Greek food has always been a favorite of mine. The flavors of feta cheese and kalamata olives, along with herbs like rosemary, oregano, and thyme, blend together in amazing ways. We have over a dozen Greek-inspired recipes in our database,…
These 5 healthy sheet pan dinners make meals easy and quick. The idea of a sheet pan dinner is simple: everything is cooked on one "sheet pan" (or cookie sheet as they were called in my house growing up). Of…
These healthy spaghetti recipes aren't necessarily all the traditional type you might think of when you think of spaghetti. For this blog, we simply pulled our favorite 8 recipes that use spaghetti pasta. In other words, they all call for…
You got home late from work because of an accident on the highway. Your gas light is on. One kid has a science project due tomorrow. The other is eating lipstick as an appetizer. Your spouse is working late. Work…
I hear people say, "I'm not a very good cook" and I always wonder what they think that means. I mostly just follow very simple instructions on very simple healthy recipes. If I see recipes that are super complicated, I usually…
For many of us, budget is a concern, especially as we approach the holiday shopping season. It’s so easy to succumb to the “saving money” marketing done so unabashedly by fast food restaurants. They advertise their “Dollar Menu” and their…
Can you make a meal at home that is cheaper than McDonald's? Of course you can, but can it also be healthy and taste good? YES! Yes, it can. I've heard so many people say that it costs MORE to…
Breakfast for Dinner? Isn't that against the rules? We don't think so! Breakfast is named for “breaking the fast.” The fast being not eating for 8 or so hours while we sleep (easiest and most fun fasting I ever do,…
Teachers, perhaps more than any other, love to get food as gifts! Working with kids all day just makes one hungry, I suppose. So, you could go with the ole standard gift card to Starbucks (which I’ve done) or other…
I LOVE popcorn (a green tier food), but microwave popcorn (even the ones marketed as healthy) are laden with chemicals and unhealthy fats, like hydrogenated oils! So, what does a person, like me, that wants to keep their calories in…