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Rustic Turkey Sausage and Kale Soup
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Rustic Turkey Sausage and Kale Soup

My rustic turkey sausage and kale soup is a hearty and healthy soup full of savory flavors and is the perfect way to warm up your soul on those frigid winter days. My days “off” are few and far between. And I say “off” with quotations because they are not days “off” at all. Every…

Warm Tuscan Kale Salad with Garlic Chips, Oranges and Pecans
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Warm Tuscan Kale Salad with Garlic Chips, Oranges and Pecans

A warm salad with healthy and earthy Tuscan kale and bursting with citrus notes and crunchy garlic chips.  An ideal side dish for a quick lunch when the classic greens are old and played out. Have you ever gone to a restaurant and thought…”Hmmm why can’t I make stuff like this at home?” That was…

Chicken Minestrone
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Chicken Minestrone

Classic minestrone is transformed to include protein rich chicken thighs and chicken broth! The classic vegetarian minestrone is full of flavor and gets a new and healthy twist that hits the spot just the same! Okay… let’s address the elephant in the blog… classic minestrone is known for being a gorgeously thick vegetarian soup… which…

My Foodamentals

My Foodamentals Good Food. Done Right. I am a self proclaimed food nerd.  When I hear about a new food trend or new “superfood,” I research it until I am blue in the face! Quinoa?  Yup.  Kale?  Done.  Vegan? Keto?  Check. For some of us, researching and experimenting becomes too difficult or too restrictive—or worse,…

The Foodamentals

Since as long as I can remember, I always understood the concept of eating healthy.  I knew that junk food was bad.  Anything processed was bad.  Anything that came from a fast food restaurant was…bad.  Anything that had an insane amount of sugar in it was bad. This was innate to me.  Perhaps it was…

Panera Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup
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Panera Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

 A perfect take on the popular Panera Lemon Chicken Orzo soup!  A healthy and fresh soup bursting with bright lemony flavors and tender orzo pasta!  I can have soup always and forever.  Love the stuff.  From an ailing heart, a cruddy day at the office or when Chiberia refuses to let the warm weather come in……

Healthy Italian Wedding Soup
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Healthy Italian Wedding Soup

 [wprm-recipe-jump] A warm and comforting bowl of classic Italian Wedding Soup that is healthy, filling and features a secret ingredient for the best tasting broth possible! Soup primarily, this delicious Italian Wedding soup always makes me crave foods that make me feel cozy and warm. I honestly adore soup.  I am not sure if it’s just…

Tortellini en Brodo con Polpetti…Italian Meatball Soup with Tortellini
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Tortellini en Brodo con Polpetti…Italian Meatball Soup with Tortellini

 A warm and savory broth filled with light and fluffy meatballs and tender tortellini. This Italian meatball soup will have your sniffles fleeing and your belly smiling. Soup is one of the fundamentals of my life.  It keeps me calm, happy and always asking for seconds.  And apparently this happens to run in the family.

Roasted Vegetable Sweet and Sour Chicken
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Roasted Vegetable Sweet and Sour Chicken

Classic Chinese restaurant style sweet and sour chicken has gotten a bad rep.  But not this baby!  Full of aromatic, colorful roasted vegetables and a zesty and easy sauce, this sweet and sour chicken will change your restaurant carryout habits forever! [wprm-recipe-jump] It’s safe to say we all love the classic sweet and sour chicken….