Something special from Mandy's kitchen...
I realize there are so many recipes I make weekly, but yet don’t even realize I haven’t shared them with you on my blog! One such recipe is my chicken chili, or turkey chili. I adapted this recipe from my Uncle Jim’s turkey chili recipe. …
Yep, we jumped on the Instant Pot bandwagon and have been loving every minute of it! Hubby got me an Instant Pot for Christmas and I have used it almost every day since. Of course, not knowing Hubby bought me one, I had coincidentally bought …
I love pesto! That fresh, herby, garlicy richness is a concoction made in heaven! But, of course, traditional pesto is made with a mountain of Parmesan cheese, so finding a tasty vegan pesto is not easy. And this is where I take creative liberty to …
Re-intros are still going strong…slowly, but surely. Although this past week was rough, I was able to re-introduce cocoa powder and pumpkin seeds, and played around with my spiralizer again, making zucchini noodles and drowning them in my freakishly good lemon-herb tahini (recipe can be …
If you were keeping track, week 5 officially concludes my 30-day trial on the AIP diet (technically January 2 to February 2). Let me rephrase that, week 5 concludes 30 days of strict AIP food eliminations; but then, after this month-long trial comes the slow …
It’s the end of my second week following the Autoimmune Protocol, and to be honest, this diet has not gotten any easier to follow. It’s hard, but I’m comforted by the reminder that it’s only temporary. Nuts and nut butters are usually my fall backs …
This past weekend, we had our good friends over for a movie/dinner night. The weather has been beautiful lately, so I thought grilling out would be just perfect. But, I didn’t want to grill the usual barbecue chicken or boring burger. I wanted to make …
Chicken is a blank canvas, just plain and simple and in desperate need of some TLC. You can be boring and boil the life out of your chicken until it is as tough as shoe leather, or you can season the meat and cook it …
Hubby wants tacos for dinner? No problem! Wifey delivers! There’s nothing I enjoy more than pleasing my hubby with my kitchen creations, so when he requests something in particular, I’m always up for the challenge! Often times I challenge myself as well to try new …
I’m back onto the blogging scene! It’s been way too long since I’ve last written (about a year!!), but my life has been more blessed than ever. Among switching job positions and becoming increasingly involved in my church and developing rich relationships with my Bible …