Clean eating: Tex Mex Alfredo Pasta & Chicken.

March 1, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Now, let me start this off by saying, after my experience with cottage cheese brownies, I’m very skeptical of anything made with cottage cheese. Anything. But, I really wanted to try a new Alfredo sauce, and happened to find at The Gracious Pantry (of course, where else would I find it?) a recipe for Tex […]

It’s a moose thing.

November 27, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

Growing up in Maine, wild game is a dietary staple. If you don’t hunt, you know someone who does. You have a friend who happened to tag a few deer that season and gives you a little meet. Or a kindly neighbor brings you a shopping bag full of moose meat. That last one is […]

Gluten free pizza dough.

August 9, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

I have, for years now, I have been trying to figure out if I have a gluten intolerance or not. It’s been quite a battle that, if I had better health insurance, could have been solved a looooooot sooner. And, it figures that by the time I get good insurance, I’ve pretty much figure it […]

Best Protein Pancakes you’ll ever eat.

July 24, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

My biggest weakness is a tall stack of French toast and a heaping plate of bacon. After changing my eating habits, it became my go-to cheat meal quite a bit. When I was younger, my mother would sometimes make “Brinner” (breakfast for dinner) and I would be on cloud nine. I love pancakes well enough, […]

It’s always grilling time.

May 9, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

Three things are constant in my house… Music. Being active. And grilling. Despite living in the Northeast where it gets to be negative-two million degrees outside in the dead of winter and snow falls in feet, not inches — I grill year round. I can’t help but chuckle when photos pop up on Twitter or […]

Chicken sausage and quinoa.

March 11, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

I like to make a lot of “one dish” kind of meals at dinner. Mostly because it’s really easy to prep, super quick to make and with my outrageously busy schedule? Perfect for my lifestyle. At the same time too, it produces some pretty good leftovers for work the following day (which given how much […]

Fajita sandwich.

March 6, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

We all have heard of Taco Tuesdays… but after awhile, eating tacos every Tuesday has got to start wearing on you. I know if I eat the same thing regularly, I eat myself out of it. It becomes bland and boring. I have a deep love for Mexican food (which yes, contradicts my Italian/Irish heritage, […]

Meatloaf. The clean way.

January 22, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

I have been searching for a good, yummy, “I have to make this again!” meatloaf recipe since the very first day I started clean eating. I have cooked every recipe I come across and not once have I had the desire to hold on to the recipe and keep it for “next time”. I actually […]