Tag: healthy

Dark Chocolate Fudge and Almond Butter Energy Bite Truffles (Vegan, Paleo, Whole30)

Dark Chocolate Fudge and Almond Butter Energy Bite Truffles (Vegan, Paleo, Whole30)

How are your goals for the new year going? Liz A.Mother-blogger (watch your mouth). Frugal Foodie. Never measured an ingredient in her life. Modern Minimalist. Hospitalitizer. The plan executor. The design eye. The sweet & salty, sugar & spice, fire & ice, no fuss, no 

Instant Pot Chicken & Dumplings with Lemon & Thyme Recipe

Instant Pot Chicken & Dumplings with Lemon & Thyme Recipe

Chicken and dumplings is quintessential comfort food. Liz A.Mother-blogger (watch your mouth). Frugal Foodie. Never measured an ingredient in her life. Modern Minimalist. Hospitalitizer. The plan executor. The design eye. The sweet & salty, sugar & spice, fire & ice, no fuss, no frills, put 

Instant Pot Smoky Bison Chili Recipe

Instant Pot Smoky Bison Chili Recipe

You know when it’s fall. The crisp, chilly nights practically beg you to snuggle up inside with a hot bowl of chili that warms you from the inside out while you watch the leaves fall. Liz A.Mother-blogger (watch your mouth). Frugal Foodie. Never measured an 

Egg Nutrition 101: Healthy or Unhealthy?

Egg Nutrition 101: Healthy or Unhealthy?

If you’re like me, then you probably want to throw eggs at nutrition media. They’re egging you on – the back & forth, healthy today unhealthy tomorrow, food recommendation roller coaster can be frustrating and discouraging. What the heck am I supposed to eat?? How 

Bacon-Wrapped Fig-Glazed Chicken Thighs Recipe

Bacon-Wrapped Fig-Glazed Chicken Thighs Recipe

I’ve been on a big fig kick lately. I’ve been combining fig with everything I can think of. I’m talking on grilled cheese, on pizza, glazing this bacon wrapped chicken. It’s all seriously drool-worthy. Liz A.Mother-blogger (watch your mouth). Frugal Foodie. Never measured an ingredient 

Chickpea and Cauliflower Tacos with Avocado-Lime Crema

Chickpea and Cauliflower Tacos with Avocado-Lime Crema

Mexican food is a staple around our house. At least 50% of the time you’ll find some sort of burrito bowl, quesadilla, Mexican skillet or tacos around our dinner table. It’s so easy to fall into the rut of doing the same fixins over and 

Creamy Cajun Cauliflower “Grits” with Charred Sausage and Zucchini

Creamy Cajun Cauliflower “Grits” with Charred Sausage and Zucchini

I love grits. LOVE them. But y’all, I’m going to be straight up honest here…I don’t like shrimp. I know, “what’s wrong with you? How can you have grits without shrimp?” Truth time: even eating good seafood, at the beach, I still can’t get past 

Italian Herb Spaghetti Squash with Burst Tomatoes Recipe

Italian Herb Spaghetti Squash with Burst Tomatoes Recipe

I love a good, quick weeknight dinner. We’re talking a “just ran in the door from work or errand-running and my kid is screaming for food and it’s 6pm and I have nothing planned for dinner” kind of quick dinner. But being a culinary diva 

Crispy Tofu with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce (Vegan)

Crispy Tofu with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce (Vegan)

Do you think you don’t like tofu? I thought that for a long time too. It doesn’t really have much of a flavor in its natural state. It has kind of a squishy, egg-like texture. No thanks. Then I had crispy tofu. And my life 

Zucchini and Carrot Toddler Muffins Recipe

Zucchini and Carrot Toddler Muffins Recipe

I’m not trying to complain. On the spectrum, my toddler eats really well. He’s (almost always) willing to try new foods and (usually) likes (some) things. But he’s still a toddler and still has random preferences. Liz A.Mother-blogger (watch your mouth). Frugal Foodie. Never measured 

Homemade Yogurt Recipe, Part II: The Instant Pot

Homemade Yogurt Recipe, Part II: The Instant Pot

Strongly considering the homemade yogurt game? You absolutely should be. It’s ripe with benefits. And lactic acid. Here they are: Austin A.Dad-blogger. Certified nutritionist. Researcher, innovator, dreamer. Community builder, connector & networker. The perfectionist (slow as mud). The woodworker. The benefit-of-the-doubt, hypersensitive, feeler, emotron. Helper. 

Sweet and Smoky Stuffed Peppers With Creamy Chipotle Sauce

Sweet and Smoky Stuffed Peppers With Creamy Chipotle Sauce

Most stuffed peppers I’ve seen involve a filling of meat and rice. I like rice as much as the next person, but what if you’re eating paleo, grain-free or summoning your willpower to finish your Whole30 strong? Liz A.Mother-blogger (watch your mouth). Frugal Foodie. Never