Baked mac and cheese is taken to the next level when it gets together with spinach and artichoke dip. Can you say cheesey flavor explosion? There’s two things in life that just seem to make everything better. 1. Mac and Cheese… 2. Spinach Artichoke Dip so…put ’em together and what have you got? Bippidy Boppidy…
Keeping a Family of 6 Healthy – Jennifer Dages Story
It has taken me many years to come to the point of cleaning eating where I am today. Perhaps the most motivating factor in my life was having children and raising them and realizing how significant my contribution is to the health of my family. I grew up as a farm girl, so we ate…
Mushroom & Spinach Eggs Benedict {Whole30, Paleo}
I feel like most of my recipes are just complete accidents. Usually it’s some type of pantry concoction or the thing I actually wanted to make just didn’t work out for whatever reason. This whole30 eggs benedict is absolutely no different. I went to the grocery store wanting to leave with some chicken breast to…
DIY “Instant” Noodle Soup
As a child, and as an adult, I had…ok have…a strange noodle addiction. In any noodle dish, whether it be spaghetti or soup, I always want noodles to be the star. Because of my desire for all things noodle all the time, I appropriately earned the nickname of Noodles. To this day I sign all my emails…
Homemade Chicken Stock
I’m going to blow your culinary mind…are you ready? Stock is just amazing flavored water. Stay with me! I know many of you foodie types are ready to click that nice X button in the top of the browser for that seemingly stupid comment. But, how many times do you cook with water? A few…
Vegan White Lasagna {GF, NF}
To be from an Italian family and create a cheese-less lasagna…I might as well hand in my Italian card right now. Bummer, since I was only one stamp away from a free cannoli. But seriously, let me tell ya’ll, this ‘ish is good. I’ll be honest with you, I was very, very, VERY worried about attempting…
Lemon Thyme Edamame Hummus
I try every year, desperately, to grow an herb garden. This goes well for about a month, and then slowly things begin to wilt. I will conquer you, green thumb! Among the future fallen soldiers I gather up from Lowe’s there is always some lemon thyme. Not to be confused with the stereotypical normal thyme, who want’s…
My Story
My love of food is a complicated one. I was brought up in an Italian household. For those of you who don’t know that means…basically, we have food laid out on the table all day, every day, and theoretically times in between. I never thought much about what I was eating, I just knew it was…
5 Steps to Healthier Grocery Shopping
Another year is coming to a close. Can you believe it’s almost 2017?! Time is absolutely flying by. As the new year approaches you may be starting to think of some resolutions for your 2017. I’ve got one for you! How about healthier grocery shopping. Shopping healthier at the store leads to healthier meals at…