Southern Style Cajun CatFish (Recipe)

Moving away from fried foods can be a challenge, it’s no secret everything usually tastes better fried. I have learned that, I don’t have to sacrifice some of my favorite fried foods, I just have to learn to cook them a bit healthier. Pompeian oil blends are a healthier alternative to your everyday vegetable oils. Not only do you use less, they’re the better fats you need in your diet, plus you’ll get the Essential Omega 3/6, and vitamin E. {Read More}

Low Carb Pita Bread and Recipe!

One of my biggest weaknesses with trying to lose weight isn’t the sweets, but the breads. I love bread! Whether is be bread you use for sandwiches, crackers, rolls, or pizza dough. I love it all! We have been trying to go healthier when we make those purchases. I stick to whole wheat and products that are low in carbs. Have you ever tried the low carb pita bread? It is super yummy! I like taking them and making little {Read More}

Chicken and Rice Recipe

Trying to eat healthy is a challenge. I like making one dish meals, however making these meals is  a challenge when you have limited ingredients. I had all the spices a girl could want, chicken, brown rice, broccoli, and peas. Usually when I make simple dishes my family snarls their noses. However this time they talked about how good it was. Recipe: Chicken and Rice Ingredients 3 Boneless Chicken Breasts Small bag of Broccoli Small bag of Peas Small bag {Read More}

Quick Fix Meals With Chef Boyardee

With being a busy mom, I like to find quick, and easy recipes to cook for my family. Sometimes, there just doesn’t seem, like there is enough hours in the day. Recently, I learned about Ready Set Eat, and discovered that you can make quick, healthy meals using Chef Boyardee. Chef Boyardee has been a favorite in our home since I was a kid, and I would have never guessed, I could add a few other ingredients and make a {Read More}

Low Fat Spaghetti Recipe

I love my Italian meals, but most are pasta dishes, I have found a way to alter spaghetti, so that it has less calories. Ingredients: 1lb Ground Turkey 1 small onion garlic 1 can spaghetti Sauce (if you would rather use a can of tomatoes, tomato sauce, and Italian seasonings go for it) 8 ounce whole wheat penne pasta. (we prefer penne pasta over spaghetti pasta) First I take and cook up my ground turkey, some people cook it is {Read More}

Left Over Turkey

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, and hope you got everything you went to the store to get! I didn’t go until 8:30am and still got everything I was wanting! Over all it was great, came home took a nap then found I got a gc I had won a while ago, so decided to go out again and get my daughter some clothes that was on sale. Sure enough they still had her size. Do you got all {Read More}

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