Ham and Bean Soup

ham and bean soup

Okay the holidays are nearly over and we can all get back into our routine.  A lot of us have tons of leftovers we’re not sure what to do with.  Well, hopefully you didn’t throw away your bone from your Christmas ham.  If you still have it, I have a solution for you.  It’s a fantastic ham and bean soup that is healthy… especially compared to all the junk we’ve been putting into our bodies the last few weeks. I...

Cooked Carrots with Thyme

cooked carrots with thyme

For years I boiled carrots as a side dish.  Ick.  I might as well have taken a can of mushy carrots and plopped them onto a plate and called it a day.  Then, I learned a method of how to cook them perfectly every time!  Having this recipe for cooked carrots with thyme has our family eating this side dish like crazy. Carrots make an awesome side that many people forget about. They have a reputation for being boring.  But,...

Spicy Meatball Soup

spicy meatball soup

Summer isn’t exactly soup season, but that doesn’t stop us from eating it every so often.  I was browsing through the Food Network Magazine when I came across the Moroccan Meatball Soup.  So, I tweaked the recipe to include the ingredients I had on hand and it became Spicy Meatball Soup. It looked fantastic, but I didn’t have harissa on hand, which would basically be the key ingredient to make it Moroccan.  So, I went to my Sriracha of course.  It’s...

Turmeric Tonic

Turmeric Tonic

Follow Me! Turmeric is everywhere these days. For good reason ya’ll!  This tonic is like a medicine for the body and so good!  You just need a good juicer to start, turmeric, carrots, apple and lemon. The 2 biggest benefits of this tonic are: it’s a powerful antioxidant as well as a strong anti-inflammatory. 1. Antioxidants Turmeric has powerful antioxidants that fight free radicals in our bodies. So, all these years while we’ve been pretending to know what antioxidants do (we know they’re...

Crunchy Chopped Salad

Crunchy Chopped Salad

Follow Me! Free time.  It’s one thing we all crave as busy moms.  One way I try to make my life easier is by doing work on the front end, so I can relax on the back end.  The beginning of the week is busy for me.  Grocery store, workout, cleaning and food prep. I’m pretty much the opposite of a procrastinator.  As a result, my Fridays and weekends are more relaxing! This salad is another example of something you can...