Shoutin’ from the Rooftop

I will be the first to admit that I am a Pinterest addict. It can suck the time away like nothing else. I have discovered many unhealthy recipes but at the same time I have found many great healthy ideas. First I want to state that this is not my recipe in any sense of [...]

I am going to be honest up front and admit that I am going to commit a blog “sin”. I am going to post a recipe without a picture. I just haven’t had time to make this again and take a picture. My good friend Pam made this recipe up and it is amazing. My [...]

OK. I procrastinated and procrastinated. The okra really intimidated me. All I could think of was slimy. Why would I want to fix something that would be slimy. So today while I was blanching green beans to put in the freezer for the winter, I decided to tackle the crazy okra. I wasn’t about to [...]

As I mentioned last week in my post, I have been looking for more ways to incorporate more protein in to my diet while monitoring the amount of carbohydrates that I eat. I have to make sure that they are balanced and  I am not too “heavy” in the area of carbohydrates. One morning I [...]

I just had to share an awesome new recipe that we tried last night. My friend found the recipe on the Weight Watcher website. Man, did Weight Watchers hit this recipe out of the park. My family loved it. It was such a comfort food and didn’t taste “diet” at all. This will definitely be [...]

This week I tried out a new recipe and adapted it to make it mine own. It turned out well and the family said they enjoyed it. So I think it is a keeper. Chicken & Dumplings 4 celery stocks, chopped 2 onions, chopped 4 teaspoons healthy oil 5 carrots, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced, [...]

I am one of those people who love the warm hot comfort foods that usually become much more popular this time of year. Yes, I love me some carbs. The hotter, creamier, more filling the better for me. When this time of year rolls around, I just crave those foods. I need the warm-sticks-to-your-ribs foods. [...]

My Mom has made this soup for the past several months. The girls & I have fallen in love with it. After looking at the recipe, I decided to lighten it up. So here is my version. Personally, I don’t think you can tell any difference and my version has a lot less fat. Tomato [...]