Picture it: you’ve just spent a full day with family and eating a grand meal. Everyone has gathered their things and the cars start pulling out the driveway. You look around as you realize this: you’ve got seven pounds of turkey, a quarter of a bowl of mashed potatoes, and other half-eaten pans of leftovers […]

I love Thanksgiving. It’s a beautiful time of family and love and, well, thanksgiving. It’s filled with tradition and warmth and richness. And, yes, there is usually a bunch of food involved! The turkey takes center stage and dressing, cranberry sauce, casseroles, and pies back it up. These Thanksgiving recipes listed are super classic and […]

Although there’s not really a perfect health plan that’s ideal for every person (since everyone is different), there’s lots of research that shows that limiting your sodium intake can benefit certain people (mostly those who are older or have high blood pressure). If you are indeed trying to limit your sodium intake, you can still […]

  I woke up this morning to some unexpected weather: it was COLD (at least to me it was; other people may consider 45 degrees beach weather). I know when it’s cold that a lot of you want to put on a pot of soup, snuggle in a blanket while it’s simmering, and then ladle […]

Some of us over the years may have developed a distaste for casseroles. Perhaps when you were young your parents made a casserole with ingredients which, to this day, you still can’t name. Or perhaps you’ve become used to goopy casseroles made with various canned soups. To the jaded casserole eater, I’ll tell you this: […]

  There comes a time in most people’s lives where home-cooked meals get placed on the back burner. New babies, unexpected hard times, sickness, or simply being overwhelmed by life can all cause an adjustment to your priorities. A great way to bless a friend going through a life change is to feed them a […]

While Lean Cuisine meals can be convenient and help you keep your portions under control, the truth is that eating them can be somewhat pricey (they’re around $2.50 each) and the meals can be high in sodium (up to 690 mg per serving) and leave you feeling like you haven’t had enough to eat. Here’s […]

  Clean eating can sound complicated. And it can sound expensive. Let me back up. Some of you may be asking, “What is clean eating?” It basically means that you choose not to eat processed foods and eat fresh and natural foods instead. And yes, it can be expensive, but it doesn’t have to be! […]