Super easy Instant Pot vegetarian chili has sweet potatoes & is just a bit spicy. Slow cooker option included; serve over quinoa, potatoes or cornbread! I think everyone should know how to make a good chili (both a regular chili, and a white chicken chili... and a pumpkin chili too). Just like being able to bake a delicious loaf of bread, how to roast a whole chicken in the oven, and how to roast ... Continue Reading
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Crunchy Vegetable Quinoa Salad
This easy crunchy quinoa salad recipe is vegan, but you can add feta or chicken, or even cranberries or avocado! Serve warm or cold with Thai peanut sauce. Do you ever stand in front of your fridge and think there’s nothing to eat? I sure do, and having a few back-pocket meals in place like maple-glazed pork chops or Instant Pot honey garlic chicken or slow cooker beef ragu or even kung pao chicken with a ... Continue Reading
Maple Pecan Blondies
Easy maple pecan blondie recipe that is simple, delicious, and has a secret ingredient: beans! These blondies are nutritious and naturally sweetened! You guys, I have one more AMAZING dessert for you as we close out the year. Before you say, “No thanks, I’ve had enough sugar cookies and candy cane cookies and cinnamon rolls to last me a lifetime,” hear me out. THEY’RE MADE OF BEANS! Quite honestly, I ... Continue Reading
Homemade Chocolate Whipped Cream
As my family continues to quit sugar and eat more whole grains, I try harder and harder to find little ways to make meal time a little more special for the kids. Trust me here - I'm doing anything super crazy and the time investment is minimal. I know that my kids love chocolate, so offering a homemade peanut butter cup from the freezer or a homemade brownie bites as an after school snack really makes ... Continue Reading
No-bake Brownie Bites
I think everyone needs to have a few recipes in their back pocket. You know, for the times when you’re totally in a pinch for time/money/energy but you still need a dessert to bring to a luncheon/potluck/Christmas party? Yep, for cases like these, you need no-bake brownie bites. ... Continue Reading
Homemade Brownie Mix Recipe
Years ago, when we first started eating real food, we had to learn what all the ingredients were on a label. After much frustration and too many research rabbit trails (thank you Google), we decided that anything with hydrogenated oils or high fructose corn syrup weren’t allow in the house. I was a couponer at the time, and that meant throwing away the 20+ boxes of cake mix and brownie mix I had bought for mere ... Continue Reading
How to Find Rebates for Healthy Food in Ibotta
I don’t keep it a secret that I quit using coupons years ago because there weren’t many coupons for healthy foods back then (and because it took WAY too much time). I still don’t use coupons (unless Kroger sends them to me), but manufacturers have caught on that there are a lot of people are trying to save money AND eat healthier too. So instead of coupons, I use just one app that has consistently saved me TONS ... Continue Reading
Triple Fudgy Paleo Brownies
If there was ever a recipe to make you famous among your neighbors, at your husband’s work or at your church potluck, this paleo brownie recipe will do it. I personally ADORE my black bean brownies and send them to school with my kids for classroom parties. And my pumpkin black bean brownies are what I look forward to most when the leaves start to fall. But the fact that my husband ate nearly half the pan the ... Continue Reading
One Week Grilling Meal Plan
One week grilling meal plan with cheap and healthy recipes for summer. Do your meal prep on the grill and make ahead your meals for the whole week! Use any of these chicken marinades or make your own poultry seasoning! It's funny that the idea to have a grilling meal plan was in my head LONG before our air conditioner broken. But let me tell you this, I've never been more thankful to have a meal plan focused ... Continue Reading
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins
As much as I love homemade pumpkin spice coffee creamer, pumpkin swirl black bean brownies and pumpkin chili, the temperature is getting chilly and my taste buds are ready to move on. I’m already making a batch of homemade cinnamon granola every week. It totally hits the spot on that comforting yet healthy food craving. I’m also making lots of peanut butter chocolate chip muffins. Because… um, hello? PEANUT ... Continue Reading