my lavender blues

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Okay…. SO I’m going to get straight to the point here since one of my eyes is officially non functioning due to a sneak attack from my toddler.  Being dramatic?  Yeah, maybe. But it really does hurt. at the current moment though that isn’t even my biggest complaint…. my doctor dilated my pupil which she […]

Maple Bacon Wrapped Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges

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  Why is it that when I basically drop a frying pan while my son is sleeping it doesn’t disturb him however when I literally hold a sneeze in all hell breaks loose.  Arghhhhhhhhhh.  I’m going on basically zero-none sleep currently and loads beyond loads of caffeine is fueling my current state of mind. Heartburn […]

Indian Spiced Cauliflower Rice

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    Has a movie ever enraptured you so much that you feel like you’ve actually been there? Or you can physically picture yourself as a character in the film? I have a movie that does that to me almost every time and I swear it leaves me on cloud nine for a couple of […]

Tandoori Chicken Tuscan Kale Salad

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I hesitated adding the “No Cream” bit to the header above. I didn’t want to scare anyone. Sometimes, at least in my opinion, right away when something says “healthy” or “no cream” I automatically set the recipe up for failure. I’m like, there is no way this is going to taste good if a) it’s […]

Healthy Roasted Asparagus Soup (No Cream)

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  I had the most relaxing weekend of mah life. Literally. I actually did nothing. Well nothing as in, I didn’t have to be anywhere at any certain time. I also didn’t come into contact with anyone I knew. Which is quite surprising since the area I live in in St. Louis is like my family compound. […]

Twice Baked Sweet Potato Breakfast Scramble

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Meatballs can be moist AND healthy!? Well. Sorta. These aren’t like….. super duper going to lose a bazillion pounds healthy. But they are, you know, on the healthier side……  They are also mini so your eyes will make you feel like you’re eating a ton more as oppose to one and feeling lonely.  I’m about […]

Mini Healthier Italian Meatball Skewers (Kebobs)

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Poor don’t buy rich. Wise words spoken by my father when listening to me ramble on about some things that I wanted.  He couldn’t be more right (insert violin solo here).      But poor does go out to dinner with parents knowing that they will be picking up the bill. Boo-yah. My parents were […]

Easy Homemade Pistachio Ravioli

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Ahhh this weekend gave me a run for my money. I had my entire family in town due to a death in the family and when you have an Irish funeral, your liver along with the scale goes out the window. Which sounds pretty much like my life on an every day basis, but it […]

Easy Homemade Butternut Squash Ravioli with Brown Butter Sage Sauce