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Cobb Salad {with Turkey Bacon, Healthy Ranch and Spiced Chicken}
This Cobb salad has EVERYTHING. The best part is everything can be made ahead of time and served cold- ideal summer recipe. See how it...
brainsandbalance
Aug 18, 20203 min read
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Cheeseburger Salad {with Bun Croutons and Garlic Aioli Dressing}
Everything you love about a cheeseburger but in a massive salad! Delicious ground beef is flavored with all our favorite cheeseburger...
brainsandbalance
Aug 5, 20203 min read
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Summer Chicken and Vegetable Soup {Instant Pot or Stove Top}
A filling and comforting bowl filled with big bites of summer vegetables, flavors and colors. A massive serving equipped with of all of...
brainsandbalance
Aug 4, 20202 min read
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One Pan Chicken Fajita Pasta
This recipe is cooked all in one pan, ONE PAN, even the pasta. The sauce is creamy and packed with flavor. It's the perfect amount of...
brainsandbalance
Jul 23, 20202 min read
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Maple Chili Salmon with Pineapple Plank and Lime Pineapple Salsa
The glaze on this salmon is the perfect blend of sweet and spicy-with notes of maple and chili-it's the perfect counterpart to the sweet...
brainsandbalance
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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Meatloaf Burgers with Crispy Onions
Giving one of our classic and most favorite recipes a tune up! We took everyone's favorite mini meatloaf cups, stuffing them in a roll...
brainsandbalance
Jul 16, 20202 min read
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Tortellini Caesar with Avocado Dressing (inspired by Two Peas and their Pod)
This tortellini caesar turns a basic side salad into a well balanced healthy dinner. Cheesy filling tortellini, crunchy homemade croutons...
brainsandbalance
Jun 15, 20203 min read
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Un-breaded One Skillet Chicken Parmesan
This is a lighter take on the classic chicken parmesan. The chicken and easy scratch made tomato cream sauce are cooked in the same dish...
brainsandbalance
Jun 11, 20203 min read
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No Prep One Dish Chicken and Gnocchi Bake
I was on the hunt for a gnocchi bake that didn't require me to boil the gnocchi and cook the chicken ahead of time and found that it...
brainsandbalance
May 21, 20203 min read
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Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Wraps with Healthy Ranch/Bleu Cheese Dressing
When I created this recipe I didn't expected the dressing to be the star of the show, but WOW. So flavorful, simple, healthy, versatile...
brainsandbalance
May 17, 20203 min read
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Shrimp and Chicken Pad Thai
Bring your favorite Thai restaurant home but make it healthy, colorful and sans all the unnecessary oil and ingredients. I love pad Thai...
brainsandbalance
May 12, 20203 min read
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Steak Sandwich with BEST EVER Healthy Garlic Aioli
I'm not trying to be dramatic here, but I nailed this one. Not only is it absolutely delicious but it's only a few ingredients and takes...
brainsandbalance
May 11, 20203 min read
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Copycat Chipotle Bowls with all the Fixings
My favorite part about chipotle is how customizable everything is. The picky-eaters and the I'll-take-some-of-everything eaters can dine...
brainsandbalance
May 5, 20205 min read
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Mexican Quinoa Skillet with Chicken with Homemade Lavash Chips
This year cinco de mayo falls on a weekday during a time when we can't just go out to our favorite Mexican restaurant for some chips and...
brainsandbalance
May 4, 20202 min read
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Kale Caesar with Avocado Dressing and Cajun Sockeye Salmon
As weather finally starts to warm up I'm suddenly craving cool salads, fresh fish and lemony flavors. This caesar dressing is healthy,...
brainsandbalance
Apr 28, 20204 min read
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Broccoli Chicken and Cheese Calzones with Healthy No Yeast Dough
These calzones are made with my 5 ingredient healthy pizza dough. They are filled with creamy cheddar and ricotta cheeses, garlicky...
brainsandbalance
Apr 26, 20204 min read
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Baked Turkey Tenderloin and Vegetables with Light Garlic Lemon Gravy
A recipe for those times when you need a juicy slice of turkey slathered in a spoonful of garlic and lemon gravy and also for those times...
brainsandbalance
Apr 23, 20204 min read
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Sausage and Kale Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
The rainy April showers have me craving all the soups lately, specifically creamy butternut squash soup. I'm telling you this soup will...
brainsandbalance
Apr 21, 20203 min read
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Cuban Sandwich Salad with Baked Sweet Potato Chips
Everything you love about a Cuban sandwich is served up over a big bowl of greens in this recipe! It's drizzled with a refreshing mustard...
brainsandbalance
Apr 16, 20203 min read
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Truffle Lobster Mac and Cheese
There's nothing more comforting and nostalgic than a warm bowl of creamy macaroni and cheese. And who said comforting and nostalgia...
brainsandbalance
Apr 14, 20203 min read
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