Published 1/28/2022 • Updated 3/17/2024 Luscious Baked Donuts Who loves donuts? ME!!!! We’d like to introduce you to Chocolate Baked Donuts! I fell in love with donuts early on, I mean who doesn’t like donuts. I’ve always been a huge cake donut fan, which is why I love this particular recipe so much. It’s cakey, chocolatey, and perfectly sweet. We’re using classic donut ingredients (yes the real deal –> butter, sugar, etc....

Published 9/15/2021 • Updated 9/13/2023 Easy Sheet Pan Pancakes What You Need The batter for this sheet pan pancakes recipe will look extremely similar to any ordinary pancake batter. That’s because it’s essentially a pancake recipe baked on a sheet pan. Here’s what you need: All purpose flour: AP flour is light and airy. We wanted to get classic pancake texture, which is why we went with all purpose flour....

Published 7/15/2022 • Updated 7/18/2023 Best Ground Beef Stuffed Zucchini! This stuffed zucchini recipe has to be one of our new favorite summer meals. It utilizes hollowed-out zucchini to house a yummy ground beef taco meat that’s made with corn, black beans, and cilantro. The secret to perfect stuffed zucchini is to make sure you don’t overcook your zucchini. There is nothing worse than mushy zucchini. This is why you only need to bake it at 350ºF for around 15 minutes!...

The holidays were the craziest they’ve ever been this year – gosh I don’t even know where to start! We had the pleasure of hosting Ben’s family prior to Christmas plus having lots of friends trickle in and out of the house over the past two weeks. Add in Christmas with my family, a double ear infection for Cam, spending lots of time together as a family of five, this, that, and the other 400 things – it feels like I was spat out of a tornado of tinsel and twinkle lights and landed here in 2019....

Published 9/2/2022 The Ultimate Garden Salad This ultimate garden salad truly is the ultimate! It tastes oh so FRESH. From the combination of fresh veggies and herbs, to the amazingly delicious combination of French and blue cheese dressing, you can’t go wrong serving this salad to your family and friends! Garden Salad Ingredients Romaine hearts: Gotta love the crunch of romaine hearts, but feel free to sub for any salad greens you have on hand....

Published 4/29/2021 • Updated 3/17/2024 The Ultimate Classic Margarita Recipe This classic margarita recipe is our go-to recipe for margaritas all year round! Don’t get us wrong, we love to mix up what margaritas we make from time to time. We love our skinny margarita and this spicy grapefruit margarita, but there is nothing better than a classic margarita on the rocks. What are the Ingredients for a Margarita? High-quality tequila – we highly recommend using a high quality tequila....

In case you didn’t know, St. Patrick’s Day is coming right up so I made you Wine-Braised Beef Shepherd’s Pie to celebrate! For the past several years I’ve shared a recipe riff on Shepherd’s Pie for St. Patrick’s Day. Past renditions include my super-easy Skillet Shepherd’s Pie, Shepherd’s Pie with Healthier Mashed Potatoes (that actually taste good!), and these fun Shepherd’s Pie Meatballs and Mashed Potatoes. What can I say, I love a good tradition!...

Hey hey – how are you? We’re coming off what feels like weekend #157 in a row of doing nothing! Our social lives kind of stop during the season that shall not be named, when it’s freezing and there’s giant piles of snow everywhere, plus our pediatrician told us that due to the severity of this year’s flu season, if we don’t HAVE to take the boys out to public places right now then we shouldn’t....

Recently I tossed together some farmer’s market finds with a box of pasta and some refrigerator staples to create Sweet Apple Chicken Sausage Pasta! This easy, nutritious meal is crushing it in the “something new” and “totally delicious” departments! Cooked pasta is tossed with sauted chicken sausage, diced fresh apple, spinach, and white beans to create a quick and hearty meal that’s ready in about 20 minutes. No kidding!...

Published 4/10/2024 Oh breakfast, the meal of all meals. Breakfast is something that I’ve always been a lover of. I’m not going to lie, as a child, I was a HUGE cereal fan and I still am. However, I remember going crazy with the Cocoa Puffs and…my all-time favorite, HoneyComb! There’s just something about sweet, crunchy cereal that makes me want to eat it until all of the milk in my bowl is completely gone....

Published 3/17/2023 • Updated 2/23/2024 We wanted to create a completely unbiased protein powder review for you all to find the best-tasting protein powder when it comes to nutrition profile, baking, and smoothies. Why? Because we’ve been there when it comes to feeling completely lost finding the right protein powder for you. Maybe you want to bake with your protein powder or maybe you need a gluten-free, plant-based protein powder specifically for smoothies....

Published 9/2/2024 Ooof, what a hunk of meat! I cannot wait to serve this braised pork shoulder at my cabin for the fam. Not only will it get gobbled up instantly, but it’s also SO easy to prepare and can be made ahead of time. It’s a set-it-and-forget-it kind of pork roast — perfect for a cabin weekend. Just season the pork shoulder and then sear it. Add the pork, potatoes, apples, and apple cider into a Dutch oven and bake until the pork is lusciously fork tender....

Nothing makes me happier than having a healthy, pre-made lunch ready to go in the fridge. Otherwise I’m skipping lunch (not ideal), reaching for chips (worse!) or monster snacking on ALL THE THINGS once 2pm rolls around. That’s why I always aim to have leftovers, egg salad, quinoa salad, or tuna salad in the fridge to grab and gobble for lunch — plus this fall-inspired Apple Tarragon Chicken Salad, of course!...

As we’ve gotten older, my husband and I have been trying to eat healthier and make smarter food choices. (Aging is for the birds, amiright?!) Anyway, one of those “better choices” is eating lots of fresh and colorful meals like my BBQ Salmon BLT Salad. BLT Salmon Salad Think a BLT in salad form, topped with a sizzling piece of salmon that’s been rubbed with a smokey-sweet combination of smoked paprika, brown sugar, salt, and pepper....

Published 8/12/2024 Fajita veggies are not only delicious when served alongside chicken fajitas or steak fajitas, but also on their own. I love making an extra batch to stuff into breakfast burritos or serve in a fajita bowl. It’s something about perfectly cooked peppers and onions in a little fajita seasoning that can just jazz up pretty much any meal. The key to making this recipe taste like Chipotle’s, is to NOT over season....

These breakfast toast ideas are perfect for a busy morning or for those looking for some varieties to jazz up their boring breakfast routine. And also, nothing feels better than a healthy toast with a hot cup of coffee. I enjoy variety in my breakfast. So these breakfast ideas with some variations work great for me not only for breakfast but also in lunch or in a snack. This list of sweet & savoy options gives you plenty of ideas to start your day....

Published 4/7/2023 Tangy Buffalo Chicken Meatballs If you love to indulge in buffalo chicken wings every now and then, you’re going to be OBSESSED with these buffalo chicken meatballs! The flavors are on a whole new level, and it gets even better… because we have the TASTIEST homemade ranch as a dipping for your meatballs. Whether you use this meatball recipe as an appetizer, healthy snack, or main event for dinner, there are so many ways you can enjoy this delicious dish....

Published 11/6/2024 Say hello to Linley’s favorite high-protein dinner – cajun shrimp and grits! This is an OG Fit Foodie recipe and we recently retested it in the Fit Foodie kitchen and not a thing changed, it’s that good! Easy Cajun Shrimp Ingredients Okay this shrimp recipe. SLAYS. Here’s what you need: Jumbo shrimp Cajun seasoning Red pepper flakes Garlic cloves Salt Avocado Oil We used our homemade cajun seasoning for this and it’s quite mild....

Published 4/15/2023 • Updated 1/2/2024 Easy Coffee Cake Recipe Breakfast is served! And it’s this perfectly sweet cinnamon streusel coffee cake. Pair it with a cup of coffee, and you’ve got yourself the perfect way to start your day. Coffee Cake Ingredients Streusel Topping Rolled oats All-purpose flour Light brown sugar Cold unsalted butter Ground cinnamon Vanilla extract Coffee cake Dry ingredients: you’ll need all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt and ground cinnamon....

Published 6/17/2024 • Updated 9/3/2024 We’ve been making nice cream for almost a decade and it really doesn’t get old. More recently, we’ve been enjoying it with protein powder to amp up the nutrition with the same great taste. If you’re anything like us, you LOVE ice cream. If I had a choice between all desserts, I’d almost always choose ICE CREAM. We’re all about foods in moderation, but if you’re looking for a healthier ice cream option, banana nice cream is what you need to try!...