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Slow Cooker Quinoa Lentil Soup

Slow Cooker Quinoa Lentil Soup

This Slow Cooker Quinoa Lentil Soup is such a perfect comfort food for the winter. I modified the recipe from The Food Network by using lentils instead of a bean mix, quinoa instead of barley, increased the veggies, and used WAY less salt. This recipe […]

Homemade Turkey Broth

Homemade Turkey Broth

Leftover whole turkey or chicken? Don’t toss it!! Making homemade broth is really simple, and tastes 100 times better than the boxed stuff. Super nutritious too! Print Recipe Homemade Turkey Stock Servings Ingredients Turkey/Chicken remains Bones, leftover meat – everything!veggies see instructions Servings Ingredients Turkey/Chicken […]

Sweet Potato, Carrot, and Zucchini Frittata

Sweet Potato, Carrot, and Zucchini Frittata

This sweet potato, carrot and zucchini frittata recipe was an accident! I was out of groceries and kind of made this up as I went along. Perfect for breakfast, lunch, dinner, brunch, brinner… yes, anytime. Print Recipe Sweet Potato, Carrot, and Zucchini Frittata Servings Ingredients […]

Stuffed Pumpkin French Toast

Stuffed Pumpkin French Toast

Pumpkin season never ends in my apartment. Had a Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s adventure last night and found pumpkin flavored Rudi’s bread and Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Cream Cheese. Amazing apart and even more amazing together. I haven’t had too many gluten-free breads (I’m not […]

Tofu Breakfast Scramble

Tofu Breakfast Scramble

I had an amazing tofu scramble for breakfast when I was in California a few weeks ago, and wanted to recreate it. I found this recipe on www.itdoesnttastelikechicken.com and the only thing I changed was the type of tofu and the type of salt used […]

Blueberry Baked Oatmeal

Blueberry Baked Oatmeal

This Blueberry Baked oatmeal is a great make-ahead for busy mornings. You can top this with fruit, yogurt, syrup, nuts- whatever you like! It’s like eating cake for breakfast 🙂 Print Recipe Blueberry Baked Oatmeal Cook Time 25-30 minutes Servings people Ingredients 2 cups dry […]

Banana Raspberry Protein Bread

Banana Raspberry Protein Bread

I had a container of raspberries and some ripe bananas laying around and wanted to save them before they went bad. So, I created this Banana Raspberry Protein bread and it came out really good! You can definitely leave out the raspberries and make a […]

Double Chocolate Protein Pancakes

Double Chocolate Protein Pancakes

Bison Bolognese

Bison Bolognese

If using ground turkey or ground chicken is a bit of a stretch for you when replacing beef, you should definitely give ground bison a try. Not only does bison taste great, but it has less fat and more iron than beef. This bolognese is […]

Sauteed Mushrooms and Green Beans

Sauteed Mushrooms and Green Beans

There are so many ways to eat veggies, and it doesn’t have to take a lot of preparation. I always stock my freezer with frozen steamer bags for days that I am super busy and don’t have anything prepared. That wasn’t the case today, but […]

Easiest Ever Black Bean Soup

Easiest Ever Black Bean Soup

I didn’t have a lot of ingredients on hands, so I kept this really simple: diced tomatoes, black beans, garlic, and spices. It’s an easy soup that is still full of flavor. If you’re feeling fancy, top with some shredded cheese, sliced green onion and […]

Crock Pot BBQ Chicken

Crock Pot BBQ Chicken

Ever since I bought a Crock Pot, I never want to eat chicken any other way! It comes out so tender and falls right apart with a fork- no knife needed! The other great thing about crock-pots is you don’t have to baby-sit your food. […]