Ultimate light potato soup for the crock pot is an easy, healthy and delicious dinner choice that is sure to please your family. It’s easy on your budget and knocks off 370 calories per serving from the original recipe. Try this healthy crock pot recipe today! Classic Loaded Baked Potato Soup Loaded baked potato soup is…
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Easy Two Way Guacamole Recipe
This easy guacamole recipe makes two versions of tasty guacamole from one basic batch. It will please both “no-stuff in the guacamole” lovers and people who enjoy the addition of onions, tomatoes and cilantro. Make both basic guacamole and spicy supreme guacamole in minutes. My husband adores Mexican food from tiny, hole-in-the-wall type restaurants. When we move…
The Amazing Sandwich Recipe You Need in Your Life
An amazing sandwich recipe is the best quick dinner solution. This grilled ham, cheese, and pesto sandwich combination will be a family favorite that can help you resist fast food on busy nights. A special thanks to Pepperidge Farm® Harvest Blends bread for sponsoring this post. This post uses affiliate links. They don’t cost you a thing…
Healthy Recipe Idea: Homemade No Knead Bread
Homemade No Knead Bread requires neither time nor expertise! Simply stir together the ingredients, let the yeast work, and enjoy the delicious results. Get the easy recipe today. Fresh baked bread is a wonderful treat for all the senses. the whole house smells delicious as the loaf bakes, a beautifully browned loaf is pleasing to…
Greek Salad Recipe with Fresh Green Tomatoes
Use under-ripe green tomatoes in this tasty Greek salad that uses beautiful summer produce including tomatoes! We have a lovely container garden on our patio this year. Does a 10 foot by 15 foot deck bordered by planters qualify me as an urban farmer? (I joke, I joke!) While we might not have the largest…
Easy Homemade Mac and Cheese for One
Easy homemade mac and cheese for one is an easy microwave recipe that can be made in just minutes with no preservatives or artificial colors. Cooking your favorite “junk” food means you can make it healthier for you! Making Better Choices Healthy eating doesn’t mean having the perfect diet, it means consistently making better choices. One way I…
Easy Homemade Mac and Cheese Recipe
My kids love mac and cheese, my husband loves mac and cheese, heck even I love mac and cheese. However, many of those box mixes are full of all sorts of mystery ingredients and preservatives that make it a less than desirable choice for healthy eating. I developed this recipe for easy homemade mac and…
Homemade Pizza House Breadsticks (with Homemade Pizza Sauce)
Pizza night just got better. This recipe makes soft Homemade Pizza House Breadsticks with cheesy, garlic & herb seasoning and easy dipping pizza sauce. It’s perfect for pizza night or anytime! Family Movie Night Friday night is family movie night at our house. We like to make homemade pizza then hang out and watch a…
Easy Fresh Broccoli Salad
I love interesting salad recipes that combine unique flavors and textures. One of my favorites is Easy Fresh Broccoli Salad. It’s a delicious alternative to everyday lettuce salads and is very fast to prepare. This creamy broccoli salad pairs broccoli with walnut, dried cranberries and a tangy but sweet dressing. It’s a great side dish,…
Southwest Ranch Style Beans (Easy Crock Pot Recipe)
New cooks often find cooking dried pinto beans quite intimidating. They’re hard, wrinkled seeds that generally come in a boring plastic bag somewhere on the bottom shelf of the grocery store. Don’t let their looks fool you; dried beans are one of the easiest dishes to prepare – especially if you use a slow cook recipe….
Super Sloppy Joes with Vegetables
A sure dinner pleaser for my kids is sloppy joes from scratch. I don’t know whether it is the messiness or the flavor that draws them in! I like making sloppy joes because they are a quick dinner to prepare and I can make them in large batches (I freeze the extras and have an…
Creamy Gingered Sweet Potato & Carrot Soup
A warm, delicious bowl of creamy soup is perfect at the end of a crisp fall day. This thick soup with its smooth texture warms you up and satisfies. It highlights the delicious flavors of produce that signify fall to me: sweet potatoes, apples, carrots and onions. I’ve dressed up the nutritious vegetables and fruit…
Crispy Roasted Garbanzo Beans Recipe
Are you a garbanzo bean lover? Also known as chickpeas, these nutritious and delicious beans are probably most famous for their inclusion in garbanzo bean hummus recipes. However, they are equally delicious when oven roasted with spices; they add a punch of protein and crunch to soupl. They are delicious in salad and tasty as a…
Emily’s 7-C’s (or Seven Seas?) Chicken Salad Recipe
Prepare yourself for the world’s most delicious chicken salad recipe! My friend Emily makes the most delicious chicken salad I have ever tasted (in addition to being a great decorators, extremely creative, a supreme ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) coordinator, thrift shopper extraordinaire, and a medical school graduate – yeah, my friends ROCK!) I asked her for the…
Barley, Beets, Gorgonzola Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
I love a delicious main dish salad full of a variety of ingredients. I used to think I could eat a Cobb salad everyday! Recently I have been experimenting with salad combinations that deliver all the taste and variety of typical restaurant salads but eliminate some of the more sinful ingredients such as bacon. This…
Healthy Southwest Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
I love a good salad; to me a good salad has lots of different flavors and is topped with a delicious decadent dressing. This Healthy Southwest Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing fits the bill. It combines favorite southwest flavors (black beans, green onions, cilantro, and sweet peppers) with a creamy, yet good-for-you avocado dressing. I…
Transforming Black Bean and Corn Salad Recipe
Tomato, black bean and corn salad recipe with cilantro dresses up any meal. If grilled chicken is a “go-to” meal for your family you need this simple recipe! We love grilled chicken. It’s simple to throw on the grill and dinner is ready in just a few minutes. Howeverplain grilled chicken can get quite boring. BORING! Enter this…
Eat More Vegetables & Easy Ranch Dressing Recipe
Learn the simple trick that gets your family eat more vegetables… it works with kids and adults! Healthy Eating for Kids How much attention do you pay to the food pyramid for kids? I’ll admit it’s not the top priority in our house. I try to get my kids to eat lots of healthy food like…
How to Make Hummus: Easy Spicy Supreme Hummus Recipe
We love spicy hummus but our local grocery store stopped carrying our favorite brand! I tried making my own version and was delighted to find out that hummus making is SIMPLE! Learn how easy it is to make tasty hummus. This post uses affiliate links, see Policies and Disclosures for more information. Feeling hot, Hot, HOT? We…
Tortellini Tomato Soup Recipe (Soup-er Fast Dinner)
Tortellini Tomato Soup Recipe: quite possibly the easiest dinner you will ever make and the delicious flavor will earn it a place in your regular dinner rotation. In addition to being delicious and easy to prepare this recipe has some additional bonuses: It’s an incredibly fast way to get dinner on the table, It uses…
Better Than Take Out Homemade Naan Recipe
One of the reasons my family loves Indian food is the naan (“bread” if you speak Hindi, Nepalese, Farsi or any other number of languages). I have tested many naan recipes and cooking methods. This homemade naan recipe produces restaurant quality naan that really makes homemade Indian food shine. We enjoy naan with Butter Chicken Curry…
Healthy Chicken Taco Recipe
This healthy chicken taco recipe is a throw-an-go crock pot meal that is perfect for busy nights. Simply add the ingredients to the slow cooker and dinner is ready! Easy Chicken Recipes I love easy chicken breast recipes. Bags of frozen chicken breasts are a convenient way to get dinner ready fast. This healthy chicken…
