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Buffalo Chicken Chili

This post is sponsored by Albertsons.

Buffalo Chicken Chili

As fall weather quickly approaches I have been craving chili. Not just any chili, but Buffalo Chicken Chili!  So I headed over to my local Albertsons grocery store for their huge Stock Up Anniversary Sale. They had just about all of the ingredients for the chili on sale. Score! Not only do I love a good chili, but I also love a good sale! Continue reading Buffalo Chicken Chili

Paleo Cinnamon Chocolate Swirl Banana Bread

A few months ago I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy of The Paleo Kitchen written by George Bryant and Juli Bauer. I was so excited to get in my tiny apartment kitchen and try out these amazing recipes! I have made many of their recipes in the past so I new it was going to be an awesome cookbook. Well then life got in the way, we bought a house and needed to move quickly.The Paleo Kitchen So this gorgeous cookbook was packed away. I finally got the house unpacked and was so excited when I finally found this treasure packed away in a box.

The Paleo Kitchen starts with tips on getting started on the paleo diet, then transitions into a list of seasonal list of fruits and veggies which certainly helps keeping the grocery budget in check. Then they move onto panty essentials and kitchen tools to make your life easier in the kitchen. They also discuss how to cook smarter and proper food storage. I think this is great resource for the beginner cook who may be completely overwhelmed and not sure where to start.

Now onto the recipes! I’m not sure where to start! Everything looks and sounds amaaaazing. My first recipe was the Cinnamon Chocolate Swirl Banana Bread.

Paleo Cinnamon Chocolate Swirl Banana Bread

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Quinoa Crusted Chicken Parmesan

Ahhhh! It’s back to school time! As much as I love summer vacation I really needed to get myself back on a schedule. We had such a fantastic summer visiting our family and friends in Pennsylvania. We did so many fun things and of course went my favorite place on earth, the beach! I hope you all had as great as a summer as I did!

Quinoa Crusted Chicken Parmesan

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I LOVE MEATBALLS!

I love meatballs

Every time I post a meatball recipe I get such great feedback from so many of you.  They always seem to rank right up there my most popular recipes.  I guess it’s true that people really do love their meatballs.

I’ve tried to decide which I like the most and I just can’t seem to pick one.  I always seem to change my mind each time I try the next one.  My husband Eric loves anything spicy so he’s completely torn between the Buffalo Chicken Meatballs and the Asian Chicken Meatballs.  

If you’re a fan of meatballs and haven’t tried these yet, I highly recommend trying them all.  I’d love to hear from you which one you choose as your favorite.

Your favorites so far go in the following order:

Asian Chicken Meatballs

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Ranch Mashed Cauliflower

Cauliflower has to be the most versatile vegetable I have ever cooked with.
 
Ranch Mashed Cauliflower
 
A few months ago I made Loaded Baked Potato soup and no one in my family realized it was full of cauliflower until I told them. If you have picky eaters I would definitely keep that one a secret!

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Chicken Kale Caesar Salad “In a Jar”

Salad in jar… Why have I never made these before? They are so easy to make! I made a Chicken Caesar Kale Salad, but any type of your favorite salad would work.  I have always kind of steered away from using kale in a salad. I always found it kind of bitter. But after I made this Kale, Strawberry and Avocado Salad, I learned that squeezing a lemon over the kale first and then massaging it with your hands turns the kale a bright green. This helps get rid of that bitter taste.   

Chicken Kale Caesar Salad

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