holiday recipes

Healthy Burger Swaps

Memorial Day is almost here! That means lots of cookouts with lots of unhealthy foods. At your cookout on Monday, try these simple swaps to make your burgers a little more healthy and just as delicious! In addition to all of these healthy swaps, make sure you keep portion control in mind. Eat one patty instead of two and don’t make a huge 1/2 pound burger to make up for the missing patty. Swap lean protein for ground beef – Ground beef can be super fatty, so try a leaner protein instead. Try ground turkey, ground chicken, salmon, lean ground […]

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Holiday Peppermint Drinks

In case you’ve missed it, the holidays are here. I’m starting to plan out my menu and drink list for a party I’ll be having for family and friends and am getting really festive this year with incorporating peppermint in the theme for my party. Focusing on a drink menu has probably been the most exciting for me since I wanted to experiment with fun ideas. I’ve seen a lot of pictures with peppermint lined martini glasses, and thought this would be cute to recreate. I’m a big fan of trying out drinks before they are served, so last night […]

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Homemade Pecan Pie

This was my mother’s very favorite pie. Every year, we’d have pecan pie after pecan pie after pecan pie. We’d eat it not just for dessert, but for BREAKSFAST! Yes, it’s just as delicious at 9 a.m. as it is at 9 p.m. Truth. Despite my frequent encounters with pecan pie, it wasn’t until last year that I actually made one myself. Let me tell you, there’s something about a homemade pie that just tastes better. You can really Martha Stewart the holidays and make the pie crust yourself with coconut oil, or you can purchase one already made. Either […]

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