Pinterest Recipe Round Up {Sweet Tooth Edition}

Happy New Year! Some of you may be trying to keep that resolution of cutting back on junk food, but still have a craving for treats. There are some dessert recipes that will satisfy your sweet tooth, and be beneficial to your diet. Here is a list of a few favorites.  Two Ingredient Cookies  This […]

Zucchini Ribbon Noodles Recipe

I’ve been hearing so much about “zoodles” or zucchini noodles recently as another low carb side option.  However, one problem.  Most of the recipes require a vegetable spiralizer, such as this one. This awesome kitchen appliance is on my long list of things to buy. So in the meantime, I came up with my own […]

Buffalo Style Turkey Meatballs {Gluten & Grain Free}

This recipe is a winner in our house.  I’ve made these turkey meatballs several times before and I always felt that they were just okay.  Todd loves them, so I continue to make them, but I was never CRAZY about them. Until now… This time when we made these meatballs, we modified the recipe slightly. […]

DIY Engagement Ornament

There’s something about giving or receiving a homemade gift that makes the moment much more special.  Last Christmas, my fiancé Todd and I decided to start a new tradition of making at least one homemade Christmas gift for each other and exchanging them on Christmas Eve.  It soon became a favorite tradition of ours and […]

Easy Spaghetti Squash Recipe

Spaghetti squash is fabulous low carb replacement to trick your mind into thinking you’re eating starchy, high carb foods, when in fact, you’re not.

Three Ingredient Clean Cookie Dough Bites Recipe

My cravings for cookies and cookie dough has been out of control lately! Instead of giving in to my temptations and buying cookies or cookie dough from the store, I decided to experiment and create a healthier alternative that alleviates my cravings.  I’ve been trying to avoid eating refined sugar.  My top sweetener alternatives have […]

Green Beans with Lemon and Sliced Almonds Recipe

This is a great recipe to make when you’re cooking for someone and want to make a simple meal that looks and tastes impressive.   I typically buy my green beans in a microwavable bag so that I can steam my veggies really quickly to speed up the overall process.  However, if you prefer to […]

Tomato & Avocado Salad Recipe

I have a slight obsession with avocados.  Ok maybe a bit more than slight.  In my opinion, adding avocado to any meal is an automatic upgrade.  I get overly excited when I cut into an avocado and it comes out like this….. Perfection! It’s not every day that this happens.   If you plan to […]

Brown Rice Penne Pasta with Spinach and Tomatoes Recipe

I love pasta very much.  However, I don’t often eat it anymore because of my low carb lifestyle.  However, this past Sunday my craving for pasta was so strong, I knew I had to make it! I decided to load my pasta up with veggies so that I would still have a nutritious and healthy […]