Hello! I’m Courtney,
Mom of 5, professionally-trained chef, and health coach.
My life’s mission to help YOU learn how to COOK better, EAT better, and LIVE better. Why?
Because, we ALL deserve to LIVE our best lives.
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Cooking School – Lettuce
Enjoy this poster all about Lettuce. Try to find the freshest lettuce you can find, locally sourced if possible and enjoy with a great vinaigrette made from high quality products.…
Hey! It’s nice to meet you.
I’m Courtney. I am a Mom of 5, an Army Veteran, and wife to an Army Soldier. My life’s mission to help YOU learn how to COOK better, EAT better, and LIVE better. Why? Because LIFE can be exhausting, relentless, selfless. I realized that I wanted to live my life differently, and not just hanging on by a thread. And now, I want to share my experience and what I learned to support YOU and help you on your journey.
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Weekly Family Meal Plan – 10 October
Enjoy this week’s meal plan. I would love to hear suggestions or feedback. My goal it to inspired, educate and make things just a little bit easier for everyone. Don’t forget about the date night meal – This week Steak Frites, which is just Fries with Steak, so simple and so good. Don’t worry, I…
Grilled Chicken Skewers and Mango Slaw
This is one of those meals that we always have on rotation. Eating a meal more than once is not a common occurrence in my house since I tend to gravitate towards new dishes, or seasonal items. However, cabbage and mangos are available all year long and can be a great cooling dish during the…
Mongolian Beef
I absolutely adore recreating Chinese takeout at home. For our large family it saves us a ton of money and is hands down healthier. Sometimes we will order just egg roll from the local Chinese restaurant since I have not had a chance to try to make those, and honestly not sure if I will.…
Pumpkin Biscotti
This pumpkin biscotti is a wonderful fall treat. It smells amazing, is actually low in sugar and the kids love it. It comes together easily and but requires a little bit of time to let it dry out to become hard and crispy. Perfect for dunking in your fall latte of choice. Mine is a…
Batch Cooking Chicken Breast
These methods are a great way to set yourself up with multiple days of protein on hand. Great for salads, sliced, lettuce cups, soup, enchiladas, you name it! You can take it any flavor direction you want or keep it fairly simple and flavor after. My three favorite methods are dry poaching, wet poaching, and…
Chicken Tortilla Bean Soup
I have been making this soup, well a simpler version for a couple years. It is yummy, quick, and easy, and ready in 15 minutes. This new version of chicken tortilla bean soup is ready in about 30, especially if you use store bought rotisserie chicken, and will blow your socks off, even Sunday dinner…
My Favorite Fall Meals
Our family loves getting back to soups and casseroles for Fall weather.
