Welcome to week 45 of our ongoing (yet intermittent) series about refined sugar & me in 2017. Since last we checked in with our intrepid heroine (yup, that's me!), I've been prescribed medication with the unfortunate side effect of increased appetite and weight gain. So... in the 9 weeks since we last talked refined sugar and …

So full of flavor, these Korean Style Ground Beef & Spinach Rice Bowls just take 30 minutes to throw together -- a great choice for any busy weeknight! Do you guys ever do this? Sometimes I just take a pack of meat out to thaw and then decide what to make with it later. After …

Welcome back to Caturday with the Notorious BKL and Friends! Behold, the wonder that is Queen Gnocchi the First. She's getting even prettier as she gets older, isn't she? Maybe I'm just biased... but, I'm pretty sure she prefers the title of "Queen Gnocchi" to Bad Kitten Gnocchi, as her plot to depose the Notorious …

Let's do a little ALDI roundup today, because what else is a cold and snowy Friday good for? (OK, it's just flurries, but ack...) First up, the good news: Have you guys seen these Poke Bowls at your ALDI? They are amazing (if not especially cheap at $5.99 each). And yes, I bought and ate mine before reading …

Here’s your easy weekly ALDI meal plan for the week of 11/12/17: Pick up everything on the shopping list below, then start cooking on Sunday. *** Subscribe to the weekly ALDI meal plans here *** Useful resources for meal planning + ALDI shopping Before we get started this week, here are a few resources to help …

Your batch of The Chicken and the Egg Soup might be prettier, but it's the taste that matters! Chock full of spinach, mushrooms, chicken, and flavor: This easy weeknight soup recipe is good for what ails ya. This morning I woke up with a scratchy throat, aching joints, and just that general fall cold overall …