I have been wanting to make a slow cooker pot roast for a very long time. But I just hadn’t gotten around to it. My main food motto is “No fuss, no muss,” and I love things that are quick and simple, yet clean and healthy. When I saw some roast on sale, I knew that this was the time to try it out! Nothing like a good sale on meat to give me just the excuse I needed. This little pot roast recipe is straightforward and very easy. It only took me about 15 minutes of prep time, and…
Have you ever done any freezer cooking? I had to share this with you because it’s a great tool for saving time…and money! Last week, I realized that I was spending far too much time in the kitchen cooking meals each night, and so I was looking for a way to cut down on my kitchen time so that I can devote my time to other things, like writing fascinating blog articles, digging in the dirt in my patio garden or playing with my dog! Now, if you have been following this blog for a while, you know that I…
I will admit it…I am a sucker for Italian food. Because I have a great spaghetti sauce recipe, I just had to modify a fabulous recipe for Italian meatballs that I got from the Mom of one of my old college friends. I wanted to make it a little more whole food-based. I also wanted to replace the bread crumbs that are typically in a meatball recipe and make it gluten-free for those who are Celiac or who have a gluten intolerance. After altering them up, they are just as divine are the originals, but with whole food ingredients that I…
Who doesn’t love sloppy joes? They make a perfect casual meal or can be a great simple meal for family gatherings, or when you have a group get-together. But most recipes for sloppy joes really can feed a family…or small army! My mom used to make them for casual dinners as well as for when we had family and friends come together for laid-back events. Of course, back in the day she usually used canned pre-made sauce to make them. But that sauce always makes me feel pretty yucky! And that’s why I decided to make a homemade version! I…
Cooking real food does NOT need to mean that you should spend hours in the kitchen. And this chicken cacciatore for the slow cooker is proof of that! I am on a mission to show singles that they don’t have to live on takeout food and frozen dinners! You can have healthy, yummy, and delicious meals without having to be a gourmet chef and spending tons of time in the kitchen! If you’ve been following me for a while, how many times have you seen me say that I absolutely love simple, tasty dishes? A lot! Although I love to…
It was only a couple of years ago that I would see quinoa on the shelf of the grocery store and had absolutely no idea what it even was! Quinoa (keen-wah) is fantastic, gluten-free food. Many health experts are touting quinoa as a grain, but it actually a grain-like plant that is known for its edible seeds….which are actually what you consume when you eat it. The quinoa plant is actually closely related to beets and spinach. This pseudo-grain has some great benefits such as: It has the highest protein amount of any grain or seed…and the same amount of…