Okay, so I was bored with what to have for dinner - chicken, chicken and more chicken. Yes, even I get sick of eating chicken. Nonetheless, that's what I had in the refrigerator so I was going to have to make the most of it. So now that I've mentally committed to having chicken, how exactly do I prepare it? After rummaging through my cupboard, I came up with my "Chex Chicken." I'm pretty sure it's been done in some capacity before, but I thought why not? Ever since General Mills reformulated some of their cereals to be gluten free, corn chex and rice chex are two great ways to actually add a breading...


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As you know, I'm all about super easy.  Now granted, opening a jar of ready made marinara sauce is pretty darn easy, but for those of you needing to watch your sodium intake, pasta sauce can be a bad guy.  This recipe as I've written it still has a fair amount of salt in it, but if necessary, can be lowered by substituting a no-salt added tomato sauce, and replacing the garlic salt with garlic powder. By making it yourself, you at least have control over how much salt you add. By using fresh produce, you will increase not only the amount of vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants, but the flavor...


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Okay, I love ground chicken - it's lean, tastes great and can be used interchangeably with ground beef and turkey.  For those of you who haven't tried it, I highly recommend it. So I was playing around in the kitchen and decided to try my hand at making some meatballs. Believe it or not, it was pretty easy. To keep it gluten and grain free, I used almond meal, which is full of good healthy fats, vitamins, minerals and fiber.  It does has more fat than typical bread crumbs, but to coin a phrase, it's the "good fat."  All joking aside, it really is better to have the last meal of the day contain...


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