This week’s healthy plan includes a one-pot meal, a family favorite soup and some fantastic roasted veggie dishes! As much as we complain about the relentless rainy days in Seattle at this time of year, I fully admit that sometimes I love holing myself up inside. To be honest, this week has been one of…
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 123}
Another healthy meal plan coming your way, with a hearty soup, an easy stir fry and much more. When it snows in Seattle, things come to a screeching halt! The kids were off from school for three days and had a great time frolicking in the snow with their friends. Before the snow arrived, we…
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 122}
This week’s healthy meal plan proves that healthy eating can be satisfying. A great mix of flavors in this week’s recipes! We’re back into the swing of our regular schedule, which means that meal planning, nightly cooking and meal prep are in full swing. Winter always feels like a desolate time for fresh produce, but…
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 121}
Get down to business with some serious healthy cooking with the help of this week’s healthy meal plan. Entrees and side dish suggestions for each day of the week. Happy New Year, all! Have any of you set healthy eating goals for yourselves for 2020? For me, I’m focusing on working more plant-based meals into…
45+ 30-Minute Healthy Dinner Ideas
45 of my favorite 30-minute healthy dinner recipes all in one place! They are life-savers on those busy weeknights. Vegan, vegetarian, chicken, fish, pork and beef. Everything is covered! Whether you’re re-vamping your diet or just need new healthy dinner ideas to keep you on track during the week, this list has something for everyone….
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 120}
Here come the holidays! Plenty of tasty recipes in this healthy meal plan, including meals to feed a crowd and a leftovers recipe idea. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think I’m pretty much ready for Christmas! Shopping done, Christmas breakfast ideas on tap and looking forward to some family time around the…
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 119}
Eating light this week balances out all of those holiday treats! Week 119 of my Healthy Meal Plan has plenty of easy dinner ideas for the week ahead. I’d like to say that all of my Christmas shopping is done, gifts are wrapped and I’m just lounging about, enjoying the joy of the holiday. But…
Salmon Tostadas Recipe with Guacamole
Another 20 minute meal! My family LOVED these Salmon Tostadas with Guacamole, and they couldn’t be easier to make. 255 calories and 5 Weight Watchers SP There are times when I hit it out of the park with a new 20-minute meal and this Salmon Tostadas recipe is one of those times (“not-so-humble brag” alert)….
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 118}
Low carb dishes, one pot meals and more this week! Check out the healthy dinner recipes that are perfect for meal planning any week of the year. We’re seriously behind on our Christmas decorating. Last weekend, my husband climbed on the roof to put up the exterior Christmas lights. But inside? Not a single decoration!…
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 117}
After a weekend of holiday eating, it’s time to lighten things up with plenty of healthy and comforting meals from the archives. We feasted well this past week and our now using up every morsel of our Thanksgiving dinner with our favorite Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes list. Turkey corn chowder, Leftover Turkey Lasagna Rolls and 3-Ingredient…
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 116}
Healthy meal plan! Holiday feasting, leftovers recipes and healthy weeknight dinners all wrapped up in this week’s meal plan. The oven and I are going to melded together by this time next week. So much cooking to do! Tonight we’re hosting a group of my boys’ friends for a Friendsgiving meal. Prosciutto Wrapped Turkey Breast,…
One-Pot Italian Chicken & Quinoa Recipe
Made from staple pantry ingredients and a side of chicken, this easy and delicious One Pot Italian Chicken and Quinoa recipe is a lifesaver on a busy night. 264 calories and 5 Weight Watchers SP This Italian chicken and quinoa recipe is one of those meals that came to be as a result of staring…
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 115}
As the holidays creep closer, meal planning tends to get left behind. Grab some ideas from this week’s plan to keep you on track! One of the wonderful things about living in the Seattle area is that I can hop on a ferry and arrive at my parents’ house in Victoria within a few hours….
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 114}
Time for meal planning! The plan this week includes a couple of warming vegan meals, as well as some dishes for the meat lovers in your life. We are up to our necks in college applications, recipe photographing (new holiday recipes coming your way!) and all of the regular hustle and bustle of November. The…
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 113}
Meal planning time! Lighten things up with some easy, tasty recipes that your family will love. Use this healthy meal plan to make dinnertime planning a breeze this week. November is here and my mind is full of roasted turkey recipes and Thanksgiving sides, with thoughts of Christmas cookies gnawing around the edges. As busy…
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 112}
Put your meal planning gears in motion with this week’s list of easy, healthy meals – many of them take 30 minutes or less. Here comes the week of “stock up on healthy foods to avoid eating all of the Halloween candy”. Our Costco sized bag of candy for the trick-or-treaters is tucked away in…
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 111}
This week’s healthy meal plan highlights a showstopping special occasion meal, as well as some easy and delicious weeknight meals. Come dive in! How is it already the middle of October?! With this being my older son’s final year of high school, my husband and I are trying to appreciate each moment of this school,…
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 110}
Time for your weekly meal planning session! This week’s meal plan includes slow cooker, Instant Pot and vegetarian recipes. It’s a weekend of traditions from my two home countries. Tonight kicks off Homecoming with the annual football game, followed by the dance tomorrow night. This year, both of my boys are getting gussied up in…
Slow Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe
Slow Cooker Spaghetti and Meatballs is always a family favorite. The lean meatballs are served in a delicious, easy homemade tomato sauce and clean-up is a breeze. Things have changed a little since I was a kid. Back then, when my mum asked me what I wanted for my birthday dinner, the answer was always…ALWAYS…spaghetti…
Healthy Meal Plan {Week 109}
Fall is in full swing and we’re celebrating with comforting soups, stews and other hearty dishes in this week’s healthy meal plan. It’s been a week of tux fittings, corsage orders and planning for next weekend’s homecoming dance. First homecoming for my youngest and last for my oldest. Bittersweet, to say the least. I’ve learned…