Recipes

Aly’s Chilled Shrimp Pasta Salad Who said pasta salad had to be fattening and high in carbs?  When you use your creativity and find a pasta made with beans that is high fiber and delicious, [...]

Aly’s Chicken Sausage Stir Fry I love helping people transform their lives with diet and exercise and when someone really embraces a healthy diet I am so happy.  This recipe is courtesy of [...]

Vegan Lentil Tacos – Plant-based, Vegan, Heart Healthy Tacos are a favorite and easy meal for many families since kids and adults alike tend to love them.  Lentils are a healthy, [...]

Tailgating Eats That Won’t Hurt Your Waistline – Bean Free Chili and More It may be football season but that’s no reason to ruin your clean eating plan. Whether you stay home or [...]

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal The Slow Cooker is wonderful for dinners especially when you are a busy, working parent.  But breakfast can also be made in a Slow Cooker for the next day while [...]

Roasted Patty Pan Squash Patty pan squash is abundant in summer but most of us have no idea what to do with this funny looking object.  Patty pan squash comes in many colors and sizes but they [...]

Cold Curry Yellow Squash Soup What do we do with all this yellow squash?  Since I belong to a farm share, I get a lot of this each summer and love to come up with new ways to use it.  Last year I [...]

Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup Soup is a meal the whole family can get behind.  Kid’s and adults alike love a comforting bowl of soup on a cold winter’s day.  This [...]