School is back in session now for most people. Whether your kids are getting home from a classroom or emerging from their computers, snacks will need to be provided. Now, I will be the first to admit that during quarantine, I was surviving and my kids ate all the storebought snacks I could find. But, …
Tag: lighter recipes
Homemade Ice Pops That Won’t Sabotage Your Waistline
It’s hot, y’all. The weather has me craving all the frozen treats. It’s the only time of year I take my coffee cold. I normally turn to my favorite frozen treat, ice cream. And, while I would love to eat ice cream everyday, my waistline won’t let me. I’ve been desperately looking for a healthy …
Quick Pho
Winter time makes me want comfort food, but more importantly….HOT FOOD. I kind of hate being cold, and when its cold outside, all I want to do is just eat a big bowl of soup or drink a big cup of coffee or hot chocolate. Not to mention that it is cold and flu season, …
Pesto Chicken Calzones
Did you know that today is National Calzone Day? Don’t you love all these random National days… I love Calzones. What is not good about pizza dough stuffed with delicious ingredients? I really only started eating them in college at our favorite pizza spot in Starkville, MS, Stromboli’s. They had the best crust. I loved …
Fall is my Favorite: Pumpkin Granola
In the midst of this Halloween season when you kids are being stuffed with all the reese’s pumpkins, starbursts, whoppers and candy corn they can handle, how about a little healthy snack that you won’t feel so guilty about. Also, this granola will have your home smelling like fall heaven. You could eat on this …
MEATLESS MONDAY: Sweet & Sour Cauliflower
It’s Meatless Monday!! Can we talk about my love of cauliflower for a minute?? I NEVER used to eat it. All I ever saw cauliflower was raw and on a veggie tray. Who wants that?? Not this girl. I love that people realized you could cook it, rice it, puree it…..whatever and make it truly …