One of my main motivations when eating each day is to include a variety of colors. This often ensures I am not missing any key nutrients – eating the rainbow, as they say. Smoothies are a great way to add some additional color and nutrition and I experiment all the time with new colorful fruits…
Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Immune Boosting Soup
As post-holiday and back-to-work/school sickness tends to go around, it’s a good idea to keep recipes like this one in your back pocket! My dear friend Heather recently passed along a recipe for a “Flu Bomb,” and while I absolutely love the ingredients, I imagine I’d have a hard time chugging down a chunky garlic,…
Meal Plan // Week of January 22, 2024
Busy busy weeks call for easy recipes! After taking a wonderful trip to Mexico City last week and then being thrown back into busy life, I appreciate the habit of meal planning more than ever. This week I’ve got several easy and flavorful recipes to get us through most of the week ahead. I hope you…
Vanilla Almond Milk
This has been a staple in our home for many years and a very nice alternative to prepared almond milk from the grocery store which is often not organic and full of sugar and stabilizers. If I have plans to use it for smoothies or baking rather than a coffee creamer, I’d increase the added…
Meal Plan // Week of January 8, 2024
It’s back to routine in our house this week… I’ve quite enjoyed all that the holiday break had to offer – some beautiful mountain time, many meals with friends and family, a lovely birthday, and lots of fun planning for 2024. I see travel ahead, wonderful work opportunities, cooking classes and camps as well as…
Braised Beef Roast with Banana Peppers
You’ve likely heard of the widely popular Mississippi Roast that became popular many years ago on Pinterest. I’ve never actually tried it as it is written due to the Hidden Valley Ranch packet it called for (with ingredients I cannot pronounce) along with an unnecessary amount of added butter. I do like the idea of…
Orange Ginger Yogurt with Berries and Granola
Many years ago when I had my first born I took a solo road trip to visit my mom. That first drive by myself with a tiny baby was nerve wracking to say the least. How many times will we need to stop? What do I do if we get stuck in traffic and she’s…
Meal Plan // Week of January 1, 2024
Happy New Year to you all! I hope the holiday season was full of friends and family – I can already guess it was probably full of delicious food! Mine sure was. Speaking of food… this is definitely the time of year that people tend to jump on drastic diets, cleanses and detox foods of…
Spa Crunch Salad
My friend Lisa is the queen of salads. When she offers to bring a salad to your house to go with your meal, you can always bet on a crunchy mix of all the things and it will be served in the biggest bowl IKEA makes. They are so good. Recently, at an annual Christmas…
Quick Overnight Steel Cut Oats
Quick Steel Cut Oats – a More Nutritious Way There’s not much better on a cold winter morning than scooping a warm bowl of hearty oats. The key to a quick, delicious breakfast is to soak the steel cut oats the night before and top your bowl with protein, fat, and fiber—these keep you full…