Vegetarian

If you find yourself with leftover mashed potatoes, you need to make these mashed potato croquettes. If you have leftover gravy, these are perfect dipped into gravy! Side note:  if you don’t have leftover mashed potatoes, Simply Potatoes are really delicious! How long do mashed potatoes last in the fridge? You can eat leftover mashed potatoes 3-5 days after they are made.  Just store in...

Pumpkin Pie Bites Baking is a science so that’s typically why I stay away from it.  So when I made these pumpkin pie bites and they turned out amazing, I get so excited!  Weight Watchers friendly too!  You can use graham crackers or graham cracker cookies for the base.       Can you make these pumpkin pie bites crustless? Yep!  See recipe card below. ...

If you think you don’t like beets, try my roasted beet hummus – it’s the perfect balance of sweet and savory! Ingredients Needed for Beet Hummus fresh beets canned chickpeas garlic cloves tahini crushed red pepper vinegar (any will do!) I used rice wine vinegar for this recipe salt aquafaba – which is the liquid from the canned chickpeas – so don’t throw this out...

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...

 I challenged myself to do Easter on a Budget.  Grocery prices seem to keep climbing, but I have several tips to keep your grocery bill in check. How to save money at the grocery store Rewards Card.  Whatever grocery store you shop at, be sure to get their rewards card.  Mariano’s is my favorite grocery store.  Not only do I save money with the rewards...

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...

Low Carb Cauliflower Macaroni and Cheese You need to put this low carb cauliflower macaroni and cheese on the top of the list to make! Being diabetic, I am always curious about low carb pastas.  But sadly, the results mostly taste like crap to me.  Either the cooking time is such a fine line from perfect to overcooked, or not cooked enough no matter how...

This Winter Garden Salad is the only salad you need this season! This is our recreation of a local pub’s winter salad that was SO good. Hannah’s been on a salad kick lately, so we knew this had to get thrown into the mix to recreate. Salads are not difficult by any means, but it’s easy to make a bad salad, right? This one hits...

My family grew up with Cheez Its, not Cheese Nips.  If someone tries to tell me they are the same, um – not even close!  But these homemade Cheez Its are pretty close to the real deal! Are Cheez Its baked or fried? The original Cheez Its are baked, so I decided to bake mine too.  I found that if I keep the temperature at...

These Banana Bran Muffins were inspired by my grandmother’s bran muffin recipe. Her original recipe called for a whole cup of sugar as well as a cup of oil. I thought because they were bran muffins that meant they were healthy, and would happily eat multiple in one sitting!  On the flip side, there have been plenty of bran muffins I’ve tried that tasted like...