Recipes

Meet Jill, Who Lost Over 32 Pounds Following the Challenge Plan! I’m a 48 year old Mom of two. I live with my partner, Erik, and my 15 year old daughter, Sal. My 18 year old, Stella, attends Purdue University. I graduated from Purdue as well. BOILER UP! We live in a small town near Indianapolis, Indiana. I teach 5th/6th grade Intense Intervention. I love to camp, hike & watch college basketball. I’ve been following CleanfoodCrush for 3 years before joining the Challenge. I started this past January and I’ve lost 32.6 pounds! Prior to joining the Challenge, I struggled...

ALDI Finds for the week of 4/12/23 include plant based foods, protein French toast sticks, Chindi rugs, compost bins, and more. Check out this week’s picks below, and let me know what you want to Find! April is Earth month, so ALDI and other stores often feature plant-based and other Earth-friendly products. Dairy free, vegan, and vegetarian folks, rejoice: This week’s ad sports a number of plant-based foods. Let’s start our journey over in the freezer section with these Sundae Shoppe non-dairy cashewmilk frozen desserts. A pint of this ice cream alternative will run you $3.49, and you can choose from chocolate brownie,...

I don’t mean to brag, but I kind of LOVE cabbage. Let’s be clear, though – this is a new love. Very new. Before I really only thought of cabbage as a veggie to use when making cabbage slaw to pair with fish tacos. I also braised it, but that just felt like a lot of work time-wise. But then my friend introduced me to roasting it and my life was forever changed. It’s so stupid easy and so freaking good. And now I stock my fridge with cabbage every single week so I can make roasted cabbage AND cabbage...

This Pork Chops Pizzaiola recipe is for pork chops served with pizza-style flavors. It’s a really delicious pork chop recipe! Looking for a new way to make pork chops? This is it! I love this recipe because there are so many great flavors added to the recipe. Those flavors turn plain old pork chops into an amazing, restaurant-quality dinner! And the best part is that this is an easy recipe to make. This simple recipe for Pork Chops Pizzaiola is originally from Food Network chef Giada de Laurentiis. Ingredients needed: extra virgin olive oil center-cut, bone-in pork loin chops salt...

Beneficial drinks, healthful and delicious, aren’t limited to smoothies, although I appreciate that almost any fruit and many vegetables can be snuck into those blended beauties and they still taste good. Powerhouse beverages reach beyond blender-whirled concoctions. There are endless combinations of nutrient-packed ingredients that can contribute to a healthy beverage. The chefs at America’s Test Kitchen put their heads together and tried a variety of techniques to perfect recipes that are easy to prepare, creating libations that showcase fruits and vegetables. “The Complete Guide to Healthy Drinks” (America’s Test Kitchen, $27.99) is loaded with drinks that showcase a vast...