It's that time of year again, right after Christmas and almost New Year's which means everyone is talking about their New Year's resolutions. I tend to not really make resolutions, I just make a list of goals and things that I would like to work on. Nothing crazy or unrealistic, just little things like drink more water everyday or take some time away...
I hope everyone is having a great before-Christmas. This is my absolute favorite time of year! Everything is beautiful and magical, and smells like cookies! I've been baking the last 4 days straight and as of last night I am officially done! I love putting together packages of goodies for our neighbors and friends, but I go a little overboard. This year's baking...
Hey all! So what do you think of the new look? I'm loving it! But, of course, I'm somewhat technologically challenged, so I'm still working out some of the kinks. Bare with me please!! My last final is Wednesday, so be ready for some awesome recipes coming soon! Hey all! So what do you think of the new look? I'm loving it! But,...
This is a recipe that my best friend in the entire world, Tiffany, gave me years ago. If I remember right, she (or her husband) found it in a Men's Health magazine and it's so good! It's a super simple chicken dish that you then serve over either cilantro lime rice or parslied rice with a nice salad, and it's really filling. It...
Are you looking for a small healthy changes to make to your everyday diet? Here's a super simple one: switch out ground turkey where you would normally use ground beef. This will save you a lot of calories and, of course, fat but won't cost you any of the flavor and will still give you an awesome source of protein. This is one...
Oh y'all.....these are good. Tis the season where everything I make is pumpkin flavored, I love it! These pancakes are really great, not too sweet, not too dense or too fluffy, just right. They really satisfy my need for some pumpkin...well for a minute anyway! See those pancakes? That slight char is very typical of all pancakes made by me. I always always...
This is one of our favorite recipes! When I'm planning our meals for the week, I always ask my husband if there's anything specific he's been craving and normally I get the "I don't care, I'll eat anything" which is true and nice for me. (If he was picky I don't know what I'd do, he'd starve to death!) But every now and...
Hello everyone! Now that my husband is done (well technically this is his last week) with his 12 week training, I am back to my normal meal planning/cooking regimen. I have to say that I've definitely missed it! After being on a very strict diet for my 12 weeks training and then doing his diet for 12 weeks, I think we're both ready...
Have you ever heard of the Mediterranean diet? Don't be confused by the word "diet" in there, it's actually proven to be a very healthy, beneficial meal plan. I've had to do a lot of research on different diets recently for class and I've read a lot about the Mediterranean diet. It's based on the diets of the people who live in the...
Need a quick run-out-the-door kind of breakfast? Make these! Being in graduate school full-time this semester has been a whirlwind I feel like I'm constantly doing about 40 things at once. There's always an exam (or 2 or 3) to study for, a group project (or 2 or 3) to work on, multiple research studies to read and write papers on, and then...
I love fish. Basically all kinds, in all forms. I'm a super un-picky person. During my "12 Week Transformation" I ate a TON of salmon and tilapia. After eating either of those options almost nightly for 12 weeks, you get a little sick of fish and need to find new ways to cook them. I found this recipe during that time and it's...
Hi everyone! Long time no see! I'm really sorry for being MIA the past couple of weeks. News flash: grad school takes a lot of your time! Who knew?! I am now about 6 weeks in to my first semester of graduate school and I absolutely love it...my teachers, classmates, classes...it's all been great. I've learned SOOO much and it makes me excited...
Happy September everyone! We are swiftly approaching my absolute favorite time of year. I really love fall! Everything about it! The clothes, the food, the weather....there is really nothing better as far as I'm concerned. I'm ready to use pumpkin, apples and cinnamon in everything I cook and to be cozy in hoodies and blankets on cool evenings. (I am anything but a...
My Cuisinart has really been getting a workout the last few weeks! I'm normally not one to grab my food processor to make sauces, (I actually rarely ever make any kind of sauce other than salsa or a simple skillet sauce) but lately I've been discovering the simplicity of good healthy sauces and how much they can flavor a dish without adding extra unwanted sodium....
I really love banana bread. Okay, I love anything with bananas, but if I'm going to whip up something with bananas, it's going to be some good warm, comforting, bread. I bake when I'm stressed and have a lot on my mind....I needed to bake something over the weekend. My very first day of grad school was Monday and I had a long...
My mission in life is to be my healthiest and happiest self. So you might think that this means that I am crazy about counting my calories and buy low-cal, low-fat everything....not even close. I am a firm believer in the benefit of whole foods. All of the processing that a food has to go through in order to become low-fat or low-calorie,...
Hello everyone! Sorry this post is so late, I meant to post it sooner. Since I have had a lot of interest in my weekly planning and prep routine, I thought I'd go ahead and keep posting my weekly plan. So here is the plan I used for this past week. While in Colorado, I heard about an amazing cookbook (which I now have to...
Sorry for the short blogging hiatus. We were in Colorado all last week hiking, riding 4-wheelers through the mountains and fishing. It was great! I love being outside! But, as you know, with vacationing comes less than healthy eating. So time to get back on track!! That being said, lets dig into something chocolatey! I love these pancakes. I am not vegan, but...
Have you heard of the blog Damn Delicious? No? Well you need to check it out, go here. I love all of her recipes and look at it often for dinner ideas. I've loved every one of the recipes I've tried from her site, this one included. At first glance I thought shrimp, tomatoes and peas sounded like an odd combo...I was wrong!...
