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WW Slow Cooker Gumbo

This Slow Cooker Mock Gumbo is our go-to recipe for Fat Tuesday. Just a fun way to celebrate a holiday with fun food and keep things easy in the slow cooker and Weight Watcher friendly. Celebrating food a holiday was probably the thing I looked forward to most...

Feb 9, 2022

This Slow Cooker Gumbo is Zero points and totally weight watcher friendly as well as a nice place to hide a few vegetables for your kids and husband. Those looking for no-carb or keto-friendly meals with lots of flavors will find this a perfect substitute for authentic New Orleans flavors while leaving room on the waistline for a piece of King Cake.

Cupid’s Chill Pill Bath Salts

Needing a Galentine gift or something for teachers, neighbors, Bible Study friends, etc to use for sweet little Valentines? This bath salt blend is easy to mix up and give away. I like to let my preschool son help me and we try to come up with funny Valentine...

Feb 3, 2022

This quick Cupid's Chill Pill essential oil bath salt mixture is easy to stir up with kids for a personal Valentine’s Day treat for a teacher, friend, neighbor or loved one.

Holidays Recipes

Garlic Herb Cheeseball

Adding something to the 40 Somethings series - I hosted my first family gathering in my new home. I’ve always gone home to my folks or my inlaws or some other family member's home for big holidays. But, this year my family all came to Northwest Arkansas and we had...

Jan 27, 2022

This creamy herby cheeseball is the perfect addition to a gameday spread, shower menu, or charcuterie board.

Bridges Cancer Encouragement Solutions

40 Somethings Series

So, 2022 is the year I turn 40 - eeekkkkk. I remember when that age seemed so old and I remembered that it seemed forever away. I remember my 30th birthday like it was yesterday. I can remember the slow easy day. I remember my friend picking me up for dinner in the...

Jan 23, 2022

Celebrating my 40th Birthday year by doing 40 new things. Follow along!

Recipes

Turkey Meatloaf Sheet pan Scoops

It's January and most of us are back on a health kick, my family included. I feel like last year I mastered a meatloaf recipe that we love so much, that we crave it! It is a Weight Watcher Friendly Meatloaf, but it has so much flavor in it, that you don’t even know...

Jan 12, 2022

These Turkey Meatloaf Sheetpan Scoops bring all the flavors and drop all the calories for a healthy alternative to a perfect weeknight comfort food dinner. It can be made ahead and cooked in the moment and made fun for kids to want to clean their plate.

Recipes

WW Crockpot Sausage Tortellini Soup

This weight watcher friendly crockpot soup lightens up one of my favorite soup recipes and adds the ease of the slow cooker for the preparation. In my usual style, I took one of my favorite recipes and put my spin on it, threw it in the crockpot, lightened it up to...

Jan 5, 2022

Weight Watcher Crockpot Sausage Tortellini Soup uses the slow cooker to create deep flavors and redeems the calories with a big punch of high fiber vegetables that make it very WW friendly and the perfect hearty soup for cold winter nights.

Holidays Recipes

Winter Wassail

Oh my goodness, it is time to host holiday events, and this homemade apple cider, Winter Wassail should be on the list for any time you are trying to take care of folks. I know gathering people will look a little different this year. But, whether you are setting...

Dec 22, 2021

Winter Wassail is the perfect warming beverage for the holiday season. With notes of cinnamon, clove, orange, apple, and cranberry it's perfect for a family party or by the fire in the evenings. Mix it in a crockpot for easy preparation. #applecider #warmbeverage #hotcider #homemadecider #holidaywarmdrink

Holidays Solutions

Essential Oil Holiday Diffuser Blends

These essential oil Christmas holiday fragrance blends are perfect for setting the tone in your home to feel like Christmas. Are you still wrapping presents or looking for a “scent” for your home during the remaining days of the holiday season? I find as I sit in...

Dec 17, 2021