• Main Dishes

    Crock-Pot Broccoli Beef

    For those of you who work, do you ever want to come home from work and enjoy a home cooked healthy and delicious meal that is already made?  Do any of you enjoy Chinese take-out, but wish you could have the food without the MSG, high-fructose corn syrup, and other unhealthy ingredients that are commonly added to take out?  If you answered yes to any of the above, then this recipe is for you! Well I do work, and my Crock-Pot is a miracle!  Do you know how nice it is to come home to a delicious smelling apartment with food that is ready to eat???  It is AMAZING!!!!  The…

  • Breakfasts

    Caramelized Onion Spinach and Mushroom Omelette

    Hello Everyone!  Do you every have breakfast for dinner?  I do, actually quite often.  Breakfast food can be fast, nutritious, and delicious!  And I don’t know about you guys, but I am always rushing early in the morning and don’t spend too much time making a real breakfast, so the only time I make an elaborate breakfast, like an omelette, is in the evening. Today I am sharing a breakfast omelette recipe that I like to make myself for dinner.  Although I do think I am a pretty good cook, unfortunately my omelette making skills are a little bit lacking.  Part of this may be due to the fact that…

  • Breakfasts,  Snacks

    Make Your Own Yogurt!

    Hello Everyone!  Today I want to share with you how you can make your own yogurt!  (And Greek yogurt too!)  Those of you who attend my regular WW meeting know that I like to talk about this and mention it quite often!  This is because it is so cool, and so easy to do!  If you follow my method, it will work every time!  I promise!  Yogurt is one of my favorite foods, and it is a healthy pro-biotic as well! Unfortunately, even I do not always have the time to make yogurt, but when I can do it, I do, and it is totally worth it!  I think if…

  • Main Dishes

    Chicken Soup

    So I was listening to my ipod at work the other day and this song came on my ipod.  I do not know why I have this on my ipod, but it made me think: ” I should do a blog post on chicken noodle soup!  I make really good chicken noodle soup… or at least I think so!!! ”  So here I am, writing a post about chicken noodle soup. I think it is a good time of year to eat soup.  It is still chilly enough on some days that I crave soup, and if you get sick this time of year it is really really annoying, so…

  • Dessert

    Dark Chocolate Pinto Bean Fudge

    I know that the title of this recipe sounds well…. unappetizing, but don’t stop reading yet!! It’s really good!  I promise!  If you don’t tell people the secret ingredient of this fudge, they would never ever guess! This fudge is a rich satisfying chocolate dessert.  It will satisfy your need for an ooey gooey dessert any day!  While, I am not claiming that the sugar in this recipe is healthy, some of the other ingredients totally are, like pinto beans, coconut oil, cocoa powder, and walnuts.  And let me tell you, this fudge totally does NOT taste healthy!!! For those of you who are chocolate lovers like me, I just…