Slow cooker butternut squash lasagna

Aka one of the easiest and most nutrient-dense recipes Iโ€™ve made in a while! Itโ€™s gluten-free (no grains at all!), packed with veggies and protein, and cooks in the slow cooker. “Set it and forget it” for the win. Hi friends! Howโ€™s the morning going? Hope youโ€™re having a great day so far. <3 The…

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Spring roll chicken salad

This spring roll chicken salad may be one of the very best salads Iโ€™ve ever posted on the blog! The other ones that come to mind are this kale salad, this salad, and of course, the best pasta salad ever. This one combines savory peanut butter chicken with a sweet chile vinaigrette, fresh chopped veggies,…

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Hummus Chicken Salad Bowl

Itโ€™s funny how things change over time.  I used to despise sweet and savory mixed together. (Now if itโ€™s food, chances are that I’ll eat it.) I used to nap every day. (My eyes still get a little misty at the loss of this ritual.) I used to hate mayo… And then I got pregnant.…

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Sweet Potato Protein Breakfast Bowl

Sick of oatmeal for breakfast? Try a sweet potato breakfast to change it up! Bonus: itโ€™s gluten-free, high in protein, nutrients, smart carbs, and customizable.  Iโ€™ve been a little bit breakfast bored lately. Itโ€™s my favorite meal of the day, but itโ€™s also the most frantic. Iโ€™m usually trying to feed Liv and P at…

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Mediterranean chicken bake

This is a family-friendly recipe that even a discerning preschooler went crazy for. Spiced chicken combines beautifully with warm feta, tomatoes and a fresh mint-cucumber salad. Itโ€™s a perfect โ€œI donโ€™t know what to do with this chickenโ€ recipe. When the Pilot first left for his training, I still had the splint on my hand…

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Coconut Curry Meatballs with Sweet Potato Noodles

This dinner recipe comes together in less than 30 minutes and is a total crowd pleaser. Coconut curry meatballs with sweet potato noodles is gluten-free and dairy-free, with aromatic flavors that make the entire house smell amazing. The meatballs are delicious on their own, atop rice or vegetable noodles, and can be enjoyed the next…

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Chopped avocado southwest salad

This morning, I have  new recipe for you, courtesy of my Uncle E. He has shared quite a few of his mouthwatering recipes with the blog world before, including this black bean soup idea, this lavender-honey salmon, the vegan soba noodle sushi, and his best ever pasta salad (<โ€” Itโ€™s still one of my top-viewed…

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Healthy Baked Breakfast Cookie for One

This single serving breakfast cookie can be made in advance to enjoy the next morning. Just cook in the am and serve! For a larger batch of breakfast cookies, try these baked breakfast cookies or this single-serving overnight oats cookie.  I eat a lot of the same things for breakfast. There are a handful of…

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One Kale Salad Base, Three Different Salads

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the morning going? I have a massage today that Iโ€™ve been looking forward to for weeks. Itโ€™s going to be so amazingโ€ฆ and I always have to remind myself not to smile like a creeper during it. And then thereโ€™s the drool. Just kidding; that never happens. Speaking of massagesโ€ฆ. have I…

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Sweet Potato, Goat Cheese and Turkey Bacon Egg Bake

That’s a mouthful, huh? This is a super healthy breakfast casserole dish you can make ahead for the week, with a unique sweet potato โ€œcrust.โ€ ๐Ÿ™‚ Lately weโ€™ve been meal planning and prepping MACHINES. Thankfully, the Pilot decided to focus on eliminating sugar and cleaning up the eats the same time I did. It would be…

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Chocolate Protein Donuts

This morningย was a miracle of happiness when the girls slept in until 8am this morning. I woke up and was like, โ€œWhere am I? What just happened?!โ€ and it was probably the most beautiful thing ever. Needless to say, I think we were all a little zonked after our whirlwind trip to Disney. I started…

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1 Hour, $60, 1 Week of Daytime Eats

Meal prep is back (all gluten-free)! You guys enjoyed this meal-prep post so much that I made another round. Now youโ€™ll have some more options to choose from! Prepping healthy eats in advance really can save so much time and money, plus keep you on track with your health and fitness goals! A few of…

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