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Thanksgiving Dinner for Under $30 I am always up for a budget challenge, so when Metro Market asked if I could do a thanksgiving dinner for under $30, I said “challenge accepted!” Happliy, I pulled off a full Thanksgiving dinner for under $30 this year, and it all came down to a few simple swaps that made a big impact. Instead of splurging on a...

Cheddar Jalapeno Sourdough As part of my daughter’s employment with me, once I started my sourdough journey in 2024, she requests a loaf of this cheddar jalapeño sourdough every week.  We did take a four month break during the summer, but thankfully we will be back in business for the foreseeable future.  This makes Hannah (and Jacob!) very happy! My sourdough journey During the beginning...

Creamy Vegetable Soup When most people say “it’s soup season!” I am of the camp that every day is soup season.  Even if it’s 90 degrees outside.  But this creamy vegetable soup is perfect for this time of year, when the leaves are crunchy under your feet on a walk and you can slightly see your breath in the air.  Best yet, it’s under 160...

Potato Soup with Sauerkraut If my dad were still alive, I know he’d be obsessed with this potato soup with sauerkraut. This past weekend, I had dinner with my mom at The Chew Chew Cafe and they had a potato soup with sauerkraut that was absolutely delicious. So delicious, in fact,  that it made my top 10 list of foods to recreate! Bonus: this soup...

Best Meal Prep Starches Ever since I learned that meal prepping starches like pasta, rice and potatoes reduces the glucose spike by up to 40%, it’s been my weekly meal prep every week.  Not only is it great that it reduces my glucose spike, but that way every meal doesn’t have to be from scratch. Can we all agree that boiling water for pasta is...

Easy High Protein Weight Watchers Meals Day Three of easy high protein Weight Watchers meals that taste delicious and take minimal effort. On Today’s Menu: Breakfast: egg white omelet, sausage, cottage cheese and strawberries This is what I call a “picky plate” for breakfast.  Sometimes I just grab and go and put things together, put it into the Weight Watchers app and see if I...

Easy High Protein Weight Watchers Meals Day Two of easy high protein weight watchers meals that taste delicious and take minimal effort. Eating enough veggies is always a strugle, but if you are playing along, yesterday I ate 14 Weight Watchers points around 1400 calories and today I ate 25 points at 1420 calories.  The only difference is that yesterday I ate more zero point...

Easy High Protein Weight Watchers Meals One of the questions I get asked over and over again is how I get in so much protein AND still stay within my Weight Watchers points.  If you are new to the Weight Watchers program, or you need a refresher, there are over three hundred ZERO point foods that are set up to help us reach our weight...

Why soup will always have my heart I have always loved soup. There’s just something about a big pot simmering on the stove that feels like a hug in a bowl. One of the very first meals I ever made for my late husband was a classic: homemade chicken noodle soup, a loaf of warm homemade bread, and an herbed compound butter. I’ll never forget...

How to cook shishito peppers The first time I had shishito peppers in a restaurant, I immediately needed to learn how to cook shishito peppers at home.  If you’ve ever wondered how to cook shishito peppers, this quick and easy recipe is for you.  These pan blistered shishito peppers are tossed in a savory Asian sauce made with soy, rice vinegar and sesame oil.  It’s...