Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs are super easy to peel, fast, easy, delicious, and the perfect high protein breakfast or snack for your weekly meal prep. Weekly meal prep is my lifesaver for living a healthy lifestyle and maintaining my 100-pound weight loss. Heck, any cooking I can do ahead of time is incredibly helpful …
This Cilantro Lime Quinoa is a healthy, light, and fresh side dish full of protein, perfect for burrito bowls, taco salads, fajitas, and burritos. Pin This Recipe For Later! “Fresh” is my absolute favorite word this time of year (most of the year it’s “spatula”…what can I say? It’s a funny word!). But during the …
These simple Roasted Rosemary Sweet Potatoes are an easy, healthy, and flavorful side that goes great with any main dish. My border collie, Boots, has a long list of irrational fears. He’s afraid of the things you would expect a dog to be fearful of – thunder, fireworks, etc. But his list of wacky fears …
These quick and easy Cranberry Almond Energy Bites are the perfect sweet and satisfying healthy snack to grab on the go. Great straight from the freezer! Pin This Recipe For Later! I am a snacker. It seems like no matter how much I eat for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, I always get hungry in between. …
These Roasted Baby Carrots are an incredibly simple way to add vegetables to any meal. Roasting the carrots brings out their natural sweetness, making them especially delicious! My best friend recently brought her sweet baby boy here to meet everyone from her hometown. It was a pretty wonderful excuse to throw a party and her …
This crowd-pleasing Healthier Jalapeno Popper Dip is still just as creamy and cheesy as the original but made lighter with Greek yogurt and Neufchatel. Have I mentioned that I have the best small group ever? Because I do. These are the most gracious, thoughtful, generous, kind people and I am beyond honored to be a part …
These Healthier Pretzel Rolls are soft, chewy, and delicious – perfect for dipping into soup or filling with your favorite sandwich fixings. You guys, I am kind of obsessed with pretzel rolls right now. I really love food and I want to taste all of the wonderful flavors out there in the world, so …
This one-pot Enchilada Quinoa Skillet recipe is a meatless, healthy 30-minute meal, perfect for busy weeknights and meal prep. I grew up in New Mexico, but you never would have known it. I was majorly anti-spice as a kid. While my family was enjoying all of the local green chiles and putting them in every …
Make this one pot Sweet Potato Breakfast Skillet for a simple & fresh healthy meal to brighten up your morning with protein and veggies! A few years ago, I tried the Whole30, which essentially cuts out sugar, grains, dairy, and legumes. It was a little too restrictive for me to continue long-term. Eating out was …
Cheesy Bacon Quinoa Bites are a healthy bite-sized snack full of protein & make for a perfect game day appetizer or make-ahead lunch. Pin this recipe for later! Cheese and bacon are a little bit like magical fairy dust. It’s one of those winning combinations that can take something ordinary (like a hamburger) and transform …
How to make homemade vanilla extract to add a magical (and SUPER easy) secret ingredient to all of your baked goods. Little things end up making a big difference. I’m a big fan of shortcuts, especially when it comes to cooking. Pre-chopped frozen veggies? Bring ’em on. Ready-to-use spaghetti sauce? Saves me hours in the kitchen! …
These protein-packed quinoa bites bursting with apples and sweet cinnamon are a healthy & delicious make-ahead breakfast. My sweet niece, Brianna (she’s 6), is still in that stage where I am her cool aunt. I kind of hope this phase carries on forever, but even if it doesn’t, I am soaking it up while it …
This festive popcorn is super simple, using hot chocolate mix and marshmallows, and it can be thrown together in minutes for a perfect party treat! The holidays are definitely in full swing around here with Christmas parties, small group potlucks, present shopping, and cookie baking! There are a ton of things to do, but not …
This Harvest Quinoa Salad is full of butternut squash, walnuts, cranberries, and Parmesan for a healthy side dish, great for a party. Some friends of mine from church just threw their annual harvest party. Their story behind the party is actually pretty awesome! They just are really grateful for everything God has blessed them with, …
This Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese is an easy and healthy spin on the classic comfort food, making a festive Fall side dish. I am LOVING Fall this year! After desert dwelling for the past 7 years, I am soaking up every little bit of the season that I can. That means watching …
This lighter macaroni salad is made healthier by using whole wheat pasta, Greek yogurt, & lots of fresh veggies. The perfect healthy side dish for a picnic! “Pasta” is pretty much a magic word around my niece and nephew (6 and 4) these days. They are still in the stage where they are fairly picky …
These cheesy zucchini quinoa bites use shredded zucchini and mozzarella cheese it to make a bite-sized, protein-packed healthy snack. Pin This Recipe For Later! This is the recipe that won over my quinoa-hating sister. That in itself is a pretty big deal! She has been wary of my quinoa bites since the beginning since she …
Want to drink more water but don’t like the taste of plain water? Use these 4 natural flavor combinations to jazz up your water. The temperature is heating up these days and I am more and more thankful every day to be missing the 100+ degree temperatures of Arizona! But whether you’re living in the …
Turkey Quinoa Bites are the perfect way to transform your Thanksgiving leftovers into a tasty and healthy, perfectly poppable protein-packed dish. Controversial topic of the day – leftovers. Do you love ’em? Hate ’em? Eat ’em? Toss ’em? Re-purpose ’em? Growing up, we always had some kind of leftover in the fridge at all times …
These Barbecue Chicken Quinoa Bites bring the flavors of a barbecue chicken pizza into a healthy & protein-packed bite kids and adults will love. Pin this recipe for later! While most people were watching the Superbowl yesterday, I was watching the movie, “Chef.” I’m not much of a sports fan, though I do love the …
These Crustless Mini Quiche Bites are the perfect healthy breakfast that is packed with protein to keep you full all morning long. Since I’ve been on my new health kick (you know…all 12 days of it…), I’ve been trying to find better breakfast options that will keep me full. As much as I love my peanut …