Make a Banana Pudding Ice Cream Treat Homemade banana pudding ice cream is easy to make in an electric ice cream freezer. Serve it to guests, or freeze it for later. The banana pudding ice cream recipe I’ll be sharing with you is one of my favorite ice cream freezer recipes because of three reasons. It is so simple to prepare, my family likes it, and it reminds me of eating banana pudding.Read More →

Easy Tomato Soup Meal for One (or two) Make an easy dinner (Texas oldtimers call it supper) of tomato soup. Combine it with your favorite toppings and a sandwich as a side. It’s one of the most satisfying and simple meals you can make for your family. Decorate your tablescape in a fun way, add yummy toppings, and, – voilà! – kids will love it. Four topping ideas to serve with tomato soup: grated cheddar, Parmesan, or other cheese croutons crushed Ritz crackers crushed saltine crackers Making Memories Involve your kids in preparing the table setting. Ask them to decorate the table – they’ll think the foodRead More →

chicken salad

Add chicken salad made with an olive oil mayonnaise to your list of easy lunch recipe ideas. No cooking. Simple to make. Perfect for a quick lunch. And it’s nutritious. A Look at the Nutrition in Chicken Salad Why Eat Chicken Salad with Olive Oil Mayo? Olive oil helps lower cholesterol. Extra virgin olive oil can help lower cholesterol levels according to studies. I’m not a registered dietician, but you can find plenty of information on the health benefits of olive oil. Need to make food changes due to bad cholesterol (LDL) and good cholesterol (HDL) levels? Using olive oil mayonnaise in the chicken salad,Read More →

Every day is a perfect day for a shrimp scampi recipe. Just because you’re used to it being loaded with calories, however, doesn’t mean you have to go skimpy on the rich buttery flavor. Try this tasty cabbage and shrimp recipe out, make it for your family (it’s kid-friendly), or serve it to your guests.Read More →

Make this berry smoothie recipe that is Keto-adaptable. Choose strawberries, blackberries, or blueberries, and even add veggies. Ten large strawberries or twenty blackberries contain 14 grams of carbs each. That’s a lot of carbs for the Keto dieter who only consumes twenty carbs per day. So how can you eat berries or drink a berry smoothie AND do a Keto diet?Read More →

Include broccoli in your omelet. Little florets with lots of cheese makes a yummy veggie omelet breakfast.                 Steamed Broccoli I like steamed broccoli. The best way to cook broccoli is boil it in water for five minutes, turn off the burner, cover the pot, and let it set for 20 minutes. You get tender broccoli that isn’t overcooked to mush. The last time I made an omelet with broccoli, I just added small florets with the eggs. It tasted awful. Too crunchy for me. Crunchy broccoli is great if eating it raw, dipped in ranch dressing. ThisRead More →

Egg Pizzas Can Help with Losing Weight Make this Onion & Cheese Egg Pizza if you’re trying to cut back on calories, eat healthy foods, and lose weight. Egg pizzas are filling. Satisfying. Serve this recipe for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The whole meal is only 417 calories. My Story About Making Egg Pizza The first time I made egg pizza, I was cooking an omelet. I hadn’t even thought about pizza. It was morning. I don’t eat pizza often. But when I do, it’s a dinner item, not breakfast. So as I folded over the omelet halfway, on a whim, I decided to foldRead More →

Are You Consuming Enough Minerals and Vitamins? Need to eat more vegetables and fruit? Learn how to cook veggies, prepare tasty fruit dishes, and make yummy health shakes. Try a dietary supplement drink with a vanilla, latte, or chocolate flavor and blend with frozen strawberries or a banana. Making nutritious smoothies, or juicing, is simple to do and a great way to include your needed daily nutrients.Read More →