Happy New Year guys! I hope that your holiday was filled with as much love and joy as ours was! I still can't believe that it's January and a new year is here! I have been furiously working away on my cookbook which is why I have been absent from the blogging world for the past little bit, but I figured with the start of the new year this would be a great opportunity to share with you some of my favorite recipes to whip up when I am trying to focus on my health! And I'm guessing if your holiday was anything like mine, you are probably ready for some lighter meals...am I right? I've got my top 15 favorite healthy recipes right here!
You guys, this whole trying to get things done thing with a newborn is way harder than I anticipated. I had big plans on being back fully into blogging mode and thought I would be back to whipping up recipes in the kitchen by now. I am back making simple dinners for us in the kitchen and am managing to get a little work done here and there, but am by no means back to my regular schedule just yet. Luckily I had another recipe ready to go that I photographed pre-baby! My almond crusted chicken is super healthy, easy, and just the kind of recipe that I have been making the past couple of weeks.
I have a confession, I am not really back into the kitchen yet. This recipe was one I made and shot before giving birth that I had planned on blogging before I went into labor. And I'm so glad I had it on the back burner to have ready to go post baby because last night was my first night back in the kitchen in over a month! Easy dinners are an absolute essential for me right now, especially because Canean has been having to do some of the cooking while I have been in recovery/new baby mode! My spinach, sun-dried tomato, and goat cheese stuffed sweet potatoes are the perfect easy dinner or side and happen to be packed full of nutrients and can be ready without breaking a sweat.
Fall has officially arrived surrounding me with thoughts of fall fashion, pumpkin everything, and the hope of some cooler weather arriving to Texas in the near future. I love this time of year. The colors, the food, the energy from everyone else's excitement for the season, and this year the anticipation of our baby boy's arrival! Speaking of, we are officially one week and six days out from his due date! Crazy town! My cravings have been carb heavy lately or anything pumpkin related so I combined my two obsessions and created this delicious and easy brown butter and sage pumpkin ravioli with walnuts!
This meal is decadent, everything you love about a fall cozy meal, and is just absolutely delicious!
There's a tiny (and I do mean tiny) feeling of fall in the air here in Texas, and it has me way too excited about all things cozy and fall like. With the drop in humidity and temperatures, came my desire to cook comfort food and turn my stove back on over the weekend. I am not going to lie, I am already plotting Thanksgiving and Christmas menus, decorations, and more. I know I need to have this baby first...that's what you are thinking...but honestly I think his arrival is making my excitement even more so. Regardless, my whole wheat butternut squash and pesto lasagna is the perfect transition meal right into fall!
Butternut squash and pesto is an epic combination.
We have a few weeks left of summer and I am taking full advantage in the kitchen. I'm whipping up light and healthy meals that I can grill up for a fast dinner almost every night of the week right now. With kids back at school and vacations officially over for the year, schedules are getting busier and busier and no one has the time to worry about dinner. My grilled pineapple and shrimp skewers are super healthy and fast and you can feel great about feeding them to your entire family.
