My healthy living philosophy: Eat real food that nourishes and enjoy every bite. Eat proper portions for MY body, not what a program tells me to. No foods are off limits, just limit the amounts to special occasions when there is much life AROUND the table. Make every choice in perfect alignment with my goal of living today for a healthy tomorrow. Bring life TO the family table as often as possible. Enjoy food…it is a gift. Educate myself. Enjoy the process of nourishing. Move my body more and find the fun in it. Honor my body…it is the only place I have to live. Create a healthy new family legacy!
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Mesa de Vida meal kit – makes at least 8 different recipes!
Crunchy homemade taco shells & making taco night healthier and more delicious!
Slow Cooked Beef Provencal…Turns Into French Country Beef and Lentil Soup!
Light n’ Lean Sausage & Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
Guest Post – Mamabargains.com/Blog – Healthy Mexican Beef Skillet!
Healthify Me! With Chef Kirsten – Healthified Steakhouse Meal!
Healthify Me! Healthified Spaghetti Bolognese and Meatballs
Healthified Sloppy Joes – Healthify Me! with Chef Kirsten
Wild rice, fig and pear stuffed pork loin roast
Slow roasted cherry-studded elk shoulder with blackberry wine and cherry reduction
“Chuck it in the pan” Stew – Great recipe for leftover ham!
Mesa de Vida meal kit – makes at least 8 different recipes!
Al Pastor style Firecracker Kebabs – recipe for the Actively NW LifeWise Kitchens
Smoky Kickin’ Chicken Chili – 2nd prize winner of a chili cookoff!
Maple-Dijon Herb Roasted Chicken
Chicken and vegetable lasagna – pasta free!
Healthy chicken tikka masala over curried cabbage noodles
Chicken and pepper pasta with kale
Chicken And Mushroom Piccata Saute – Healthified and Easy! With Gluten Free And Vegan Options
Creamy Chicken Enchilada Casserole – Healthified!
Healthified Baked Ziti – Gluten Free, Lower Calorie, More Vitamins And Nutrients! Easy Also!
Guest Post For Girl Power Hour And A Delicious Spanish Chicken Pilaf Recipe
Taco Muffins – Cooking In The Kitchen With Kids!
Tips For Busy Moms For Balance and Health & A Healthy Pasta Recipe – Guest Post For Girl Power Hour
More Ideas For Your Frozen Chicken Breasts!
Healthified “Taco del Schmar” Mission-Style Burritos – Healthy chicken burrito recipe
Healthify Me! Healthified Peanut Sauce and a delicious Green Bean & Chicken with Peanut Sauce Recipe
Healthify Me! Healthified Spaghetti Bolognese and Meatballs
Healthified Sloppy Joes – Healthify Me! with Chef Kirsten
Healthified Buffalo Chicken Strips
Healthified General Tso’s Chicken
Mexican Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry
Creamy chicken and roasted garlic chili rellenos casserole
Healthified Turkey or Chicken Shepherds Pie
Albondigas – Mexican Meatball Soup
Fall sweet potato topped Shepherds PIe
Slow roasted duck with sherry-orange glaze
My favorite green smoothie – Guest recipe for Full Circle Farm
Basic healthy pancake recipe and Bananas Foster pancakes
Quinoa Pancakes – These really are delicious and healthy and YOU HAVE TO MAKE THEM!!
My favorite healthy breakfast sandwiches
Blueberry popper toppers for oatmeal
Double grain maple banana bread
Healthy Banana Cake With A Gluten Free Option
Healthified Pumpkin Cranberry bread
Banana Blueberry Silver Dollar Pancakes – Gluten Free, Clean Eating Breakfast
Quick and Easy Breakfast Tacos – A Fast Breakfast Option For Busy Mornings
Purple People Eater Pancakes – Guest blogging at Mamabargains.com!
Healthified Any-Fruit Muffins – In a cute little picture recipe. 🙂
Chocolate Pancakes And Breaking The Diet Habit. Guest Post For Girl Power Hour
Greek Quinoa Breakfast Scramble
Spiced Pumpkin-Yogurt Oat Pancakes
German Chocolate Cake Bites – no added sugar, only fruit n’ nuts!
Fruit Full Surprise Inside Smoothie Pops
Cranberry-Orange Quick-Bread & Muffins – Healthified!
Honey cinnamon vanilla snack mix
Healthy Banana Cake With A Gluten Free Option
Double Grain Maple Banana Bread
Healthified Chocolate Chunk Cookies And Ice Cream Sammies
3 Ingredient Healthy Dessert – Strawberries Romanoff
Healthified Any-Fruit Muffins – In a cute little picture recipe. 🙂
Rich Fudgy Mocha Chocolate Cupcakes – Vegan!
Mesa de Vida meal kit – makes at least 8 different recipes!
Stove Top Macaroni & Cheese – my son’s FAVORITE! Super nutritious!
Fall sweet potato topped Shepherds PIe
Creamy chicken, mushroom and polenta lasagna
Healthy chicken tikka masala over curried cabbage noodles
Chicken and vegetable lasagna – pasta free!
Light n’ Lean Sausage & Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
Chicken and pepper pasta with kale
“Chuck it in the pan” Stew – Great recipe for leftover ham!
Smoky Kickin’ Chicken Chili – 2nd prize winner of a chili cookoff!
Vegetable Quesadillas – Quick Fix Meal In A Pinch
Slow Cooked Beef Provencal…Turns Into French Country Beef and Lentil Soup!
Maple-Dijon Herb Roasted Chicken
Gluten Free Manicotti – Cooking With Fresh, Local Ingredients
Fried-rice style quinoa and vegetables
Shrimp and pesto sauce with zucchini noodles
Rich and “Meaty” Mushroom Marinara…A Two-For-One Recipe
Gluten Free, Grain Free (Paleo Friendly) Crepes/Wraps And Paleo Enchiladas
Healthified Chili Rellenos with Easy Ranchero Sauce
Grilled Fish And Vegetables Provencal. Gourmet, But Easy! Healthy And Delicious Too!
Grilled Salmon, Potato and Asparagus Salad with Homemade Caesar Dressing
Ceviche recipe – the first recipe inspired by my week in Sayulita, Mexico!
Healthified Baked Ziti – Gluten Free, Lower Calorie, More Vitamins And Nutrients! Easy Also!
Guest Post – Mamabargains.com/Blog – Healthy Mexican Beef Skillet!
Guest Post For Girl Power Hour And A Delicious Spanish Chicken Pilaf Recipe
Taco Muffins – Cooking In The Kitchen With Kids!
Slow roasted cherry-studded elk shoulder with blackberry wine and cherry reduction
Tips For Busy Moms For Balance and Health & A Healthy Pasta Recipe – Guest Post For Girl Power Hour
More Ideas For Your Frozen Chicken Breasts!
Healthify Me! With Chef Kirsten – Healthified Steakhouse Meal!
Honey mango shrimp over brown rice. Fast, healthy, sweet and savory stir fry.
Healthified “Taco del Schmar” Mission-Style Burritos – Healthy chicken burrito recipe
Pan Seared Cod with Roasted Vegetables
Slow roasted duck with sherry-orange sauce
Crunchy homemade taco shells & making taco night healthier and more delicious!
Mesa de Vida Ceviche and Wasabi Citrus Crab Salad – inspired by my favorite Seattle restaurant
Healthify Me! Healthified Peanut Sauce and a delicious Green Bean & Chicken with Peanut Sauce Recipe
“Caponesca sauce” – Mesa de Vida fusion of Caponata and Puttanesca. You need to make this!
Healthify Me! Healthified Spaghetti Bolognese and Meatballs
Healthified Sloppy Joes – Healthify Me! with Chef Kirsten
Chicken And Mushroom Piccata Saute – Healthified and Easy! With Gluten Free And Vegan Options
Creamy Chicken Enchilada Casserole – Healthified!
Healthified General Tso’s Chicken
Mexican Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry
Healthified Turkey or Chicken Shepherds Pie
Hand Foraged Chantrelle Mushrooms & Pasta in Chardonnay Cream Sauce with Frizzled Sage
Healthified tuna (or chicken or veggie) noodle casserole
Gluten-free wild mushroom, caramelized onion and sweet potato quiche – guest post for Chemo Bites
Mesa de Vida meal kit – makes at least 8 different recipes!
Stove Top Macaroni & Cheese – my son’s FAVORITE! Super nutritious!
Crunchy homemade taco shells & making taco night healthier and more delicious!
Fall sweet potato topped Shepherds PIe
Chicken and vegetable lasagna – pasta free!
Healthy chicken tikka masala over curried cabbage noodles
Creamy chicken, mushroom and polenta lasagna
Pineapple stir-fried shrimp with guacamole and jicama chips – Re-Think Nachos
Quinoa Pancakes – These really are delicious and healthy and YOU HAVE TO MAKE THEM!!
Healthified tuna (or chicken or veggie) noodle casserole
Kickin’ cowboy cornbread muffins
“Chuck it in the pan” Stew – Great recipe for leftover ham!
Blueberry popper toppers for oatmeal
My favorite healthy breakfast sandwiches
Honey cinnamon vanilla snack mix
Fried-rice style quinoa and vegetables
Shrimp and pesto sauce with zucchini noodles
Creamy shiitake mushroom pasta with garlicky green beans
Vegetable Quesadillas – Quick Fix Meal In A Pinch
Slow Cooked Beef Provencal…Turns Into French Country Beef and Lentil Soup!
Healthy Banana Cake With A Gluten Free Option
Maple-Dijon Herb Roasted Chicken
Banana Blueberry Silver Dollar Pancakes – Gluten Free, Clean Eating Breakfast
Smoky Kickin’ Chicken Chili – 2nd prize winner of a chili cookoff!
Quick and Easy Breakfast Tacos – A Fast Breakfast Option For Busy Mornings
Gluten Free Manicotti – Cooking With Fresh, Local Ingredients
Rich and “Meaty” Mushroom Marinara…A Two-For-One Recipe
Gluten Free, Grain Free (Paleo Friendly) Crepes/Wraps And Paleo Enchiladas
Healthified Chocolate Chunk Cookies And Ice Cream Sammies
Healthified Chili Rellenos with Easy Ranchero Sauce
Slow roasted cherry-studded elk shoulder with blackberry wine and cherry reduction
Grilled Fish And Vegetables Provencal. Gourmet, But Easy! Healthy And Delicious Too!
Grilled Salmon, Potato and Asparagus Salad with Homemade Caesar Dressing
Ceviche recipe – the first recipe inspired by my week in Sayulita, Mexico!
My Hummus Recipe And A Fabulous Lunch!
3 Ingredient Healthy Dessert – Strawberries Romanoff
Purple People Eater Pancakes – Guest blogging at Mamabargains.com!
Slow roasted duck with sherry-orange sauce
Hot N’ Healthy Snack #2: Big Beautiful Bowl Of Crunchy Goodness For Your Next Snack Attack!
Healthified – And Protein Packed – Tuna Salad
Creamy Goddess-Ranch Dressing/Dip. Easy, Healthy, Gluten Free Homemade Salad Dressing
Cooking Fresh And Local – Fresh Asparagus Recipe For The Sammamish Farmers Market
Guest Post For Girl Power Hour And A Delicious Spanish Chicken Pilaf Recipe
Taco Muffins – Cooking In The Kitchen With Kids!
More Ideas For Your Frozen Chicken Breasts!
Greek Quinoa Breakfast Scramble
Healthify Me! With Chef Kirsten – Healthified Steakhouse Meal!
Honey mango shrimp over brown rice. Fast, healthy, sweet and savory stir fry.
The next time you fire up the grill, make: Roasted Tomatillo Salsa. Quick. Easy.
Pan Seared Cod with Roasted Vegetables
Mesa de Vida Ceviche and Wasabi Citrus Crab Salad – inspired by my favorite Seattle restaurant
Healthify Me! Healthified Peanut Sauce and a delicious Green Bean & Chicken with Peanut Sauce Recipe
“Caponesca sauce” – Mesa de Vida fusion of Caponata and Puttanesca. You need to make this!
Chicken And Mushroom Piccata Saute – Healthified And Easy! With Gluten Free And Vegan Options
Healthified Buffalo Chicken Strips
Healthified General Tso’s Chicken
Mexican Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry
Winter Tuscan Bean And Vegetable Soup
Creamy chicken and roasted garlic chili rellenos casserole
Hand Foraged Chantrelle Mushrooms & Pasta in Chardonnay Cream Sauce with Frizzled Sage
Creamy Butternut Squash & Cauliflower Soup
Gluten-free wild mushroom, caramelized onion and sweet potato quiche – guest post for Chemo Bites
Al Pastor style Firecracker Kebabs – recipe for the Actively NW LifeWise Kitchens
Fruit Full Surprise Inside Smoothie Pops
Mesa de Vida meal kit – makes at least 8 different recipes!
Stove Top Macaroni & Cheese – my son’s FAVORITE! Super nutritious!
Crunchy homemade taco shells & making taco night healthier and more delicious!
Sweet & Spicy Fruitful Rita – How to make a healthier margarita!
Fall sweet potato topped Shepherds PIe
Healthy chicken tikka masala over curried cabbage noodles
Basic healthy pancake recipe and Bananas Foster pancakes
Quinoa Pancakes – These really are delicious and healthy and YOU HAVE TO MAKE THEM!!
Healthified tuna (or chicken or veggie) noodle casserole
Cranberry-Orange Quick-Bread & Muffins – Healthified!
My favorite healthy breakfast sandwiches
Gluten Free Manicotti – Cooking With Fresh, Local Ingredients
Rich and “Meaty” Mushroom Marinara…A Two-For-One Recipe
Kickin’ cowboy cornbread muffins
Gluten Free, Grain Free (Paleo Friendly) Crepes/Wraps And Paleo Enchiladas
Healthified Chocolate Chunk Cookies And Ice Cream Sammies
Healthified Chili Rellenos with Easy Ranchero Sauce
Healthified Baked Ziti – Gluten Free, Lower Calorie, More Vitamins And Nutrients! Easy Also!
Creamy Goddess-Ranch Dressing/Dip. Easy, Healthy, Gluten Free Homemade Salad Dressing
Guest Post – Mamabargains.com/Blog – Healthy Mexican Beef Skillet!
Healthified Any-Fruit Muffins – In a cute little picture recipe. 🙂
Guest Post For Girl Power Hour And A Delicious Spanish Chicken Pilaf Recipe
Chocolate Pancakes And Breaking The Diet Habit. Guest Post For Girl Power Hour
Healthify Me! With Chef Kirsten – Healthified Steakhouse Meal!
Healthified Pumpkin Cranberry bread
Healthified “Taco del Schmar” Mission-Style Burritos – Healthy chicken burrito recipe
Healthify Me! Healthified Peanut Sauce and a delicious Green Bean & Chicken with Peanut Sauce Recipe
Healthify Me! Healthified Spaghetti Bolognese and Meatballs
Healthified Sloppy Joes – Healthify Me! with Chef Kirsten
An Epic Healthified Super Bowl Feast – Recipes and Game Plan to Have the Ultimate Party!
Double Grain Maple Banana Bread
Chicken And Mushroom Piccata Saute – Healthified And Easy! With Gluten Free And Vegan Options
Creamy Chicken Enchilada Casserole – Healthified!
Healthified Buffalo Chicken Strips
Healthified General Tso’s Chicken
Healthified Macaroni and Cheese
Healthified Turkey or Chicken Shepherds Pie
Healthy Whole Grain Homemade Focaccia Bread Thins
Healthified Sandwich – If you like a Reuben, you’ll LOVE the Rachael!
Fruit Full Surprise Inside Smoothie Pops
*Many of my recipes are paleo-friendly or easily adapted. Check out the protein recipes above!
Pineapple stir-fried shrimp with guacamole and jicama chips – Re-Think Nachos
Healthy chicken tikka masala over curried cabbage noodles
Gluten Free, Grain Free (Paleo Friendly) Crepes/Wraps And Paleo Enchiladas
Slow Cooked Beef Provencal…Turns Into French Country Beef and Lentil Soup!
Shrimp and pesto sauce with zucchini noodles
Chicken and pepper pasta with kale
Gluten Free Manicotti – Cooking With Fresh, Local Ingredients
Creamy shiitake mushroom pasta with garlicky green beans
Healthified Baked Ziti – Gluten Free, Lower Calorie, More Vitamins And Nutrients! Easy Also!
Guest Post – Mamabargains.com/Blog – Healthy Mexican Beef Skillet!
Tips For Busy Moms For Balance and Health & A Healthy Pasta Recipe – Guest Post For GirlPower Hour
“Caponesca sauce” – Mesa de Vida fusion of Caponata and Puttanesca. You need to make this!
Healthify Me! Healthified Spaghetti Bolognese and Meatballs
Chicken And Mushroom Piccata Saute – Healthified And Easy! With Gluten Free And Vegan Options
Creamy Chicken Enchilada Casserole – Healthified!
Healthified Macaroni and Cheese
Hand Foraged Chantrelle Mushrooms & Pasta in Chardonnay Cream Sauce with Frizzled Sage
Healthified tuna (or chicken or veggie) noodle casserole
Creamy Southwest Chipotle-Ranch Dressing/Dip
Creamy Goddess-Ranch Dressing/Dip. Easy, Healthy, Gluten Free Homemade Salad Dressing
The next time you fire up the grill, make: Roasted Tomatillo Salsa. Quick. Easy.
Healthify Me! Healthified Peanut Sauce and a delicious Green Bean & Chicken with Peanut Sauce Recipe
“Caponesca sauce” – Mesa de Vida fusion of Caponata and Puttanesca. You need to make this!
Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup
Grilled salmon with a twist & Tangy quinoa salad
Shrimp and pesto sauce with zucchini noodles
Grilled Fish And Vegetables Provencal. Gourmet, But Easy! Healthy And Delicious Too!
Ceviche recipe – the first recipe inspired by my week in Sayulita, Mexico!
Healthified – And Protein Packed – Tuna Salad
Honey mango shrimp over brown rice. Fast, healthy, sweet and savory stir fry.
Pan Seared Cod with Roasted Vegetables
Mesa de Vida Ceviche and Wasabi Citrus Crab Salad – inspired by my favorite Seattle restaurant
Healthified tuna (or chicken or veggie) noodle casserole
4 Recipes to Make You Swoon Over Salad!
Mardi Gras Black-Eyed Pea Creole Crunch Salad
Kickin’ cowboy cornbread muffins
How to make perfect hard boiled eggs
Fresh corn on the cob? Try this!
My Hummus Recipe And A Fabulous Lunch!
Cooking Fresh And Local – Fresh Asparagus Recipe For The Sammamish Farmers Market
Pico de Gallo and Guacamole Recipes
How to make your vegetable side dishes more delicious AND nutritious!
Honey cinnamon vanilla snack mix
Pineapple stir-fried shrimp with guacamole and jicama chips – Re-Think Nachos
Kale chips made quick and easy with the help of Trader Joes
Healthy Banana Cake With A Gluten Free Option
3 Ingredient Healthy Dessert – Strawberries Romanoff
Healthified Pumpkin Cranberry bread
Hot N’ Healthy Snack #2: Big Beautiful Bowl Of Crunchy Goodness For Your Next Snack Attack!
Healthified Any-Fruit Muffins – In a cute little picture recipe. 🙂
Kickin’ cowboy cornbread muffins
Slow Cooked Beef Provencal…Turns Into French Country Beef and Lentil Soup!
Winter Tuscan Bean And Vegetable Soup
How to make Matza & Matza Ball Soup – Guest recipe for Full Circle Farm
Albondigas – Mexican Meatball Soup
Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup
Creamy Butternut Squash & Cauliflower Soup
Fall sweet potato topped Shepherds PIe (make with lentils or mushrooms to keep it vegetarian)
Grain-Free Wild Mushroom, Caramelized Onion & Sweet Potato Quiche – Guest recipe for Chemo Bites
Blueberry popper toppers for oatmeal
Vegetable Quesadillas – Quick Fix Meal In A Pinch
Healthy Banana Cake With A Gluten Free Option
Creamy shiitake mushroom pasta with garlicky green beans
Banana Blueberry Silver Dollar Pancakes – Gluten Free, Clean Eating Breakfast
Quick and Easy Breakfast Tacos – A Fast Breakfast Option For Busy Mornings
Gluten Free Manicotti – Cooking With Fresh, Local Ingredients
Rich and “Meaty” Mushroom Marinara…A Two-For-One Recipe
Fried-rice style quinoa and vegetables
Healthified Chocolate Chunk Cookies And Ice Cream Sammies
Healthified Chili Rellenos with Easy Ranchero Sauce
My Hummus Recipe And A Fabulous Lunch!
3 Ingredient Healthy Dessert – Strawberries Romanoff
Purple People Eater Pancakes – Guest blogging at Mamabargains.com!
Creamy Goddess-Ranch Dressing/Dip. Easy, Healthy, Gluten Free Homemade Salad Dressing
Cooking Fresh And Local – Fresh Asparagus Recipe For The Sammamish Farmers Market
Healthified Any-Fruit Muffins – In a cute little picture recipe. 🙂
Chocolate Pancakes And Breaking The Diet Habit. Guest Post For Girl Power Hour
Greek Quinoa Breakfast Scramble
Rich Fudgy Mocha Chocolate Cupcakes – Vegan!
Quinoa Pancakes – These really are delicious and healthy and YOU HAVE TO MAKE THEM!!
“Caponesca sauce” – Mesa de Vida fusion of Caponata and Puttanesca. You need to make this!
Hand Foraged Chantrelle Mushrooms & Pasta in Chardonnay Cream Sauce with Frizzled Sage
Creamy Butternut Squash & Cauliflower Soup
How to make your vegetable side dishes more delicious AND nutritious!
Gluten-free wild mushroom, caramelized onion and sweet potato quiche – guest post for Chemo Bites
Listening To Our Bodies and Teaching Our Children To Do The Same
Question for Chef Kirsten: How To Eat To Help My Cholesterol Levels
Fuel, NOT Full! Hara Hachi Bunme – Eat until you are 80% full
“Bad food is the cheap food.” How to cook well on a tight budget
Study Shows A Low Glycemic Lifestyle Is Best For Keeping Weight Off For Good!
Controlling This Hormone, By Eating Often And Including Carbs, Can Help You Stay Slim!
Guest Post – Girl Power Hour: “Real Change Can Happen When You Start Living For A Healthier Future…”
How to make your vegetable side dishes more delicious AND nutritious!
5 Healthy Recipes To Satisfy Your Cravings
5 Tips For Creating Exciting Meals With Food Allergies/Sensitivities/Restrictive Diets
Skinny-Fat: Why It Isn’t The Fat You See That Could Shorten Your Life
Tips For Busy Moms For Balance and Health & A Healthy Pasta Recipe – Guest Post For Girl Power Hour
Chocolate Pancakes And Breaking The Diet Habit. Guest Post For Girl Power Hour
5 EASY ways to be healthier – every day!
Fermented Foods – Why you should eat more
6 Ways To Get Your Kids (or reluctant husband) To Eat Their Veggies!
It’s Not Just About The Weight On The Scale #2
Skinny-Fat: Why It Isn’t The Fat You See That Could Shorten Your Life
How to make perfect hard boiled eggs
How to make homemade almond milk, and why you should
Easy, mess-free way to cut your watermelon
How to make homemade chicken broth
Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup
Unprocessed Mexican spice blend
Klean Your Plate with Kirsten! All about balance….
Klean Your Plate with Kirsten”! “Kleaning” up your family snacks
Klean Your Plate with Kirsten! Substituting yogurt
Klean Your Plate with Kirsten! Cleaning Up Whipped Topping
How to make homemade chicken broth
Kleaning up your cream of mushroom soup!
Kleaning up your foil packet spices/soup mixes
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