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Heirloom Tomato Basil Soup Fun fact about me:  I don’t like sliced tomatoes but I love tomato soup!  This heirloom tomato basil soup screams summer. When I went to the Logan Square farmers market yesterday, there was a whole table of heirloom tomatoes and they looked incredible!  I bought this one, which is called an accordian heirloom tomato.  How gorgeous is this? What are heirloom...

These Korean BBQ Meatballs will be your go to recipe when you short on time but want to have tons of flavor. Perfect for a weeknight meal or appetizers. When I first started blogging in 2008, I made EVERYTHING from scratch.  Like everything.  From condiments, sauces, etc.  Because I loved being Bizzy in my Kitchen.  But I quickly realized that not everyone likes to spend...

My go to “snack” on my way to work on the train was an Otis Spunkmeyer banana nut muffin.  Those are 20 WW points!  These jumbo zucchini muffins come in at just 8 – whoop! When I think back to how I used to eat, it was no wonder I got to 211 pounds.  With my recent loss this week of another 1.2 pounds, my...

These skinny pizza dough sopes are a great way to use up any leftover skinny pizza dough.  So delish and customizable! Best part about these sopes is that the filling is totally up to you.  Have some leftover steak or chicken – perfect! What is Masa Harina? Masa harina literally means dough flour in Spanish, and as the name suggests, it is dough that has...

Nearly 5 years ago I wrote a recipe for mini veggie quiches.  That recipe called for 2 tablespoons of butter Crisco. The recipe was due for a makeover, so I subbed in just one tablespoon of salted butter and the result is these biscuit quiches.  The crust tastes like biscuits! This is perfect for meal prep, because you can make them over the weekend.  My...

Sugar Snap Pea and Radish Salad This Sugar Snap Pea and Radish Salad will quickly be on repeat this summer. My friend Morgan made this recipe on an Instagram story and I knew I had to make it.  The only thing I did was add hot honey to the recipe. How do you peel sugar snap peas? Until last weekend, I never knew you should...

This shrimp tikka masala is packed with so much flavor – you’re whole family will love this! What is the difference between tikka masala and regular masala? Tikka masala is typically a cream based sauce, while regular masala relies on many spices to get it’s depth of flavor.  I worked with a woman who was Indian the first time I make tikka masala in 2010. ...

My late husband would have loved my dinner last night.  Crispy buffalo shrimp tacos! Here’s the thing though – my late husband could not stand spicy food, but somehow when I added the buffalo sauce to the wet better it wasn’t too spicy for him. For my shrimp plate though, I’d always douse them in more buffalo sauce because I puffy heart buffalo sauce anything....

These strawberry lemon muffins are the perfect spring breakfast or snack. Each one is 4 WW points and around 180 calories.  Delish! I recently found Beth from The First Year on Instagram.  You can find her blog here. If you’ve been around here for a bit, you know I don’t bake much.  Because it’s a science.  You need to mix the right ingredients together and...

I never would have thought of zucchini tacos if it wasn’t for my friend Alfredo. Well, I call him my friend, but I’ve only met him in person once.  😂 He has a giant TikTok following and recently started a recipe blog. He recently posted a recipe called Tacos de Calabacita, and it looked amazing.  I am using zucchini because it is a bit more...