Did I tell you that Thanksgiving and the weeks following are my favorite? It’s mostly because of the leftover sandwiches that I eat for days on end. There is something so satisfying about the flavors for me. Along with those sandwiches comes a house full of family that I get to cook for and feed. That is also my favorite part. I do love hearing how much they love the food, in a heart warming way, not in a feed my ego way lol. It warms me…

With the jars of tomatoes filling our cabinets from the summers bounty, I felt the need to repost this beautiful, healthy, and filling soup. Original: I am just finishing a lovely serving of this tomato soup and I have got to be honest, I am not sure I was breathing while I inhaled the last few bites. There is something special about this spicy tomato soup. It hits all of the right notes for me spicy, sweet, tangy, crunchy, and perfect…

This beautiful Brown Rice Spring Salad with Asparagus and Dried Cranberries is vegan, healthy, gluten free, and perfect for all of your lunching and brunching needs! It’s officially Spring for me when I find asparagus at the farmers market! Gorgeous, crispy, healthy and lovely Spring vegetables with my favorite brown rice and dried fruit is my salad jam right now. I’ve been recipe testing Spring salads with Graceland Dried Fruits…

Disclosure: This is a compensated post in collaboration with Gourmet Garden Herbs. As usual all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support NJB! It’s Friday, the weekend is here to enjoy whatever it is we have going on in life. For us, it’s nice to be home. While I am grateful to travel for work and I love it, I am happy to be home four weekends in a row! That is nuts, it hasn’t happened since the…

A proper follow up post to the 50 easy soup recipes is a very comforting Broccoli Cheddar Soup! There can never be enough soup recipes at our fingertips, and this classic is no exception. Albeit it’s full of cheesy goodness and a touch of cream, I wouldn’t call this healthy, but it does have tons of broccoli, which is great! I do believe in comforting food can be healthy for our hearts on occasion, and that is exactly why I made…

Who wouldn’t want a 5 minute prep chicken recipe that is finger licking good? Let the marinating do all of the work for you while you do the other awesome things you need to do. Three ingredients and you are near dinner! The excitement is simply from this easy dinner came from a hilarious text to Brian, then we ate. Black Bean Garlic Marinated Drumsticks are the way to quick chicken goodness for sure! I usually take care of the food,…

Disclosure: This post is in collaboration with Gourmet Garden US. As usual all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support NJB! The weekend is here and gone but I am super grateful for the relaxing weekend we had! While it was a short week last week, it did not feel that way at all. The weekend before last we were out of town for the Dave Mathews Concert at The Gorge, and we stayed in Leavenworth, Wa which is a cute…