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When my husband was alive, I tried to “trick” him into eating healthier things under the guise of something else.  Like these buffalo cauliflower bites I made the other night – I may have attempted to pass them off as chicken!! My favorite story though is when I thought I could trick my husband by adding red quinoa into his meatballs and spaghetti.  I literally...

Chicken Meatball Ravioli Whether you call these chicken meatball ravioli, or chicken meatball wontons, all I know is that steamed or air fried, they were delicious! For example, watch a bunch of YouTube videos by searching “how to fold wontons” and you’ll get the idea.    Why I love Mid’s Pasta Sauces I love Mid’s pasta sauces because they bring an authentic, homemade taste to...

You’ll love these BBQ turkey burgers. My late husband and I loved to go out to eat, and on the weekends we would eat out at least twice if not three times.  The weekends were a slippery slope for me.  I love burgers! I would do great Monday through Friday and then come Friday night it’s as if I lost my mind and ate whatever...

My brother loves peanut butter and  I thought of him the whole time I made this spicy peanut noodles with shrimp.  If you were to ask my brother what his favorite food is, it wouldn’t be tacos or pizza.  It would be peanut butter!   Not sure he would eat it with the shrimp, or sugar snap peas for that matter, but hey, I thought about...

Quick turkey bolognese will need to be added to your list of recipes to make soon.  However, my late husband made THE BEST pasta sauce.  He would buy a bushel of roma tomatoes at the end of the summer for like $10 and painstakingly blanch and peel the skin (because I was a super picky eater back then and he knew I didn’t like tomato...

This mock mojito with sugar free simple syrup is so delicious, you won’t miss the vodka. On July 1 I declared that July was going to be #dryjuly and give up alcohol for the month.  It corresponds with my DietBet that starts today (not too late to join! click here to get the details!)  and in order for me to lose 4%. of my body...

Yes, I am one of those people who can eat soup all year round.  And this cauliflower and potato soup is delicious. It’s an awesome way to use up leftovers, and when I saw I had cauliflower – soup was decided! The best part about this cauliflower and potato soup is that the base of the soup is not only vegetarian, but also VEGAN!  I...

I love when I can make one dish and morph it into a few things later in the week, like these pork and mushroom wontons. I love wontons so much because the possibilities are endless.  Have some protein and veggies?  Wrap it up in a wonton.  I bought 1/2 a pound of ground pork from Mariano’s – if you stick to chicken or beef, please...

These chicken sausage meatballs were the first dish I made living alone. After just a month of falling in love with a townhouse, and jumping through all the hoops with a realtor, attorney, lender, etc., my roommates (aka my daughter Hannah and my son-in-law Jacob) moved into their new home today. Hannah was quite nervous when the movers got here, making sure they took all...

Turn your leftover brown rice into crispy, golden brown arancini for a healthier twist on this classic Italian favorite, filled with gooey cheese or savory fillings!