June 13, 2017
I love dates! Medjool dates that is….and dates with my handsome husband of course. So, you should try a strawberry date smoothie. If you haven’t discovered Medjool dates, you’ve got to run out and get some. Don’t think of them as prunes. Or, dried plums, whatever. They are similar in nutrition, but taste so much better. These things relieve constipation naturally. With all the soluble fiber (the best kind) they keep things moving. So, they’re a great compliment to a...
May 30, 2017
In our house we eat a ton of sweet potatoes. Whole, diced, cut into fries. Why not spiralized? We’ve seen plenty of recipes for zoodles, so I bought a spiralizer and I found myself sticking a sweet potato on the thing first. They turned out great! Using this was the easiest ever. It made a ton of little curly sweet potatoes. Once I figured it out, it took about 30 seconds to cut each potato. I’m not usually into gimmicky kitchen...
May 25, 2017
Sometimes when we’re getting ready to workout we need a little kick in the arse before. Our energy levels are low. Either we’re rundown from too much stress or not enough sleep. But, don’t want to eat anything too too heavy right? This is a light pick-me-up that will give you energy, but not feel too jittery. A good pre-workout smoothie is perfect! Eggs are great protein, but they’re kinda heavy in the tummy. You can’t really chow down on a large...
May 18, 2017
Those mornings where you feel like something sweet but not too sweet! I had one of those this morning. I made some blueberry chia jam and it was ridiculously easy and took about 5 minutes. For reals! I’ve kinda lost my taste for store bought jam, it’s so loaded with sugar and you can hardly taste the fruit. There’s something so good about homemade jam. We had a peach tree growing up that would decide to give us fruit every...
May 14, 2017
Energy bites popped on the scene a few years ago and they are such a great substitute for granola bars. I kinda feel like granola bars probably have a shelf life for…what 20 years? Who knows. I lost my taste for store bought energy bars, protein bars or any kind of bars you find at the store years ago. I have made a few energy bite recipes, but I stumbled onto this one from Chef Savvy and it’s my favorite! I’ve...
May 9, 2017
We’ve always loved roasted chicken, but seriously every time we make it it’s time to scrub the oven with all the splatters plus nearly smoking out the house. Until I learned how to spatchcock a chicken of course. Now, that’s the only way we do it and we have roasted chicken more often these days. No more grocery store rotisserie that we have to heat up in the microwave! I discovered Garam Masala earlier this year and fell in love! The combination of...
May 4, 2017
As you can tell I’m a big fan of smoothies. I have to have restraint not to post every one I make. Pretty much every day I have smoothie in the afternoon. This one I call tropical because it’s got your mango and pineapple. Of course I threw in some turmeric. Like all my smoothies this was made with stuff I had available. It turned out awesome! I’m remembering this one for sure. Right now pineapples taste like candy, so you definitely...
May 2, 2017
Low country boil is a great weekday recipe because it is very quick and easy. My sister and her husband lived in Savannah, Georgia for a while where I first had this. She brought in a big container of spices she bought at a farmers market and after a great meal on newspaper I was hooked. It’s become a family staple and when the kids find out we’re having low country boil they get excited. Always a good thing! I’ve used...
