Cinnamon Apple Pie With Flavorful Crumble Topping

Cinnamon apple pie with crumble topping

Around Thanksgiving I was looking for a homemade apple pie recipe. I had purchased a pre-made graham cracker crust and apples and I was hoping to pull a pie together from the other ingredients I had at home. I didnโ€™t purchase a pie topping so I went looking for one I could make with simple ingredients and came cross this Crumble Topped Apple Pie recipe that I largely used, but tweaked slightly. It was the best pie I had ever โ€ฆ Read the rest

My Favorite Snacks While Eating Low Calorie

Low Calorie convenient snacks

I have always been a snacker. If I donโ€™t pay attention to what Iโ€™m eating, itโ€™s easy for me to snack most of the day and only eat one actual meal. Not good! I am very short so when I cut calories it is down to 1200 a day which doesnโ€™t leave much room for 3 meals and snacks. However, I have learned over time that if I try to just do 3 meals at 400 calories each, I crave โ€ฆ Read the rest

Turkey Sausage Potato Veggie Skillet Meal

One of the difficulties weโ€™ve had since trying to eat lower calorie meals, is finding meals to replace โ€œheavyโ€ meals. Particularly in the winter we just want โ€œstick to your ribsโ€ type meals sometimes. Itโ€™s hard to find hearty meals that arenโ€™t really high in calories. This is one of our go-to fall or dinner meals that incorporates a good bit of veggies making it a bit more balanced but still providing a that hearty meal experience.

Ingredients:

  • Eckrich smoked
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Chicken Caesar Wraps โ€“ Quick, Easy, Affordable Meal

Iโ€™m 23. When I was 18 and first started doing my own grocery shopping, it was easy to find ground beef for sale for around $2.50 a pound, or sometimes as low as $1.99. Now the prices are between $3.50-$4.00 most weeks. I have always been a fan of chicken and my local grocery stores have boneless skinless chicken breasts for $1.99 a pound on a regular basis. I didnโ€™t have many meal ideas to use with chicken so I โ€ฆ Read the rest