No added salt chicken broth can help anyone on a low salt diet enjoy soup again. Soups are often one meal that is avoided by anyone who has been told to lower their sodium intake. Commercial canned soups are super high in salt. Homemade soups may be better, but not always a great alternative because…
Low Salt Recipes
Low salt recipes perfect for anyone who needs to follow a low sodium diet. A low sodium diet should contain no more than 2000 mg of sodium in an entire day. The average meal can contain at most 600 mg of sodium.
Tender Slow Cooker Turkey Breast
Why mess around trying to cook a whole turkey when you can simply and easily cook just the breast in a slow cooker with little work or clean up? This super tender slow cooker turkey breast will melt in your mouth. You can use the turkey meat for meal prep to use with sandwiches or…
Leftover Turkey & Pumpkin Chili
Warm up and use up leftover turkey in this quick and easy leftover turkey & pumpkin chili. This chili is the perfect comfort food to whip up after a long day. Leftovers are a big part of our family dinner plans. My teenager doesn’t love leftovers, but we keep telling him that when he’s older…
Three Cheese Butternut Squash Lasagna
Squash is so abundant throughout the Fall season, especially butternut squash. You can enjoy butternut squash in many different recipes from soups, sides dishes, salads, and sauces. This three-cheese butternut squash lasagna puts a Fall twist on a classic Italian recipe. The butternut squash blends perfectly with the creamy cheese layers of the lasagna making…
Homemade Copycat Frozen Butterbeer
One of the reasons I love visiting Universal Studios in Orlando Florida is the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Frozen Butterbeer is my favorite treat to get inside the park. I finally figured out a homemade version of butterbeer that you can enjoy without having to travel. I can’t believe that it’s been 20 years…
Grilled Maple Dijon Chicken Thighs
Meal prep is important for busy families. These grilled maple dijon chicken thighs can not only be used as a main dish but for meal prep. These chicken thighs are perfect for on top of a salad or on a sandwich. This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of ABSCos. The opinions…
Fresh Squeezed Single Serve Homemade Lemonade
Warmer weather has finally arrived on the East Coast. I thought Winter was going to hang around forever! We can finally sit outside on our deck and enjoy and a nice cold glass of homemade lemonade. I grew up spending my summer’s in Ocean City New Jersey where you see fresh squeezed lemonade all over the…
Homemade Copycat Big Mac Sliders
Mini big mac burgers made right at home will save you money for sure. Homemade copycat big mac sliders are the perfect mini burgers that kids (and adults) will love. These burgers are cuddled inside a sesame seed bun and topped with a copycat version of McDonald’s special sauce all made from ingredients you probably…
30 Minute Leftover Turkey Pot Pie
Use up leftover turkey in this quick and easy 30-minute leftover turkey pot pie recipe. It’s loaded with veggies that you can grab right from your freezer. One of the reasons we host Thanksgiving is because my husband likes leftovers. Some years we have so much turkey that we end up wasting some because we…
Frozen Apple Cider Slushies
One of our favorite Fall activities to Apple picking. Of course, we look forward to the yummy apples, but one of the best parts about apple picking is being able to enjoy frozen apple cider slushies at the local orchard. We always pick apples at a local orchard, Solebury Orchards. This orchard, located in Bucks…
Easy Baked Spinach Artichoke Dip
This warm gooey baked spinach artichoke dip is so easy to put together for any party. No need to open store-bought dip again! Dips are my go-to choice for parties. You can make several dips to satisfy anyone’s taste. We aren’t a fancy punch. At my in-law’s house onion dip and potato chips are always in stock. I…
Low Sodium Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas
Need a speedy dinner meal for a busy night? Sheet pan dinners to the rescue! Sheet pan chicken fajitas can be made in just 30 minutes. The best part for this dietitian is that they have only 63 mg of sodium per serving!! This month’s recipe redux challenge is all about Sheet Pan Recipes. If…
Baked Summer Squash with Gruyere
Every Summer our garden is filled with zucchini and summer squash. This year we grew so much we needed to come up with different ways to prepare it. Baked Summer squash with gruyere was a side dish we made when we wanted to a little change from our usual summer squash recipe. Skip to Recipe!…
Hawaiian Pulled Pork Topped with Mango Chia Jam
In the Northeast part of the United States, we experience excess heat like many parts of the country plus high humidity. Even though we have air conditioning no one wants to turn on their oven to cook when it feels like an oven outside. This is when slow cookers come to the rescue. My Slow…
Ginger Soy Hakurei Turnips
Today is Earth Day! One great way to help the environment is to reduce food waste. My recipe for Ginger Soy Hakurei Turnips uses the entire plant. No greens are thrown away here. I have participated in a CSA farm share for the past year. Hakurei turnips have made an appearance in our share a…