Cooking Light has a recipe for chicken and cranberry salsa that I want to try just to see how the salsa works. It calls for jalepenos..with cranberries and oranges. I have never tried a cranberry anything with jalepenos but I’m willing…

First, let me get to the good stuff. The winner of the Well Fed cookbooks giveaway is DONNA LaPLUME! Congratulations!   Now for the crazy week. Here’s an update: I have a TON of posts that are in progress including Whole…

I have been raving about these cookbooks for a while. Now that I just started a 2014 Whole 30, I’m holding on to both of these like glue. They are not JUST Paleo recipes. They are REAL FOOD recipes. Nothing crazy,…

What an honor it was to open my email box and see an email from Melissa Joulwan. I knew immediately who she was and I might have squealed a little and made Stephen stop in the middle of the street, in…

In preparation for a new round of Whole 30, I had to pull out my current favorite cookbook, Well Fed 2. When I saw this soup recipe, I knew I had to try it. I’m a huge soup fan, but most…

Can you believe that I have a new cookbook to talk about?? When the publisher contacted me about choosing a book, when I saw this one, I might have cheered a little. This one is from Danielle Walker and this book…

Here is another one of Melissa Joulwan’s recipes from her first cookbook, Well Fed. I made this several times last year and it is so versatile to change the spices and seasonings for variety. This weekend, I kept it simple. The…

The following post is sponsored by FitFluential LLC on behalf of Under Armour. I love new running gadgets, especially gadgets that give useful feedback and gadgets that have the potential to improve my motivation and performance. The last time I got…

I love making my own sausage so I can control what I’m eating. I always start with ground pork with at least 20% fat so I don’t wind up with tree bark consistency. Then I just season and cook! This recipe…

From past experience, I know the whole key to the next 30 days is proper planning. I have to plan to cook dinner each night, pack lunch for the next day at work, and plan emergency snacks so I’m not left…