Artichoke Lemon Chicken Soup {Gluten-free, Dairy-free}

Happy Monday! I have a tasty soup to share today. This is perfect for any time of year, but I particularly love it when anyone in my house is feeling under the weather. The bright lemony flavor, zippy artichoke and savory chicken is a great combo. You can make this with or without the rice, depending on your preference. Click here to see my recipe. Enjoy! ...click here for the recipe!

Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs {How-to}

My kids love hard boiled eggs and they are perfect for school lunch or snack! They help fill my boys up, which is sometimes hard to do. I make at least 6 at a time and store them in the fridge to grab when needed. Click over to read my article The Truth About Eggs and see my recipe for the perfect hard boiled egg. Spoiler alert: the recipe is super easy and foolproof! It's a winner for me. Enjoy! ...click here for the recipe!

School Lunch Inspiration {Re-post}

     Some of you may already have started back to school but school starts next week for us and I'm having mixed emotions. I love summer. The warmth (especially appreciate this now that we live in a snowy winter climate), fun, laid back routines, lazy mornings, lazy afternoons, swimming, exploring, flip flops, shorts, evening walks by the lake, late night sunsets, lots of time with friends and lots of time with my boys... While I'm excited for them to start back to school, I'm dragging my feet a bit during these last days of summer.
   
     I've had several people ask me about school lunches so I thought this was a perfect time to repost these ideas. I wrote this back when we had just moved cross-country and were homeschooling. Here's to another new season! Let's start strong with our lunch game mamas and dads and make it great! I'll be a little more intentional with my grocery run this weekend as I meal plan for lunches and Our Weekly Menu. Planning ahead feels like more work up front but it REALLY pays off. Click over to see my kid-friendly lunch ideas and please share your lunch secrets! I'm always looking for new ideas too! Happy start of school friends. ...click here for the recipe!

Baked Pesto Chicken {Gluten-free, Chicken, Easy, Low-Carb}

This is an easy way to give chicken a new flavor. I used kale, but spinach leaves will work as well. It's great as a stand alone with roasted veggies or delicious sliced on top of a salad! Click over to see my recipe. Enjoy! ...click here for the recipe!

Our Weekly Menu {Gluten-Free} 8.21.16

Welcome to Our Weekly Menu! I haven't done one of these posts in forever. Never fear though, we've still been menu planning each week. Even if our little homemade board says, "leftovers, snacky dinner (aka: clean out the fridge) and take out" I still write something on there. I love the piece of mind it gives me to not stress over dinner at 5pm.

Only two more weeks of summer for us. I'm a little sad but also looking forward to the routine of school. We'll be out and about most of the day this Thursday, so a slow cooker meal is in order. If any night is going particularly crazy, you rest assured I'll be calling in that "once-a-week-take-out" card for my awesome hubby to pick up food on his way home from work. That's another perk to menu planning, you can always switch it around as needed.


SUNDAY: Lettuce-Wrap Burgers and Potato Chips at the lake. Whenever we're home and it's not storming, we head to our beach for dinner at the lake. It's one of my most favorite summer traditions!

MONDAY: Bruchetta Chicken with Spinach Salad and Garlic Bread

TUESDAY: Flank Steak Salad with Strawberry Watermelon Salsa

WEDNESDAY: Turkey Taco Lettuce Cups 

THURSDAY: Slow Cooker Mushroom Honey-Mustard Chicken with Steamed Broccoli

FRIDAY: take out! Yeah baby!

SATURDAY: Sushi night! Avocado-Cucumber and Chicken Teriyaki rolls

Check out all Our Weekly Menu posts for more ideas and inspiration.

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Strawberry Almond Butter Toast {Easy Peasy}

This is hardly a recipe but more of an inspiration. As I try to cut back on my sugar intake I've been experimenting with adding fresh fruit to my toast instead of sugary jam or jelly. This is seriously so yummy and sweet. Delicious with more vitamins, antioxidants, fiber, and way less sugar. Give it a try. Also super tasty with raspberries and blackberries! Click here to see the details. Enjoy! ...click here for the recipe!

Lettuce-Wrap Burgers and Baked Sweet Potato Fries {Gluten-free, Beef, Grilling}

This is a two-for-one recipe! My hubby's deliciously simple grass-fed beef burgers wrapped in crisp lettuce AND sweet and savory, baked sweet potato fries! You can absolutely add your favorite bun or roll for the burger if you prefer, but crunchy lettuce is a really tasty compliment. Sometimes I just put my burger over a giant green salad and it's wonderful. Click here for Lettuce-Wrap Burgers and here for my Baked Sweet Potato Fries recipe. Enjoy! ...click here for the recipe!

Turkey Taco Lettuce Cups {Gluten-free, Low-carb}

Tacos are a favorite in our house! This is a fun and lighter way to enjoy all the delicious taco fillings in a crisp, crunchy lettuce cup. They taste great anytime, but I especially love them on a warm summer evening. The beauty of make-your-own tacos is everyone can customize their own! Click over to type2diabetes.com to see my recipe. Enjoy! ...click here for the recipe!