PREPARATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS Meal prepping is key to healthy eating habits. When we meal prep we set ourselves up for success for the upcoming week. If we are prepared, we don’t run out for fast food or eat chips when we are hungry because we have healthy food at the ready! I …
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Tomato Cucumber Salad
EASY, FRESH AND HEALTHY! This salad is easy, fresh and healthy! You get your full assortment of vegetables as well as healthy fats (olive oil) in this salad. Per serving it has about 45 calories, 2g fat, 1g of protein and 5g carbs. It is super easy to make and a perfect side dish or …
Tomato Cucumber Avocado Salad
This tomato cucumber avocado salad is easy, fresh and healthy! You get your full assortment of vegetables as well as healthy fats in this salad. The original recipe for this salad came from my mother! One day while making her tomato cucumber salad I noticed I had a half avocado sitting there and decided to …
Cauliflower Hash
POTATO SUBSTITUTE Did you know that Cauliflower is the new mashed potato? OK, well technically that’s not true BUT cooking cauliflower when you usually make potatoes is a phenomenal substitute and will keep you slim and trim! When you put cauliflower in the food processor and then saute it, it looks similar to mashed potatoes …
Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken
LOW FAT AND PROTEIN PACKED! This brown sugar garlic chicken is the easiest recipe I have made in a long time! It is a no hassle, low fat, protein packed meal that is both sweet and savory. NUTRITION This recipe is gluten-free and approximately 325 calories per serving (based on an 8oz serving so it’s …
How To: Decase Sausage
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 …
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 …
Trip to Mammoth Mountain
SCHAT’S BAKERY & JACK’S This past weekend we drove up with a big group of people to Mammoth Mountain to go skiing! We got picked up Friday morning at 12:30am and Scott made the trek to Mammoth while we all tried to get some shut eye. We arrived in Bishop around 5:45am and patiently waited …
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 …