When I made my first recipe using sausage, I had no idea how to decase the sausage. Flash forward, I now use it in a ton of my recipes. Unless I am making sausage peppers and onions, I don’t like to keep the sausage in full links. Instead, I like to use the turkey sausage …
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Easy Italian Vegetable Soup
This Italian Vegetable soup is exactly what you need on a cold, rainy day or heck, any day! I made this one year for a Christmas appetizer and everyone inhaled it. One person commented, “OMG, I need this soup when I’m sick! So delicious!” VEGETARIAN & CROCK POT OPTIONS It is a hearty but light …
Sweet Potato Buns
These sweet potato buns are the healthy alternative to bread! Sweet potatoes have a ton of health benefits and you should jump on the sweet potato train immediately! I initially got this recipe while searching for a healthy pulled pork recipe but the site I found it on no longer exists. Lucky for you, I am …
Pulled Pork Sammies
I have been making this pulled pork sammie recipe for years! I would always go to parties and wonder how the heck people made pulled pork. I went home and scoured the internet for a great recipe. I found this one on Miloche.com but apparently that site doesn’t exist anymore. Well good news for you, …
Baked Sweet Potatoes
BENEFITS OF SWEET POTATOES Baked sweet potatoes are not only delicious but there are many health benefits to eating them! They are naturally gluten-free and packed with Vitamin A, B6, D and C (produces collagen which helps maintain skin’s youthful elasticity… do you want to eat them now ladies??). They are also filled with nutrients …
The Ultimate Cheese Plate
My neighbor invited me over this weekend and as usual I asked… What do you want me to bring? Immediately she said, your famous cheese plate! I usually buy all of my meat, cheese and crackers at Costco and Trader Joe’s. They both have the best prices and selection. If you are looking for more …
Minestrone Soup
This Minestrone Soup recipe was inspired by the Thug Kitchen Cookbook. This cookbook is hysterical and a hoot to read even if you aren’t planning on cooking. MO PROTEIN, MO MUSCLES This soup is perfect on a chilly day! I added 2 1/2 lbs of ground turkey to this recipe because protein is important to …
Chicken Pot Pie Soup
This recipe is adapted from my gym, Performance 360. I basically kept the base recipe the same but added a lot more chicken, veggies and potatoes to make this more hearty and protein packed! (surprise!) HEALTHIER VERSION This is a healthy version of chicken pot pie. No crust, low fat, high protein and all the …
Chicken Ginger Mango Rice Bowl
This Ginger Mango Rice recipe was inspired by the Thug Kitchen Cookbook. This cookbook is hysterical and a hoot to read even if you aren’t planning on cooking. PROTEIN PACKED! The original recipe was listed as a side but as we know by now… I need my protein! I added chicken to make it a …
Crock-Pot: Pumpkin Chili
This Pumpkin Chili recipe was inspired by the Thug Kitchen Cookbook. This cookbook is hysterical and a hoot to read even if you aren’t planning on cooking. VEGETARIAN & GLUTEN-FREE OPTIONS I changed this to a crock-pot recipe (because why the heck not??) and I added lean ground turkey because as you know this girl needs …
Breakfast Yogurt Parfait
This breakfast yogurt parfait is a staple in my house. I literally have been eating this for breakfast for YEARS. It is easy, delicious and packed with nutrients and flavor! NUTRITION STATS My breakfast yogurt parfait is packed with 26 grams of protein, 9g of fat and 12g of carbs and is gluten-free! Do not …
Chicken Pad Thai
This Chicken Pad Thai recipe was inspired by the Thug Kitchen Cookbook. This cookbook is hysterical and a hoot to read even if you aren’t planning on cooking. VEGETARIAN & GLUTEN-FREE OPTION The Thug Kitchen recipe called for Dry-Fried Tofu but I prefer chicken as my source of protein and who doesn’t love Chicken Pad …