Today is National Pasta Day! So of course I had to share one of my favorite pasta dishes. Right now one of my favorite pasta dishes is Lemon Chicken Fettuccine! It is simple to make and has a nice clean taste. Ingredients 8-ounces Fettuccine, cooked 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 3 to 4 […]
100 Days of Real Food Cookbook from Lisa Leake
Lisa asked for bloggers to review her cookbook. I applied and was accepted. I received a copy of the cookbook free. Awhile back Ryan was doing some Google searching and found the blog 100 Days of Real Food. He thought it was pretty neat so he sent the link to me. I then checked it […]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars
With our little one here now it is sometimes hard to find time to grab something to eat. I looked at protein bars at the store, but didn’t want anything with soy or whey in them. I found some all natural ones I liked but they were pretty spendy. So I set out to make […]
A Fruit Filled 4th of July
With Ryan and I both being endurance athletes, with me on a break as I am 38 weeks pregnant, we try to eat pretty healthy and as little of processed stuff as possible. With that fruits and veggies are a big part of our diet. But let’s face it the fruit and veggie trays that […]
Gluten Free Zucchini Chicken Lasagna
Today a group of bloggers are linking up to bring you some great new recipes to try! Make sure to check some of them out at the bottom of the post! We were loving our traditional chicken lasagna recipe when I started to eat less breads and pasta. We simply changed the recipe to no […]
Avocado Banana Chocolate Smoothie
Now that I am getting further along in my pregnancy I have been wanting to eat more smoothies. I think this may be for a few different reasons. 1) I don’t want to cook. 2) I am hungry often and get tired of eating. 3) I am wanting sweets. So eating healthy smoothies seem like […]
4 Healthy Recipes for Picnic Date
Now that the weather is becoming nicer and Spring is here we are probably starting to think of some different outdoor dates that we can do with our main squeeze! I enjoy this time of year as it is a great time to do some activities before the heat of the summer get here. Will […]
Quinoa Fried Rice Recipe
Ingredients: 2½ to 3 cups leftover cooked quinoa ¼ small onion, chopped handful of baby carrots, chopped 1 tablespoon minced garlic ½ teaspoon ground ginger 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 eggs, lightly scrambled (still raw) ½ cup frozen peas, thawed Sauce: 1 ½ tablespoons teriyaki sauce 2 ½ tablespoons soy sauce Instructions: 1) Heat ½ […]
Avocado Feta Salsa- Newlywed Recipe
Now that my pregnant body is not convulsing at the thought of vegetables I am trying to make sure I eat a lot of them. I have been reading how baby is now starting to develop taste preferences from what I am eating. So again this calls for fruits and veggies! Last week avocados were […]
Fast Nutritious Quinoa Salad Recipe
This fast nutritious quinoa salad recipe is tied for our favorite quinoa recipe along with Quinoa Fried “Rice”! It is so simple to make and so delicious! And to top it all off it is pretty darn healthy! Ingredients 1 Cup Uncooked Quinoa 2 Handfuls of Baby Spinach 1 Cup of Dried Cranberries Balsamic Vinaigrette […]