Do you ever crave rich creamy spaghetti pasta carbonara but don't want to deal with hitting the gym for hours to burn off those calories? The best alternative for this sinful Italian dish is Spaghetti Squash Carbonara. Just one cup of traditional pasta with carbonara sauce is almost 400 calories. It's not terrible but if you're watching total carb intake for the day the ratio of portion size to calories/grams is high. Or if you're trying to avoid grains and dairy why be deprived?? I've ...
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real food recipe round up + weekly meal plan august 24th
Welcome to my weekly meal plan and Musings of a Housewife. Tomorrow the girls go back to school and I'm running around with my head cut-off (sorta). Yes, I'm that mom that forgot to buy school shoes for L and just realized this about an hour ago. To my defense both girls will be wearing uniforms this year and when we shopped for shoes this summer the store didn't have the shoes L wanted in her size. Nothing like making a run to Nordstrom last minute. Hopefully they have something school ...
Curry Meatballs & Zucchini Pasta
Today was a little crazy and preparing dinner needed to be quick and under an hour. After taking a look in the fridge, I realized there was not much to work with. Not sure what happened with Sunday's shopping trip. Finding only grass-fed ground beef and three zucchinis that looked remotely appealing, I hit the internet in search of something that was interesting but kid friendly. What I love about eating Paleo are all the blogs out there that offer an abundance of unique recipes. Tonight's ...