Quinoa and Turkey Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed peppers never excited me until recently. I usually found them bland and boring. I also didn’t like having my entire meal inside a pepper. It just didn’t fly. However, I was inspired one morning while watching a cooking show and I decided to give them a try. For the first time, I was going…

Savory Turkey Burgers

I cannot believe I went from not even wanting to TRY turkey burgers to having them on a weekly basis! I absolutely love the flavor of these burgers and crave them from week to week. I have experimented with various additions but this is my favorite. These make four to five burgers depending on how…

Spaghetti Squash with Turkey Sausage and Broccoli Rabe

  Spaghetti squash has become quite popular lately. I have to admit, I am not a fan of it all the time but this combo is a great mix of flavors. Turkey sausage is a much healthier choice than pork sausage and the loaded greens in this dish boost the nutrition. Ingredients: 1 spaghetti squash…

Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

I always crave this chicken soup. I have made it with homemade chicken broth and I’ve cheated and bought chicken broth. My biggest advise, do what works for you! If you find making your own is easy enough…go for it! When buying chicken broth, I always go organic and low sodium and try to find…

Garlic Chicken in Wine Sauce

This chicken dish is bursting with flavor. Be sure to cook with wine that you enjoy! Inspired by scampi, this chicken is fantastic with rice or vegetables that can soak up the flavorful broth. Ingredients: 3-4 lbs. chicken things/legs bone in skin on 1/2 cup wine 1/2 cup chicken broth 8 cloves garlic 1 lemon…

Perfect Chicken and Crisp Salad

This recipe is a great way to use up leftover chicken! This recipe is super simple gives you all the Ingredients 2 cooked chicken breasts cut into strips 1 head romaine lettuce 1 baby cucumber handful of baby carrots chopped 1/4 sliced red onion topped with balsamic dressing (see recipe below) Feel free to add…

Good Morning Smoothies

It’s difficult to write a recipe for this since I usually just throw in whatever fresh or frozen fruit. I’ve also included reasoning to why I include these ingredients to help you get a better understanding. So here are some ideas for delicious and refreshing smoothies! Ingredients  1 cup fruit (frozen will give more of…

Infamous Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients 1 cup chunky peanut or almond butter 1 egg ½ cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup chocolate chips (Enjoy Life is soy, dairy, and gluten free) Directions Preheat oven to 350 In a large mixing bowl, combine peanut butter, egg, brown sugar, vanilla, and baking soda until well…