Shaved Fennel + Celery Salad On our Family Thanksgiving table this year… This is a very SIMPLE dish, with a satisfying complex flavor & crunch! Equally great to serve during the holidays OR the Spring & Summer months. Think: Easter, or BBQ’S, Picnics, and Patio Dinner Parties. Great to make a few hours ahead, cover Read More!
Healthier Cauliflower Gratin Thanksgiving is SO CLOSE! Although it’s technically happening later this year, it still seems it snuck up on us…wasn’t it just July?! Are you busy planning your menu? We have Holiday Side Dishes GALORE to post for you this week! Keep a close watch on the CFC accounts because you’re not going Read More!
Easy Roasted Carrots for a Healthy Side Dish Idea! A bit savory, a bit sweet; THE PERFECT simple side-dish carrot recipe for all of your family meals! If you haven’t yet tried roasting your carrots, then you are definitely in for a treat! The key to beautifully roasted carrots is to choose carrots similar in Read More!
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Spice Muffins Wait! We’re not quite ready to put away our #Pumpkin yet… Ummm…..Pumpkin spice (+ chocolate) season is STILL going STRONG over here at CFC HQ (my family kitchen) what about y’all’s?! Thanksgiving will be here SOON, so be sure to create a few more magical Fall memories in your kitchen…including THESE delectable Read More!
CFC’s Festive Homemade Cranberry Sauce! Right on time for our Thanksgiving menu planning. If you haven’t tried making your own cranberry sauce, you’re in for a big surprise by how TOTALLY simple it is! My two daughters help to make cranberry sauce the day before Thanksgiving each year… A family tradition of ours for many Read More!
Garlic Herb Mushrooms For all of our CFC Mushroom LOVERS! This dish makes for a VERY SIMPLE holiday side, so consider adding these Garlic Herb Mushrooms to your Thanksgiving and Christmas menu plans!Did you know: Mushrooms are known to have cancer-fighting properties. Mushrooms are also immunity-boosters, they can help lower cholesterol, they’re high in B Read More!
Garlic Lime Crockpot Brussels Sprouts Simple enough for weeknight dinner, yet ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS enough for entertaining throughout the holidays. I’m all about making life simpler! This is THE EASIEST recipe to get your Veggies on the dinner table while the oven is busy roasting something else (think THANKSGIVING or HOLIDAY entertaining space-saving/time-saving hack!) I love Read More!
Teriyaki Green Beans These Teriyaki Green Beans are VERY TASTY and excellent for a quick weeknight dinner side dish, or an addition to your weekly food prep meals, but also impressive enough to make for your holiday guests this upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas season. I served these alongside garlic chicken tenders and brown rice the Read More!
Leftover Tangy Turkey Ranch Club Wraps We may or may not already be thinking about Thanksgiving leftovers…try out these tasty + simple ranch club wraps this weekend in between shopping trips! Makes 4 servings Ingredients: 4 large sprouted or whole wheat tortillas 8-12 ounces leftover turkey breast, sliced or shredded a few large handfuls of green Read More!
If you ate too much this Thanksgiving, don’t beat yourself up! The holidays are usually a time where family and friends get together and eat. Clean Eating isn’t about perfection, it’s about finding balance. You don’t have to completely avoid anything that doesn’t make the list of Clean Eating approved options, just do your best Read More!