Mardi Gras Chicken Fingers

February 8, 2018 By Leave a Comment

Mardi Gras Chicken Fingers are an easy addition to your celebratory Fat Tuesday table!

Mardi Gras Chicken Fingers

Mardi Gras is here early this year, so it’s time to get celebrating!

King Cakes fly off the shelves starting in January, and purple, green, and gold everything adorn windows, stores, wreaths, and trees. I’ve seen school bands practicing in my neighborhood to get ready for marching the parade route, and I passed floats driving down the interstate with full police escort. Mardi Gras never fails to bring out the fun in the city.

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Easy Homemade Cilantro Lime Rice with Pop & Cook

August 3, 2017 By Leave a Comment

I am in the thick of the summer here in Phoenix. We technically have at least three more months of mega hot days. So I am constantly looking for lunch ideas that I can make quick, easy, perfect for a hot day. I hate going out in the day just to get something to eat when it is so hot out.

So, I have been making some salads and sandwiches at home. I have been craving some burritos lately, but then I thought I should just make a burrito bowl. I can have my salad and burrito in one bowl.

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Greek Dip

June 5, 2017 By 3 Comments

There are few things better than being that person that brings a really good dish to a party.

What’s one of those few things? When that dish is both healthy and tasty.

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Having a recipe that everyone raves about that you know is contributing to their good health is one of those beautiful things in life {dietitian-nerd alert}.

And this Greek Dip is just the recipe to wow your friends in the taste department as well as the nutritious department.

Bonus: it wins in the super simple category as well!

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Open-Faced Tomato Eclipses, Avocado, Egg Sandwiches: Mother’s Day Brunch

May 8, 2017 By 1 Comment


Mother’s Day is this Sunday and I wanted to make my Mother a very special brunch with all of her favorite things in one delicious open-faced sandwich.

I want to make my mom feel special, so I decided to invite her over to celebrate Mother’s day and make a special brunch for her like I did when I was little.

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