I could eat these pork and pineapple sliders every night! They are so delicious and have the perfect balance of carbs, fat and protein. COOKING LIGHT ADAPTATION This recipe was adapted from Cooking Light (click here to see original recipe) and was super easy to make! I doubled the meat and changed up some of …
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Peach & Quinoa Salad with Grilled Chicken
Movin’ to the country, gonna eat me a lot of peaches! This recipe has me singing and dancing! This Peach & Quinoa salad with grilled chicken is delicious! It is the perfect summertime recipe and I literally cannot wait to eat my lunch today! COOKING LIGHT RECIPE & MY MODIFICATIONS I adapted this recipe from …
Korean Skirt Steak Salad
This Korean Skirt Steak Salad is full of bold flavors and best of all spice! My husband loved this recipe by Cooking Light (click here to view). MODIFICATIONS The only thing I changed up on this recipe was instead of throwing the skirt steak into a plastic bag to marinate, I put it in a …
Shrimp and Pineapple Tacos
These Shrimp and Pineapple Tacos are refreshing and delicious! You cook the pineapple and shrimp on one baking tray and in the broiler, so there is little to no clean up and the broiler doesn’t heat up your house! Prep time is about 15 minutes and cook is less than 10 so you can have …
Shrimp and Quinoa Cobb Salad
This shrimp and quinoa cobb salad is sure to delight! This salad is perfect for those hot summer days! It is light and jam packed with protein! Who doesn’t love a good cobb salad? As I get older (and wiser) I love a meal with options and different flavor profiles. NUTRITION This shrimp and quinoa cobb …
Shrimp and Veggie Tahini Plate
This Shrimp and Veggie Tahini plate combines Japanese and Mediterranean flavors. It is light, flavorful and packed with protein. The miso-jalapeno tahini gives it a little kick while the greens balance it out. The avocado brings the healthy fats and the shrimp brings the protein. BON APPETIT INSPIRATION This recipe was inspired by Bon Appetit. …
Grilled Chicken Skewers
These grilled chicken skewers are the epitome of summer! They are light, healthy and yummy! They are packed with protein and veggies so you get all the health without the heavy. NUTRITION Each skewer has 100 calories, 7g carbs, 1.5g fat, and 15g protein! This recipe makes 10 skewers total (17″ skewers) and I usually …
Taco Spaghetti Skillet
This cheesy, meaty, taco spaghetti skillet will immediately bring you back to your childhood. Hamburger helper, anyone? NUTRITION I wanted to make a healthier version of this kid favorite. I used organic ground beef, a light version of shredded cheese and swapped out the pasta for Spaghetti Squash! (click here for how to cook!) This …
Grilled Cinnamon Sugar Pineapple
We were recently at a BBQ and they were grilling pineapple. I was like hold up! Whaaaaat?!?! I knew immediately that I needed more of this pineapple in my life! This cinnamon sugar pineapple is so delicious you won’t want to stop eating it! It is an amazing summertime treat. Whether you grill it up …
Protein Ice Cream
Homemade healthy Ice Cream in less than 5 minutes?? Only 3 ingredients and doesn’t require an Ice Cream maker? Low fat and Low cal? Sign me up!! The base of this homemade ice cream is frozen banana! Add a little chocolate protein powder and peanut butter and you have yourself a delicious and refreshing treat! …
How To: Cut & Core a Pineapple
Pineapples are in season March to July and are deeeelicious if timed right. Everyone at some point in their life has eaten pineapple but do they know how to cut it into nice delectable chunks? I know I didn’t until someone told me! Today, I am here to spread the wealth and tell you how …
Funfetti Bundt Cake
This funfetti bundt cake will bring you right back to your childhood. Growing up all I ever wanted was a funfetti cake! Things haven’t changed too much, because I still get all sorts of excited when I go to a kid’s birthday party and find out they one! I recently went to a baby shower …