Today was the day when kids finally made me let them cook something. I always enjoy their initiative to help out in the kitchen, but I don't always take time to create recipes that they can do totally on their own.
Sourdough waffles are our Sunday tradition that started before kids were born and still continues 10 years later. Everybody loves them and I enjoy how easy it is to make them.
Cold soups of all kinds are perfect for summer, and none are more perfect than this. I grew up on it in Lithuania and know that Slavic people have similar variations as well.
This soup is as dietary as it gets. It's also perfect for fall and all that colder weather we will be welcoming soon enough. It's rich, flavorful, easy to make, and very yummy. My kids have tasted every soup there is and have become quite the little experts. This one they approved, which is a high mark for soup.
I have been on Nutrisystem for a few months and am ready to start my slow transition to normal foods. While I liked Nutrisystem meals and found them very convenient, it is time to wean myself off this diet and rejoin my family in eating meals together.
Today was one of those days when I had to have some detox from the weekend eating frenzy while having sleepovers with kids and drinks with friends. I needed something healthy and without potatoes.
Seafood is good for you, everybody knows that. I know it because I have spent enough time on Nutrisystem and Medifast and I saw their recommendations for real life food.
Let me start by saying that this was my first try and I made a very modified to accommodate kids.
We try to eat fish at least once every week. It is not easy for me because I don't like fish that much. This is why I always look for ways to make cooking fish more interesting.
After being on Nutrisystem for a while, I am enjoying real world cooking that my entire family can eat. I am watching my portions, always, and choosing low calorie food whenever I can.
Nutrisystem doesn't totally leave my life even though I am not on this diet any longer. I stayed with it enough to figure what I needed to take away from it, which is cooking healthy, often, and not overeating.
There are times when we need to detox and treat our bodies right.
When I went grocery shopping last time, I wanted something rich and melting in my mouth, so sirloin tip oven roast went into my cart.
This meal might not be very fancy, but it was essential to my childhood. It is also super easy and that's a huge benefit these days when life is so fast paced and many kids are learning from home often demanding two breakfasts, like mine like to do.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, they say. I did not believe that until I got serious about my health and fitness regime - one has to start doing that when the 40th birthday approaches.
Steak is one of the dinner staples in our family. Both kids have been steak-obsessed since about a year old.
Making this simple meal always brings me back to my childhood. My own kids like it too, so I guess it'll remind them of their days growing up as well.
Nutrisystem inspires me to cook healthier not just for me, but for my family too. While I watch my portions carefully, I choose healthier ingredients as well and foods that are good for me. I am never going to my overeating self again!
Thai obsession started with me, but by now everybody in my family loves Thai cuisine. If we go out, we usually go to a Thai restaurant. With coronavirus dampening the spirit of dining out, I started looking for ways to entertain us at home.
The recipe of this made-from-scratch dough will make about 5 personal pizzas or one large, family size, so adjust the quantity of ingredients accordingly if you want to serve more or less people.
My goal for cooking is to always find something easy and fast. Sure, healthy too because I want my two kids to find balance in their diet early on, but still easy and fast.
Chicken is almost universally loved in our house, even by my picky son. We cook it every way imaginable - grilled, baked, boiled, broiled, pan fried, crock pot, in soup, and smoked.
