Marmalade Chicken – 20 minute meal

marmalade chicken

Is it possible to have dinner on the table in under 20 minutes without using a pre-made meal from the freezer section?  You bet it is.  This sweet and juicy Marmalade Chicken takes only a few ingredients and very little time to pull together.  It’s gluten and dairy free, and made from 100% all natural [...]

Slow Cooked Chicken Green Chili

chicken green chili

It’s always my goal to eat all natural, healthy meals, but just like so many people I receive emails from each week, my schedule can creep out of control, throwing a wrench into my entire week.  There are times when I can’t make it to the grocery store as planned, or I didn’t realize I [...]

Coconut Shrimp with Sweet and Spicy Dipping Sauce

coconut shrimp

Crispy, crunchy, lightened up Coconut Shrimp that are baked, not fried – perfect for a quick dinner or to serve as a party appetizer.  This is just what you need to cure a case of the winter blues.  This meal was such a breath of fresh air after eating my fill of soups and stews [...]

Banana Bites

banana bites

Snacks.  They are the bane of every Mom’s existence.  You want them to be easy, accessible, and most of all healthy.  It helps if they’re interesting to the kids too.  These little banana bites fit the bill perfectly.  They’re simple to put together and are full of vitamins and energy boosting protein.  Plus, they’re on [...]

Lighten up – General Tso’s Chicken

general tso chicken

It’s time to face the facts, most of the menu items at my favorite restaurants are calorie bombs, concealing more fat than I even want to know.  And even when I conjure the inner strength to order something lighter, the portion sizes are so huge that I have trouble figuring out how much I should [...]

The Breakfast Heap

breakfast scramble (1)

When we lived in Atlanta we loved going to breakfast on the weekends at a sweet little cafe near our house.  They served the ultimate comfort food.  Gigantic waffles covered in whipped cream, omelets as big a a dinner plate, and our favorite, “the Heap”.  The Heap was a perfect concoction of fried potato chunks [...]

Moroccan Meatballs

morrocan meatballs

Each January I face the same dilemma.  I want to lighten up our meals and eat healthier, but it’s still the middle of winter, which makes me crave plates piled high with warm, hearty meals.  These Moroccan Meatballs solved my dilemma perfectly.  And since one of my goals for the new year is to try [...]