25 Sugar Free Snack Ideas for when the sugar monster rears its ugly head… When doing a sugar cleanse, one of the hardest things for me to give up is sweet snacks. I love dark chocolate and the occasional bowl of breakfast cereal (yes, I know it’s SO BAD). But if you have a pantry…
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Chicken Wild Rice Stuffing Casserole
I don’t know about you, but I just can’t get enough stuffing (dressing?) at Thanksgiving. I love all of the different components of the feast eaten together. So by the time I’ve had a bit of each, I’m already full. No more room for stuffing. Well, I’ve got the solution in this casserole: an entree…
Tasty Tested: Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs
Are these Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs worth the hype? Time for another episode of testing out a viral recipe video to see if it’s worth the hype! This week I’m reviewing these Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs. They come from a Tasty video that has 184 million views. Let’s dive in: Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs Ingredients: One annoying thing…
Cheeseburger Totchos + Life Lately
These Cheeseburger Totchos are an impressive appetizer, and they can be served as a meal as well! You guys. I can’t believe I forgot to share this with you until now! These Cheeseburger Totchos (totchos = tater tots + nachos) are a big-time favorite in our house. They taste surprisingly like an actual cheeseburger! This…
Tasty Tested: Healthy Cucumber, Tomato, and Avocado Salad
Is this Healthy Cucumber, Tomato, and Avocado Salad from a viral video good? Hey, friends! So I decided to start a fun new series here on Buttered Side Up: Tasty Tested! I’ll be trying out viral recipe videos and letting you know what I think about them! First up we have this Healthy Cucumber, Tomato,…
Healthy Supper Idea: One-Pot Sausage and Veggie Rice
Sometimes (a lot of the time) by the time supper is over, the kids are wiped up (when will James learn to eat cleanly?!), and the dishes are washed, I’m exhausted. Cooking supper at home from scratch is a passion of mine, so I’m not willing to give that up. BUT, opting for meals that…
Creamy Roasted Garlic Mushroom Soup
For some reason I’m reluctant to admit that fall is here. Normally I welcome it with open arms. It’s my favorite season of the year, after all. I just don’t feel ready for it. Perhaps I’m afraid that I’ll blink and miss it. Soon the leaves will slip silently to the ground, leaving a cold,…
Easy Homemade Ranch Dressing
I used to believe that ranch dressing was one of those things that was too difficult to reproduce at home. I mean, if you take a look at a bottle of store-bought ranch dressing, the list of ingredients is long and complicated: MSG, artificial flavors, calcium disodium EDTA…what?! I threw up my hands at the…
3 Easy + Healthy Weeknight Meals!
I’m not sure if you were aware of it, but I’ve been doing a series of posts over on The Pioneer Woman’s Food & Friends section: Easy Weeknight Meals! It’s been fun to come up with ideas for meals that are easy to prepare, healthy, and completely delicious. Here are the first three installments: 1)…
Caramelized Onion, Bacon, and Arugula Mac and Cheese
Thank you so much to the Vidalia Onion Committee for sponsoring this post! All opinions are completely my own, of course! Are you ready for a recipe that will knock your socks off? ‘Cause this caramelized onion, bacon, and arugula mac & cheese will do just that. It basically takes all of my favorite foods…