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Before you attack me, yes I'm well aware of the fact that this isn't a healthy dessert recipe at all.  That being said, it's an easy recipe and it's a good thing to make if you are asked to bring a dessert to a party.  I love this because it tastes like peanut butter cups and cream cheese - my two personal favorites!

What you need:

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1 box of vanilla pudding mix

4 Tbsp milk

16 oz frozen whipped topping

8 oz Reese's Mini Peanut Butter Cups (chopped)

1. Mix the cream cheese and vanilla pudding mix in a bowl with a hand mixer on low speed.

2. Add milk and mix on a high speed for 1 minute until combined. Then add whipped topping a few spoonfuls at a time.

3. Use a food processor to chop peanut butter cups then stir into the mix.

4. Serve with graham cracker dipping sticks, crackers, or anything else you want!

Voila! And here is a printable image of the recipe that you can either print out or save as an image in your phone!

If you try this, let me know below!

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Roasted Butternut Squash over Farro [Recipe]

Let me just tell you that Farro is delicious and once you try it in this dish, you will look forward to it in many recipes to come!

Click here for the Roasted Butternut Squash over Farro Printable Recipe.

Have you ever cooked with Farro before? What do you serve it with?

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Roasted Veggie Flatbread [Recipe]

I love veggies these days so it's always fun to add them all to a recipe. Just because this recipe calls for certain ones doesn't mean you can't add your own favorites to it!

Click here for the Roasted Veggie Flatbread Printable Recipe..

Which veggie is your favorite?

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Butternut Squash & Carmelized Onion Flatbread [Recipe]

Butternut squash is a healthy and delicious vegetable and it goes great in so many dishes!!!!   This is a healthier twist on flatbread pizza!

Click here for the Butternut Squash & Carmelized Onion Flatbread Printable Recipe.

Have you ever had butternut squash before? Did you like it?

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Plantain & Black Bean Tostadas [Recipe]

If you've never tried plantains you are missing out.  They are now my favorite thing to snack on!!!   Trust me, you'll fall in love too!

Click here for the Plantain & Black Bean Tostadas Printable Recipe.

Have you ever had a plantain before?

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Asparagus & Shrimp Risotto [Recipe]

Risotto has always been a favorite of mine when I'm out at a restaurant. I assumed it would be hard to make but it's actually not so bad!

Click here for the Asparagus & Shrimp Risotto Printable Recipe.

Do you like risotto or am I just strange?

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Roasted Veggie Quesadillas [Recipe]

When you don't feel like a super involved dish - Quesadillas is the way to go. Veggie Quesadillas will give you your recommended dose of veggies as well.   

Click here for the Veggie Quasedilla Printable Recipe.

What is your favorite method of eating veggies?

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Jelly & Brie Grilled Cheese with Tomato Soup [Recipe]

This is the best meal for a rainy or snowy day!!! Try it!  The jelly gives it an amazingly unique and delicious taste!

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What's your favorite rainy day meal? 

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Black Bean & Farro Salad [Recipe]

 I never thought vegetables and beans were delicious until I tried this recipe. It's great when you don't feel like cooking meat. 

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Have you ever tried vegetarian meals like this before? 

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5 Ways to Make Cooking Meals Easier + A Giveaway

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In case you haven't seen my social media channels lately, I'm cooking dinner every night.   And then I show it off for everyone to drool over.  The thing I've noticed is that a lot of people say things like "I wish I was motivated enough to do this!"  or "I wish I had the time and energy."  Well, don't be fooled; I wasn't always this way.  In fact, I only started this in August. Now that I have my own house with my own kitchen, and my own space to store my cookware and groceries, I have the freedom to cook healthy dinners.   It's really paid off because my body feels so much better and much healthier.   Plus these meals are delicious.  

Over the past couple of months I've adapted some new ways of doing things that I noticed really made a difference in the time and energy I spent on the whole process. It's to the point now where it barely puts a dent in my daily routine.  So here are some things I do to keep it that way.

|1| Meal Planning
I actually have a spiral bound notebook that I use for planning out all of my meals for the next week or 2.   I just write everything in pencil so that I can change it around on a day to day basis if I absolutely have to.   I no longer have to think "what should I make tonight" because now I just open my notebook and there's the answer! 

|2| An Organized Grocery List
If you do have a meal planner set up it makes it a lot easier to create your grocery list each week.  I just go through the recipes for the upcoming week's meals and write down all of the ingredients I need to get.   Then by the time I go to the grocery store I know EXACTLY what I need. 

A Veggie Cutter and Pepper Tool

|3| Invest in the Tools You Need
It will take a month or two to figure out all the pots, pans, and utensils that you really need to get the job done for certain recipes but keep a running list and little by little purchase those items.  I invested in turners, spoons, cutting tools, etc. which all make the whole process quicker. 

|4| Clean as you Go or Right After
Sometimes you have a lull in the midst of the chaos. You have a few minutes to wait for something to finish cooking before you start on the next step of the recipe. I take advantage of this time to wipe any part of the counter I won't be using anymore and to start washing some dishes that I'm done with.   This helps a lot because right after I eat even though I'm getting lazy, I have to clean up but at least it's just a smaller amount. 

|5| Take Shortcuts
Some recipes require that you make EVERYTHING. Literally they want you to make your own breadcrumbs and it's time consuming and such a small part of the recipe.  Another thing is rice.  I usually have 2 other parts to each meal that I'm monitoring in the oven and on the stove so cooking rice on another burner is just one more thing for me to worry about.  Lately, I started using Veetee DINE IN Microwaveable Rice in my meals and it's made a huge difference.  

Veetee Rice is super convenient because all you have to do is microwave it.  They did all the work for you.  It has a 12 month shelf life too so you can stock up for future recipes.  There are so many different varieties to try including Wholegrain Brown, Long Grain, Basmati & Wild, Thai Jasmine, Golden Vegetable, Basmati, Chicken Flavor, and Thai Lime & Herb.

Veetee Rice is delicious and they use superior technology to give consistently great taste and texture to the end product.  The transparent trays offer freshness, modernity, and purity.   Veetee Rice is a favorite of mine because of it's naturalness and quality.    All the flavors are so delicious!!!

Right now, Veetee Rice is new in the USA but it's already an extremely popular brand in the UK.  You can find a retailer nearest you here.

And one lucky winner is going to get rice from Veetee!

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Lemon Blue Cheese Pasta [Recipe]

This is an easy to make pasta dish that tastes amazing and it has a rather easy clean up afterwards! 

Click here for the Lemon Blue Cheese Pasta Printable Recipe.

What's your favorite pasta dish?

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Cauliflower Mac & Cheese [Recipe]

One of my favorite dishes to make as a meal or even to bring as a covered dish to a party is Cauliflower Mac & Cheese.  Not only is it delicious but Cauliflower is a great vegetable so I consider this a healthier dish.   

Click here for the Cauliflower Mac & Cheese Printable Recipe.

Have you ever used Cauliflower in a dish like this? Did you like it?

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My Week of Meals with Home Chef

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It's no surprise that I love cooking dinner these days but there are some weeks when I am so busy that I don't have time to run out to the store to get all the ingredients I need.  On those weeks, I like to have my ingredients shipped directly to my home, thanks to Home Chef.

Home Chef is a food delivery service that gives you a choice of meals that you can make and then have the recipe and ingredients delivered right to your door.  There are plenty of healthy menu options including gluten free meals!








The ingredients come neatly packaged and portioned out so all you have to do is clean them and chop them.







My first meal was Oktoberfest Pork Medallions with Smashed Potatoes and Roasted Brussels Sprouts.

Cooking the meat was quick and easy.

I love making the smashed potatoes by hand instead of buying mashed potatoes that just need to be microwaved. Something about them being homemade tastes that much more delicious!

The Brussels Sprouts were easy to bake in the oven while ...

I pan fried the pork medallions. Two birds one stone. Yum!

My next meal was Shrimp Fra Diavolo with Linguini and Robust Chile Flake Tomato Sauce.



The ingredients were so fresh...even the shrimp!

This was so easy to make and DELICIOUS! I felt like I was at a fancy restaurant!

My final Southwestern Grilled Sirloin Steak with Elotes Salad, Red Rice, and Salsa Verde.



I love how this turned out and it was so good that I totally forgot to even get a picture of the finished product! Whoops!

I highly recommend Home Chef whether you just want a break from your own meals that you have to shop for or if you want to get started cooking healthier dinners!

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