We’ve covered 5 ingredient meals, 4 ingredient meals, and now we’re down to 3 ingredient meals…Here are a few to add to your rotation! They will help you get a meal on the table without many ingredients or extensive prep time! Kitchen Staples Salt Pepper Garlic Powder Oregano Lemon Pepper Italian Seasoning Olive Oil Non-StickContinue reading “Three Ingredient Meals”
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10 Favorite Summer Smoothies
Summer weather inspires vibrantly colorful meals and an inclination to snack on fresh fruit and vegetables instead of chips and cookies (most of the time!). How do I use all of the produce I buy at the store or farmer’s market, and inevitably can’t finish just by adding it as a side to meals andContinue reading “10 Favorite Summer Smoothies”
Family Dynamics and Meal Planning
Do you ever find yourself struggling to keep everyone happy and meet everyone’s dietary needs at the dinner table, especially when you’re trying to please children, partners and parents alike? I plan meals, workouts and “quiet time” each week, because I am a planner and a “to-do list” kind of girl; but also because itContinue reading “Family Dynamics and Meal Planning”
Top Hot Weather Food Prep Ideas
Meal Plans and food prep doesn’t look the same every season – especially the summer months when none of us want to heat up the house more than we have to, stand for hours at the stove or spend time cleaning the kitchen up when everyone is running around the backyard and enjoying the longerContinue reading “Top Hot Weather Food Prep Ideas”
Top 10 Breakfasts for Busy Mornings
Who skips breakfast or spends hundreds a year on coffeeshop breakfasts because it’s just too hard to make breakfast at home on your way to work or getting the kids out of the house? That was me, until I found a few easy prep ahead meals that took minutes to make grab-and-go breakfasts each day.Continue reading “Top 10 Breakfasts for Busy Mornings”
Week 19 Meal Plan
Anxiously awaiting the warmer weather here in Chicago…and enjoying all of the fresh produce. Our famer’s markets are opening in the next few weeks, and I can’t wait to visit and find new items to try and to share with all of you! As usual, I’m pulling from some of my favorite chefs to useContinue reading “Week 19 Meal Plan”
10 Steps to Start Meal Planning & Prep
Step 1:INVENTORY WHAT YOU HAVE ON HAND – PANTRY, FREEZER AND REFRIGERATOR Take note of what items are nearing expiration or starting to be on their last legs before ending up in the garbage; these should be on your menu for the upcoming week. Example: Strawberries that are starting to get soft, you can freezeContinue reading “10 Steps to Start Meal Planning & Prep”