Welcome to this week’s Menu Plan Your Butt Off! If you’re new to our site, we do this every. single. week. Make sure you sign up to receive our feed so you don’t miss any menus! If you’re just about to head out the door to grocery shop, never fear…we have a handy dandy printable grocery [...]
Here in the Shrinking Kitchen, we ladies have all kinds of favorites- favorite cookbook, cooking gadgets, cooking tips, organizational tips, magazines, food blogs, appliances, recipes, you get the idea… We figured it would be fun to share with you our favorites and in turn, you could share with US one of YOUR favorites. We are [...]
Grilling season is here! I’ve been craving Asian flavors lately – Vietnamese, to be exact, and wanted to see if I could come up with something rich in flavor but still healthy. I picked up a flat iron steak yesterday at the market – there was a great sale. While I was there, I [...]
It’s probably the kid in me, but I seriously love food on a stick. For some reason it tastes better. Right? The great thing about skewers is that, besides being super fun, they’re portion controlled! I hit up Pinterest this week to round up some fun recipes for ‘food on sticks’ and came back with [...]
I am not posting this recipe because it super complicated…because it’s most definitely not. But I have a story to tell. A story of my CSA box that came with numerous artichokes, two weeks in a row. Artichokes that stared at me from the fridge every darn time I opened it. I avoided eye [...]
Grilling season is here! I’ve been craving Asian flavors lately – Vietnamese, to be exact, and wanted to see if I could come up with something rich in flavor but still healthy. I picked up a flat iron steak yesterday at the market – there was a great sale. While I was there, I [...]
It’s probably the kid in me, but I seriously love food on a stick. For some reason it tastes better. Right? The great thing about skewers is that, besides being super fun, they’re portion controlled! I hit up Pinterest this week to round up some fun recipes for ‘food on sticks’ and came back with [...]
Lasagna is one of my favorite dishes. That is, if someone else makes it for me. It just takes too long to prepare. Plus all the dishes and the cleanup…ugh. This Simple Tomato Ricotta Pasta is pretty much deconstructed vegetarian lasagna. It comes together in about fifteen minutes and in two pots. Kids LOVE it [...]
Growing up, beef stroganoff was a dish that consisted of ground beef, onions and cream of mushroom soup served over noodles. It was fast, inexpesive and I’ll be honest, delicious. Total comfort food. This version is more traditional – sliced steak and mushrooms, with a lightened up sauce. Throw it in the slow cooker in [...]
Sometimes I crave things that are not good for me. Things that are bad for me. High in calories and fat. We all do! And that’s okay! Instead of giving in and eating really bad and feeling bad afterwards, I often times try to find ways to make those less than stellar meals better. It’s [...]
We’ve had a lot of vegetable recipes around here lately…time for some BEEF. Brisket, to be exact. Christy made this brisket a while back and oh my. OH MY. It looks incredible. Mouth is watering. This is what Christy had to say: Half the members of my family don’t like olives. Or tomatoes for that [...]
I am not posting this recipe because it super complicated…because it’s most definitely not. But I have a story to tell. A story of my CSA box that came with numerous artichokes, two weeks in a row. Artichokes that stared at me from the fridge every darn time I opened it. I avoided eye [...]
In our house we practically eat our weight in broccoli. Daily. Okay, not really daily, but maybe yearly. I’ve actually planted broccoli in our garden the past few years because I spend so much money on it! My kids adore broccoli, and who am I to discourage the eating of the trees. With so much [...]
Sometimes you just want something basic, wholesome and delicious. That’s how I’ve been feeling lately. I’ve been working really hard to avoid sugar, refined flour, caffeine and dairy for about a week and though I feel pretty great, my cravings are outrageous. I need to have something healthy and easy on hand at all times so [...]
Yeah, you heard that right. Cookie dough bites… without the guilt. Super-easy to make. We’re talking like 15 minutes. Love at first bite. I’m not even kidding. My kids gave these yummy balls of goodness two eager thumbs up. The only problem I see? Stopping at just one or two. Or keeping them away from [...]
These vegan banana oat cookies might be the easiest cookies ever. Minimal, real food ingredients. Quick prep time. And they’re delicious. And vegan. They could even be gluten free if you omit the wheat germ! I’ve seen a few recipes on Pinterest using a similar concept – no wheat, no eggs, no oats. Basically, the [...]
Sometimes you just need dessert. And sometimes, that’s okay! You should indulge every once in a while. My problem is that if I make a batch of cookies or a pan of brownies, I have a hard time stopping at just five one. And that’s why I adore single serving desserts – you have [...]
It’s probably the kid in me, but I seriously love food on a stick. For some reason it tastes better. Right? The great thing about skewers is that, besides being super fun, they’re portion controlled! I hit up Pinterest this week to round up some fun recipes for ‘food on sticks’ and came back with [...]
Superbowl. A day of football. Commercials. And twenty bazillion calories. According to the USDA, it’s the second highest calorie intake day of the year, Thanksgiving being first. The average American takes in about 2000 calories per day, but on Superbowl Sunday? Most people will put away that amount of calories in three hours. Yikes! [...]
There are some things you really shouldn’t mess with, and for the longest time I mistakenly thought pimento cheese was one of them. At an Easter party, someone made homemade (the only way to eat it in my opinion. that crap in the tub is NOT) pimento cheese and I was tempted to eat the [...]
If you saw yesterday’s Pinterest Roundup, you know we’re a bunch of muffin lunatics around this house. Last week my five year old came home from school and I asked him what he’d like for a snack – and he declared we needed to make muffins. He saw Pioneer Woman (aka the Ranch Show Lady) [...]
There are few things more wonderful in this world than hot muffins coming out of the oven, begging to be paired with a cup of hot coffee. Even better? Healthy muffins. In my humble opinion, anyway. I’m a muffinaholic. As are my children. The other day, my five year old son BEGGED me [...]
St. Patrick’s Day is this coming Sunday! I am only a teensy bit Irish, but man, do I LOVE the food on St. Pat’s. And the beer. And the whiskey. WOO HOO! I adore a good corned beef and cabbage, but what I really love is a hearty Irish stew with some chewy brown soda [...]
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you beautiful momma’s out there! Maybe you can show these recipes to your husband or teenage children and they will give you a break this week and prepare you delicious, healthy meals every night! Bahaha! A girl can dream, right? Monday: Baked Burritos. Tuesday: Juicy Parmesan-Crusted Baked Chicken. [...]
One thing I’ve learned by cooking A LOT is that you can never really trust your oven. I don’t care how expensive it is – all ovens have hotter spots and very few, if any, are totally true to temperature. My tip today? A little getting to know you session with your oven. A [...]
So I kind of went crazy last week with all the great sales on avocados – I mean, how can you pass up avocados for $.50? So now, I need to use them up. I love guac, but I know there are a ton of yummy avocado recipes out there. Especially on Pinterest. My mission [...]
