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January 19, 2023

Three Tips for Successful Meal Prepping

Here are 3 of the BEST meal prep tricks to make the most of your time and money! P.S. if you’re looking for help with having fresh made meals in your fridge, let’s chat! 1. Let’s say you’re doing meal prep for 3 recipes for the week. Choose recipes with 10 or less ingredients and […]

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January 8, 2023

BIG NEWS! My Amazon Storefront Is Now Live!

I’ve been blogging for 6+ years and I finally, finally, finally have my own Amazon storefront! What does this mean exactly? I’ve curated my Amazon page to share my best recommendations for things I use on a daily basis. Kitchen supplies, toys for Nadia, cleaning products, daily supplements, and more! Because we can all use […]

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January 8, 2023

Recipe #52: Paneer Curry

Comfort and flavor and warmth and spice. This curry is everything I want in the winter. And it’s vegetarian! The paneer acts as soft pillowy transmitters for the silky creamy curry that is the just right amount of acidic from canned peeled tomatoes. It’s a labor of love, but oh it is worth it. Adjust […]

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Burgers, tostadas, sashimi, oh my! I ate a lot of REALLY great food in Austin this past year! A round of applause to all of the the incredible minds that have created marvelous dishes that truly made my eyes roll (in the best way). From thick, juicy burgers to fresh, sustainable sashimi, I truly was […]

January 3, 2023

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December 17, 2022

Recipe #51: “Baked” Ziti

It’s baked ziti but on the stovetop because sometimes you don’t want to turn on the oven and wait an hour!!! Whose with me??? So I guess I could call it stovetop ziti but that sounds like the stuffing from a box and no offense but this is NOT THAT. It is far from that. […]

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November 30, 2022

How Motherhood Has Changed … Everything

This post has been a long time coming, but the irony is that I don’t truly have time (or make time) to sit and write the way I used to. Just one of the million ways motherhood has changed who I am and what I do. If I can be prepping food for the family, cleaning something (because with a toddler and a large dog, there’s always cleaning to be done) or something that is more productive and helpful for my family, that is the priority over most things. But today, I thought I would sit in my cozy bed and write to you, my friends and my audience that have been by my side for years and years. Or if you are stumbling upon this and my page for the first time, then welcome!

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September 6, 2022

Recipe #50: Roasted Salmon Teriyaki + Sticky Rice

This is a really really really delicious meal that I may or may not be making every week for the rest of 2022. Like I really did outdo myself. Meet, my favourite meal I’ve made in quite awhile: roasted salmon teriyaki and veggies with sticky rice… Oh how a little bit of prep makes all […]

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The perfect summer recipe: when it’s too hot and you don’t want to really cook, make this poké bowl! Poké is my favourite thing to eat in the summer (well besides ice ream) and this recipe makes it so easy! The most important thing about this poké recipe is getting high quality fish.  I recommend […]

July 6, 2022

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April 14, 2022

Recipe #48: 15 Minutes Shrimp & Veggie Noodles

If you love shrimp, you’re going to LOVE this recipe. It is healthy, fast, delicious, and sooooo easy! Plus it’s gluten, dairy and soy free (and loaded with high protein shrimp). It’s the perfect recipe to make on a busy weekday night for yourself or for a family. The chewy sweet potato noodles soak up […]

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April 13, 2022

Recipe #47: Lemongrass Chili Chicken Wings

These spicy, tangy, Thai inspired lemongrass chili chicken wings are gluten/dairy/soy free and are a nice change from the usual buffalo or bbq wings you might order – and these are made with *really good* ingredients. What you’ll need: -3 lbs chicken wings -1 stalk of lemongrass, thinly sliced -3 tbsp of chili oil -2 […]

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April 12, 2022

Recipe #46: 20 Minute Vegan Curry

I don’t usually opt for vegan meals but sometimes you just want veggies! Curries are a great way to sneak in those greens you’ve been avoiding and the spice can be as spicy or mild as you want. Obviously the longer you can simmer your curry the better it will be, but the quality of […]

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