Old Fashioned Shepherd’s Pie – Reduced Sodium/No preservatives
I LOVE Shepherd’s Pie. It’s one of those incredibly comforting meals that seem perfect for the rainy day that we are enjoying here today. Growing up in the Prairies I feel like this is a staple in many people’s recipe books but the way that I grew up eating it is not exactly conducive to our…
Tomato Sauce – Real food/ Low sodium
We eat a lot of tomato sauce in our family – Spaghetti is Laura’s all time favourite meal and Lasagna is probably number 2. Spaghetti used to be the best thing to make because you simply sautée some meat and veggies, add a can of sauce and off you go! Now that we are eating…
Biscuit Chicken Pot Pie
Are biscuits healthy? No… no they’re not. Are they delicious? Absolutely. Can they be made to be low sodium – for sure! Low fat? Not so much… it’s all really a game of give and take! Here is my recipe for reduced sodium chicken pot pie filling made from scratch and the biscuit recipe that…
Lemongrass Chicken Summer Rolls
Easy, healthy, affordable low sodium packable lunches are really important now that I have returned to work. I’m trying my best to ensure that our health and budget don’t take a back seat to convenience now that A.J and I are both at work so I’ve been trying to come up with some meal ideas for…
Homemade Granola
Eating a heart healthy, reduced sodium, REAL food diet can be really beneficial for your health but it can also be SO very hard on your wallet! I’ve been trying my best to find opportunities to feed my family for less. One great discovery – Granola. Why on earth did I ever buy granola? It…
Pizza Pretzels! Reduced Sodium 🙂
For my birthday the last couple of years we have been going on a road trip to Regina (it’s not terribly exciting but it’s about as far as can be enjoyed while lugging around a potty-training toddler!). One thing that we do differently now than before Laura came around is that we pack our own…
Our Transplanted Life 