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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Meal Prep … What is it? & How I am going to help you!
WHAT IS MEAL PREP? Meal Prepping… You hear these healthy people talking about it all the time, but what is it?? Meal prepping is just a fancy term for making a boatload of food and having leftovers for the week. The key is making healthy food. You want to make a bunch of healthy food …
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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 …
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 …