This Coconut Basil Chicken is one of my favorite recipes. It’s light, bright, and packed with fresh flavors. I wish I could say it was my own brain child, but it’s not. In scouring Pinterest for healthy slow cooker chicken meals, I discovered it on this site. It’s 100% worth sharing here, with my own…
Category: Weight Loss
On Balance and Self-Talk
This is a piece of Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake. You may be wondering what it’s doing here in my kitchen. It has no moral ability. It’s not good. It’s not bad. It’s a piece of cake. It may not be the most nutritious option, and eating it all the time probably won’t help me feel or…
Mexican Mélange
I love a good one-pot recipe. This Mexican Mélange is a one-stop shop that covers all your major macronutrients in one bowl. Here’s what goes into the mixture: But here’s what I see: Okay, so the speaker is optional, but if you’re not listening to music while you’re cooking, then what are you doing? It…
Buffalo Chicken Boats
I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: I am not a world-class chef. When I started out, I rarely cooked for myself, and lacked a lot of confidence in cooking in general. Knowing I needed to cook more for myself, I looked for recipes that were quick, easy, simple, cheap, and healthy. I…
Meal Planning
I eat. A lot. So, how have I lost weight when I eat so much? How did I come up with a meal plan? When I first started out, I found some professional accounts on Instagram that were both educating and encouraging. I learned a lot, and applied what I learned to create a meal…
Egg Muffins
You’ve heard it time and again: breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right? While there are some eating plans out there that would say otherwise, for me, breakfast really is vital. First and foremost, hanger is a real and present danger. Having food {and coffee} in the morning turn me into a…
Italian Chicken Bowl
Some people enjoy cooking. For them, it’s a way to channel creativity, or a form of stress relief. I am not one of those people. And yet, here we are in my kitchen. What can I say? A girl’s gotta eat. When I started learning more about my nutrition needs for weight loss, I knew…
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