Vegan Autumn Glow Soup is a seasonal favorite and my personal health elixir. The flavors of this soup are just what you need on a chilly day. This Vegan Autumn Glow Soup made with roasted butternut and acorn squash, honey crisp apples, and cauliflower is oh-so-comforting and healthy! I make this soup ALL THE TIME during the cooler months because it reminds me of my favorites flavors of the season. I love getting the Autumn Squash Soup from Panera Bread so this is a copycat recipe that I made at home so that I can enjoy it OVA AND OVA AND OVA again! With the hustle and bustle of this holiday season all I want is easy and simple. Just a few ingredients and bam... Vegan Autumn Glow Soup in my life. YUMMMM! The simplicity of this recipe is what I love about this soup --> ROAST the ... View Post
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Not Your Mama’s Potato Chip Chicken Casserole
This post is sponsored by NFRA (National Frozen and Refrigerated Foods Association). This recipe for Potato Chip Chicken Casserole has been around for generations. It’s one that my grandma made my mama when she was young and one that my mama prepared on a weeknight to feed our family of six growing up. And now, of course, I’m reinventing their classic Potato Chip Chicken Casserole to give it a facelift and using better-for-you ingredients to fit our healthier lifestyles. Now I can feel good serving this well-loved Potato Chip Chicken Casserole to my family. There’s no mayo or canned cream of chicken soup here, I’ve used Daisy Brand Sour Cream and fresh mushrooms to get that creamy texture and flavor we enjoy in this comfort food casserole. When it comes to serving quality meals ... View Post
Healthy Hamburger Helper Lasagna Skillet
Healthy Hamburger Helper Lasagna Skillet, OMG! This dinner is genius: one pot on the stove top with minimal effort for the tastiest homemade lasagna with lots of hidden veggies. Say goodbye to standing in the kitchen tediously layering lasagna, this Healthy Hamburger Helper Lasagna Skillet is a dump in a pot and serve weeknight meal at it's finest. You guys, I grew up on hamburger helper lasagna, and I had a craving the other day that needed to be satisfied so I created this Healthy Hamburger Helper Lasagna Skillet. And I'm so glad that I did because I've been making this one on repeat for dinner. Easy lasagna on a weeknight cannot be beat. My whole family LOVES this dinner and I felt really good about tucking in all the extra veggies that you don't even notice in this dish. Aside ... View Post
Instant Pot Shredded Chicken
Instant Pot Shredded Chicken. How to cook chicken breast and thighs in the Instant Pot, even from frozen! IP chicken you will forever be my saving grace for easy weeknight meals. Instant Pot Shredded Chicken will be your new way to "bake" chicken because it's crazy fast and oh-so-moist! Okay Instant Pot fans get ready! Goodbye slow cooker shredded chicken breast. Hello Instant Pot Easy Shredded Chicken. I love you too but I've found someone new. Seriously since we bought the Instant Pot, I haven't even touched the slow cooker. It's collecting dust and it will likely make it's way to the giveaway pile that is stacking up in my garage soon. I've been all about minimalism since the end of last year because stuff... it collects and it's time to purge and only keep the things ... View Post
Instant Pot Chicken and Yellow Rice
This Instant Pot Chicken and Yellow Rice recipe will have you screaming "WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER"! It's so easy and convenient when you have zero time to cook and need dinner on the table fast. Bonus points, one pot clean up. Yipee! And that's why the IP is one of my top gifts for the modern mama and simple for making chicken breast in the instant pot. Update - I gave in and ordered a 6 Quart Instant Pot on Amazon Prime Day (this a link to the one that I use for this recipe) earlier this month and have successfully cooked this Instant Pot Chicken and Yellow Rice recipe at least once a week. Because cooking chicken breast in the instant pot is pretty amazing and life changing. I'm one of those people that wait until the last minute to decide what's for ... View Post
Cold Brew Coffee Overnight Proats
Do you need a little pick me up in the AM? Try this Cold Brew Coffee Overnight Protein Oatmeal. This overnight oatmeal is protein packed and laced with coffee! Oh happy day! Cold Brew Coffee Overnight Protein Oatmeal I know I teased you with this Cold Brew Coffee Overnight Proats recipe last week on Instagram.... ooooops! Are we still friends? I just had to share because I can't shake how happy I am in the morning when I get to eat my coffee and oatmeal all in one bowl. Okay, let's be honest. I still drink my coffee too. But double coffee :) :) :) Oh yea, I knew we are still besties. ... View Post
Crockpot White Chicken Chili
Crockpot White Chicken Chili, an easy creamy white bean chicken chili recipe made in slow cooker. Winter slow cooker recipes for the win! Crockpot White Chicken Chili I told you soup's on... did you not believe me? I hope you are ready for all the soup that I'm brining to the table this month! Get excited soup lovers, this Slow Cooker Winter White Bean Chicken Chili is super yum. It's actually been pretty chilly here in Florida this last week so enjoying soup has been a bit more fun. I love soup any day of the week, but it's even better on a cold day, especially if you have the sniffles like our family has the last couple of weeks. One that I posted back in 2012 and it's getting a facelift today with new photos and a few recipe tweaks that ... View Post
Easy Pumpkin Mac n Cheese + Simple Weeknight Dinners
This Easy Pumpkin Mac n Cheese recipe post is sponsored by Good Food Made Simple. If you are anything like my family the weekday hustle is hectic. Between work, fitness, errands, baby love, trying to check off all the to dos on my list...scrambling to take the time to prepare a family dinner can be daunting... and down right near impossible some nights. Let's be real. That's why I'm all about this Easy Pumpkin Mac n Cheese. Busy weeknights can make the drive through or take-out from our favorite Thai restaurant oh-so-appealing. But before you become the daily regular at your local drive through, I am here to save you with a few of my favorite QUICK and delicious weeknight strategies to get dinner on the table with as little blood, sweat and tears as ... View Post
Root Beer Pulled Pork with Peach Slaw
Root Beer Pulled Pork with Peach Slaw made in the slow cooker just in time for game day! This recipe has a simple ingredient list and that Homemade BBQ Sauce and those peaches in that Peach Slaw, you can't miss out on that sweetness. YUM! You guys.. it's Saturday and it's not just any Saturday at our house... it's the first weekend of college football season! Being an NFL agent's wife, this time of the year marks the start of crazy. With lots of travel in store for the hubs... I'm at home with an almost toddler pulling my hair out! Mommy dates are going on the books for us because that's like my only sanity right now... even though the days can be loooooooong like really long, this <<first>> year has gone by TOO FAST. So I'm trying to soak up all the baby moments I can ... View Post
Okra Succotash
This post is sponsored by All Clad and all opinions are my own. Okra Succotash, a simple sauté of fresh okra, corn, tomatoes, and onions, is a yummmmm side dish for your next cookout... just in time for Memorial Day! I love this side because it's fresh and filled with seasonal veggies that will make you feel good on a hot sunny day. If you'd like to head straight to the giveaway--> CLICK OVER TO MY INSTAGRAM PAGE! I'm an okra girl through and through. Living in the south, you're destined to grow up eating your okra fried. And while I still do love a good fried okra with BBQ or oven fried okra, I now appreciate the fresh taste of okra without all the breading and oil. In fact, I just planted my first okra seedlings in the garden a few weeks ago...can't wait to harvest the bounty this ... View Post
Grilled Top Sirloin Filets with Italian Salsa Verde
Grilled Top Sirloin Filets with Italian Salsa Verde.... this protein is all about the flavor. The bursts of lemon garlic in this sauce on top of grilled top sirloin is outrageously good and enhances the flavor of the beef. Thanks to the Florida Beef Council for sponsoring this post. I have to admit, if it's not pot roast in the slow cooker or ground beef for the stovetop or grill, I don't have too much knowledge on how to cook beef. But thankfully I don't have to have all the answers and be an expert in the cuts of beef to be able to cook awesome steak filets. The Beef Checkoff has done all the dirty work for me with their Interactive Butcher Counter, which explores every cut of beef and the best prep and cooking methods for each type. And you'll find lots of delicious recipes (and ... View Post
Kansas City Beef Tour Recap
How is it June 1st already?? We had a really busy May-- which was super exhausting at points. We moved into our new house and traveled every weekend-- for baby showers, Mother's Day, the beach house, press trip, and our gender reveal party. I was glad to have Memorial Day and a shot week last week to get back to normal. This past weekend was our first full weekend in the new house and we were able to really get settled in. Only a few more things to do to set the house up! Home tour coming soon. Two weeks ago, I went on a press trip with the Kansas City Beef Council. We stayed at the Chateau Avalon in Kansas City and each room was an "adventure". I stayed in the Venetian which was a lovely and luxurious room that was well appointed to. One of my favorites about the hotel ... View Post