Lunch & Dinner

Homemade Meatballs – Downshiftology

Homemade Meatballs – Downshiftology

Who doesn’t love a good meatball recipe? This one is baked in the oven for even browning and easy cleanup, then simmered in the best homemade marinara sauce. Photo: Gayle McLeod Meatballs are a staple recipe in the kitchen. Over the years I’ve gotten creative...

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8 Reasons You Need to Be Eating Avocado

8 Reasons You Need to Be Eating Avocado

Avocado is one of those foods that almost every dietary ideology agrees is good for you. Vegans, vegetarians, paleos, Mediterranean diet espousers, and keto diet fans all promote avocados as a “good fat.” Even the USDA dietary committee wants people eating...

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Healthy Eating and the Dirty Dozen EWG

Healthy Eating and the Dirty Dozen EWG

Did you know that almost 70% of non-organic produce sold in the US contains pesticides1? Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen (EWG) list provides unsettling details about this and reconfirms that organic is the healthiest option. Healthier Foods to Eat...

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Greek Lemon Potatoes (So Easy!)

Greek Lemon Potatoes (So Easy!)

Free: Healthy Freezer Meals Recipe Ebook Get It Now This post may contain affiliate links, which help keep this content free. (Full disclosure) Some of my favorite food experiences in Europe have come from places on the Mediterranean Sea. On one such trip in...

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Green Chile Chicken Pozole | Ambitious Kitchen

Green Chile Chicken Pozole | Ambitious Kitchen

Here’s yet another recipe inspired by my mama! A few years back, she texted me a picture of a gorgeous green chile stew with hominy, beans, corn, chicken and more. She used to live in New Mexico and would get the best green chiles. I was always so jealous of...

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One Pot Lasagna Soup | Cookies and Cups

One Pot Lasagna Soup | Cookies and Cups

By: Shelly Posted: Feb 20, 2023 This one-pot Lasagna Soup is brimming with everything we love about traditional lasagna, including zesty Italian sausage and lots of melty cheese! Put down the casserole dish and make this flavorful homemade soup recipe in 30...

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Ribollita | 101 Cookbooks

Ribollita | 101 Cookbooks

Ribollita is a thick Tuscan stew - dark greens, lots of beans, vegetables, olive oil, thickened with day-old bread. It is hearty, filling, infinitely nourishing, and flat-out, the sort of food I crave. The amount of kale you collapse into each pot is...

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