family friendly recipes and ideas
Happy FIT FRIDAY! I love to have Nichole from Pure Clean Fitness come to hang out with us! This week Nichole’s taking us for a workout at the track this week. A Healthy Recipe from me + Fitness Tips from Nichole= a healthy, happy, balanced life! Nichole’s Hitting the Track. . . I am sure you all have much stronger will power than I do, but this week has been a week of candy, … [Read more...]
French Gâteau de Crêpes à la Florentine (or in English- Spinach, Mushroom, and Cheese Torte) layers of mushrooms, spinach, with a gruyere cheese sauce that is absolutely decadent. It will surely impress even the pickiest guest! I'm having so much fun with our Culinary Journey-ing! France is an amazing country and cuisine. Remember lasts weeks French Pâte à Crêpes ? I hope you've … [Read more...]
I love it when Julie from Confessions of a Cooking Diva comes to visit with us- she always brings such mouth-watering recipes! Julie's Spring Spinach and Chicken Salad looks so amazing! Enjoy... Spring Spinach and Chicken Salad combines all my favorites ingredients - spinach, chicken, red onions and strawberries (the best part). A nice light salad for Spring. Hello Again! … [Read more...]
Sweetness… it’s Fit Friday!! I love to have Nichole from Pure Clean Fitness comes to hang out with us on Fridays! This week Nichole is giving us an awesome workout routine. A Healthy Recipe from me + Fitness Tips from Nichole= a healthy, happy, balanced life! Nichole’s All Body Weight Workout… Well, after a wonderfully crazy couple of weeks it is time for me to start … [Read more...]
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette is a delicious way to welcome spring! I love this time of year! Spring is just an amazing awakening of beauty all around us, even though it brings on a little fit of allergies for me, I still love it :) I have to tell you that I sat out on the back deck soaking in some much needed sunshine and enjoying this delicious salad. It … [Read more...]
Are you asking yourself "what in the world is that?" Spanakopita is a Greek appetizer that's packed with two kinds of cheese and spinach! YUM. Spanakopita is just fun to say- don't you think? It's a savory pie that's eaten warm from the oven or room temperature. It's the perfect appetizer for your St. Patricks Day celebration :) Spanakopita Print Prep time … [Read more...]
Good Tuesday Morning everybody! Thank you for coming spend a little bit of your morning with me. The salmon in our Girard's Champagne Mint Salmon Salad below has a little bit of a story which absolutely has to be told to due the picture any justice... Some of you may remember that I was one of eight bloggers chosen to attend the Girard Culinary Collective in Seattle a week … [Read more...]
I'm excited to introduce y'all to one of my cute blog friends, Jenny from The Happy Gal ! Jenny always has fabulous ideas on how to be organized and healthy plus ideas for staying motivated to achieve both each day... Today, she's brought a delicious summer time recipe- Mango Berry Spinach Salad and it looks just delicious. I'll turn it on over to her... A little low-fat … [Read more...]
I'm so happy to have Kami from No Diets Allowed here with us today! Kami is just adorable and you'd never guess she's about to give birth to her second baby! Needless to say she's going to be busy for a few months but once she's back in the swing of things she'll be with us again. I love to eat salads in the summer and I'd love to Kami's Spinach Strawberry Salad right now, … [Read more...]
Spring is that crazy time of year when the weather can flip from a warm sunny days a to cold and wintery one without a moments notice! At least in my neck of the woods :) Soooo, there's no better way than a little Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup (copycat) to help stay warm and cozy even on those chilly days! Most of y'all know that I try to make the majority of my recipes as … [Read more...]
I love everyone of the ladies on our Creative Team! They all totally rock and I appreciate them so much :) Today, we have Kami from No Diets Allowed visiting with us, I cannot wait to try her mouth-watering Chicken and White Bean Soup. YUM! AND with that I'm turning it on over to her.... It's that awkward time between Winter and Spring. The weather flip-flops from bitter cold to … [Read more...]
I'm SO happy to have Jen here with us from Bakerette, she's fixed up a fabulous recipe to share with us so I won't keep ya waiting any longer... The season of giving is upon us and with that comes parties and entertaining! One of our favorite appetizers we set out with crackers and chips is this amazing Cold Spinach and Artichoke Dip! It's the bomb dot com! It's full of healthy … [Read more...]
