Toxic Free Living And Natural Alternatives for Life
Whether you pack your lunch or eat it at home, you’ll want a meal that will energize you through the rest of your day. That is why I tend to have lighter meals that are very high in nutrient content for my mid day meal. You’ll find plenty of lunchbox inspiration here for everyone in the family as well as some “classes” on how to pack a lunch your kid will eat!
Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake that makes use of batter and cabbage. In Japan, okonomiyaki is a popular street food often prepared on a griddle, but it is also found in restaurants. Okonomiyaki Japanese Vegetable Pancake Osaka-style okonomiyaki is made by mixing the cabbage and vegetables with a flour batter. Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is made …
Okonomiyaki – Japanese Pancakes with low-carb optionRead More
Tasty Wings Four Ways Let’s face it, wings are a perfect movie night food, comfort food, party food, or just any time you want some tasty finger food and you can cater to everyone’s taste with these four wing sauce variations. Originally shared on my Instagram account, this has been a popular unpublished recipe of …
When I was a child, we ate black-eyed peas on New Year’s day, and that was pretty much the only time they appeared on my plate. As an adult, however, I found out that I enjoy eating them more often. My favorite tamale contains black-eyed peas, oh so yummy! Do you use black-eyed peas regularly? …
Looking for a budget-friendly dish that will look lovely on your table or at a holiday gathering? As a side dish or even at a picnic, served warm or cold, this Southwest Sweet Potato Hash with Lime Vinaigrette is lovely. Black beans and sweet potatoes are the stars in this dish, but they are brightened …
For those of you who love hummus but not the macros that come with chickpeas (garbanzo beans); meet Baba Ghanoush. If you’ve already met, you could skip down to the recipe – but you might miss something I do that is pretty unique when it comes to this dish! According to Wikipedia, Baba ghanoush, also …
Tabbouleh is traditionally made with parsley and is a Middle Eastern dish. There are many variations on Tabbouleh, including the spelling, depending on the region. In Turkey and Armenia, the dish is heavier on the grain, whereas Syria and Lebanon, cooks tend to use more parsley. My tastes fall somewhere in the middle and instead …
Tantalizing Tabbouleh with a Lemony Twist – low carb optionRead More
I love soup! Not only is it fun to create and delicious, it’s also so good for you! Especially when you add healthy ingredients like lemongrass, ginger, garlic, and mushrooms! This soup is easy enough to throw together for a mid-day meal, but nice enough to serve as dinner along with a salad. For my …
I picked up a couple of persimmons when they came in season (October through February) with the plan to come up with some type of relish or chutney. After a long day of meal prep (I always end up doing more than I should) I wanted to experiment with this cheery looking fruit. As with …
I’ve been making this recipe forever, and by that I mean nearly twenty years! It’s just so good I have to share it with the TOM Tribe. Recently, my grandma passed away at age 90 and through my reminiscing of her, food came to mind. She was an amazing cook and I grew up eating …
Everyone in the family will be happy with these make your own sushi bowls since there are options for both sushi-rice and a low-carb option for those of us following a grain-free, paleo, or ketogenic lifestyle. The beauty of this recipe is that it uses smoked salmon; that means you can keep the ingredients in …
Sushi Bowls for the entire family with low carb option!Read More
Make these insanely delicious salmon sliders for the entire family! There are many benefits for kids and adults alike when it comes to eating wild-caught salmon. You’ll want to put this recipe in your recipe box and keep them in your menu rotation! Kids will enjoy eating their salmon slider on a soft pretzel bun. …
Insanely Delicious Salmon Sliders with Low Carb and Keto optionsRead More
The combo of pear and arugula just makes my mouth water! I started eating this salad back when I was a raw vegan, but since I started eating meat again I added in chicken. Voila! Chicken and Pear Arugula Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette. The flavors of this dish combine so deliciously. If you can’t …
Chicken and Pear Arugula Salad with Meyer Lemon VinaigretteRead More
Making smoked salmon bbq onigiri is a lot of fun! We started making Japanese foods when my older kids were young because it was so expensive to take a family of six out to eat. We’ve served sushi and onigiri at graduation parties, birthdays, even Christmas parties. I have friends who have requested I make …
My first childhood best friend introduced me to the combo of canned tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches! Since then I have eaten a variety of tomato soups including canned, boxed, restaurants and cafes. The best tomato soup I have ever tasted is made by the owner of Coolato Gelato; read my review of her …
Growing up, one of my sister’s favorite foods was potato soup. Kinda funny how smells and tastes can take you back to a time and place, isn’t it? When I make this Golden Potato Soup I think of Lawrence Welk, Jimmy Carter, and my sister. Crazy how my brain works…I’ll explain later. I tried to …
Take boring tuna salad to the next level! Since I eat gluten free, sometimes it’s hard to watch other people eat sandwiches. That’s why I decided to make some un-sandwich lunches that would make the sandwich-eaters jealous! Enter best ever tuna salad! When I lived in Savannah, Georgia a friend of mine made tuna sandwiches by …
This BBQ Chicken Wonder Wrap n Roll is so simple it really doesn’t need a recipe of it’s own, but I’m sharing it anyways! Just a little meal prep can make it easy to enjoy delicious lunches with very little effort. Stay on plan with your Trim Healthy Mama lifestyle and eat those energizing E …
Thai Chicken Pizza is going to be a new favorite! I love the flavor of Thai food and this pizza really hits the spot! It’s a great way to use a Wonder Wrap! The following Nutrition Facts are from My Fitness Pal and are based on using a Wonder Wrap. Nutrition Facts Servings 4.0 Amount Per …
