Confession: I've never been a vegetable eater. That's right, growing up and even up until I did my first round of Whole 30, I didn't eat near enough vegetables. And I knew it, but I thought I didn't like any vegetables, so I stayed with super unhealthy food choices over and over again. Until I had to cut out all of the unhealthy things and eat by the Whole 30 rules for you know, 30 days. That'll make you learn to love vegetables. Now, instead of counting on one hand the number of vegetables I actually like, I can't count on one hand the number of vegetables that I stay far, far away from. Actually, it's a super short list: mushrooms and raw red onions. I just can't … [Read more...]

I don't know about you, but it seems like my weekends revolve around football and tailgating food. Just one problem, we're in the midst of the September Whole 30 and Whole 30 approved foods always seem to be lacking at the football watching parties. This past weekend, I cooked up a Buffalo Chicken Dip to watch the games. Buffalo Chicken Dip is a quintessential  tailgating food. Aside from its obvious tailgating appeal, it's one of my favorite flavors. From salads to wraps and wings, it's full of flavor and never disappoints. Back to the dip, it was a hit. Not only was it a hit for me, but it was a hit for everyone else, too. No one seemed to mind that it was lacking bottled … [Read more...]

I did a Instagram story series a couple of weeks ago on this soup and it's definitely become the most requested recipe. The problem with Insta-stories is they disappear in 24 hours, but since it got so much traction, I thought I would put it here on my blog, so we'll have it forever. Or for as long as I pay my domain registration fee. I can't take credit, it belongs to my sweet friend, Fran. She got me hooked on it and I've probably made it about a dozen times since. I know I throw around the word favorite but this is truly a favorite in our house. Everyone eats it, and it always gives us leftovers, and it's even better the next day. And while I have your attention, let's talk about … [Read more...]