These turkey burgers are one of our most made and loved recipes- in other words most of the kids will eat them and they are easy to make. WIN WIN for me!

You know when you are sick and nothing sounds good but soup?? Well that was me for the last few weeks. I got bronchitis, and it was awful and I would walk into the kitchen, look around, and walk back out. It was almost like when you’re pregnant, and hungry, but nothing sounds good!

I just wanted soup. My sweet neighbor made me bone broth soup but I finished that- and then decided to create a soup that also had lemon, ginger, and turmeric. Those are the TRIFECTA for healing!

Here is the PERFECT smoothie recipe for a meal, or post workout. This smoothie is packed with protein, green veggies, and will keep you full and satisfied.

If you don’t have all of these exact ingredients on hand, this recipe works well with substitutions.

To be honest, I didn’t grow up eating Mexican cuisine. I realized in college that this was weird as most people told me about family Mexican night. Or their favorite neighborhood Mexican place. And I learned to love it at Auburn because we went all the time…because it’s cheap! But our kids aren’t really into Mexican food either, which is horrible because “Taco Night” is the universal language of American dinner. And it’s easy. And it feeds a crowd. And it’s just normal. But, Daniel, Phoenix, and I love these quesadillas. And all those other kids at our house are missing out.

I love soup in the Winter! Especially soup you can make in the BLENDER! The chopping takes a little time, but just turn on some fun music, pour a glass of red, and chop away! Then it’s literally just roasting the veggies, and pouring it all in the blender and done!

Well it’s fall. And I had an extra can of pumpkin. And I love having protein balls in my fridge for an easy balanced snack! So here we go! I made these this morning and they are a delicious taste of fall with pumpkin, and cinnamon and chocolate and all the yummy things about FALL!

It’s Fall! Time for all the soup recipes to come out of hiding!

This one is SO easy to make and is easy to double or triple for a football watching party or fall get together!

The leftovers are even better the next day!

This recipe is reminiscent of the always popular Lettuce Wraps at PF Changs. If you didn’t grow up with the memory of waiting on those plastic feeling benches with the buzzer in your hand for your table at PF Chang’s for a special occasion or after church with friends…. then I’m so sorry you missed out. I’m sure there is still time if you live anywhere near a mall…there is usually a PF Chang’s nearby. I can almost guarantee, without googling the recipe, that these have MUCH less calories and sodium! And they are equally delicious!

I love using Bison!I also LOVE bowls of goodness! It’s just so easy to throw everything together. I buy most of my meat from Costco and they have a great two pack of Bison. But why Bison instead of Beef?

A few things prompted the creation of this recipe. We challenged our kids to go Mon-Fri without dessert. It’s hard to say “no sugar”, because sadly everything has sugar these days. I could feel the summer getting out of hand with desserts and sweets around every turn!

So I wanted to create a little treat for them just using natural ingredients that are sweet already.

Also, my instacart shopper brought me 20 bananas. I’m sure this was ordering error on my part- but I was determined to use them ( I did freeze some as well! I love to have frozen ripe bananas for smoothes- or you can pop them in the microwave and use them for baking!).

So I started looking up recipes for banana/egg/oat cookies and made this one up!

This is my easiest recipe yet!

I’m new to cooking pork tenderloin- but also sad i’ve missed out all this time!

It’s such a nice change when you’re tired of chicken! And this recipe is SO easy!

I love sweet potatoes! This recipe can be made with white potatoes as well, but sweet potatoes have my heart! These skillet potatoes are a perfect side with with grilled chicken or burgers or toss them in a salad!

And here are some of the health benefits of sweet potatoes!

Chicken salad is the way to my heart! I love it so much. I love all kinds, plain, chunky, fruit in it, give it all to me! This is perfect for a Mother’s Day Brunch!

This is a little lighter version. And I added some extra veggie love! I’m always trying to get more veggies in, so I threw in some chopped zucchini- mostly because no one notices a little zucchini!

I also use a rotisserie chicken for this because it saves so much time! But feel free to cook and chop chicken to start!

We have (probably) the last spring cold front coming in this weekend! I know some people even have snow! So I feel justified in posting a soup recipe in April! Also, I love any easy recipe that is freaking delicious! And Easy! Also this JUST has 7 ingredients….7!

This is a fabulous recipe to make for entertaining because you can double or triple this recipe easily! And this one is ALL about the TOPPINGS! You can go wild with a toppings bar filled with all different things to add to your bowl! And people will be very impressed…but really it just has 7 ingredients!

I love smoothies because you can pack a whole bunch of nutrients in one easy blended meal or snack!

You can change it up, add new fruits, add more carbs for a meal, or keep it lighter for a snack. It’s a great way to sneak in veggies for kids, and for adults! You can make pretty smoothie bowls, or quickly pour into a to-go cup on the run. We rarely get enough greens in life and smoothies are a GREAT way to get raw veggies/spinach/kale- and you can’t taste it!

My mother is in her early 70’s and has THE most gorgeous skin I’ve ever seen. It’s glowy and smooth and beautiful. I finally started to care about my skin about 5 years ago (Why don’t we listen when our moms tell us we will care about those sunburns one day?!). I asked her what she was using, and she introduced me to Sanre!

I LOVE ice cream. Jeni’s ice cream is my favorite but for a healthier version….try Banana “Ice Cream”! This recipe is dairy free and will give you a little carb boost without all the sugar overlaid of normal ice cream. There’s even some hidden spinach in here to make that pretty minty color!

I love a ONE skillet meal. Who wants to wash a bunch of pots and pans? Not me.

This is also a balanced meal with protein (chicken sausage), fat (ghee), and carbs (veggies/sweet potatoes). So you’ll feel full and satisfied, and this is a great one for leftovers for lunch the next day! Or you can even add eggs to this and make a delicious brunch out of it!

We go through a LOT of apples at our house. The Honeycrip is the champion of all apples, and I swear to you- a slice of honeycrisp with some almond butter and mini chocolate chips is one of the best desserts around!

We ended up with way too many apples one day and I just decided to create a healthier version of apple crisp. Most desserts that are made with fruit really don’t need sugar. This yumminess is sweetened with vanilla extract, cinnamon, and maple syrup! Bravery gives this dish 10 out of 10 stars too!

When I first started eating a mostly Paleo diet, (meaning no grains, gluten, diary) rice was not on the approved list. This was almost 10 years ago and there were no gluten free all purpose flours or already riced cauliflower. I can’t tell you how much time it takes to rice cauliflower by hand and make sure the liquid is out, or make a cauliflower pizza crus, or find the right mixture of paleo flours for bakingt. Ah how time has changed healthy eating! Thankfully now there are so many ready made options for paleo or just cleaner eating! If you are staying away from rice for the carb content or just trying to add more veggies in to your diet- be thankful for frozen riced cauliflower!