5 SmartPts

Turn Strawberry Shortcake Into Strawberry Healthycake

Have you ever made a traditional Strawberry Shortcake? Well, I have and the "shortcake" part calls for cream AND butter. Wowza!

How Do I Roast Almonds?

How do you roast almonds? It is pretty simple and can turn a boring snack into something far more exciting,

Spicy Thai Basil Recipe

This spicy Thai basil recipe features ground turkey and it is super fast.

Cottage Cheese Waffle Recipe

This cottage cheese waffle recipe is made with a blender and I love how easy it is.....

Cheesy Rice Dish with a Secret Ingredient

This cheesy rice dish will trick the cheese lover in your household with the fact that there isn’t that much cheese....

Leftover Turkey Chili Recipe

If you made my turkey breast in an oven bag, you might have some leftovers to deal with and you should make my leftover turkey chili recipe....

BLT Salad

It isn’t hard to convert a sandwich into a salad when it is made with bacon, lettuce and tomato (BLT). This BLT salad is simple and compelling....

Chinese Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe

Take-out can be a scary thing. You have no idea how much oil was used to cook your food. Yikes! This Chinese honey garlic chicken recipe will solve that problem....

Baked Chocolate Donuts

You can bake your own chocolate donuts and live to talk about them....

Slow Cooker Baked Beans with Molasses

These slow cooker baked beans with molasses are vegetarian and will outperform any can of baked beans....

Low Sugar Rhubarb Bars

This is one of those desserts that people will talk about for years to come. You don’t have to tell them that these rhubarb bars are low in sugar.....

Light Sangria Recipe

Do you love red wine but want something lighter in the summer? You will adore this light sangria recipe.

Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie

I love adding the word “cheesecake” to any recipe I can find....

Time to Detox

I have plenty to talk about if I want to share my transgressions over the holidays....

Party Dip with Three Layers

I was first introduced to "Seven Layer Dip" in 1995 and I immediately fell in love....

Pumpkin Spice Muffins

I am not immune to the “pumpkin spice bandwagon”. Did I notice the PSL at Starbucks? Why yes I did....

A Fun Breakfast Casserole for Blinner

I had to shoot a photo of this casserole while it was still in the oven....

Two Ingredient Black Bean Soup, Delicious and Vegan!

Do you have any relatives who say that they cook and then they just open cans? Yep, this recipe was inspired by a “Can Chef”....

Light Rhubarb Crisp

It is there waiting for you in the produce section - rhubarb!

An Easy One Pot Artichoke Chicken Dinner

This is what my dish looked like before I put it in the oven....