While I don’t jump on the weight loss bandwagon every January, I do tend to crave salads this time of year. I enjoy the holidays and all the food that comes with them so by the first couple of months of the new year my body seems to crave fresh produce and lots of greens….
Lunch
Bacon Avocado Sandwiches
Hello there friends! I wasn’t planning on taking such a long break from blogging but I’m glad I did. Even a short break gives me time to miss blogging. I enjoy sharing recipes and keeping up this blog but constantly churning out posts can be draining. I’m returning from my hiatus refreshed and I’ve got…
Summer Chopped Salad
Have you heard of Door to Door Organics? It’s a company that delivers organic fruits and vegetables to your front door. What makes this great is that the customer picks how often to get boxes and what size box to get. The order is easy to customize too. I get an email 5 days before…
Ham and Cheese Sliders – My Chicken Fried Life
One of my favorite things about cooking is creating an interesting and flavorful recipe using very basic ingredients. Sure, I love to make a gourmet meal with a list of ingredients that I had to go to multiple stores to secure. But I also love making a delicious lunch for my family with a handful…
Tomato Basil Soup
When I started writing this blog I read countless articles and blog posts about blogging. Things like how to blog so that people want to read your content or how to take pictures and use lighting. What I found so interesting was that almost everything I read talked about how much you would grow and…
Muffaletta
During both of my pregnancies, I craved deli sandwiches. As in all I wanted to eat was fresh baked bread piled high with meat and cheese, which made sandwiches all I could think about. My doctor recommended that I not eat deli meat that hadn’t been throughly heated while pregnant so I was not able…
Meatball Panini
Since starting this blog, I have made a point to become a more adventurous eater, especially when we are out to eat. I’m a creature of habit and I eat the same entree at each restaurant we frequent. Go Roma after church, I’m eating Chicken Parmesan. Quick lunch at Jimmy Johns, always a Slim 5. …
Calzones
Hello world! We are recovering from our second round of the stomach flu in 3 weeks so my series on freezer meals has been sidelined. Having my kids have the stomach flu is one of my hardest parenting experiences to date. It’s so hard to watch your kids be miserable! So glad that we are…
Apple Peanut Butter Waffle Sandwiches (84)
Things have been a little crazy at our house recently! We came back from Thanksgiving vacation 10 days ago and our kids have been sick for the entire 10 days. I thought that we had turned a corner so we headed to church this morning since Currey was preaching. Unfortunately, I got called to get…
Avocado Grapefruit Quinoa Salad (16) and Quinoa Cakes (17)
When I saw this recipe for Avocado Grapefruit Quinoa Salad on Pinterest, it looked perfect. I love avocados and grapefruit and had never cooked with quinoa before. We are always looking for more exciting lunch ideas and I believed this would be a winning recipe. This recipe came from Skinny Taste which by now you may have noticed I…
Mango Avocado Salad (12) with Lemon Vinaigrette (13)
As I’ve mentioned previously, we struggle with coming up with creative options for lunch every day. I have become slightly obsessed with finding recipes on pinterest (you can follow my boards by clicking the link at the top of the page). This Mango Avocado Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette was a great find that we enjoyed twice in one week. Have…
Strawberry Soup Recipe (5)
The first time I was exposed to chilled fruit soups was while on a cruise with my family. Almost every night there was a different chilled fruit soup on the menu. That was our first and only cruise but it was a very memorable vacation! I am still teased by my family about a huge…
Pesto Mozzarella Panini (3)
One of my biggest struggles with menu planning is lunch. We eat lunch at home most days and I often struggle to come up with creative and delicious options. We are usually stuck eating PB&J because I’ve simply run out of more inspiring ideas. Thankfully, I found a recipe for a Pesto Mozzarella Panini. This…