Boxed whole-wheat pasta and jarred spaghetti sauce with a little sprinkling of parmesan is actually one of my favorite meals. Pretty boring and totally uncreative, right? I know, total fail. This recipe is actually from one of Des and Aubrey's friends from several years ago way back when this little 'ol blog here was just a place for them to swap recipes. I remade it to take some pictures a couple years ago when I was pregnant, and naturally haven't been able to make it since as a wave of ...
Hearty Pasta Sauce with Homemade Noodles
Individual Red Velvet Trifles + Lemon Yogurt Filling
In case ya didn't know, cupcakes are soooo last year, and trifles are sooo this year. OR so says my nine year old. For her birthday she wanted red velvet cake.... but not just your regular old cupcake. We had to change it up a bit. Make it a little more sophisticated, a bit more fancy. We made these individual red velvet trifles. And let me tell you, all the other lil' ladies who came to her party gobbled them up like crazy. Don't tell my husband this, but I even let them eat them in the living ...
Black Bean Corn Chili Salsa
Trader Joes is my saving grace on most days. I love their unique food options and the ability to throw a couple quick frozen and fresh items together for a healthy meal. I have always been a fan of this Chili Corn salsa. It's great for toppings on enchiladas or tamales. If you are like me having time is a rarity. I would love to be the mom that has homemade dinners every night, and super healthy snacks for my kids every day, but right now it's not my reality. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE ...
Mediterranean Mini Frittatas // + Weight Watchers Giveaway
Who says eggs are JUST for breakfast? Nobody. Eggs are a perfect protein for every meal! This was my lunch today and it was dang good. I felt satisfied and treated all at the same time. I love Mediterranean food. The combination of flavors and textures is heaven for me. So when I created these mini frittatas I knew exactly what I would be putting inside of them. I added kalamata olives, feta cheese... my fav fav fav!, marinated artichoke hearts, and dill. If I had had a few ...
Sea Salt Zucchini Chips // Weight Watchers Personal Coaching
Who gets a salty or sugary craving every afternoon at 4:00pm? (Me, raising hand). Who sabotages their healthy eating by giving in to that craving? (Me, raising hand). I have a zero points plus, Weight Watchers friendly fix that you are gonna go bananas over! (P.S. banana are zero points plus too!) Homemade zucchini chips. These babies will satisfy your salty craving and have you swearing off potato chips forever. I mean it! And they are really, really versatile. Add garlic, parmesan, vinegar... ...
Chicken Feta Wrap // On Food and Resolutions // Weight Watchers Journey
Chicken Feta Wrap Your new favorite lunch! Fast, easy, healthy, and most importantly: delicious. 1 low carb (whole wheat tortilla)1 tsp greek dill dressing1/2 cup romaine lettuce1/2 cucumber (chopped)2 chicken breast tenderloins1 tsp no salt seasoning1 tbsp feta cheese Season chicken tenderloins with no salt seasoning.Grill on an indoor or outdoor grill - I use my george foreman. Slice.Warm tortilla in the microwave for about 20 seconds.Layer inside the ...
Caramel Pretzel Pecan Brownies
As if we all needed another gooey, drippy, salty, crunchy, dense nugget of joy during this holiday season, I have just one more teeny tiny little recipe for you. And I'm not even sorry. Use a boxed brownie mix, I won't even tell. Those things are seriously amazing. I love the Ghiradelli Triple Chocolate mix, with chunks of chocolate in the batter. Bake them up all nice and brownie-like. Please do not overbake your brownies! That's the fastest way to ruin them. They will appear underdone, ...
Floral Thanksgiving Place Setting
If you like simple, colorful, bright and yet still elegant than you are like me. We can be buddies. : ) We all go through phases, and maybe this is a phase for me, or maybe it is just me. But if I was to put together a Thanksgiving dinner this year it might look a little like this. First I found my inspiration. Really, it was the tablecloth. (JoAnn Fabrics) From there I chose my color scheme. Do you know about direct opposites? I really base EVERYTHING off this little color wheel. Even the ...
Pumpkin Coconut Lentil Soup
Flavorful pumpkin. Creamy coconut. Hearty lentil. Warm curry. Just as Tina Turner would say, Fall, you're simply the best. This soup is the perfect healthy soup that transitions well from fall into the New Year for more Meatless Monday (or Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday) dinners! Pressure Cooking with Lentil We recently received these Power Pressure Cookers XL and Aubrey and I absolutely love them. We did several posts here, and this is one that is SO easy to do in your pressure cooker. ...
Guatemalan Fresh Salsa
CLICK HERE to Enter the Nena & Co Giveaway. What I love about this salsa is the liiiimes. Typical salsa calls for 1 or 2 lime, this one- 6! Six delicious limes. Are you worried that it is a little overpowering? Amazingly it is not. Its a perfect balance. Salsa is really so simple to make, and fast. It compliments every dish. Makes for a great healthy snack, and saves in the fridge forever. We always have a mason jar full of salsa in our fridge. My kids eat it like candy, and that ...
Salsa Verde Chicken and Kale Soup
I've been making this soup for a couple years now, and every time I do, I can't get over how easy and how delicious it is. I know those terms are used quite loosely in the foodie world, but this is pretty dang foolproof, takes 5 minutes to throw in the crock pot, and the flavors are incredible. Start With Salsa Verde Start with a great salsa verde (Trader Joe's for the win, but any will do) and that does most of the work for you with it's tangy tomatillo, savory garlic, and yummy onion and ...
Freezer Meal Round Up - 25 Recipes That Freeze Like A Dream
We are finishing up our freezer week here on Oh So. We hope you enjoyed a few fresh new recipes to stock your freezer with. Freezer cooking is such a stress and time saver and I LOVE when I can pull something out of the oven without messing up the kitchen or doing any chopping. To close out the week we wanted to leave you with a little round up of some fabulous recipes that we've posted in the past that freeze like a dream. 25 to be exact! We hope you enjoy! Before you begin - before to ...
Crockpot Mexican Pineapple Chicken // Freezer Meal
If you are looking for an incredibly fast and simple dinner.. this is it. With a little bit of a Mexican flare and sweet pineapple, it's a family friendly dinner. I've loved this weeks freezer meal series because it has challenged me to think of dinners that revolved around being fast, simple, and preparing in bulk. I'll be the first to admit I'm not very frugal when it comes to food. I like nice cuts of meat, expensive cheese and plenty of fresh produce. So cooking in this manner is a little ...
Spicy Marinara (Arrabbiata Sauce) with Shrimp
I have been known to like a little kick to my food. I love a burst of flavor and a little heat. The first time I had arrabbiata sauce was while I was in college and working at Olive Garden. I was pretty much in heaven. I loved that sweet tomato paired with the spicy crushed red pepper. Since then I have ordered this sauce at numerous restaurants and always enjoyed every last bite. I like it with shrimp - but feel free to swap out the shrimp for - pre-cooked chicken - or even ground beef or ...
Freezer Meals: Tips and Tricks
Hey friends!! We are doing a week full of freezer meals! New ones and recommending a few old! I am so excited about this series because I've decided to adopt freezing meals as my new thing. I've had so many friends swear by it, making entire days out of prepping and preparing meals for a months worth. One girl friend was even apart of a freezer meal club that met regularly and exchanged meals (brilliant).The whole thing always seemed so intimidating to me and time consuming until recently. I was ...
Hot Pastrami Sandwich
I get in lunch ruts so easily. I grow tired of the same ol' same ol'. Recently my husband brought me home a sandwich from a local deli and I was majorly hooked! Hot pastrami on toasted bread with cool avocado and creamy melted cheese. Heaven. We all know how expensive deli sandwiches are - so why not create this gourmet lunch at home? I promise you will enjoy every bite of this sammy. My toddler thought he could steal my apple and take a bite during my photo shoot. He is so ...
Sweet Potato Tian
Tian? What on earth is a tian? WELL it is french. (that makes it much more attractive already right?) First, it is the dish/pan that the french used to cook and serve from and it is also the dish prepared in it. Usually its a vegetable type dish, there can be any form of squash, eggplants, onion and my version- a sweet potato tian. With such great vegetables, and a creamy custard, it filling and satisfying just as the entree itself. Take your veggies and slice them all equally thin, ...
Won Ton Chicken Salad
I'm kind of a sucker for Asian style salads. I love the sweet tangy dressings, as much as I love Ranch I can only have so many salads with just Ranch! Restaurant style Ranch though.. that's a whole other story. On a typical salad for lunch my go to is EVOO and a little lemon juice. I've used various salad seasons from McCormick and love them as well (such as this Arugula Salad). This summer I post this Tropical Fusion Salad topped with some Grilled Asian Chicken. Well I'm using that chicken ...
Cranberry, Almond, and Walnut Oatmeal Mix
Oatmeal has been a big staple for breakfasts ever since we gave up our daily (and nightly) cereal with milk routine. Recently we decided to create a budget (or whatever.....grumble grumble grumble) so I've been trying to look into areas where I could slash my grocery bill. Steve took the time to soak oats overnight using real oats with almond milk, and I always just used those convenient little low-sugar packets for the kids and me and called it a wash. Weeellllll those little babies add up, and ...
Chipotle Steak Fries with Avocado Lime Ranch Dipping Sauce
Need a recipe for you football party, something to spice up your fall evening, or just something that will blow your tastebuds out of the water?! We have the perfect recipe. Smoky Chipolte Steak fries baked in the oven with a little kick. Dip them in a tangy avocado and ranch sauce and it makes the dish complete. Best yet.. it's healthy! Potatoes are seriously one of our favorites foods here on OSD. You may or may not know this but Des and I are Idaho girls. Life took us to California, and ...