Easy, Nutritious Recipes to Fuel an Active Lifestyle
Hi and happy Monday! Hope you had a great weekend. Mine was a special one because my little brother graduated from high school on Friday! We kicked off the graduation celebration on Thursday with a special family dinner at home of Caleb’s choice. On the menu? Grilled steak, roasted veggies, and cheesecake. I’ll take a big bowl of pasta over steak any day and I have a
Dressed-Up Black Beans and Rice: A simple take on black beans and rice with lots of added veggies. Top with sliced avocado, guacamole, salsa, sour cream, or cheese and serve over spinach and/or rice for a hearty vegetarian meal. As I’ve ventured more into vegetarian cooking over the past few years, I knew it was only a matter of time before I came up with
Hi, and happy Memorial Day! I’m glad we can take this day to remember all of our armed services members who died while serving our country. Although lots of people headed to the beach this weekend, our family actually went to the beach the previous week. A family friend who owns a beach house in Ocean Isle, NC, offered to let us rent it for a
My mom and I both love cooking and have always wanted to take a cooking class together. Yesterday morning, we finally did it! Sur La Table was offering 50% off some of their cooking classes this week, so we signed up to take their Perfect Pie Class. My mom’s taught me most things I know about cooking and because of her, I can cook veggies
A step-by-step tutorial to peel, chop, and roast your own butternut squash. Enjoy the caramelized cubes as a side dish, add to a salad, or puree in your homemade butternut squash soup! I may be a little late to the butternut squash party, but I just found out this year that I really like it. I’ve all but conquered my former distaste for the squash family because I’ve started loving
