Category: Meal Prepping

I got a late start with meal prep this week, but any little bit, even if it is in fits and starts is a big help throughout the week. Browse past meal-prepping sessions for inspiration here. The Menu Monday – Tacos and Taco Salad Tuesday – Chicken with Garlic and Tomatoes, Broccolini with Brown Butter, […]

Snacks are always nice to have on hand, but sometimes you can get in a rut. Try some of these Keto-friendly snacks that offer a variety of sweet and savory, crunchy or creamy textures and flavors to subdue the munchies. Ameretto Fat Bombs – These guilt-free treats are a lifesaver on a Keto diet. They […]

Having been out of town for a week, I tried to keep my menu simple until I could go to the store. For the last two weeks, we have had insane weather. The week after we returned from our trip, we immediately had to deal with two days of a hard freeze that included icy […]

I like to buy mushrooms when they are on sale and dehydrate them for soups, stews and other dishes. You can store dehydrated mushrooms for a couple of years. Make a mushroom powder from the dehydrated mushrooms for seasoning; dehydrated mushroom powder is called umami. Use mushroom powder as a flavoring in savory dishes, such […]

We went on a vacation to Las Vegas and had a great time. We returned on January 13th and had to hit the ground running for the impending hard freeze in Southeast Texas. It was cold, in Vegas while we were there, too! I think it was cold all over the country. I did not […]

Looking for some quick and easy Keto or low-carb lunch ideas? Try some of the following lunch ideas that are anything but boring. Keto Pizza Bagel – Top a bagel with your favorite pizza toppings for a quick delicious lunch. Keto Pizza Bombs – Use Keto fathead dough and a biscuit cutter to make the […]

I am running behind on my meal prep post due to technical difficulties, but I finally worked all that out. If you like my meal prep inspiration, it is my usual practice to post one week in arrears, so this week’s post reflects the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. We do not pay […]

Another busy week with lots of celebrations. I had a small party with my closest girlfriends at the front end of the week, and graduation celebrations for my son who graduated from college. Easy meals were the name of the game this week. The Menu Monday – Party food (Charcuterie, Layered Mexican Dip, Chili, Cornbread, […]

I have to confess that this is not a post about meal prepping this week. It’s basically a meal plan. 1) I didn’t have much to meal prep, so I skipped that part. 2) Since my husband challenged me to go through my freezers and clear out some space, the first few weeks of menu […]

This is the first week of the freezer challenge that was inspired by my husband. I had to take an inventory of all that I have on hand before I could sit down and plan out menus. I was able to plan about three months out, but I might not be able to get that […]