Category Archives: Recipes

Mocha Cappuccino Protein Cheesecake Brownie

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What have you been doing with your quarantine time? If you are like many (and me), you may be baking like crazy . . . to deal with these crazy times. You could call it anxiety-baking, stress-baking, or even “procrastibaking”! This sort of baking helps increase feelings of comfort among chaos and serves as a special little indulgence when feeling isolated and a little deprived. Mocha Cappuccino Protein Cheesecake Brownie

However, eating cakes, cookies, and quick breads on the daily may wreak havoc on your health. But don’t worry, my Mocha Cappuccino Protein Cheesecake Brownie is a low-cal, protein-packed option that is amazingly delicious, too! Just 167 calories per serving and over 22 grams of protein! Read on to get the protein powder cheesecake recipe and all the details. Continue reading →

Detoxing Watermelon Cranberry Gazpacho

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This post is sponsored by Cape Code Select Frozen Cranberries; however, all opinions, content and enthusiasm remain my own.

We’ve already broken the 90 degree mark several times this year, and it’s only March! This unexpected early tropical weather, recent quarantine comfort-food indulgences, and holding on to hopes that I will be frolicking on a Mexico beach in June, has me looking for some light, fresh, cool, slimming meals.Detoxing Cranberry Gazpacho makes a lovely light chilled soup for your meal. Blended with healthful ingredients like cranberries, watermelon, cucumber to flush the body of excess water and toxins.

My Detoxing Cranberry Watermelon Gazpacho is just that, plus it’s a no cook soup recipe too! No heating up the kitchen in the prep of this vibrant, vitamin-packed chilled soup that can help rid the body’s excess water, toxins, salts and other impurities. Read on to get the detox soup recipe and all the details. Continue reading →

Instant Pot Tex-Mex Bean Medley | Pantry Prep

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As a lifelong Texan, most of our celebratory meals include a side of beans – typically pinto beans, that’s the Lone Star way. However, during this recent Corona Virus situation, I couldn’t find a single pinto bean or dried bean of ANY variety on the store shelves to pair with a brisket taco recipe I was delivering to Mom’s house for birthday!

Instant Pot Tex-Mex Bean Medley

That got me to thinking about the abundance of “this” and “that” that I already have piled up in my pantry — half empty bags of various food staples that “I’ll get around to finishing up sometime.” Well, “sometime” was TODAY and I created Instant Pot Tex-Mex Bean Medley using only the mish-mash of beans, canned goods and dried spices that I already had on hand! Continue reading →

Week of Immunity-Boosting Lunch Recipes for Working at Home

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Times are changing and you may find yourself working from home for the time being. My big question as noon approaches, “what’s to eat”?!  Even though many lunch outings have been put on pause and shelves are sparse at the store, doesn’t mean that the mid-day meal needs to be cancelled! Immunity Boosting Lunch Recipes for Work at Home Lunches -- easy and use pantry staples

A satisfying lunch not only provides a break from the work grind and fills your belly, but the right choices can help to boost your immunity, too! Check out the easy, immunity-boosting lunch menu I’m making for myself and my husband (who’s working from the kitchen table all week). Most of the base ingredients immunity boosting recipes are staples you can plan ahead and stock in the pantry, freezer or produce bin. Continue reading →

Tuna Avocado Zucchini Boats | Low-carb

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With all this crazy COVID-19 chaos going on, I’m less worried about how much toilet paper I have stocked and more concerned about my canned tuna inventory! Lol, I kid . . . but actually, I’m kind of serious here. Canned tuna is an amazing pantry staple to get you through good times and bad!Tuna Avocado Stuffed ZucchinI’m feeling perfectly healthy, working out and washing my hands like a fiend – but I’m about out of energy today! So canned tuna to the rescue – check out my recipe for Tuna Avocado Zucchini Boats. Ridiculously easy, super tasty and right on point with lean protein and other healthy nutrients to fuel my active lifestyle.  Read on to get this canned tuna recipe: Continue reading →