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Spicy Beef Chili No one will know that there is ground turkey or tons of veggies in this spicy beef chili and only two Weight Watchers points! When I was in Atlanta at my friend Carla’s Weight Watchers meeting, a woman weighing in after her first week said “I am so sick of chicken and turkey!”  So I asked her “they why not eat some...

After a few days traveling I contemplated hitting up Burger King on my way home.  Then I remembered I had frozen cherry tomatoes and this tomato soup was ready in 30 minutes. Seriously, I don’t know why my brain goes to junk food when I don’t have a plan or travel.  I have to remember it’s not my birthday every day – ha! Can you...

Who doesn’t love a jumbo muffin?  These Jumbo Banana Ginger Muffins are great for meal prep for the week. The star of these muffins is the Safe + Fair Gingerbread Cooking granola.  Right now they are on sale – the combo of the Gingerbread Cookie and Chocolate Candy Cane are bundled for only $11.00 for both.  Use my discount Biz20 at Safe + Fair and...

This beef stew has so many vegetables in it, but since that mixture is pureed, no one will know! My Mom made the best beef stew growing up, but I remember her putting onions in the beef gravy.  You know I’ve always given onions the stink eye.  Of course I would complain about the onions and my Mom would say “you can’t even taste them!”...

Chia Cottage Cheese Pancakes These chia cottage cheese pancakes are so light and fluffy.  Best part is that you probably already have the ingredients on hand! My mantra last year was to waste less.  I’ve decided to start out my new year using up ingredients that I have on hand.  A quick look of my pantry and fridge, I found chia seeds, oats and cottage...

This grilled standing rib roast will be the star of your next BBQ! How do you grill a standing rib roast? We fortunately had very mild weather this Christmas so I decided to grill our standing rib roast.  The roast is still on sale at Mariano’s until December 28 – only $6.77 a pound! The secret to cooking any cut of beef is to know...

Oven roasted standing rib roast is a cut of beef that is usually served on special occasions.  It’s expensive! I used to steer away from more expensive cuts of beef for the fear of screwing them up. My recipe is fool proof and will give you amazing results every time. How to Make a Standing Rib Roast in the Oven There are several methods, but...

My friend Justin posted a ramen soup yesterday and I decided to make my version of that soup.  Salt and Pepper Tofu Ramen! Justin turned me on to white miso pasta a couple years ago, and it gives this broth such a rich flavor, that it only tastes as if the broth took two days to make.  Typically ramen broth requires pork bones to be...

Homemade Ferrero Rocher My stepson Joe LOVES Ferrero Rocher.  It became a joke every birthday and Christmas to get him a giant package.  I think he’ll love my homemade Ferrero Rocher! What is Ferrero Rocher? Ferrero Rocher is a popular chocolate confection made by the Italian company Ferrero. It consists of a whole roasted hazelnut covered in a thin wafer shell, filled with hazelnut chocolate...

These hazelnut and dried cherry biscotti will be a hit at your next brunch, or great for gift giving! One of the first baking recipes on my blog was from October 2008 was a pistachio and dried cranberry biscotti.  I remember walking through my yard looking for a garnish (why?!) and landed on a branch from my pine tree, because doesn’t that go perfectly with...