Good morning! If you have been with us for a while, you may remember me saying that I have a great grandmother from County Kerry, Ireland. Her cultural heritage shines through me with my love of oats, potatoes, butter, and …
Recipes
Fusilli with Summer Sausage, Asparagus and Red Bell Pepper
This is one of my favorite pasta dishes! It’s incredibly quick to throw together and tastes even better the next day after it has had time to marinate in the dressing. I usually make a big batch and we eat …
Weekly Inspiration
Stepping into Spring with Seasonal Salads and Light Pasta Dishes
Good Morning! The Spring Equinox is next week on Wednesday, March 20th, and thankfully the spring weather is finally making its debut! With the air warming, it’s time to pull out of the winter slumber and start to become more …
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Blueberry Custard Pie
Blueberries are quite possibly at their very best when baked or cooked. Their floral, almost saccharine perfumes and flavors are brought out from hiding when combined with sweeter ingredients such as sugar or vanilla, and even more so when paired …
Weekly Inspiration
Slow Cooker Irish Beef Stew
This version is prepared in a slow cooker and simmered for 8 hours creating a rich and flavorful broth, meat that is tender, and veggies that are perfectly cooked. The Worcestershire sauce helps build umami and the arrowroot/butter paste makes …
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Curried Chickpeas and Spinach Rice Bowl
This recipe celebrates my love for chickpeas. A wholesome plant based meal that has it all. Carbs, protein, healthy fats and leafy greens. Curried chickpeas served with rice and spinach. Healthy, rich and flavorful.
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Shepherd’s Pie
Comfort food at its best! Ground lamb is more traditional in Ireland, but ground beef can be used instead.
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Colcannon
A traditional Irish potato salad that incorporates healthy greens. Kale is used here but cabbage can also be substituted.
Healthy Living
March Newsletter: Prediabetes: What is it? And How to Eat to Reverse it.
Prediabetes is a condition in which blood sugar is higher than normal, but not high enough to be considered type 2 diabetes. It is estimated that 84 million Americans have prediabetes and 90% of those people don’t even know they …
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Smoked Salmon & Duck Egg Toast
Sundays are made for lazy breakfasts and brunches, and what better way to start your Sunday than with a twist on the classic smoked salmon and eggs! This super simple breakfast is packed full of flavor and nutrients- from the …
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Tempeh Stir Fry
Ohio food blogger, Austen Gross, keeps one goal in mind when cooking most dinners: make them as nutrient dense as possible. In this stir fry she uses tempeh as a fiber packed protein source paired with tons of veggies housing …
Weekly Inspiration
Boeckmann Family Farm: Grass-Fed Beef and Pasture-Raised Pork
The Boeckmann Family Farm is a family of six from Loose Creek, Missouri. They raise poultry, South Poll cattle and Mangalista pork. Their cattle are 100% grass-fed and their pork and poultry are pasture-raised. Their animals do not receive antibiotics, …
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Tuna Burgers
Canned tuna is the secret weapon hiding in plain sight right in our kitchen cupboards! Packed with omega-3 and high in protein too, American Tuna products provide a wealth of vitamins and minerals with no added oil, water, soy, or …
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Protein Packed Dark Chocolate & Blueberry Oat Bake
This versatile Dark Chocolate & Blueberry Oat Bake is loaded with protein, fiber, healthy fats, and nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids and calcium—great for when you're craving something sweet but also filling.
Weekly Inspiration
Quick and Easy Ideas for Cooking a Bird
Good morning! I’m super excited about the new offerings we have from Miller Amish Country Poultry! We love chicken in our house because it’s usually quick to cook, and it tends to be very affordable. Although, chicken breast is our …
Healthy Living
Team Taste Test: Kombucha Edition
There are so many varieties of kombucha out there – how does a person even know where to start? Every brand and flavor of the fizzy, fermented beverage has unique characteristics, and some appeal more to certain palates than others. …