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Archives for August 2019

Weekly Meal Plan // September 2-6

August 31, 2019 By msmart Leave a Comment

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

An Easy Meal Plan for Labor Day and Beyond MONDAY It’s Labor Day! Fire up the grill, make some burgers and enjoy a lazy day at home. Ina Garten’s bleu cheese burger recipe is delicious, I add about 1/2 to 1 cup of gluten-free oats to the meat mixture for added fiber. Skip the pat…

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Instant Pot Chicken Tinga

August 26, 2019 By msmart 5 Comments

instant pot chicken tinga

Easy Instant Pot Chicken Tinga (Whole30, Keto and Paleo) Every once in a while, there’s a runaway recipe hit in my cooking classes. This Instant Pot Chicken Tinga was the star of the show recently. Full of flavor from dried chipotle chilies, it’s clean and healthy and Whole30 (if you don’t stuff it in a…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dairy-Free, Dinner, Freezer Friendly, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Grain-free, Poultry, Uncategorised Tagged With: chicken tinga tacos, instant pot chicken tinga

Weekly Meal Plan // August 25-30

August 24, 2019 By msmart Leave a Comment

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SUNDAY I’m in the stage of back-to-school where the calendar starts to feel daunting. You with me? Putting all the games, practices, activities and events on the calendar is making me hyperventilate. To keep things mellow, I’m making extra easy meals this week. First off, sptachcocked chicken is a sheet pan meal with easy clean…

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Kitchen Equipment Essentials

August 23, 2019 By msmart Leave a Comment

kitchen essentialsKitchen Equipment Essentials How to Choose a Knife The ultimate essential. First order of business: Everyone needs a good chef’s knife for chopping, slicing and dicing. It's such a personal preference, although I do NOT recommend those knives sold by your neighborhood college kid that come serrated and promise to never need sharpening. Just say...

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Back-to-School Meal Plan // August 19-23

August 17, 2019 By msmart Leave a Comment

back to school meal plan

Let’s Go! We start school this week, and this has definitely been our fastest summer yet. We finished up summer reading, labeled binders, put our names on books and generally we’re geared up. Back to meal planning. I promise it will make your week less stressful. Check what you have in the pantry and fridge…

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Filed Under: Uncategorised, Weekly Meal Plans Tagged With: Asian noodles, meatless monday, noodles, sesame noodles, udon

Back to School Ready

August 16, 2019 By msmart Leave a Comment

Back to school ready

Back-to-School for Everyone! Early morning alarms, routines, new teachers and new adventures. Kids love the new gear, shiny and sharp new supplies and the promise of a great year ahead. If you’d like to make this dream come true for underserved kids, we’d love to encourage you to donate to CCSC in Houston. They provide…

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Weekly Meal Plan // August 12-16

August 10, 2019 By msmart Leave a Comment

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An Easy, No-Oven Weekly Meal Plan Back-to-school season means back-to-routine season. Healthy dinners at home are the first place to start. And an easy weekly meal plan is just what I need to tackle the schedule of dentist appointments, ortho appointments, haircuts and errands we have on deck. My kids won’t be allowed back to…

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