Mix + Match Bento Boxes Took a few minutes to assemble a few bento boxes today! How handy will it be to pull one out of the fridge for an afternoon snack – OR – on the way to the kids’ practice!?! ⚽ Fast food temptation – gone – Ingredients: Green apples from a local Read More!
One-Pan White Bean Chili Fast! Perfect weeknight meal & tastes even better the next day! Easiest, tastiest chili recipe! Very interchangeable – add or remove the veggies to your preference. This is a flavorful, traditional cold weather chili that I add zucchini & spinach (or anything I have on hand – throw it in!), for Read More!
Roasted Jalapeño Popper Cauliflower Slices OK guys…this recipe is obviously FUN Friday night food…not your everyday kinda stuff. Mix-match YOUR favorite toppings! My friend who tasted this said; “It’s like a Jalapeño Popper had relations with a Loaded Baked Potato!” Makes 4-6 servings Ingredients: 2 heads cauliflower, cut vertically into 1/2-inch-thick steaks (4 to 6 Read More!
Creamy Shrimp & Zoodles Simple-Simple prep! Creamy noodly goodness…packed with nutrition. Made WITHOUT using any DAIRY or GRAINS! Use coconut cream + almond flour in place of the traditional heavy cream & flour! Makes 4-6 servings Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs raw, peeled and deveined shrimp 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 small yellow onion, sliced 1/2 Read More!
Raspberry Almond Oat Bars Perfect for Breakfast on busy mornings! Makes 15 breakfast bars Ingredients: Crust: 2 cups rolled oats (dry) I use gluten-free 1 cup sliced almonds 6 Tbsp raw honey, or pure maple syrup 2 Tbsps unrefined coconut oil 1 tsp sea salt 1 tsp cinnamon 2 medium bananas 2 tsps almond extract 1 Read More!
Fish Taco Bowls Who wants some?! GREAT for a crowd – Excellent for Food Prep – pick & choose your own fave toppings – perfectly balanced meal! Makes 4 servings Ingredients: 2 corn on cob, cooked, kernels cut from cob 2 cups cooked brown rice (I added the juice of a fresh lime + chopped Read More!
Homemade Great Pumpkin Soup Made this soup tonight & everyone LOVED it! You may use store bought pumpkin puree when in a hurry – BUT, roasting the pumpkin yourself will make the best tasting soup! Alternately, you can exchange butternut squash for the pumpkin – roasting it the same way! Makes 4 servings Ingredients: 2 Read More!
Autumn Gathering w/ Friends tonight Saying farewell to September Platters are such an easy way to entertain a lot of people! They make everyone happy too! Tonight I added: Organic Grapes Champagne Grapes California Orange Sliced Pears Sliced Fresh Apples A variety of locally made Cheeses Pistachios Pumpkin Seeds Specialty Gherkin Pickles Pomegranate Castelvetrano Green Read More!
There were so many questions about this post, hopefully I answer all of them here: Jars are KILNER brand, although any glass jar such as canning jars work GREAT for storage. The white stuff is protein powder. I like Jay Robb whey – use YOUR fave. Chocolate chips are Lily’s brand sweetened with stevia, found Read More!