Even though it’s the beginning of April we had an unseasonable warm few days. Today it almost reached 90 degrees and reminded me so much of summer. I had my doors and windows open and was outside as much as I could be with my dogs. Of course with the warm temperatures outside I always find myself craving plenty of fresh fruits, veggies, and lighter meals. I wanted…
I have to admit that sometimes I get lazy in the kitchen. I just don’t want to have to be in there for an hour preparing a meal. That is one of the main reasons why I love to have “throw and go” recipes ready for both my slow cooker and my Instant Pot. It keeps me from reaching for highly processed convenience foods. And it allows me…
Eating whole, healthy foods doesn’t mean that you have to spend hours and hours in the kitchen. And using the crockpot is the perfect way to ensure that you can have a healthy meal without slaving over a hot oven all day. I particularly love using the slow cooker for a recipe like this whole chicken! It means that I can make an easy healthy meal without heating…
Have you ever had a chicken wet burrito? This is one of my very favorite recipes ever! So yummy! When I moved down to South Carolina I discovered that most people here had never heard of a wet burrito. It just wasn’t a common food here. Of course, where I grew up in Michigan we had a couple of wonderful restaurants that served wet burritos. They were absolutely…
I absolutely love barbeque….especially vinegar and mustard-based barbeque that is so popular here in South Carolina. So one of the things that I wanted to do was to create a great slow cooker recipe that combines a good Carolina Gold mustard/vinegar sauce with some chicken. It made a delightful barbeque chicken recipe that I have made many more times since! And although you could use whole chicken breast…
When eating a healthy diet that is mostly homemade meals, it is important to have plenty of recipes that are simple. No one wants to spend hours in the kitchen! That is where recipes, like this ground beef taco bowl recipe, come in handy. It will take only 30 minutes from start to finish to have this tasty meal on the table. This meal can be prepared completely…
Have you ever thought to try stuffed pumpkins with savory filling for a meal? You should! I will admit that growing up and even as an adult I didn’t really eat a lot of pumpkin. In fact, the only time that pumpkin was even served was on Thanksgiving Day…and that was a pumpkin pie. And as a child, I didn’t really like pumpkin pie. We didn’t really eat…
Do you ever struggle to find good lunch ideas? I will admit that sometimes I do! Especially eating grain-free! It’s not like I can go and just fix myself a sandwich, right? So I’ve had to get creative with what I’m eating and come up with some new takes on some classic lunch ideas like this easy egg salad! We all know the egg salad sandwich, but when…
Do you eat low carb but miss the crunch of taco shells? This low-carb cheese taco shells recipe is a quick and easy solution! Part of my own personal journey to health has included making sure that blood sugar levels are under control….especially since I have both type 1 and type 2 diabetes that runs in the family. So I have been very concerned about reducing the number…
If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I am all about simple meals. I believe that you can eat healthy food that tastes good…but doesn’t force you to spend hours in the kitchen! I don’t want to spend all of my time there! This cheeseburger bowl recipe is simple and can be ready in less than 30 minutes! Recently, I’ve been seeing the bowl meal…