Day 4-Skinny Chili
Chili is another favorite from when I was growing up. I still use my mom's basic recipe, but I improve on it by using all turkey. Chili is one of those dishes that you can be flexible with in adding spices or sweeteners, according to your personal taste. Add some...
Day 3-Skinny Spaghetti
I love Spaghetti!! I would have it every week if my family loved it as much-lol. I do still make traditional spaghetti occasionally. I make my own sauce (using turkey instead of beef) and we use healthier pasta (whole grain or veggie based). That recipe in a future...
Day 2 of 12 Days of Skinny Family Favorites
One of our family favorites is an improvement on the 'Swiss Steak" I had as a kid (sorry mom!). Instead of chopped steak I would buy premium beef patties and prepare them stovetop, add gravy and serve with mashed potatoes. Now, I serve a tastier AND healthier...
12 Days of Skinny Family Favorites
It’s difficult to prepare healthy meals that please the WHOLE family and this is even more of a challenge when you mix in the Holidays, kids home from school, crazy busyness, and visitors from out of town (who may or may not like to ‘eat healthy’)! Today I am...
Are You Up for a Challenge?
I am totally stepping outside of the box here and I am going to do something I have not done previously. I am going to share in this space what I have previously only shared in my private Facebook group. We are in the midst of a challenge for the holidays--instead...
S.M.A.R.T. New Year’s Resolutions!
So, I am on the war path against New Year’s Resolutions! My husband is the only person I have EVER met who has been able to find success in this tradition, and that’s probably because he approaches it in a non-traditional way that ‘suits’ him. He has an approach...