All Recipes

Tart Cherry and Pecan Scones I’ve loved scones since I had my first bite many years ago.  Sadly, my late husband only ate ONE BITE of a scone at a business meeting in 1985, declared it was the worst thing he ever put in his mouth and never tasted another one again.  Even when I showed him that mine weren’t dry at all.  (And while...

Fideo Soup with Albondigas Two weeks ago I saw an Instagram post of this soup called Sopita de Fideo con Albondigas and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it and finally made it today.  So worth the wait!  Unfortunately this creator didn’t give exact measurements to the soup, and even though hundreds of people asked in the comments “do you have a full...

Homemade Snickers Bars These homemade snickers bars are as if a Twix and a Snickers had a baby.  And I am not mad about it!  I first made this recipe for The Chopping Block.  If you would have asked when I posted that recipe on their website I would have said three years ago.  It was NINE years ago!  So crazy! One of the reasons...

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 jalapeno 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! UPDATE: Since I originally posted this...

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...