This healthy sheet pan dinner utilizes prepackaged chicken sausage combined with fresh veggies to get a healthy dinner on the table in 20 minutes. Sheet pan meals are perfect when time is tight. You can get a fresh, healthy meal served quickly by combining prepacked sausage and veggies. Taking just 20 minutes from start toRead More
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Easy Hummus
Made with fresh sweet corn straight off the cob, tangy sun-dried tomatoes, and chickpeas, this Sweet Corn & Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus is the perfect snack or appetizer to bring to your next party or BBQ! Sweet Corn & Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus requires just 5 ingredients I am kind of a hummus addict. Last summer IRead More
Nut-Free Granola Recipe
Homemade nut-free granola is made from the cereal in your pantry. It’s the perfect way to use up those boxes of almost empty cereal. Save money, clear your shelves, and repurpose your cereal! If you go through cereal at your house like we do, you most likely have some boxes of nearly empty cereal clutteringRead More
Beet Green Pesto Pasta
This flavorful beet green pesto recipe shines with the addition of fresh garlic and shredded parmesan cheese. It is the perfect use for beet greens that avoids waste. Do beets arrive every year in your CSA box, but sit forgotten in the back of the refrigerator? If so, this recipe is perfect – it’s simple,Read More
Bran Muffins with Applesauce
Our kid-friendly Bran Muffins made with applesauce are the best healthy bran muffins around. Using All Bran, whole wheat flour, and flax seeds, they are a delicious source of fiber for kids and adults! You might want to double the recipe to have muffins to freeze. Put the muffins in individual ziplock bags before freezing. This turns themRead More
Easy Pork Loin Recipe
An easy Pork Loin recipe in which pork loin is seared then roasted with chopped veggies for a quick, flavorful, and nutritious dinner meal that is ready in less than 40 minutes. Gluten-free. I get excited when I find shortcuts to get a healthy meal on the dinner table, and love sharing these with you. This recipe is aRead More
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup is a one-pot meal packed full of nutrition from beans, quinoa, and lots of veggies. A great use for leftover rotisserie chicken. This Crock Pot Chicken Taco Soup recipe takes about 5 minutes to get going in the slow cooker. Let it cook while you’re gone, and come home toRead More
Recipe Reading 101
Reading recipes sounds self-explanatory, but there are some tips and tricks a cook needs to know to ensure recipes turn out each and every time. Have you ever realized at STEP FIVE of a recipe that you were supposed to reserve some flour? Ever unsure whether to measure the nuts, then chop, or chop then measure?Read More
Nacho Bowls
Nacho Bowls are a healthy dinner idea that’s also a fun family recipe to make and even more fun to eat! Start with your favorite grain whether brown rice, white rice, quinoa, or farro. Offer lots of toppings and let your family put together their favorite flavor combos! Did you know beans are the most concentrated source ofRead More
Waffle Maker Hash Browns
Waffle Hash Browns are a unique way to utilize your waffle iron. Load them up with eggs for the main entree the whole family will love. When I paged through the lasted edition of Cooking Light, I saw a recipe I had to try – Waffled Hash Browns. I was amazed. Two classic comfort foods joinedRead More
