Whether you plan meals ahead of time or figure them out the night of, consider using a structure of themes to streamline dinner for the week. Keep reading for how we meal plan, as well as our 7-day schedule of dinner themes. My Current System of Meal Planning I go through periods of meal planning…
Fruit & Nut Bars
For an easy-to-prepare and quick snack on the go, make a batch of these raw bars made from purely dried fruit and nuts. – Jump to Recipe If you like LÄRABARs, this recipe is for you. I shared this simple bar recipe several years ago as I was trying to mix up my go-to snacks. With…
12 Easy Dinner Recipes for People Who Don’t Know How to Cook
This COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed how we go about our lives, and one area that’s affecting a lot of people? They suddenly have to cook for themselves. Yes, we can still order food from local businesses, but it’s gotten more difficult to grab food all the time when you’re trying to social distance yourself…
My Year Spent Working Through the “Bread Baking for Beginners” Cookbook
I have approximately 500 bread pictures from the past year—it’s a little out of control. But I guess that’s what happens when you work through a whole bread cookbook taking several pictures each time you make a recipe. As many of you know, I spent 2019 making my way through Bread Baking for Beginners by…
5 Tips for Making Food Prep Happen
I used to spend hours meal prepping every Sunday, and while it was extremely helpful, it also ate up so much of my weekend. At a certain point, I just wasn’t interested in the huge time commitment, despite how helpful it was. That said, my diet is so much better when I plan ahead, versus…
8 Key Rules of Thanksgiving Turkey Safety
Can you believe Thanksgiving is next week?! Slowly but surely, our plans are coming together for the food-centric holiday. Unlike recent years, I most likely will not be making my go-to Herb Roasted Turkey. Instead, I’ll be enjoying the fruits of our families’ labor and contributing other Thanksgiving food, like side dishes. Just in case…
How to Save Smoothies for Later: 3 Tips for Keeping Them Fresh
Want to make your smoothie ahead of time? Follow the tips in this post to help keep it fresh and prevent the fruits and veggies from going bad. I did an experiment this week that was inspired by me wanting to bulk-prepare my ultimate green smoothie recipe, because it’s straight-up my favorite smoothie these days….
Greek Romaine Salad
Try this Greek-inspired romaine salad with colorful toppings like carrots, cucumbers, chickpeas, and feta—all topped with a simple vinaigrette for a delicious meal or healthy side! – Jump to Recipe Why do salads always taste better when someone else makes them?! While I don’t always like to order salads at restaurants, there are some that…
9 Apple Recipes to Make This Fall
Just over a week until the official start of fall! I’m more than ready to jump into the new season and embrace all the sights, smells, and flavors that tend to accompany fall. While I know everyone’s all about the pumpkin spice, I’ve always been more focused on the APPLE everywhere. Whether I’m enjoying them…
Crunchy Orange Chicken Quinoa Salad
For a tasty meal using fresh, simple ingredients, try this quinoa salad with chicken and mandarin oranges. Citrus might be my all-time favorite ingredients, especially limes. This dish uses a duo of oranges and limes to add some fresh flavor to an already healthy meal. In addition to the fruity flavors weaved into this quinoa…
7 Ways to Make Salads Suck Less
Many of us reach for salads when we’re trying to make the healthier choice, but sometimes salads just really suck. And who’s actually willing to eat healthy long-term if the food isn’t even remotely satisfying? Salads are often thought of as boring, not filling, and just overall…not very appetizing. It’s easy to make these types…
Mixed Berry Smoothie Bowl
This mixed berry smoothie bowl combines frozen blueberries, strawberries, and cranberries for an antioxidant-rich base for your favorite toppings. Smoothies are great and all, but if you have a little extra time, I think smoothie bowls are so much better. Why? Because of the toppings. Eating smoothies in bowl form allows for you to get…
One-Pan Lemon Herb Chicken & Rice
This chicken and rice dish can be made in one pan and is an incredibly flavorful dinner full of fresh lemon and herbs. I need a lemon tree because I have been ALL about the magical citrus fruit lately. The flavor it adds to such a wide variety of foods is so refreshing. It was…
Berry Quinoa Yogurt Parfait
Mix up your usual yogurt by turning it into a parfait with an extra boost of protein from the layers of quinoa. I love finding new ways to use ingredients. You think you know all the different ways to prepare a food, but sometimes if you branch out enough, it practically becomes a whole new…
Green Beans Almondine
Green Beans Almondine is healthy side dish that includes crisp-tender green beans cooked in a sauce of butter, olive oil, and lemon—with toasted almonds and garlic mixed in. I’ll eat green beans any way they’re prepared, but this fancy-sounding “almondine” version has become a favorite of mine over the years. I had actually never heard…
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