From time to time, people I know will bring up my blog and say things like, "All of your recipes look great, but I think they're too complicated for me." While the word "complicated" when referring to cooking is very subjective, and I feel like most of my recipes are not all that difficult or time consuming, I do understand that some people don't enjoy preparing a meal or care to be savvy in the kitchen, and simply want to be able to eat something they can feel good about that took 15 minutes or less to make. Guess what? Healthy eating does not have to be time consuming. Sure, it may take more work than, say, pulling through a drive-thru, but it doesn't need to be a huge, intricate task to make a nutritious dinner. In fact, a lot of my dinners are thrown together really easily. I have a ... [Read More]
quick dinner ideas
Delicious & Nutritious Meals to Whip Up in 10 Minutes Flat
Look who I met last night while volunteering at the Humane Society: She reminded me of how Harley looked when she was a puppy... ..only the dog from last night is a Chow/Rott mix and is expected to be a big girl - 70-80 pounds! She was such a cutie. Moving onto yummy food for the day, I have a couple of meal ideas to share that are super quick to make, yet good for you and delish. I threw this quesadilla together for lunch today while I'll was in the midst of a work project, and made the panini for dinner when I got home from the gym hungry. No Queso Quesadilla What you Need: 1 multigrain or whole wheat wrap (I used La Tortilla Factory Smart & Delicious multigrain wrap w/ extra virgin olive oil) 1/2 cup of black beans (Libby's organic) 2 TBSP of pico de gallo salsa ... [Read More]