Healthy Chef Making Cooking Easy

Pork tenderloin, rice and pan-roasted carrots with hot honey and sage. Love these carrots and pork.

https://www.savorynothings.com/pork-tenderloin-marinade/

Food Network magazine The Comfort Food issue

Sheet Pan Garlic Parmesan Chicken

Adults loved it kids not so much.

https://bitesizedbash.com/sheet-pan-garlic-parmesan-chicken/

https://getinspiredeveryday.com/food/garlic-parmesan-sauce/

Homemade soft pretzels!

https://www.sprinklebakes.com/2025/08/easy-homemade-soft-pretzels-recipe.html

Chicken Pot Pie with Cheddar Biscuits! From Food Network magazine The Comfort Food issue!

Much needed on our snowy day! Happy for a weekend not traveling for sports!

Pigs in a blanket and crescent 🌙 rolls! I needed to roll this out thinner but they were good.

https://preppykitchen.com/crescent-rolls/

These Banana Chocolate muffins saved me this week for a quick breakfast!

https://www.spendwithpennies.com/banana-chocolate-chip-muffins/ -recipe-container-174068

Another fan favorite kielbasa stir fry with steamed rice!

This is our favorite kielbasa https://a.co/d/0bSyT8yx

Homemade Chicken Divan: family favorite! Make you mushroom soup from scratch. It's worth it and it doesn't take that long. Fory gluten free and paleo friends use tapioca starch instead of flour.

https://www.food.com/recipe/homemade-cream-of-mushroom-soup-264191

Steam broccoli to al dente

Cut up chicken, salt and pepper, cook over medium heat.

Mix together in a oven safe dish. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes

Last week was a crazy work week on top of kid schedule. I food prepped with this lasagna. The key is the sausage. I used ButcherBox breakfast sausage and ground beef. Kid and adult approved!

https://www.spendwithpennies.com/easy-homemade-lasagna/ -recipe-container-145181

Homemade apple sauce, pork butt, mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli!

https://belleofthekitchen.com/crockpot-cinnamon-applesauce-recipe/

- only 1/4 cup of sugar

Pork Butt

Dry rub
-3 Tablespoons of brown sugar
-1 teaspoon of smoked paprika
-1 teaspoon of garlic powder
-1 teaspoon of onion powder
-1 teaspoon of kosher salt
-1/2 teaspoon of pepper

-1 tablespoon of mustard
-1 teaspoon of liquid smoke
-1 cup or water or chicken stock

1. Pat pork with paper towel
2. Rub mustard on pork butt
3. Mix dry rub ingredients
4. Sprinkle dry rub on pork and message into pork
5. Set Foodie Ninja to sauté Hi add one tablespoon of olive oil
6. Sear all sides of pork
7. Remove pork
8. Add 1/2 cup of water or broth and scrape the bottom
9. Place Pork back in pot
10. Add 1/2 cup water or broth and liquid smoke
11. Set pressure to 60 minutes on high

Lohr's Orchard
ButcherBox

✨ Disney Day in the kitchen! ✨

Some of my kids’ friends came over! One joined me as sous chef while the others played, and together we cooked from the Disney Eats cookbook by Joy Howard. We made Alice’s Teensy Tea Party lunch:

☕ Little London Fogs
🍪 White Rabbit’s Petite Pocket Watch Cookies
🍅 Queen of Hearts Tomato Tarts
🍓 Wee Strawberry Scones
🥪 Mini Mad Hatter Tea Sandwiches

The strawberry scones were definitely my favorite (though everything was delicious!).

This morning’s breakfast? A cup of Tazo Awake tea with leftover scones. Perfect.

I’ve loved Disney my whole life, and it’s such a joy to share that magic with my kids and their friends. 💖✨



https://www.amazon.com/Disney-Eats-Recipes-Everyday-Inspired/dp/1368049192

When you get free fresh figs you make Balsamic fig chicken with parmesan orzo and grilled asparagus! Very tasty!

https://www.foodabovegold.com/balsamic-fig-chicken-recipe/

https://www.foodabovegold.com/garlic-parmesan-orzo-with-white-wine/