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Roasted Vegetable Grilled Cheese

December 22, 2014 By Shannah Coe 27 Comments

This Roasted Vegetable Grilled Cheese sandwich is the perfect mix of cheese, veggies and low cal bread! Loaded with Brussels sprouts, asparagus, mushrooms, peppers and spinach, this grilled cheese recipe is to die for! Your quest to eating healthier doesn’t mean you can’t have yummy food!

Comfort food doesn’t get any better than a gooey grilled cheese sandwich! But, you don’t have to miss out on your daily vegetables either when you make this amazing roasted vegetable grilled cheese. Full of flavor, lots of oven roasted vegetables and of course, melty cheese…this gourmet grilled cheese will always be at the top of your comfort food list!

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Thai Sweet Potato Soup

December 21, 2014 By Shannah Coe 2 Comments

Grab some peanut butter and use it to create this delicious Thai Sweet Potato Soup that will have everyone bringing their bowl back for seconds!

Every year, I serve a similar menu for Christmas. Mathlete doesn’t love turkey so, after Thanksgiving, we don’t have that again until next Thanksgiving. I started making a beef tenderloin a few years ago and it is always a hit.

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Pesto and Sun Dried Tomato Tuna Salad

September 4, 2014 By Shannah Coe Leave a Comment

Tuna salad is one of those great go to lunch ideas because it is full of protein to help you make it through the day and tastes great. It also makes the perfect after school snack when the kids come home complaining they are so hungry. I created this pesto and sun dried tomato tuna salad to change up my typical version and cut out a lot of the unhealthy items that typically go into a tuna salad.

Tuna salad is the perfect lunch or after school snack option! Opt for this version which has zero mayo and is full of amazing flavor.

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9 Back to School Lunchbox Ideas

August 14, 2014 By Shannah Coe 1 Comment

We have to face it. The first day of school is coming. For some of us, that may be a good thing and for others it may be something that we aren’t looking forward to so much. I am somewhere in between. Going back to school sets us into a predictable routine but it also brings a TON of extra activities that we don’t have to fit in during the fun, summer months. One of those things is packing lunches. I dread packing lunches each night so I went searching and found a few back to school lunchbox ideas to help me once we hit that first day of school.

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Succotash Salad

June 17, 2014 By Shannah Coe 4 Comments

During hot weather months, I tend to turn away from hot lunches like soups or casseroles. They all still taste good but a nice cool sandwich {like this one} or a salad tends to my lunch of choice when it is so hot outside. I love salads with lettuce but for some reason, when I make them at home, they just don’t do it for me like a restaurant salad. So, I stick to pasta salads or vegetable centered ones like this succotash salad.

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Pesto Chicken Salad

June 12, 2014 By Shannah Coe 4 Comments

One of the huge perks of working from home a few days a week {well, besides the easy commute} is the ability to have breakfast and lunch at home. If you weren’t already sure, I love to cook and I get bored very easily with deli sandwiches and frozen meals I can pop in the office microwave. I don’t have a lot time to put together a fancy meal or anything but I can squeeze out a freshly made sandwich or breakfast muffin. The other day, I was craving chicken salad and my basil plant is growing on hyperdrive so I ended up making pesto chicken salad. Now, this salad was amazingly delicious but unfortunately just doesn’t look nearly as good as it tastes so you have to trust me on this one.

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20 Delicious Brunch Recipes

April 10, 2014 By Shannah Coe 1 Comment

Brunch may be absolutely favorite meal of the day {well, besides dessert}. It is the ultimate combination of breakfast foods and delicious lunch dishes too. Plus, it typically happens a little later in the morning meaning I get a some extra sleep! Oh, and the champagne and mimosas certainly help too.

With Easter and Mother’s Day fast approaching, I gathered up these 20 delicious brunch recipes to help you get started on planning the ultimate brunch!

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Easy and Healthy Lunch Recipes

July 3, 2013 By Shannah 9 Comments

I always struggle with lunch. It is the meal of the day that gives me the hardest time when I am trying to eat healthier {which, honestly, needs to be more often}. I work full time so whatever I have for lunch needs to be easily transported to work and be microwave friendly. Easy AND healthy lunch recipes, besides a traditional salad, that fits into the work friendly category can be difficult to come by.

After a recent trip to the doctor to follow-up on my surgery, we stopped at Harris Teeter and I grabbed a few magazines to keep me entertained during recovery. The cover of the July issue of All You grabbed my attention because it advertised 31 family meals and ways to kick start your metabolism {something I desperately need}. I love finding new recipes for family meals because I can usually turn the leftovers into lunch ideas.

As I was flipping through the issue of All You, I found an entire article on healthy eating that included some great ideas for lunch.

Sandwiches are a great option for lunch but can often be high in calories and fat. The magazine had a great recipe for a tuna salad that wasn’t full of mayonnaise and other high fat ingredients. What I loved is that it is easy to customize too.

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