I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to make a peppermint mocha that wasn’t full of a lot of calories. Can I be honest? The ones from Starbucks are not my favorite. They add way too much chocolate. I would rather have the peppermint shine through. I love peppermint in my lattes soContinue reading “Homemade Peppermint Mocha”
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Basic Granola Recipe with 5 Variations (DF,V, GF)
One breakfast/snack item you can meal prep is my fruit on the bottom yogurt cup. I love to top my yogurt cups with granola. You can buy granola from the store or you can make your own. When you make your own, you can control the ingredients in your granola. You can also control howContinue reading “Basic Granola Recipe with 5 Variations (DF,V, GF)”
Johnny Marzetti – Updated
One of my mom’s favorite meals was Johnny Marzetti. When I was Googling the history of the name of Johnny Marzetti, I noticed a lot of the recipes bake it. The difference with my recipe is that I don’t. My recipe is more of an American goulash. It was named after a restaurant in ColumbusContinue reading “Johnny Marzetti – Updated”
Roasted Sweet Potatoes Tacos (V, GF)
I’ve began to get Misfit Market veggies and fruits during the Quarantine. It was easier to make sure I had fresh veggies and fruit. This past week I received about 6 sweet potatoes, so I decided to make a roasted sweet potato taco for lunch. If you want to make this Gluten-Free, you can useContinue reading “Roasted Sweet Potatoes Tacos (V, GF)”
Pressure Cooker Spaghetti (DF)
Jump ahead to the recipe The boys do not like when Hubby makes pasta dishes because he doesn’t always drain the pasta. He’ll rather use a slotted spoon to get out the pasta. Needless to say, it becomes very mushy. So whenever we do have any pasta dishes, I’m the only one who cooks orContinue reading “Pressure Cooker Spaghetti (DF)”
Pumpkin Spice Energy Balls (V, GF, DF)
Have you ever been hangry? These energy balls will help ward off the hangry feeling.
Christmas “Crack” Pretzels
I had bought some wreath shaped pretzels to use for my Rolo Turtles not realizing the Rolos would fall through the wreath. I used one bag of the wreath pretzels for my cinnamon sugar pretzels. Since I had another bag to use up, I found this recipe. Hubby had leftover popcorn oil from an eventContinue reading “Christmas “Crack” Pretzels”
Vegetarian Sloppy Joes – Day 12 of 31
I’m sorry I’ve been AWOL for the past few days. I’ve been exhausted and had ZERO writing bug. Every time I thought about writing, I was like Nah! So today I’m back with the writing. On Thursday, I shared with you my favorite meat substitutes. Today I’m going to share one of the ways IContinue reading “Vegetarian Sloppy Joes – Day 12 of 31”
Better than Restaurant Oven Home Fries – Day 7 of 31 (Sheet pan recipe)
While I was sick with my gallstones last year, I had one food that did not bother my stomach. Okay, it did bother me if it was greasy but if it was cooked with no oil or grease, I had little to no problems. Potatoes were my friend during those 4 months. I would spiralizeContinue reading “Better than Restaurant Oven Home Fries – Day 7 of 31 (Sheet pan recipe)”
Sometimes You Need “Beef” Tacos – Day 6 of 31
I’m teaching my students how to write narratives so I’ve been doing a lot of model writing for them. A good narrative has a hook that gets the reader to want to read your story. This is a skill that I struggle with when I’m writing my blog posts. However it is important for aContinue reading “Sometimes You Need “Beef” Tacos – Day 6 of 31″
