Recipes and Food

I never pictured myself as a ramen lover. After years in the fitness industry, I was a bit noodle-phobic (recovering from an irrational fear of carbs, like many women). However, my kids fell in love with ramen during my hubby’s deployment last year. I can’t quite remember how we started the tradition, but we went […]

At the time of writing this, my easy white bean soup recipe is saving my tush! We are in the midst of social isolation due to the recent global pandemic. Grocery stores have been bought out, especially of dry goods and toilet paper. Our local grocery store imposed buying limits on meat and other perishables,

I invited this fresh fruit platter one day because these were literally the last ingredients in my pantry, and I had guests. Turns out it was pretty amazing, and now I make it intentionally! It’s so much better than the usual, boring fruit platters. Dessert is my weak spot. I struggled with sugar addiction for

It’s been hot around here, and the idea of cooking has sounded horrible. Luckily, this low calorie smoothie bowl doesn’t heat up the kitchen. All you need is a good blender and a few easy ingredients. I love whipping up these smoothie bowls in my Vitamix, then topping them with sliced almonds and chocolate chips.

Brace yourself, because the first recipe I post on my blog (for no-flip pancakes) is not your typically healthy recipe! Ha! I love pancakes. My kids love pancakes. But they are totally calorie-dense. And practically impossible to stop eating. But I LOVE this recipe SO much, because it saves so much TIME on my weekends…