Healthy Pumpkin Chip Muffins recipe I just love fall… the crisp air, the colorful leaves, the smell of fire pits burning in the evening, and all things pumpkin! Yummm… pumpkin spice coffee, pumpkin pie, and now pumpkin muffins! While we are away frolicking at the pumpkin patch, I thought I’d leave you with an “oh so yummmmmmmmmmmmy” recipe I found on Where is the Me in Mommy yesterday. Print 4.7 from 3 reviews Healthy Pumpkin … [Read more...]
Veggie Lovers vs. Meat Lovers… feeding the family
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When is comes to feeding your family, how to do you balance nutrition and taste? I don't mean how the food tastes, I mean... a personal preference for certain foods. Here is my dilemma. Two of our six family members are strict vegetarians. One of them is toying with the idea of becoming vegan. I don't eat much meat, but I will. I'd say 90% of my diet is vegetarian. I am actually pretty grossed out by a lot of meat and would rather not deal … [Read more...]
Vegetarian: Black Bean & Mango Tostadas
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Here is another family favorite. Enjoy! Print Vegetarian: Black Bean & Mango Tostadas Author: Heather Serves: 4 Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 15 mins Ingredients 1 15-oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 scallions, white and light green parts, finely chopped ½ teaspoon chili powder ¾ teaspoon salt 4 8-inch flour tortillas 6 ounces … [Read more...]
Black Bean Burgers Recipe
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Black Bean Burgers Recipe As some of you may know, our family has decided to start eating more healthy. This includes eating a lot more fruits and vegetables, eating a lot less high fructose corn syrup, avoiding white starches and for two of the family members, avoiding meat! Yes, my husband and oldest are vegetarians. Myself? I still occasionally eat meat, but for the most part... nah. This has challenged me to find new recipes that are, most … [Read more...]
Cucumber love… Cucumber Salsa & Gazpacho Recipes
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Cucumber Salsa & Gazpacho Recipes I blogged earlier about our home garden experience so far. I think we've done fairly well, with the small exception of our dearly departed tomato plants (I think it finally got too hot for them). We are experiencing a nice large crop from our cucumbers and have found a couple of cucumber recipes (which I will share below) that aren't so bad! In fact, we actually LOVE the cucumber salsa! My husband came … [Read more...]
