Healthy BBQ Chickpeas

Healthy BBQ Chickpeas Anyone that has been following me knows I go back and forth with moments of eating super healthy and moments where I struggle to eat healthy options. This recipe for healthy BBQ chickpeas was created during one of my healthy binges and I absolutely adore it. This is one of the things…

Fast School Night Tacos

Fast School Night Tacos The first Tuesday night of the month were always crazed at our house. After the kiddo walked home from school, it was straight to homework, grab a quick dinner, then off to 4H. Thankfully this year she has decided to cut back on activities, so no 4H anymore, but instead her…

Pan Fried Polenta

Pan Fried Polenta This is one of my favorite fast meals to make on a busy school night. You can doctor this up with anything you like, but I like to keep it simple. My family really likes this pan fried polenta. Pan Fried Polenta 1 tube ready made polenta Marinara sauce Dairy-free mozzarella cheese…

Oven Roast Tri-Tip

Oven roast tri-tip is great now that you are tired of eating turkey and definitely need something else to cook. I served this four ingredient recipe with chimichurri. This is the first time I’ve even oven roasted a steak. As we live in the heart of the land of Santa Maria Style BBQ, normally tri-tip…

Salad in a Jar

A few summers back we went dry camping with my husband’s family and had to keep all our foods in coolers. I really was not in the mood to do a lot of food prep onsite and was trying to keep our dirty dish needs to a minimum as well. I researched various foods that…

Copycat Can Chili

I am obsessed with eating chili, and had a craving for my favorite can, but really didn’t want to go to the store. These days I’m still trying to limit my trips out and about, and decided to hunt the internet for a copycat can chili recipe. I’ve put my own personal tweak on this…

Quick Pantry Dinner

There are times, as much as I hate to admit it, that I completely fail at planning a menu in advance. I am all about quick meals these days. Between my job, being a mom, and running a household I do not have the time I used to have to spend in the kitchen on…

Easy Miso

My extended family enjoys this and I was very happy to come up with this recipe for easy miso. It works on nights when you do not have a whole lot of time. This is comfort food to me just like chicken soup. I enjoy adding vegetables into mine after it is cooked. Play around…

Gluten Free American Chop Suey

This past fall I decided to try out recipes from homemade cookbooks from various women’s organizations. I discovered this recipe and gave it a gluten free/dairy free makeover in addition to adjusting some of the ingredients to match our Californian healthier eating habits. I hope you enjoy this recipe for gluten free American Chop Suey….