Here are 14 recipes that you can use to build your Thanksgiving menu! This year I will be handling the sweet potatoes and vegetables. I will be making my Bacon and Cranberry Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Balsamic Dressing and Honey and Lime Roasted Sweet Potato. I will also be bringing this Pumpkin Bread for dessert because…
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Bacon and Cranberry Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Balsamic Dressing
As promised, here is another easy and tasty recipe you can serve to your guests or bring to any Thanksgiving gathering. Not many people are big fans of Brussel sprouts and I don’t understand why because they are so good! My theory is that they just haven’t had them roasted before and if they haven’t…
Honey and Lime Roasted Sweet Potato
I can’t believe Thanksgiving is just around the corner. The weather here in Wisconsin is still really beautiful and it just doesn’t make it seem like the holiday season yet. But, my kitchen says otherwise. The next couple weeks I am sharing all Thanksgiving inspired recipes in hopes to inspire some of you to have…
Dill Vegetable Dip
There are things that happen in life that are hard to understand or hard to see the positives and I am currently fighting that battle right now. Two days ago I was involved in a serious car accident that resulted in my and the other driver’s vehicle being totaled. I was lucky enough to walk away from the…
Apple Crisp
I was called “high maintenance” the other week when I was ordering food at a restaurant. I was invited out to a Japanese restaurant with some co-workers and other people that I didn’t know. Because I know my body, what makes it feel good and what makes me feel like ish I ordered the chicken…
Arctic Zero Frozen Dessert Review
Let’s get straight down to it! Arctic Zero frozen dessert is low glycemic, lactose free and GMO free. In today’s terms, Arctic zero is f-ing awesome! I stumbled upon Arctic Zero awhile ago before they launched their five new flavors and I was already a dedicated customer fitting in the ice cream just about every…
Pecan Pumpkin Ice Cream
Happy Halloween! Did you celebrate over the weekend or are you celebrating tonight? Our Halloween celebration consisted of going to the movie Suicide Squad Friday night and then Saturday night we rented Conjuring 2 and made homemade pizza and had Arctic Zero ice cream for dessert! It was absolutely perfect. Stay tuned for Wednesday because I…
Paleo Caramel Apples
Caramel apples are one of those treats that take me back to my childhood. I absolutely loved caramel apples and remember only getting them around Halloween time. I was a no toppings type of kid but now, give me all the toppings! This caramel might not look like the real thing, but it sure taste…
The Everything Quiche
Monday’s. Love em or hate em? I am actually a Monday fan. They are always my most productive days and they set me up for the rest of the week. I’ve even started having “business meetings” with me myself and I! Don’t knock it till you try it. Coming off of a less than productive…
Vanilla Almond Butter Cake Cups
Self doubt is the enemy to any wishful thought, lofty goal or any “someday” thoughts. I don’t set my goals on things that I know I can achieve. I set my goals on things I am going to need to reach for. Do I sometimes doubt myself that my goals might not be achieved. Sure. Do I…