chocolate peppermint crinkle blossoms

Move over chocolate chip cookies & snickerdoodles there is a new cookie in town. These Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Blossoms are here to stay. These delicious & easy to make cookies might be my new favorite. They have to contend with my pizzelles BUT they are a nice change of pace.  I’m not a baker. Granted, […]

Dessert, Recipes, Snacks & Sides

December 22, 2018

Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Blossoms (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free)

This post is sponsored by Nellie’s Free Range Eggs If there’s something you need to know about me, it’s that I love eggs. When asked what food I couldn’t live without, that might be my top food. Now, contrary to popular belief, I don’t eat eggs everyday, but I most certainly could. I just love […]

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December 20, 2018

Easy 5-Ingredient Egg Bake

It’s 8pm, you’ve been “good” all day and you’re just sitting down to watch your favorite Netflix series. It’s “you” time. The day is wrapping up and you are unwinding, you should get a treat. Heck, you DESERVE a treat. What’s one scoop, errrr pint of ice cream? A glass, errr bottle of wine?A bag […]

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December 19, 2018

How to Stop Sabotaging Your Diet

This might sound ridiculous but you need to chew your food. If that’s all you get from this post, then you are golden. I, myself, need this reminder at least a few times per year, if not monthly, or heck weekly. It’s easy to get busy or distracted and not realize we are scarfing our […]

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December 15, 2018

Chew Your Food! (& Put Your Fork Down)

French Toast doesn’t have to be a labor intensive breakfast activity. Instead, make this Apple Ricotta Stuffed French Toast Casserole and watch it do a disappearing act after you barely did anything to make appear in the first place!  Oh happy day, it’s Friday! I don’t know about you but I love the joy that […]

Breakfast/Brunch, Recipes

December 14, 2018

Apple Ricotta Stuffed French Toast Casserole (Gluten-Free)

I’ve been getting this question ALOT lately. “Should I go gluten-free?” or “Is there a benefit to going gluten-free if I don’t have Celiac Disease or gluten intolerance?” Well well well, look what I’m about to say… “It depends” Unfortunately there is no quick answer for this one so I decided I’d write a blog […]

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December 12, 2018

Should You Go Gluten-Free?

If you don’t know, now you know. I had my 4th annual craft night with some of my best lady friends last Friday. Each year it has grown as I find more crazy & sassy ladies to rope in. It has been so much fun to “craft” and drink wine with these ladies and just […]

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December 11, 2018

Quick & Easy DIY Pickling

If I could make a blanket statement real quick, the AVERAGE human does not eat enough protein to support their ideal body composition. There I said it. Most of us want to see more muscular definition but we spend no time preparing the right foods we need for the week. Now, the ‘right foods’ mean […]

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December 10, 2018

Guide to Protein Rich​​ Snacks & Food

Hold the phone, a dietitian is about to post a story all about candy, sugar, and absolutely nothing “healthy”. It’s the holiday season and just because I’m not a fan of eating sugar year round doesn’t mean I don’t like to join in on the fun this year. This is the second annual DIY Graham […]

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December 9, 2018

DIY Graham Cracker Gingerbread Houses

instant pot beef & bean chili

I’ve been on an Instant Pot kick lately. Well, let’s be honest, I’m always on an Instant Pot kick. Besides my coffee pot, it’s probably the most used kitchen gadget I have. I hadn’t made a chili in a while so I figured this week I’d make a classic beef & bean chili to last […]

Main Course, Recipes

December 6, 2018

The Best Instant Pot Beef & Bean Chili

how much do you need to hydrate

I get asked all the time how much you need to hydrate. I also get asked WHAT you should hydrate with and when. I wanted to break down the HOW MUCH a bit today so you had a resource for your hydration needs. Hydration is an important part of your health and if you aren’t […]

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December 5, 2018

How Much Do You Need to Hydrate?

instant pot red beans and rice

Andouille sausage was on sale the other day, so I couldn’t resist the urge to buy it and make something with it. I usually plan my grocery list before I get to the store but I make game-time decisions when I get to the store and see things on sale. I’m all about scoring a […]

Main Course, Recipes

December 4, 2018

Easy Instant Pot Red Beans & Rice

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