Life isn't about how many people you know, what you can attain or other vain pursuits.
It is about opening your heart to love someone,
opening your eyes and hands to the needs of others and
opening your soul to The One who created you.

Life is about growing and changing.
Every day is a new opportunity to stretch yourself and
choose a little better than you did the day before.

There will be mountains of rejoicing and valleys of sorrow
and everyone must walk their own path, no two are the same.
But we are blessed when there are those
who will take us by the hand and walk beside us.

No matter how dark or lonely our walk becomes,
we can look with anticipation and hope
because we are directed and lovingly guided
by the hands of our Heavenly Father through this sacred journey.
And one day, if we prove faithful, we will receive the ultimate reward.

~ Jeannie Isaacs



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Friday, January 8, 2016

Plan to Eat

Mealtime at our house has been anything but scheduled the last few years. It's been crazy, last minute, unplanned and often involves us eating out and on the run. My husband and I frequently have kids in different locations at the same time so that doesn't help matters either. I could do a lot better in this area. Our health and bank account would certainly benefit from us eating at home more often.

Someone recommended this incredible computer program to me called Plan To Eat.



You can add recipes directly from the internet, Pinterest, manually add them, etc. You can easily change the amount you need to feed and it will adjust all the ingredients for you so you don't have to. Tweak recipes if you want to change the ingredients. See what your friends are planning and what recipes they are saving. Schedule them on your calendar and choose a time frame of scheduled meals you want to print off for a shopping list. The shopping list itself...GENIUS!! You can also use your mobile device to shop with. Just pull up Plan To Eat and choose your shopping list. It will allow you to click boxes by your items as you pick them.

I love that there is a feature on the program that allows you to deliver your meal plans into any calendar application that supports the iCalendar format like Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, etc. so others in your household can see what is on the menu and you don't continue being asked "What's for dinner?" LIFESAVER!!!

Take the incredible tour HERE if you'd like to check it out. It is definitely one of the BEST things I have invested in and I have no doubt I will continue to use it! I used it for the first time this week in my attempt to become more organized and it was such a huge help. The shopping list was put together within seconds so I didn't have to sit and write it all out myself. It consolidated the entire meal plan into my list so I could just print it off! It made shopping for everything an absolute breeze!

I made my first recipes tonight and they were a big hit! Huge. MASSIVE! Crockpot Coconut Curry Chicken and Asian Blackberry Pear Salad. The kids scarfed both down and that makes me so happy!! I want us to eat healthier as a family. To see them getting seconds (Wyatt ate FOURTHS) and hear him raving about how it was "hearty, comforting, just so darn good and better than a restaurant!" just made my day!

Instead of rice, I used 3 heads of cauliflower for our family of 6. I cut out the stem and chopped them into large pieces. I threw them in my food processor one head at a time (we have a Ninja) and within seconds, I had perfect, rice sized pieces of cauliflower from all 3 heads! I steamed them for about 12 minutes and it was DELICIOUS with the curry! MUCH healthier than rice and a fantastic low-carb option for us!

Here are the recipes so you can give them a try if you would like. They were quite easy and very delicious! If you try them, let me know what you and your family thought of them. :)



  • Asian Blackberry Pear Salad1 large package organic spring mix lettuce2 packages organic Blackberries2 ripe pears, cored and cubed2 sliced and cubed organic cucumbers2 green onions, thinly sliced

  • Toss everything gently and serve with Raspberry Vinaigrette or Asian Ginger Dressing. 
    You can add sliced Almonds if you'd like and Feta cheese.

    (Recipe from Driscolls.com)



  • Creamy Coconut Curry Crockpot Chicken
    2 lbs free-range organic chicken breasts, cut into chunks2 tablespoon(s) coconut oil3 clove(s) garlic cloves (minced)1 medium onion (chopped)1 can(s) can full fat coconut milk 1 can(s) can tomato paste2 teaspoon(s) garam masala1 teaspoon(s) curry powder1 teaspoon(s) chili powder2 tablespoon(s) arrowroot powder1 teaspoon(s) fine grain sea salt1/4 teaspoon(s) ground black pepper

Heat coconut oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute’ for 4 to 5 minutes, until translucent. Add garam masala, curry powder and chili powder and saute’ for 1 minute, until fragrant.

Stir in coconut milk and tomato paste. Reduce the heat to low and add arrowroot powder. Whisk until the lumps are gone, turn off the heat.

Grease the inside of your crockpot bowl with a bit of olive oil. Add chicken chunks, pour the sauce over it and stir to coat. Cover and cook on low setting for 5 hours.

Sprinkle with chopped coriander before serving if you wish.
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