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April 19, 2013

Recipe for Slow Cooker Turkey and Black Bean Chili

A delicious and mostly healthy creamy chili.  This recipe is perfect served with cornbread on a cool day. Makes 6 servings Ideal slow cooker size:  4-5 quart 1 diced onion 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 cups beef broth (or 2 cups water + 1 tsp shirley j beef bouillon) 1 lb ground … Read More »

April 19, 2013

Fresh Living: Sesame Chicken

I was on Fresh Living yesterday talking about winning the Reynolds Real Mom competition and cooking up some yummy sesame chicken.  Here is the video! P.S.  Make sure to join in all the foodie fun on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest! … Read More »

April 17, 2013

Recipe for Slow Cooker Egg, Spinach and Ham Breakfast Casserole

Slow Cooker Egg, Spinach and Ham Breakfast Casserole--a healthy and easy recipe for a breakfast casserole that you can have any time of day. Pin this recipe for later!  Recipe for Slow Cooker Egg, Spinach and Ham Breakfast Casserole For me, this is the best breakfast casserole thing-y I've made … Read More »

April 16, 2013

Work With Me!

For over 4 years now I have spent a lot of time blogging.  A lot of time cooking.  A lot of time taking pictures.  A lot of time has been spent on social media.  A lot of time figuring out how to grow my blog.  Basically a lot of time.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not … Read More »

April 15, 2013

Recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken Gyros with Tzatiki Sauce

I'm a fan of all things pita lately.  I've found this really great brand of pita bread at Costco and am loving it!!  I whipped up these delicious chicken gyros in no time.  But don't forget the best part...the Tzatziki sauce.  It's a zesty yogurt-cucumber sauce that I love (even … Read More »

April 12, 2013

Recipe for Slow Cooker Tomatillo Beef Tacos

So these tacos are pretty amazing.  The fresh homemade tomatillo salsa that is added to the meat at the end of cooking gives it a fresh, sweet flavor.  You can also make these with pork or chicken in you prefer.   I give these tacos 5 stars! Check out the recipe by clicking … Read More »

April 11, 2013

Recipe for Whole Wheat-Oatmeal Blueberry Banana Muffins

This is my new favorite muffin recipe.  It is fairly healthy with only 1/4 cup of sugar.  It has oats, bananas, blueberries and whole wheat flour it in.  The kids gobbled these up in about 2 seconds. Get the recipe HERE. … Read More »

April 10, 2013

Slow Cooker White Bean Garlic Hummus

A creamy and delicious hummus perfect to serve with pitas or crisp, fresh veggies. Click here for the Instant Pot version of this recipe  Review: Wow. This recipe totally caught me off guard. I thought it would be blech and bland. No sir, I was totally wrong. This is my new … Read More »

April 9, 2013

Kitchen Tip Tuesday: Make Your Own Laundry Detergent

Sometimes I really hate going to the store.  The reason?  I can NEVER get out of that place without spending what I think is TOO MUCH money.  It's depressing.  I get sad when I see prices of items on my list raising each week.  Anyone agree?  One thing that I think is … Read More »

April 8, 2013

And the winner is…

ME! And a few other great bloggers. HOORAY! Thanks for voting for me. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about  check out my post about the Reynolds Real Moms contest  that I've been involved with since January.   Thanks again, friends :) P.S.  Make sure … Read More »

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