Creamy Jalapeño and Bacon Soup

from the archives. Originally posted Feb 29, 2012 Note: this soup is not Whole 30 compliant but works great for low-carb/ sugar-restricted diets Last night I made Creamy Jalapeño Soup. I am on a low-sugar eating plan right now, and not eating much flour either. This is one of our favorite meals when I am […]

Pins of the Week Party

Hey there! Hope you had a wonderful week and have a nice weekend coming up. I cannot believe it’s already mid-January! This weekend we’re celebrating our older daughter’s 8th birthday- also, cannot believe that! She’s a beauty for sure! Well let’s get down to business, shall we? I’m up past midnight 2 nights in a […]

Whole30 Sample Meal Plan- Week 1

One of the hardest things about the Whole 30 is thinking “What am I going to eat?” I was talking with my bootcamp instructor the other day who just completed her Whole 30 (she did it through Christmas!) and we were saying the one downfall of Whole30 is there is NOTHING convenient about it. Everything you […]

Food on the Cheap: Part 3- Making Broth

So, ahem, around 10 months ago, I began a mini-series on using a whole chicken to make 3 meals and….. here we are and I didn’t finish. Until now. 😉 (To see part one: Cooking the Chicken and Part 2: Meal #1) Part 3 is actually not a meal, per-se (that will parts 4 and […]

Baby It’s Cold Outside + Pins of the Week Party

Hi friends! How is the weather where you are? In Houston this week it’s been super cold- at least for us! It’s ranged from 27ish degrees to 50 degrees. I’ve actually had to wear gloves! And the cutest thing ever? My little guy sings “Baby it’s cold outside” about 100 times a day. Seriously. The […]

Whole30 Chicken Korma- THM S

I’m back on the Whole30 eating plan again (click here for tips to survive your first one!) and really, really wanted one of my favorite Indian dishes the other night. I just knew there was no way it could be Whole30 compliant, but when I looked at the ingredient list again, I came up with […]

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