It has been a rainy and chilly week here in Michigan, and nothing makes me happier in dreary weather than a piping hot bowl of soup. I just love soup for so many reasons. It’s very easy to prepare, usually pretty inexpensive to make, feeds a crowd and it makes your house smell amazing. What’s not to love? This soup was very inexpensive to make. I had everything in my… Continue Reading
Trim Healthy Mama Slow Cooker Recipe Roundup
Let’s face it. Life can easily get too busy and feel out of control. When this happens to me, the first thing to go unfortunately is healthy home cooked meals. Now that my kids are getting older and more involved in different activities, dinner is getting harder and harder to get on the table. That’s why I’ve gathered 30 Trim Healthy Mama approved slow cooker dishes to help me out on… Continue Reading
Slow Cooker Chicken and Quinoa Chili
This time of year always makes me want something hearty and comforting to eat that won’t break the bank. After a long day, I just want a warm meal, but not something that is going to derail my healthy way of eating. It seems like my days (and evenings really) keep on getting more and more busy as my kids are getting older. I’ve started using my slow cooker more these… Continue Reading
Italian White Bean and Spinach Soup
It’s definitely soup weather here in Michigan. To me, nothing says comfort more than a bowl of piping hot soup. My husband gets really bored with eating the same soup over and over again, so I’m always trying to come up with new combinations. Enter my new creation – Italian White Bean and Spinach Soup! This soup is meatless, but you could easily add some cooked boneless, skinless chicken breast… Continue Reading
Hearty Two Bean and Lentil Chili
I’ve had Fall on the brain this week. We had cooler than normal temperatures so that just sent my mind directly to Fall. With the cooler temps, I thought chili would be a good way to warm everyone up. This chili is very hearty, filling and packed with protein, yet still low fat. If you eat the Trim Healthy Mama way this is an E meal. Chances are you already have most… Continue Reading
25 Bean Recipes
Beans are a great and inexpensive protein. They are very versatile and can be used in everything from soups, main dishes and even in desserts. Canned beans are great to use, but if you really want to stretch a buck then prepare your own beans by soaking and cooking dry beans. If you’ve never done that before, don’t be intimidated. You can follow my easy instructions and you’ll be a pro in no… Continue Reading
