent desserts and healthy don’t always go hand in hand. Indulgent doesn’t have to mean 700 calories for a large piece of cake. About 5 years ago, I did a…
Making Dinner Special Weekday dinner nights aren’t always the most special occasions. It seems like we are going a million different directions. I think that’s all the more reason to try to make weeknight dinners special. Dinner is our time to catch up as a family, talk about our day and to spend time together….
Healthy Homemade Egg Rolls One of my favorite challenges is taking a recipe that I love and finding a healthier alternative. Egg Rolls are a big weakness of mine, but usually they are deep fat fried, filled with calories, or tons of sodium. More often than not, I’ve bought the frozen egg rolls from the…
Southwest Cheesy Chowder with VELVEETA® and Ro*Tel® I almost feel like I can never warm up in the Winter time. Coming in from the cold, I always want something warm and comforting for dinner. My favorite winter food is soup, hands down. Our family eats some sort of soup at least once a week during…
Easy 4 Ingredient Fudge Brownies With the holidays among us, there will be holiday parties, treats for neighbors and more. This fudge brownie recipe is one that my mom introduced me to years ago. I always get tons of compliments anywhere we go and they are SO incredibly good. You can frost them for the…
It’s always fun to take a favorite recipe and revamp it a bit. Being a girl who grew up in the great potato state of Idaho, potatoes are something that I prepare for my family often. Since there seems to be a million ways to prepare potatoes, I thought it would be fun to add…
Comfort food and Fall go hand in hand. There’s something to be said about a warm bowl of soup or a warm dessert when you know it’s cold outside. Just the other day, I headed out to Walmart to get some ingredients for a Caramel Apple Pudding recipe. Originally, it was made with Pears here,…
Candy Corn Sugar Cookies Recipe I’ve decided this year that Halloween and Fall goodies are some of my favorite to make. There are so many fun and creative ideas out there, and I’ve got a bunch bookmarked. You know when you come across a recipe and it seems easy enough to make, looks delicious and…
I love scalloped potatoes, aka funeral potatoes. They are a huge comfort food to me, but I don’t love how many calories that they have in them. I found this fabulous Slow Cooker Scalloped Potatoes recipe, and changed it up to make it quite a bit more healthy. The original recipe called for a cube…
Comfort foods of Fall are one of my favorite things. However, I like to mix my recipes up to keep them healthy. Although I do have canned chicken noodle soup in my food storage, I really don’t like how much sodium they contain and the fact that ingredients just sit there forever. I have a…
It’s not officially Fall until the 23rd of September, but the nights are cooler, and I can feel that Fall is in the air. Last night, I had a huge craving for something sweet. I decided to make my favorite sugar cookie recipe and make them in the shape of pumpkins. I’ve tried quite a…
Chef Boyardee Taco-Roni Recipe Chef Boyardee is something you will most likely find in our pantry. A lot of times, I buy the small microwave bowls for the boys to take to with them to the babysitters because they are convenient or for an occasional lunch. But have you ever thought about using Chef Boyardee…
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