I keep seeing lots of posts on how to substitute healthy foods for not so healthy ones. Cauliflower for mashed potatoes… Spaghetti squash for pasta... Zucchini for everything… Skeptical, I laugh and think, “Don’t mess with my mashed potatoes!” Last week, I decided … [Read more...]
Fit Friday Getting Back on Track…
OK friends, it’s confession time. I've eaten too much Nutella. There I said it. The truth hurts. I’m nearing 40, and my body is going downhill. I have gained 10 pounds in the last year… Well, probably closer to 15, but who’s counting? I’m only 5’1”, so that’s pretty … [Read more...]
Chicken & Spinach Salad with Apple Vinaigrette
I have gained some weight here recently. What can I say? I love to eat, and I have been sleeping instead of getting my hiney out of bed to exercise in the morning. Oh yes, and the jars of Nutella…that could also be a problem… I really want to rock my jeans this … [Read more...]
Crockpot Barbecue Chicken and Smashed Potatoes
I love Barbecue. I am from the South, and my Dad was kind of a barbecue snob. Well that’s actually an understatement. He should have been a food critic. For barbecue. He taught me well. If I’m going to eat barbecue, it’s going to be the good stuff…smoked all day in a … [Read more...]
Healthy Crockpot Chicken Soup
Cold nights… Comfort food calls… Chicken soup has become one of my favorite go-to meals this time of year. You just throw it all in the crockpot, and voila…you have nice healthy comfort food just in time for dinner. Crockpot Chicken Soup Boneless … [Read more...]
Pasta! Pasta! Pasta!
I don’t know about you, but this girl loves pasta! My family does too. As I was losing weight after my first born, I started learning the art of portion control and realized that my serving size of pasta was enough to feed 3 grown men. I was seriously over doing it. … [Read more...]
Healthy Chicken Tenders
It’s no secret that I am a true Southern girl down to my biscuits, gravy, and chicken-n-dumplins core… And for those of you that know me, you know I love my sweets…My brother said, I need a category on my blog entitled, “chocolate!” Though I do love those things, I only … [Read more...]