Yes it’s true, the classes are really here!  It was actually only a few days ago that the funding came through, so I made a mad dash to promote the classes at a recent job fair and had over 30 people sign up!  I’m so excited and our first class is going to be a fun one of meals ready in 20 minutes with 6 ingredients or less.

One of my favorite things about doing this is meeting people and hearing their stories.  I heard some incredible stories at a recent job fair (where I had a booth) of why people are wanting to learn to cook healthy, how they’ve been struggling to make ends meet and what food and cooking means in their family.

If you’d like to attend and haven’t signed up yet, please fill out my contact form and let me know what days you plan to attend.  There will be a class every Wednesday in June from 11am-1pm at the Auburn Valley YMCA.  Each class will be different and have its own tips, techniques and recipes.  See you there!

I made this delicious and healthy potato salad with our grilled porterhouse steak a couple weeks ago.  We LOVE my lemony dill potato salad, but it may now be a toss up between the two.  This oil and vinegar potato salad has just a touch of cream and NO MAYONNAISE!  It’s even good without the cream if you’re lactose intolerant like my grandma, she loves the dairy free option.

Now onto important things, like the fact that our family is growing!  Check out the video below of our first day with our newest family member. Read more

Oh my goodness, I have been working on the same under two minute video for three days!  My computer may be failing which is what’s causing all the problems, but the good news is that it will be up tomorrow with the exciting introduction to the newest member of the Johnson family. Read more

Had an awesome day today at the Zones Employee Health Fair.  Everyone was so nice, and when people come back for their second, third, or even sixth sample you know your booth is doing well!  Here’s my taco soup recipe that you can easily make at home.  As I said at the fair, you can make it even healthier by substituting ground turkey for the lean ground beef, or leaving the meat out for a vegetarian soup.  You can use a slotted spoon to scoop some out for burritos, taco salad, or taco soup tostadas!  If you’re looking for some other really fast and healthy recipes here’s a few links for you. Read more

Yesterday was the first day I actually cooked in about a week!  We’ve been in overdrive with this house and I was sick of fast food, supermarket sandwiches/salads, and pizza.  I had 15 minutes to make lunch and get to my next appointment, so I decided on utilizing some leftover taco soup (because I love re-purposing leftovers!).  I simply fried some corn tortillas nice and crispy, then topped them with a few things I had on hand.  Eric couldn’t stop saying how delicious it was. Read more