Mexican Crockpot Chicken stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Quarantine Meal Monday Pantry: A lot of canned tomatoes. Onions, garlic, potatoes of all kinds, and a whole mess of spices. Freezer: Frozen chicken breasts and thighs. Refrigerator: A jalapeno. Bone broth. Leftover herbs. Here's what went down on Sunday. I did a play on this chipotle crockpot chicken recipe, switched up some things
Vanilla Protein Blondies
With extra sprinkles It's Friday. Fridays are for cookies. Or bars that taste like cookies. Or bars that taste like cookies but are made with almond butter, almond flour, and a couple scoops of vanilla protein powder. It's me, you guys. And I gotta ruin a perfectly good thing by making it paleo
Coffee Break
And a day of eats I had planned to post a lazy girl lentil recipe today. One made in the instant pot. Well. I did make lentils in my instant pot, however, Jerry's not thrilled with the end result. So we're going to table that and try again when I have
Classic Hummus
classic garlic hummus, extra garlic We're following the pantry recipe bandwagon and throwing together the easiest hummus you'll ever make. I mean we're talking maybe five ingredients. It's very forgiving and can easily be adjusted depending on what you have. All you need: Chickpeas, some might call them garbanzo beans. Same thing. Tahini (if
Blueberry Banana Cake
Stress Baking Anyone else stress baking? I am. Right here. I've made not one, not two, but three variations of banana bread/muffins/cake in the last week. The stress baking has been one of the results of a lot of panic purchasing. The panic purchasing due to everything going on in the world of
Blood Orange Salad with Pistachios & Feta
Your late winter, officially Springtime salad While we're all trying to use what we have in the pantry during these strange and trying times, allow me to share with you a salad I garnished with edible flowers and therefore am certain has ingredients you do not happen to have lying around. You're
Crockpot Chicken Curry
With Butternut Squash and Peas Please Let's cook it low and slow people! Because, guess what?? WE GOT TIME. You all should know I have a lap full of Jerry right now. A cat full lap full. He's snoring. Which he tends to do. He's an old guy who doesn't ask for
Grain Free Gluten Free Strawberry Vanilla Cake
Hello My sweet strawberry Valentine This. This right here is redemption. This is my redemption cake and I’ll tell you why. Since you clearly asked and need to know. I love to cook. Cooking allows you to be creative. Add this, a pinch of that, top with this. And voila, dinner. However. When
Buffalo Chicken Chili
Taking things low and slow It's chilly. Ha. It's chili.. No, but really it's cold. It’s Super Bowl Sunday. It's comfort food season. And I know that you know that those low and slow soups, stews, and chilis are where it’s at. Set it and forget it my friends. Set it. Forget it. Live your
Pre + Post Workout Food
What do I eat before and after a workout? I recently surveyed the social media world to get a sense of what people struggled with the most around living a healthy life. What area(s) do we find ourselves falling short? Of course it’s tough to name just one thing, right? Each piece
Crockpot Chipotle Chicken
With spicy roasted sweet potatoes It’s Sunday. Is it Sunday? It’s the Sunday after the Fourth of July weekend and it’s the weekend that kept on going. Now. For me, it was pretty much just another week. Well, at least another week on the work front. I did manage to relax a
Zucchini noodle bowl with tomatoes and basil
Simple. Clean. Summer food. I love simple food. Especially when it’s summer and it’s toasty out. No fuss, no stress. Nothing complicated. Simple ingredients imply minimal work. Naturally time saving because they just, natural. They just are. And when you take ingredients that are already great on their own and combine them