If you have not tried Zucchini “zoodles” yet, this easy to prepare Zucchini Noodles with Shrimp recipe is a great way to get you started!  One pan and around 20 minutes and you have a healthy tasty meal! I am not a gadget gal.  I don’t fill my cupboard with the latest appliances. A…
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Soba Noodle Salad with Peanut Sesame Sauce
This Soba Noodle Salad is SO healthy and fresh- you won’t even know you’re not eating meat! With creamy avocados, crunchy cucumber, purple cabbage, and some julienne carrots all dressed in a homemade Peanut Sesame Sauce, you’ll feel awesome- and healthy after devouring this colorful dish! I made this on a whim-tired of our usual…
Strawberry Icebox Cake
No Bake Strawberry Shortcake Icebox Cake! Â Fresh and cool and incredibly easy to make. Â Layers of whip cream and cream cheese with fresh strawberries and graham crackers. Â Helloooo Summertime! We love healthy recipes around here, but every once in awhile a dessert comes along that must be posted! Â Last weeks Skinny Taco Dip gave us…
Skinny Taco Dip
This SKINNY TACO DIP has layers of refried beans, cool ranch sour cream, cheese, tomatoes and our forever friend avocado! Â It makes enough to feed a crowd and takes all of 10 minutes to throw together! I brought this to a party last week and every bite was scooped up in record time. Pretty sure…
Shrimp and Broccoli Stir Fry
I’m in a rut. A chicken rut. We needed some type of new protein and I thought- huh, I have Broccoli, and I have Shrimp- let’s do a stir fry! Shrimp and Broccoli Stir Fry it is, and at 236 calories per serving- why the heck not?! I started off by making my stir fry…
Chili Lime Chicken Burgers with Avocado Salsa
Chili Lime Chicken Burgers with Avocado Salsa! – Â A delicious blend of poblano peppers, cumin, chili seasoning and lime. Â Use the same spices and veggies for the burgers and the salsa keeping this recipe as easy as it gets! I like my burgers bun free…buns I got, don’t need no more! Â If you got…
Tex Mex Pasta Salad with Chili Tomato Vinaigrette
 Tex Mex Pasta Salad with Chili Tomato Vinaigrette! –  Fresh crunchy corn, black beans, avocado and a plethora of veggies tossed with pasta and a flavorful easy to make vinaigrette! Love me some Tex Mex flavors!  Black beans, peppers, corn and of course our good friend avocado!  We went heavy on the veg for…
Stuffed Flank Steak with Mushrooms, Spinach and Blue Cheese
If you couldn’t tell from my last post- I‘m on a blue cheese kick! This Stuffed Flank Steak is chock full of blue cheese, spinach, and mushrooms- and it’s easy and delicious. A perfect Father’s Day dinner, or a special treat for your new graduate! I made this one up on my own, and it…
Blue Cheese Layer Dip With Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
This Blue Cheese Layer Dip with Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomatoes is a family recipe that we’ve been making for years! At only 10 minutes of prep time, this will become a staple at all of your events. Some cream cheese, a few ingredients, and boom! You’re a gourmet chef! We’ve topped this with chopped walnuts…
Fresh Key Lime Cake!
Who says Key Lime has to be a pie?  You are gonna fall in love with this easy to make Fresh Key Lime Cake!  And here is a secret, you don’t have to use Key Limes…regular old limes work just fine! We all know about Key Lime Pie – but I like my dessert in cake form….
Crispy Pork Cutlets with Cauliflower Rice
Juicy, delicious Crispy Pork Cutlets with Cauliflower Rice has all the flavor we love without all the carbs and calories!  30 minutes and all in one skillet!  Chicken cutlets will work just as well. I have totally fallen in love with Cauliflower Rice!  I can say that because I am a food drama queen.  Food…
Frozen Mimosas
I needed a good Mother’s Day cocktail; Something classic, but still fun…These Frozen Mimosa’s do the trick! 3 ingredients, a freezer, and you’re good to go. What else could you want in a cocktail? Well, more alcohol…but we can work that in. I made this recipe up; It was warm, I was bored, and I have…
Butter-Dijon-Parmesan Crusted Oven Fried Chicken Thighs
Crispy Butter Dijon Parmesan Crusted Chicken Thighs that come together in a flash. Â Oven baked to a crispy crunch! Â Dredged in a simple concoction of butter and dijon then dipped in panko crumbs and parmesan. Â Your family is so gonna love you for this! We can’t get enough of these Butter Dijon Parmesan Crusted…
Crunchy Mediterranean Couscous Salad
Crunchy Mediterranean Couscous Salad!  – My favorite salad…because it doesn’t taste like your having salad!  Made with easy to prepare couscous and crunchy veggies with a hit of feta! Full of  chickpeas, feta, crunchy cucumbers and a plethora of fresh veggies.  All tossed in our easy  3 minute Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette! I tossed this together this…
Lemon Grilled Chicken
This Lemon Grilled Chicken seriously hits the spot. It’s healthy, bright, easy, and a fool proof crowd pleaser. You only need a few ingredients- lemons, limes, garlic, olive oil, a few spices- marinate, and grill, and call it good! I’m not much of a griller- It’s hot, smoky, and sweat tends to ruin my freshly…