Our favorite way to cook and eat eggplant in a delicious, and easy, roasted eggplant “chips” recipe. The whole family will enjoy these “chips!”
Chestnut and Green Apple Pasta with Sage Brown Butter
This weeknight chestnut and green apple pasta with sage butter was inspired by one of our all-time favorite recipes that I reserve for special occasions.
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One easy way we can be less wasteful
Elemental Recycled Products is changing the way we deal with the issue of tissue. Get recycled toilet paper delivered to your door every month and save.
Homemade Japanese Curry
When we went to Japan, one of my favorite meals was Japanese Curry. Here’s my homemade recipe for this yummy dish with more veggies and less deep frying.
DIY Chocolate Frozen Yogurt
Making your own frozen yogurt at home is super yummy and won’t contain junky or artificial additives like all the popular fro-yo shops out there.
Pumpkin Oat Scones (Whole Grain)
Scones are super easy to make! If you’ve never tried them before, this pumpkin and oat scone recipe is a great place to start.
School Lunch Packing Chart (for your kids!)
I’m so excited about this new School Lunch Packing Chart. It has honestly both streamlined and revolutionized our lunch packing process!
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Shawarma-Spiced Grilled Chicken
This Shawarma chicken recipe from Skinnytaste One & Done is yummy! I recently enjoyed a Shawarma sandwich and was excited to make something similar at home.
Chicken and Spinach Crepe Rolls
It’s much easier to make homemade crepes when you have a yummy filling! This is the first time we’ve tried chicken and spinach crepe rolls for dinner.
Watch Out for These 10 Unregulated & Misleading Food Labels!
Learn what these 10 misleading food labels can mean and how to know what’s really in your food (and how processed it is)!
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Food Sensitivities vs. Food Allergies (and how EverlyWell can help)
Determining a food sensitivity can change your life. EverlyWell makes it easy to figure out which foods are causing you issues from the comfort of your home.
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Whole-Wheat Naan
Making whole-wheat naan bread was so fun! I found a reliable white flour recipe and made all the right modifications for this to be “real” and still yummy.
Slow Cooker Meatless Chili
My daughter recently had her braces adjusted. On our tour of soft foods, I made this slow cooker meatless chili based on a recipe from my first cookbook.
What Is Grassmilk? (+ why we like it!)
Does it really matter where your milk comes from and what the dairy cows eat? Learn how grassmilk is different than other options at the store.
Our Back to School (Lunch) Routine
We’re finally getting into the swing of things this year. Our back to school lunch routine makes sure things run smoothly on those hectic weekday mornings.
Creamy Ranch Chicken Casserole (made from scratch)
This makeover “from scratch” version of the popular Creamy Ranch Chicken Casserole recipe features no processed ingredients.
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Some Blogs You Might Like!
Meet the great group of bloggers, friends, and “Cookbook Ambassadors” that helped me spread the word about my newly released cookbook (#3!)
Weeknight Pork Milanese (so easy!)
This easy recipe for Weeknight Pork Milanese is a real crowd-pleaser! The leftovers (if you have any!) are great served over salad for lunch the next day.
Pasta Salad with Red Pepper Pesto
Pasta salad is easy to make on Sunday and have ready to go in the fridge all week long. Try this twist with red peppers for a tasty way to change things up!
Stuffed Sweet Peppers – Refried Bean Style!
This recipe for stuffed sweet peppers makes the perfect light snack to munch on with friends on a nice summer evening. A tasty way to eat the rainbow!
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The Best Meaty Spaghetti Sauce
Adding Italian sausage & pancetta to your next spaghetti dinner is the BEST! You’ll never go back to plain ground beef sauce after trying this easy combo.
Slow Cooker Pineapple Pork Tacos
Inspired by a recipe my daughters made at cooking camp over the summer, here is a super easy version of pineapple pork tacos you can throw in your slow cooker on a busy weeknight
Our New Lunch Boxes and Bags
With both my girls in middle school now there were some strong opinions about what lunch boxes (and bags) they’d be using this year. See what we got!
Easy Mexican Street Corn
Have you ever had Mexican street corn? Fresh corn has been so good this summer, and this is a super fun way to serve it up!
5 Tips for Unprocessed (& Easy) School Lunches!
Get inspired to pack real food in your child’s lunch box with 5 tips and 3 school lunch ideas from my appearance on our local NBC morning show.
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ButcherBox Review
Here is some great info about our longtime partner, ButcherBox! It’s an excellent source for high-quality meat products. Read on and get a special deal!
Healthy School Lunch Ideas (Roundup 12!)
Take a look at these healthy school lunch ideas with your kids. Lots of great choices for packed lunch ideas for both school and work!
Behind the Scenes at GMA (+ a recipe from my new cookbook)
I shared some recipes from my new “On a Budget” cookbook on Good Morning America on Monday, and I’m excited to post some behind the scenes details today!
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Baked Sweet Potato Fries
These baked sweet potato fries sure do hit the spot, especially with some homemade honey mustard (or BBQ sauce if you’d like) for a dipping sauce. Enjoy!
6 Fun Ways to Eat Rice Cakes
Think rice cakes can be boring? Think again! Here are 6 creative ways to top them, from Workout Warrior to Taco Everday.
7 Habits of People Who Avoid Processed Food
It can take some time to develop a “new normal”, but those who avoid processed food and eat a real food diet pretty much always follow these 7 habits.
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How to Make Meal Planning Easier (with the Plan to Eat App!)
It’s no secret that we’ve been longtime fans of Plan to Eat, an online meal planning service + grocery list maker. In fact, they’ve been partners of ours for six years now – clearly they are very well loved! :) We’re so excited to announce in today’s sponsored post that they’ve just released a new app (for …
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Four Steps for Setting up a Food Budget (+ apps to help)
Real food on a budget can be done! Here are tips to help set up a food budget + info on my new book with 100 “On a Budget” recipes ($15 or less per recipe).
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8 Reasons You Need My New “ON A BUDGET” Cookbook!
I’ve gotta new cookbook coming out in less than a month (August 14th – eeek!), and the theme of this cookbook (my third one!) is ON A BUDGET.
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Easy Homemade Crab Cakes
Crab cakes are a perfect light summer meal. Try this recipe to treat yourself to an easy (yet upscale) restaurant-quality meal at home!
Authentic & Easy Miso Soup (+ our trip to Japan and Bali!)
We just got back from an amazing family trip to Asia, and I’m excited to share a yummy miso soup recipe we learned while we were there!
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