Almost everything I do in the kitchen, comes from Pinterest! I have made it a habit to do a large part of my monthly meal planning based off meals I have seen on pinterest. Each month I will start a new pinterest board, and I will go through and pin things that look ever so yummy, and things I think my family would enjoy. With eating healthier, it has been a challenge for me, to cook meals that are rich in flavor, and low in calories. What makes things even more difficult, is I am a sweets lover. My main downfall is chocolate! So when I see a "healthy" dessert on pinterest, I of course have to check it out. I mean what type of mom and wife would I be if I deprived my family of sweets as well! When I found the Peanut Butter Yogurt Pie on pinterest I knew I was going to be making that for dessert that night! One thing I like about this dessert is I can have a piece and not feel guilty afterwards. Now if I don't stop at one piece then yes I can feel guilty! I also … [Read more...]
Taco Pie Via Pinterest
As I said not long ago, I was going to go ahead, and do some posts about what I have found on pinterest, my experience with making it, and whether or not my family liked it. Last night for dinner we went with the Taco Pie that I first discovered on pinterest. Does that not look so tasty! We were wanting something quick and easy and this looked like it would do the job, and since we all love Mexican foods we had a feeling this was going to be a hit! We made the guacamole sauce fresh instead of purchasing from the store. We then followed the recipe, and within about 30 minutes including cooking the chicken dinner was complete! We did forget to drain the chilis, so we did have a little liquid in the mix, over all though this was so yummy, and so filling we will be having it again! While it didn't look as pretty as the image from pinterest, it was still ever so good. So this was one of those recipes we will be keeping around, and we will be making again in the … [Read more...]
Using Pinterest For Meal Planning
Meal planning can be tough especially if you're so use to cooking from a box. When I decided to do a menu I had no idea what I was going to cook. When we turned to eating healthier, we went to mostly all chicken. Normal way to cook our chicken was little seasonings and bake it in the oven. We then would add a side and some veggies. Eating the same thing, the same way over and over again can get a bit boring. So this month I wanted to switch things up on my family. I wanted to bring new meals to the table that were still tasty and a bit more healthier for us. What better way to make a menu by hitting up the one and only Pinterest! As I browsed all the yummy photos to find different meals to cook, by tummy started talking to me, but in the end it was so worth it. I had a menu and I had a shopping list, only thing left was going to the store. I found I spent less when I had more of an idea of what I was going to be making through-out the month. As you can see, you can find so … [Read more...]
