Promises, promises. I said yesterday I would post this recipe, so here it is. We didn’t make it due to the flu, but I’m posting anyway. Ingredients 1 tbsp coconut oil 2 tsp grated fresh ginger (microplane) 2 cloves garlic, minced 1.5 pounds, peeled, deveined wild shrimp, sprinkled with ground ginger, onion powder, sea salt and pepper 1 (12 oz) package of broccoli slaw 1 cup shredded purple cabbage 4 green onions, end removed, rough chop 2-3 tsp toasted sesame seeds if you do not have nut allergies, 1/3 cup unsalted cashews would be amazing with this, but alas, not for us. Ingredients – Sauce 1/4 cup fresh orange juice…
Crockpot Veggie Loaded White Chili
This recipe is from the Cara Clark Challenge 10 day reset I recently subscribed to. Today was day 1 and we had: Breakfast: smoothie 10am: snack, rice cake with sunbutter and honeycrisp apple slices Lunch: Spinach salad with crab, bell peppers, blueberries 3pm: snack, mixed fruit Dinner: Crockpot Veggie Loaded White Chili Chocolate: dark for dessert Here’s the recipe Ingredients: 1 (15oz) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed 2 (15oz) cans cannellini beans 1 onion, diced 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 poblano pepper, diced (optional) 2 small jalapeno peppers (seeded and diced) 1 zucchini, chopped 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced 1 tbsp oregano 1 tbsp cumin 1 tbsp chili…
Potato Bacon Soup
When it’s 7 degrees and dark outside, its hard to de-quilt and get the day going. Add two additional humans on to the morning routine, and it’s no wonder I need a cup of jet fuel to begin my winter mornings. Jet-fuel consumed, today we were all craving creamy, comfort food. We’ve had a Swanson’s (Campbell Soup Company) Potato Soup Mix in our pantry and thought it would work perfect on this uber cold day! Going into it, expectations were very low. Premixed soup bases can be overly salty, high in calories, or lack overall flavor. This mix NAILED IT. Fair sodium, no msg, low 90 calories and hearty. Taste…
English Muffin Pizza
Winter break is approaching. Kids are going to be wild. They’re going to be “bored” and they’re probably going to get on your nerves a bit, especially if you’re home with them the entire time – or if one gets sick, and the other doesn’t and you’re trapped. We can create all sorts of scenarios, but basically, I like to have some activities in mind so we can make simple stuff fun, just in case we get stuck inside. Today Carter and I made English Muffin Pizza Faces. I know, totally just making “what school sent home as an activity to work on” – but I’m feeling like Mom of…
Sunday Night Beef Roast
It’s cold, damp and dark in Wisconsin, so it’s the perfect time to make a hearty and filling Beef Roast with Vegetables. So bring out your dutch oven, turn on your fireplace and snuggle in with this winter favorite recipe. It’s the perfect addition to your Sunday, especially if you’re hanging out with friends or family before your busy week starts. The yield on this is about 6-8. We made it last week and it was excellent. I was busy searing the meat on the stove top, about 4 minutes on medium- high each side, when I realized I did not have any red wine to add to this recipe.…
Weeknight Lasagna
After eating the same boring flavor profile, aka, Thanksgiving leftovers, we are switching it up to Italian. Lasagna to be exact. I’ve got two kids in front of me right now fighting over a box, yes, a box. Why am I driving myself nuts over Christmas toys when apparently a box is the cats meow?! I’ll just skip right to the recipe since I need to referee….. Campbell’s 30 Minute Weeknight Lasagna Ingredients: 3 cups ricotta cheese 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese – Kraft is safe 2 eggs 1 pound organic, lean ground beef 1 jar (45 ounces) Prego® Traditional Italian Sauce or two jars (24 ounces each) Prego® Three Cheese Italian Sauce…
Menu Board Inspiration 11/13 – 11/17
We had a fantastic nut free breakfast at the Knick this morning. They make their own pancake mix in-house, so we know it’s nut-free. They are great about handling allergies. We’ve been dining there with family for the past 7 years, and luckily, haven’t had a single issue. From quick date nights, to baptisms, mother’s day, father’s day, post-fireworks cocktails and more, this restaurant holds some of our greatest family memories. We’re grateful to have such a great place so close. This week is crazy – I’m sensing a theme here – so the menu is quite boring, but hey, I’m not a restaurant. Here’s what we’ve got, nut-free and…
Slow Cooker Indian Butter Chicken
This blog post is dedicated to my Mother-in-Law, Sue, who passed away while we were at a conference this past weekend in Denver. She inspired my husband to cook, who inspired me to cook because our daughter has life-threatening food allergies. We love her so much and her presence is missed dearly. Through her many delicious recipes, we will keep her memory alive. May she rest in peace. This week has been full of emotion for us. High highs and very low lows. The highs came from the exciting travel and conference my hubs and I attended together, FaBlogCon, in Denver, CO. We love Denver so much. We had some…
Menu Board 10/30-11/3
How is it Sunday night already? This weekend was so nice – had some girl time with my Mom and we saw Guys and Dolls at the theater and it was amazing – if you have a chance to see this performance, I highly recommend it. The singing was incredible, as was the acting and dancing. It made for a really fun night out. As a family today, we closed up our garden, and turned the soil over/played in mud, put outside toys away, raked leaves/rolled in them, got laundry going, packed nap mat bags, lunches for the week, showers, and lastly, menu planning + groceries. We’ve got a full…
Buzzy's Lake House Food Truck
Hold the phone. Nut allergy friends REJOICE! Your food truck woes are OVER. Yesterday my little buddy and I (still on house arrest – kind of sick, but not really, check out my IG for more info on this) were hanging out on the square in downtown Madison when we decided to check out a local food truck, Buzzy’s Lake House via my Instagram feed. Buzzy’s was parked on the corner of Wisconsin + Mifflin, which was uber convenient since we were at the toy store one block away. Capitol Kids is probably one of my favorite stores for kiddo swag in all of Madison. They have the most unique…
Lighter Pulled BBQ Pork
So I’m a sucker for easy, crock-pot, nut-free weeknight meals. And I seem to be stuck in a BBQ pork rut. OK, not stuck. If you know me well, you know that I LOVE a good pork sandwich and so do the kids. I’ve tried many different recipes and the first was actually quite hilarious, circa 2007 for a girls night at our downtown condo. The pork turned out to be a dried out mess and we ended up ordering pizza after a long day of work. Ten years later, I think I’ve got a better recipe down, and actually less ingredients is better. This recipe is a lot lighter…
Cheesy Chicken Fajitas
Monday Hustle was fierce today! After a really nice weekend, it was great to get back into our routine today, meal time being part of it. If your kids are choosy eaters, this may be a good transition recipe to try. It has many favorite ingredients found in Mexican food that almost all kiddos love. Just changing the flavor a bit, or adding/subtracting favorite ingredients may help your littles become more diverse eaters. Don’t give up, it’s a process. Modifying their favorite meals is one way to get their taste buds to open up a bit. This weeks menu is posted to my IG, thanks to Cooking Light Magazine. Yesterday…
12 Minute Mashed Potatoes
I’m BAAAAACK and it feels so good to write and be part of the blogging community again. Last night, we were all craving a meat and potatoes, essentially a comfort food meal. So first I’m going to tell you about the food we made, and then I’ll address the elephant in the room….where we were last week! And why I haven’t blogged. First, chicken cordon bleu + mashed potatoes + steamed broccoli = winning! The chicken cordon bleus are frozen from Brenans (yes, I stocked up from Jacobson’s Meats before Brenans closes) and steamed some broccoli, super simple. Mashed Potatoes 3 russet potatoes, rinsed peeled and cubed into 1/4″ pieces…
Greek Salad & Grilled Pita
What. A. Week. It’s Sunday and a new week is about to begin. The show must go on! You may see some repeats on here from last week, we had some last minute changes due to a tummy bug that invaded our home. Fingers crossed we are done with that exciting experience for a long, long time. One thing is for sure, we learned a lot. One moment that stands out in my mind happened on Friday, when my son was not doing well. He was having a hard time when he told me that he was going to “just breathe through it Mamma.” He learned the skill of finding…
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