This chicken salad is made with Greek yogurt for added protein, Dijon mustard for flavor, and some other stuff that tastes good and makes your body feel good too. I am always up for making chicken salad with leftover chicken. Why? Let me share: 1. It usually tastes better the second day. 2. It’s a quick and easy lunch to have on hand. 3. Leftover chicken can sometimes be DRY. Like SAWDUST. But NOT this chicken salad. It’s creamy and delicious, without inflammatory seed oils. And #4. Because I LIKE IT!

These healthy no bake cookies have healthy ingredients. Hemp seeds contain high levels of antioxidants, fatty acids, minerals, and vitamins. Whole grain oats offer antioxidants, soluble fiber, and are very filling. Nut butter contains healthy fats. Cacao powder is packed with flavonoids and good for lowering blood pressure & reducing insulin sensitivity.

Here’s my recipe for not-so-lazy curry chicken salad. Put it on some crackers, a piece of toast, or just over arugula with lemon juice (personal fave.) If you don’t always make it from scratch, no judgment from me on banging down on that easy button. But when you need that avocado oil based mayo in your dish, get in the kitchen and start chopping!

We still have a few snowy days up here in the Rockies in April and May. Yes, if you didn’t know, New Mexico is still the Rocky Mountain range. Today is one of those spring snowy days. On colder days, I simply want warm comfort foods. Hello instant pot! I love you. And hello spicy buffalo sauce! I love you, too. I think warming my insides makes my outsides feel warm too. This buffalo chicken soup is comfort food for my soul. I sure wish my kids liked spicy food as much as I do. But sour cream (I typically sub Greek yogurt) certainly helps! One day I’ll have them loving spicy foods that make your nose run and your eyes water. I mean, what’s not to love about that? Enjoy this warm comforting soup and let me know what you think!

Do you love roasted vegetables? ME TOO! I like to eat them FRESH to death or as leftovers for breakfast or lunch. EAT YOUR VEGGIES. Eat the rainbow. All the colors help you to get in a variety of nutrients. Try things you haven’t tried in a while, and maybe you’ll find it’s better than when you were a kid. We’re looking at you, Brussels.

 Here’s my favorite feel-good, lunch in a hurry, hot-cooked salmon special. Those Butcher Box salmon fillets come individually packed, which makes them crazy convenient. I take one out in the morning, and by lunch time she’s screaming, “sear me, Dodi!” And I obey.

A little salt and pepper, three minutes each side in a little oil, plated with veggies or salad, and BOOM! Lunch (or dinner) is served! Let me know if you grab this six-minute lunch special AND how much you loved it!!

Does anyone else go into Trader Joe’s and look for interesting looking ingredients that might force you to make a meal that’s new and different so your family will “Ooooh and Aaaaah” a little extra at dinnertime? Yeah, me too. Enter Trader Joes frozen gnocchi! I hopped into my google machine and off we went in search of something new and interesting.

Here is another instant pot winner for dinner! I adapted this little booger from skinnytaste.com- thanks Gina! And my kids don’t complain. My husband is happy and so am I because it’s an easy, healthy win for ALL of us! I’m getting hungry just thinking about it!

Get ready to hit the easy button on a dish that has powerful flavor, and is really quick, easy, and delicious. Chicken Cordon Bleu is probably not in your frequent dinner rotation, so it’s a refreshing change from the usual dinners. Easy weeknight family friendly dish!