I’ve gotten in the habit of making my own pizza dough, and in my quest to make my own pizza from scratch, I went ahead and figured out a nice…
Recipes
For me, the hardest thing to do was giving up some of my favorite vices. I loved mayo. Looooved fruit punch. Loooooooved ice cream floats. I’m just not someone who…
I won’t lie – I’m actually pretty annoyed by how easy this recipe is. It also is pretty much a billion calories less than anything that a pizza joint could…
Strawberry Vinaigrette
10 strawberries with the tops cut off 1 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 cup red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon Tarragon leave 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon flax seed (optional,…
Creating A $36 Salad At Home
Want to know how to build a fulfilling and healthy salad? Start here!
I can’t remember the brand, but the chicken is sliced thinly – no more than half an inch thick – and it is amazing. If you can’t find it, you…
Corn and Chickpea Salsa
3 cups corn 1 cup chickpeas (already cooked) 3/4 cups red, green and yellow pepper 1 cups onions 2 tbsp cilantro 1/4 cups lemon juice, 1/4 tsp salt Throw ingredients…
What’s In My Spice Cabinet?
You know how some people are about their shoes? That’s how I am about my spice collection. Since my game plan was to begin cooking everything myself, I decided to…
So, talk to me. What are your biggest concerns, challenges and reservations about going processed-free? What can we discuss, here, to make it easier for you? Is all of this too “fancy” for you? Then, what do you like? What do you want to see?
One switch that I was glad that I made was going from jelly to making my own. While jelly within itself is still a minimal amount of calories, there’s no…
Taco Salad Remix
1 cup chopped iceberg lettuce 1 diced roma tomato 1 cup ground turkey 1/2 cup basmati rice (cooked) 1/4 diced onion 1 taco shell 1/2 cup salsa 1/2 teaspoon lemon…
Clearly, since I can get a bag of broccoli frozen for $2, I’m a big broccoli eater. No shame in my game! 1 tablespoon butter, melted 1/2 medium onion, chopped…
Pasta has always been my achilles heel. I don’t deny it. I had these shells in the pantry, decided I was going to get ALL of my $1.19 worth, and…
Lime Broccoli Chicken Pasta
2 chicken breasts 2 cups frozen broccoli 2 cups whole wheat penne pasta 1/2 lime 1 tbsp tarragon 1 tsp cilantro 1tsp olive oil a pinch of salt half a…
Upon visiting the grocery store, I learned that the sweet potatoes were only $0.29 per pound. Twenty-nine cents per pound. Ahhhhhhh, I’m in heaven! So not only did I buy…
Balsamic Chicken and Carrots
2 Chicken Breasts 3 cups carrot, cauliflower, green bean blend (in other words, a bag of frozen veggies with carrots and cauliflower in it) 1/4 cup red pepper, yellow pepper,…
I was never a big rice eater, but in paring down what I keep in the house, I did decide to venture out into trying different kinds of rice. I…