Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Chocolate chip cookies are always delicious, but when they’re Papa Bear’s Chocolate Chip Cookies, they’re something really special! That is what you’ll hear about them if you ask my friend Ally Phillips, from Ally’s Kitchen. She’s the creator of today’s […]
Category: Recipes
Stovetop Ham Soup with Wild Rice {Guest Post}
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Stovetop ham soup makes a hearty dinner and is a great use for leftover ham. Full of healthy fiber from white beans and whole grain wild rice. While I’m recuperating from surgery, I have some great blogging friends who are helping […]
Slow Cooker Ham Soup with Hurst Beans {Guest Post}
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Making slow cooker ham soup is a great way to use up leftovers from a holiday meal. This recipe adds a lot of flavor and fiber, from the use of Hurst 15-bean soup mix. Today’s post and slow cooker ham soup recipe […]
Easy Quick Bread: Hearty Oats Loaf
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! This easy quick bread is full of healthy oats and fiber-filled flax meal. It’s a great breakfast on the go or to serve as a side dish with your favorite dinner. I wasn’t planning on posting today, but after I posted […]
How to Cook Dried Beans and Freeze Them for Later
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! How to Cook Dried Beans and Freeze Them for Later How to Cook Dried Beans and Freeze Them for Later- because we all have that one bag of dried beans in the pantry that we don’t know what to do […]
Tropical Shrimp Wontons
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Tropical Shrimp Wontons Tropical Shrimp Wontons are a great way to get that healthy omega-3 nutrition for a healthy heart in 1 small bite! I was excited to head back to my hometown of Bloomington, Indiana last Friday March 25 to […]
3 Ways to Cook Dried Beans
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! 3 Ways to Cook Dried Beans ~ Specifically how to cook Hurst’s Beans! Have you ever wondered what to do with dried beans? Have a bag or two in your pantry just waiting to be used? If so, this is […]
7 Sheet Pan Dinners Your Family Will Love
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Sheet pan dinners are all the rage lately. They’re recipes that can be baked on a single sheet pan, keeping things simple and you with less dishes to do! If you are anything like me, you may have been wondering […]
Take the Healthy Heart Pledge in March
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Take the Healthy Heart Pledge in March Take the healthy heart pledge in March with Seafood Nutrition Partnership! As a food writer and someone who cares deeply about filling our bodies with the right kinds of food, heart health is […]
12 Recipes Using Spring Vegetables You'll Want Right Now
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Recipes using Spring vegetables are all over the Web. Get our collection of delicious recipes using Spring vegetables now so that you’re ready when the Spring veggies are! That way, as soon as the Earth softens up and those tasty early […]
Super Food Salmon Salad
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Super Food Salmon Salad ~ As seen on WTHR Channel 13- Indianapolis IndyStyle on WISH-TV Indianapolis AND on Southern Plate/Southern Bite Meal Plan Monday It is heart health month and I have been sharing easy recipes like Super Food Salmon […]
Mediterranean Skillet with Alfresco Chicken Sausage
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Mediterranean Skillet with Alfresco Chicken Sausage Mediterranean Skillet with Alfresco Chicken Sausage – a quick and healthy weeknight meal that uses what I like to call “fast food of choice” pre-cooked chicken sausage! Flipping through this months Cooking Light I […]