Published 7/23/2024 • Updated 8/6/2024 Puppy chow was one of my favorite treats growing up—the melted peanut butter, chocolate, and powdered sugar. My favorite part was always pouring all of the ingredients into a brown paper bag and shaking like crazy until all of the Chex mix was coated in peanut butter goodness. I also LOVE when the ingredients clump together to make big pieces of deliciousness. This recipe is an elevated version of that childhood puppy chow, we just skip the powdered sugar for a tasty protein powder....

Published 4/11/2019 • Updated 11/13/2019 We’re baaaack with another smoothie recipe! And you guys are going to love love love this one. This superfood protein smoothie is as delicious as it is nutrient dense, making it a great breakfast or post-workout smoothie. With 7 grams of protein and 11 grams of fiber, this smoothie is about to become your go-to smoothie recipe. Let’s do it: How to Make a Superfood Protein Smoothie Step 1: get the right ingredients!...

Raise your hand if you’re craving something fresh, healthy, and NOT made entirely from butter and/or sugar? Man I love the holidays but over the past few weeks I have eaten crazy amounts of sugar cookies, plenty of Puppy Chow and boatloads of bark. It’s been fun but right now all I want to do is eat a MASSIVE salad. The little boys and I were at my parent’s house yesterday where I made Lincoln a healthy snack of sliced apples and peanut butter…then sat down and chowed down on Lay’s potato chips....

Take for instance, its doors. Yes, Rome’s doors! Ben still doesn’t quite understand my fascination with these babies, but I found it utterly fascinating that every door in Rome – whether it led to an apartment building, a bank, or other business – is completely different… and BEAUTIFUL! Some doors are new, while others are old. Some are HUGE, while others are small. ;) Many channel other continents and time periods, but no matter what, each one has its own identity....

Published 9/24/2021 Ultimate Stir Fry Sauce Recipe Welcome to our signature stir fry sauce. It’s our basic, go-to stir fry sauce that works with pretty much every protein and veggie combination. We absolutely love it with our shrimp stir fry recipe. Stir Fry Sauce – What You Need Here are the main ingredients you’ll need for this stir fry sauce. You won’t find sesame oil in our sauce 😀...

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This is perfect for those days when you don’t want to cook. In fact, you just want to sit back and relax. I have compiled a list of recipes that can be made in under 30 minutes. You will find recipes for every meal, starting from appetizers to dinner. Summer is the best time for some homegrown veggies like eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, etc. And I really love to use these veggies for cooking my meal....

Happy Friday everyone! How did your week go? We had some gorgeous weather (back in the mid 70s – huh??) I got out for a wine-tasting night with some of my new MOPS friends (best decision I ever made joining that group,) and my little bugger boo and I got some QT in with nature. It was all fun and games until I heard what sounded like chips crunching only to look over and see a leaf hanging out Lincoln’s mouth....

Published 11/18/2019 • Updated 10/18/2023 We have no shortage of apple recipes on Fit Foodie Finds! With so many apple orchards around us in the Minneapolis area, apples are bountiful this time of year. We love coming up with delicious ways to bake with apples like this brown butter apple galette and these apple cinnamon rolls. Today’s heavenly apple pie bars have the same great flavors as an apple crisp and apple tart, but are baked in a square pan and served bar-style....

Published 1/10/2020 • Updated 10/18/2022 If you’re looking for more 30 minute meal options for the week check out this chicken broccoli stir fry recipe or this PF changs lettuce wrap recipe! Fish Tacos for Dinner! When you live somewhere that snows in the winter, sometimes you forget about seafood! I’m here to remind you that you can eat fish all year round! Fish tacos are a great option for dinner during any season no matter where you live....

I’ve temporarily resurfaced from the depths of my soup pot to share a must-try recipe for Cheesy Chicken and Rice Soup with you! On a cold evening a few weeks ago I started cooking with every intention of making a big pot of my Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup to have on hand for lunches all week, but started craving something a bit creamier…and made with rice instead of noodles…and cheese....

It’s finally fall and with the changing leaves and cozy clothes comes televised football games every day that ends in an -ay. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em — that is to say, watching football is much more tolerable when I get to simultaneously scarf Pulled Pork Taquitos with Chipotle-Ranch Dipping Sauce! Corn tortillas are rolled around crock pot pulled pork and shredded cheese, baked until crisp, then dunked into smoky Chipotle-Ranch Dipping Sauce before devouring....

Published 10/4/2021 What is the Fit Foodie Cooking Club? The Fit Foodie Cooking Club is a monthly cooking challenge to get you in the kitchen cooking from scratch! We thought there was no better way to bring our virtual community together than to all make the same recipe each month to celebrate real food. October 2021 – The Details Read the below details VERY carefully as we want to make sure your entry counts!...

Published 7/13/2023 Why Make Grilled Corn on the Cob in Foil? Grill season + corn season is a match made in heaven. While we love grilling corn directly on the grill grates, sometimes wrapping it in foil is just more practical. This method of grilling corn allows the corn to steam inside of the tin foil and is a great option if you’re grilling multiple things up at once (cough cough, our grilled steaks pair perfectly with grilled corn)....

It’s a fact that Lincoln has the best nose of any 7 year old I know. He can sniff out what I’m making for dinner from a mile away, and is almost always right. (I’m sure this has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I tend to make the same five things over and over and over.) Anyway, the other night he walked in the door while I was cooking and excitedly asked, “Are we have burgers for dinner?...

Published 10/17/2022 Easy Fall Skillet Recipe Who doesn’t love a chicken thigh skillet? This meal has a few steps but it is all worth it. You cook everything in layers and then all together for one of the most flavorful fall meals you’ll ever eat. Featured Ingredients Bone-in Chicken Thighs: we highly suggest using bone-in thighs. Butternut squash: you can buy pre-cut butternut squash or peel and cut a squash yourself....

If you’ve tried my homemade taco seasoning, homemade salsa, homemade breakfast sausage, homemade seasoned salt, homemade hamburger helper, homemade egg noodles, or homemade ranch dressing, then you know how rewarding it is to make foods that are typically store bought, at home — including ground Italian sausage. Like the others, the homemade version of Italian sausage is a cinch to make and requires just ground pork and pantry staples including regular herbs and spices....

Published 4/15/2021 Whether you love dipping your chicken nuggets in honey mustard dressing or dressing up your salad with this dressing, we’re here to share an easy honey mustard salad dressing recipe with you! This Homemade Honey Mustard Dressing is… thickcreamysweethigh-proteinrefined-sugar free Honey Mustard Dressing Ingredients Classic honey mustard is made with mayo, white sugar, and vinegar. Today, we’re showing you how to make honey mustard – but better for you....

If I were to ever write a cookbook it’d be all about soup. No theme has ever felt more right. Cozy, savory, and soul-satisfying — every season is soup season, if you ask me! My latest soup recipe, Jambalaya Soup, is not to be missed! This recipe might look a little familiar to long-time readers as it’s adapted from the Chicken Gumbo Soup I shared many years ago. I felt the recipe needed to be re-highlighted and updated with a name that better communicates it’s contents....

Published 3/17/2023 Easy Skirt Steak Marinade Elevate steak night at your house by marinating skirt steak in this easy skirt steak marinade. It will add great flavor to the steak without overpowering the natural steak flavors. This marinade will also keep the beef moist and delicious. Be sure to check out our skirt steak recipe for a full meal idea! Featured Ingredients Worcestershire sauce: Worcestershire is a vinegar-based sauce that has ingredients like anchovies, garlic, tamarind, and other ingredients that make a salty sauce that goes perfectly with skirt steak....