Main Dishes
Forget Taco Tuesday! Let’s do Taco Burger Tuesday!
When I had a taco burger at a restaurant a few weeks ago, I knew I had to recreate it at home for my family. The results were amazing!
Read MoreTender Slow Cooker Salsa Beef
For all you other insane moms out there who are also stretched beyond your limits, I have yet another slow cooker recipe for you. This salsa beef meets all the criteria of comfort food. It’s packed with flavor, tender and super healthy.
Read More10 Healthy Dishes to Take to a Barbecue
It’s summer! That means we’re all under a social obligation to barbecue. We love to barbecue, whether it’s just with our family or friends, it’s always a fun time. But, barbecue often means cookies, packaged chips, etc. And for some reason, eating outside makes it easier for me to over-eat. So if you’re like me, you may want to check out this list of healthy barbecue dishes.
Read MoreEasy Cinnamon Apple Stir Fry Lunch
As I’ve mentioned several times, I love stir fry. Even though it’s May, today I was in the mood for the flavors of fall. That’s what I love about stir fry. You can eat the flavors you’re craving whenever you want. As usual, start out by cooking the vegetables in salt and pepper. Rather than…
Read MoreHealthy BBQ Beef Kabobs
My husband hates most vegetables. I on the other hand, love vegetables. This makes it very hard to cook dinners, especially when I’d like to make them a bit healthier with added veggies. We found a great solution to our problem: beef kabobs. I load mine full of vegetables, and his full of meat. The first…
Read MoreHealthy Curry Stir Fry
A healthy, flavorful stir fry that comes together in minutes with what you have on hand for a warm, hearty meal.
Read More10 Healthy Meals On-the-Go
Tuesdays are crazy in our house. We leave the house at 11:45 and don’t get home until about 5:30 p.m. While there are some good protein bars and jerky sticks we can pack to eat on-the-go, nothing beats real, whole food. Yet it’s not always easy to transport or eat healthy food to eat while…
Read MoreHealthy Taco Seasoning
Last week, we bought half a cow. We now have enough steak, stew meat, roast and ground beef to last quite a while. Not to mention liver. I think I’m going to need to do more research before we tackle that one. My kids’ reactions were very different. My 8-year-old son was appalled. I guess…
Read MoreHomemade Sugar-Free Marinara Sauce
Prepare yourselves for a rant. As I’ve mentioned one, two or a million times, I get so angry when companies add sugar to things that don’t need sugar. Fruit is my biggest pet peeve (and why do we need to add sugar to nature’s sugar?), but sauces drive me crazy. A few weeks ago, I…
Read MoreHealthy One-Pot Italian Sausage Soup
It’s spring and I live in the Rockies. That means one day it will be 70 degrees and the next day, 30. And when it’s cold, I want soup. And this soup totally delivers on flavor. It has two, yes TWO different sausages. This is an important component in our house as my 5-year-old daughter’s…
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