Week of 6/29/26 (4th of July week)
Mantra for the Week: Cherish Your Time
It’s 4th of July week and we are heading out of town. We were a tad disappointed in the pre-marinated Santa Maria tri-tip from Costco – we will pass on that next time. Although, the sliders and biscuits and gravy bake that I made for the 4th of July are going in the recipe box for sure. Must try and easy recipes – not necessarily healthy, but you’ve got to have balance, right?! HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!
Week of 6/22/26
Mantra for the Week: Learn New Things
Yes, sometimes popcorn is for dinner. We love popcorn. These sweet heat taco cottage cheese power bowls are going on repeat for sure. Don’t skip the pickled red onions!
Week of 6/15/26
Mantra for the Week: Stay Focused
I guess it is just going to be a busy month. We have beautiful weather here, so we planned to have dinner on the lake on Monday. I made homemade potato salad (recipe below) and it was so nice to have dinner on our paddleboards on the water. What a great way to start the week…Monday night date night might be a new thing. Don’t underestimate a delicious flavor-packed morning smoothie either. Keeping things simple this week – happy cooking.
Another great tip for the week, and you can toss them in your potato salad, is whipping up a batch of hard-boiled eggs. Noted below, how to make the perfect eggs. Great for a midday snack too.
I whipped up these burgers over the weekend and they were delicious. After the 3rd burger, I finally got the portions down. Play around with the cheeses too – YUMMY! This is a must try.
Week of 6/8/26
Mantra for the Week: Keep Moving Forward
Things are busy around here and it REALLY helps to do a bit of food prep and planning to take that headache out of the equation. I made a delicious Mixed Berry Breakfast Bake to prep breakfast for a few days this week and YUMMO! I think it was even better the next day heated up. I also made up a decent batch of bacon…why you ask? Because bacon goes with everything – duh!
Dinner on Monday night was very easy and so tasty. I’ve never really been a corned beef and cabbage fan, but now I am. This is a must-try recipe…as is the salad that I suggest you serve with it. We ate the salad over the weekend and the flavor-matching was perfection.
I’m telling you – throw this berry bake in your Ninja TODAY!! Top with a little drizzle of maple syrup, sprinkled powdered sugar and sliced almonds (or nut of your choice). You’re welcome!
Last and definitely not least in the meal prep category, just make up some bacon. The bacon pictured below is available at Sam’s Club and is definitely our favorite bacon. I made the most delicious veggie sandwich with bacon (yes, you read that right) and made a BLT type cottage cheese bowl for breakfast – cottage cheese, hard-boiled egg, avocado, tomatoes, topped with arugula, bacon & nothing but the bagel seasoning. I urge you to try this power breakfast and have a magical week!
Week of 6/1/26
Mantra for the Week: Trust Yourself
Happy new month! I did a little breakfast meal prep over the weekend and will share the recipe below. I will be sharing various new recipes using different cooking gadgets (air fryer, crock pot, Ninja Foodi, etc.) – keep an eye out and have a wonderful week. Happy cooking!
We bought a ham at Costco and divided it up. I sliced it all first and then froze half. I made this yummy breakfast casserole (recipe below) and sliced for sandwiches (I make a killer ham, brie & fig spread sandwich…just sayin’. I even made a delicious cottage cheese bowl with ham, arugula, cottage cheese, avocado and fig spread – YUMMY!!
Oh, and our salmon bowls from Monday were delicious. Loving this new ‘gadget’ series that I’m creating. Dinners and meal planning should be fun and easy – make it your own and enjoy your time in the kitchen.
