Skinnier O’Brien Frittata

Recipes at the top, sweet blog post below. Skinnier O’Brien Frittata Ingredients 3 Egg Whites 1 Cage-Free Egg ½ cup Red Bell Pepper, diced ½ cup Shallots, diced 1 pkg Canadian Bacon, 5oz, cut into bite size pieces 1 medium potato, peeled & cubed ½ tsp Penzey’s Parisian Bonne Herbes ¼ tsp Penzey’s Ruth Ann’s […]

A Twofer: Sautéed Zucchini & Roasted Carrots

Recipes at the top, sweet blog post below. Oven Roasted Carrots Ingredients 3 Excessively Large Carrots Regular Olive Oil Pink Himalayan Salt Ground Black Pepper Herbes de Provence Preheat oven to 400°F. Peel carrots and cut into sticks, about 4-5 inches in length. Place carrots on a baking sheet and drizzle carrots with olive oil. […]

Kira’s Sweet Buns

Recipes at the top, sweet blog post below. Kira’s Sweet Buns Dough Ingredients 1 cup Lukewarm Whole Milk 2 ¼ tsp Active Dry Yeast 4 tbsp Unsalted Irish Butter ⅛ cup Truvia Baking Blend 1 tsp Salt 1 Egg 1 tsp Vanilla Extract ¼ tsp Ground Star Anise 3 ½ cups King Arthur Organic All-Purpose […]

Obligatory New Year Fitness Post

That’s right, I said it. I mean that’s all anyone is writing/talking/vlogging about at this moment because with the new year comes the resolutions. I don’t think I’ve ever accomplished a single resolution I’ve ever made and that’s probably because I made really unachievable ones like “I’m going to lose all my weight and be […]

Inner Beauty is Where It’s At

Years ago, Audrey Hepburn was asked about her beauty secrets in an interview and her response was ‘For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day. People, even more […]

Kira’s Best Ever Stir Fry

Recipes at the top, sweet blog post below. Kira’s Best Ever Stir Fry Ingredients ½ head of cabbage, diced roughly 2 lbs chicken tenders, cut into bite size pieces 4 large carrots, peeled and cut into bite size pieces 1 medium sweet onion, diced 2 medium green onions, diced and separated green from white 2 […]

Cabbage Is Too a Comfort Food!

Recipes at the top, sweet blog post below. Super Tasty Cabbage Rolls Roll Ingredients 1 head of Green Cabbage 1-1 ½ lbs of mild Italian Sausage ½ cup Parmesan Cheese ½ cup Mozzarella Cheese 1 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt ½ tsp Black Pepper ½ tbsp garlic powder Sauce Ingredients 2 cans (10.75 oz) Campbell’s Heart […]

Kira’s Christmas Monkey Bread

Recipes at the top, sweet blog post below. Kira’s Christmas Monkey Bread 4 packages of buttermilk biscuits ½ cup of Truvia Baking Blend 2 tsp of cinnamon 1 stick of unsalted irish butter (8 tbsp) 1 tsp vanilla extract ½ cup of dark brown sugar ½ cup of crushed pecans Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut […]

Mom’s Christmas Cookies

Recipes at the top, sweet blog post below. Mom’s Christmas Cookies 5 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda 1 cup Truvia Baking Blend (originally 2 cup sugar) ½ tsp sea salt 2 eggs, beaten 2 sticks butter, melted 1 cup light sour cream (originally regular) 1 tsp vanilla extract ~ 6 […]

Bigger Than the Picture Frame

I remember as kids playing a game called King of the Hill also known as King of the Mountain or Castle. The focus of the game was to take control of the top of the hill or pile of trash, sand or any other designated area as the Hill. The other players are to attempt […]