Tag: healthy

Healthy Eats: Blackened Halibut and Kale Slaw

We have officially made it to the final week of my hubby’s Crossfit challenge!  Woo!!! As excited as I am to add cheese and carbs back to my life I am also super excited to continue the healthy eating journey.  I’ve always enjoyed cooking healthy food but I’ve learned some tricks this past six weeks…

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Brown Bag Lunch: Jalapeno Cilantro Hummus

A funny thing happened when I picked up my groceries this weekend…I ordered one bunch of cilantro and a single jalapeno that I needed for a recipe I was making for dinner this week but ended up with one pound of each!  Surprise! After I got over my shock and a little bit of panic…

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On the Side: Roasted Potato and Green Bean Salad

I’ve never been much of a potato salad fan.  I don’t like a big mayonnaise-y, gloppy salad.  Eww.  I much prefer a lighter German potato salad or a sweet potato salad (ooo, remind me to share that one with you sometime!).  To me a mayonnaise based potato salad just doesn’t taste like much of anything. …

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Brown Bag Lunch: Sesame Brown Rice and Chicken Salad

Did you make a New Year’s resolution to eat healthier?  One of the easiest ways to do that is to pack your lunch!  Not only is it better for your body it’s also better for your wallet.  We could all use that in 2018 right?! One of my favorite go-to Brown Bag Lunches is this…

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Soup’s On! – Pollo Posole Verde

When October rolls around and there is a nip in the air and the leaves start to change I want nothing more than to curl up on the couch under a blanket with a book (Frankenstein, Dracula or Poe of course) and a cup of tea.  I want to visit apple orchards and pumpkin patches…

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