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Green Beans with Strawberries and Spicy-Sweet Raspberry Dressing

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No more yelling “eat your green beans” thanks to this beautiful, berry-elevated side dish just bursting with flavor. Green beans and berries are both staples of summer, so I thought – why not just toss ‘em in a skillet, season with a spicy-sweet raspberry dressing, sit back and enjoy a few moments of dinner time magic. You, know, when the kids aren’t rolling their eyes or groaning about the sight of vegetables!

Spicy Berry Green Beans

Green Beans with Strawberries and a Spicy-Sweet Raspberry Dressing makes a colorful addition to your family’s plate and, as we all know, eating lots of vibrant colors is good for your health. And, done in 10 minutes, this stress-free, summer green bean recipe is good for your mental health too! Continue reading →

Farm Fresh Beef Meat Sauce for Meal Prep with Easy & Unique Serving Ideas

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One of the most popular meals in my home is spaghetti with meat sauce, and it’s safe to say it’s the hearty fuel that helped my raise up three strapping boys, now ages 16, 19 and 22. The family has a particular brand they LOVE, and if I stray or get adventurous with homemade, they groan and say . . . “it’s different.” Farm Fresh Beef Meat Sauce

However, at the request of Beef Loving Texans, I recent made the Farm Fresh Meat Sauce created by their chef and my friend, Tiffany Blackmon.  The family did say, “it’s different” but this time with their mouths’ full gobbling up more. I was pretty happy about their enthusiasm, since the sauce includes extra finely chopped veggies like zucchini, carrots, mushrooms and such. I served this beef meat sauce on pasta – and also in three other unique ways! You can read all about it on their blog post, but I want to share it here too!   Continue reading →

How More Efficient Protein Powder Can Help Optimize Performance

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This post has been sponsored by Deerland Probiotics & Enzymes through Kitchen PLAY. All opinions are my own.

I am all about making my personal world more efficient so that I’m set up for success in all areas of life including optimizing my time, optimizing my money, and optimizing my health! I’ve been known to run to the gym to knock out cardio before strength-training, I “Marie Kondo’d” the heck out of my sock drawer, and I’m all about meal prepping to stock the freezer, fridge, and pantry with foods that support my active lifestyle. All these life hacks save time, save money, and support my physical and/or mental health! How Prohydrolase is helps me digest protein better to optimize my workouts and recovery

You know another thing I’ve got working for me? Optimizing how various types of protein supplements can benefit my body thanks to ProHydrolase. ProHydrolase is an ingredient found in some protein supplements that has been proven to increase digestibility, thusly increasing the potential for muscle-building and muscle-recovery. Read on to learn more about my experience with ProHydrolase:

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Green Glow Chilled Zucchini Salad with Lemon Gremolata Dressing

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Does my life need another zucchini recipe? YES, yes it does! Even though zucchini cultivates joke after joke in the summer about its seemingly inexhaustible, high-volume production (lock the door and turn off the porch lights), I personally can’t get enough of this healthy, versatile summer squash.

Green Glow Zucchini Salad with Lemon Gremolata Dressing is a yummy summer dish that is Paleo, Vegan, Gluten-free and super easy to make.

One of my favorite ways to enjoy zucchini is my running it through a spiralizer to make vegetable noodles that work as a pasta substitute. Today’s spiralized zucchini recipe is Green Glow Chilled Zucchini Salad with Lemon Gremolata Dressing, read on for the recipe: Continue reading →

40 Ways to Top Sweet Potato Toast | Paleo, Whole30, Vegan

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This post is sponsored by Sweet PotaTOASTS but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Sweet potato toast is one of today’s trendy and versatile options for alternative bread – or alt-bread as I sometimes call it. It’s a great way enjoy the practical benefits of traditional bread (mainly serving as a vehicle to get toppings and fillings into the mouth) while avoiding gluten, dairy, eggs, sugar, and processed carbohydrates. Toppings for sweet potato toasts -- ideas to fit a variety of diets including paleo, gluten-free, whole30, and more.

I recently discovered Sweet PotaTOASTS, from the makers of CAULIPOWER, in the freezer aisle of my grocer – it’s the best thing since sliced bread! I pop one, two, three or the whole bag in the toaster, air-fryer or oven and then dress up with the toppings of my choice. Read on to find out how 40+ Ways to Top Sweet Potato Toast: Continue reading →