Celebrate the Holidays with Chex Mix #Platefullcoop

Disclosure: The information and prize pack have been provided by General Mills through Platefull Co-Op I cannot believe the holidays are just around the corner. We have 21 days (Christmas Eve) until the man with the red suit starts making his way into our homes! Are you and the kiddos getting prepared for his visit? Have you thought about what type of cookies you’ll be leaving out for him this year? This year why not change things up a bit {Read More}

5 Things To Know Before You Start Pinterest

Haven’t hit the Pinterest craze yet? Here you will find 5 things you need to know before you take the plunge into the world of possibilities! Properly Name Boards This is a MUST, if you don’t take the time to properly name your boards, you will end up with a very unorganized mess. Once you discover you cannot find something you KNEW you pinned, your head will be spinning and you will do the dreaded task of organizing your pins. {Read More}

Holiday Gift Guide: Key Ingredient Recipe Reader Review + Giveaway

It wasn’t until a few years back that I left the boxed dinners behind and started to cook almost everything from scratch. With a handful of cookbooks, I was ready to go! However, I learned quickly, that out of all the cookbooks I had, each only had a handful of recipes I liked or would cook. So to me the cookbooks needed to go, they were more or less taking up space, space that I really didn’t have to spare. {Read More}

Triple Threat Sweet and Spicy Shrimp Recipe – Heart Healthy Foods

If you’re looking for heart healthy Omega-3 foods, there is no greater source than shrimp. With more Omega fatty acid than tuna or salmon, shrimp is a powerful food for maintaining cardiovascular health. This recipe however, provides health benefits for diabetes control and weight loss as well. I decided Triple Threat Sweet and Spicy Shrimp was a suitable name. It provides great health benefits with a familiar Asian flavor. This and other Asian style recipes make great dinners for health {Read More}

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}

Eating Healthy Has Been a Challenge

I am not going to lie, this eating healthy has been a challenge! Everything we love is so bad for us, so we have had to find ways to make what we love a bit healthier so that we can still enjoy it. One would say the best way to be healthy and to lose weight is to cut things out of your daily menu, this is far from the truth. I have been struggling all my life with my {Read More}

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