Healthy Creamy Pasta Sauce

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I posted about this a few weeks ago and forgot to share the recipe. I’m sorry! Unfortunately, I can’t take full responsibility for coming up with this creation, but I am happy to give credit to Ashley! It’s been a huge hit at our house and I hope it will be at yours as well!

The secret to the tasty and creamy sauce is silken tofu! Blended with the sauce, it tastes just like cream!

Healthy Creamy Pasta

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Soba Noodle Salad with Sweet and Spicy Shrimp

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We had a similar version of this as an appetizer at Jekyll’s for our valentine dinner on Monday. It was so amazing that I had to recreate it 2 days later.

Soba Noodle Salad Adapted from The Sweets Life and from Pioneer Woman Cooks

Healthy Macaroni and Cheese for Kids

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What are you up to today? It doesn’t feel like Thursday and it doesn’t feel like the weekend is approaching. I still feel like we are in the middle of things and haven’t reached that downhill point yet. Hopefully by tonight I will have that feeling.

This week I needed a healthy meal for Anna that would be easy to reheat. I immediately turned to a favorite – Mac & Cheese. It’s simple to make, full of protein and

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Birthday Dinner

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Yesterday was my birthday. It started with teaching an energetic 6am spinning class. When I got home around 7:30, Brady had hooked up the birthday present he and Anna had gotten me. It was a flat screen tv for my kitchen. I had wanted a tv for the kitchen because I feel like I have no idea what is going on in the world if I can’t watch the Today Show in the morning. Since our big tv is in

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Fresh Basil Pesto – Less Oil

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Last Friday my and I ventured to Ikea for the day. As if that was not enough, we stopped at a great Amish produce stand on the way home and bought about 30lbs. of eggplant, green peppers and tomatoes. We also picked up a big bunch of fresh basil.

I couldn’t wait to turn the basil into fresh, reduced oil pesto.

Fresh Basil Pesto

3 cups fresh basil leaves 1 cup raw almonds 3 cloves garlic, peeled

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Brie Pasta

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My list of things to do today grew. It seemed like the day flew by after I picked up the girls from playing at Patty’s while I taught a spin class at CVF.

I made a few meals to deliver tomorrow and made dinner for tonight, but didn’t get too much else done during “the napping hour”. It’s always a struggle for me to prioritize what I want to get done while the girls take a nap. Today I decided

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