• Recipes,  Snacks

    Seven Layer American Flag Dip

    Every patriotic summer barbeque calls for a seven layer dip!  And this is one of our favorites! Super simple.  Healthier alternative than most.  And great for dipping chips or veggies too!   Ingredients:  1 tub plain Greek yogurt 2 cans refried beans (I used organic vegetarian) 1 16oz jar of salsa Shredded romaine lettuce Black olives, sliced Roma tomatoes, finely diced Taco flavored shredded cheese Blue corn tortilla chips Directions:  In a 13×9 baking dish, spread refried beans evenly across pan.  Top with layer of salsa- 3/4- 1 c.  Add layer of sliced black olives.  Top olives with shredded lettuce then shredded cheese.  Dice Roma tomatoes, set aside.  Spoon Greek…

  • Recipes,  Snacks

    Texas Caviar- Clean and Simple

      We all do it.  We have a BBQ coming up.  We swear we’re going to plan ahead, find some cute/healthy/fun recipe on Pinterest to make and an hour before we go it’s scramble mode to get it together!   Raiding the pantry and trying to throw something together.   Fortunately, if you’re like me and have a few things in your pantry and fridge already, this can be a breezy 5 minute recipe!   We use this as a salad, a side, a dip for tortilla chips, and to top turkey burgers, burritos, tacos, and really anything!   You can swap out several things but here’s a good base!…

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    Chicken, Bean, and Veggie Stew

    I love a soupy stew on a cold snowy day!  This is a perfect snow-day stew.  My girls, outside playing in the snow, little feets getting froze, little noses turning from pink to red, cheeks all sorts of rosy, and mittens getting soggy.  Kids barging in through the back door demanding warmth and shuffling off their clothes and crawling under warm blankets on the couch.  “Mooooommmmm!  Can we have some soup and some hot chocolate?”    You betcha.   Ingredients:  3 large chicken breasts, thawed and diced 3 ribs celery, diced 1/2 cup baby carrots, shredded 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained 1…