• Refreshing Grape Salad
    Meal Planning,  Recipes

    Fruity, Sweet & Delicious Grape Salad Recipe

    During the hot summer months there is nothing as satisfying as a cold fruity salad. But a grape salad, well, there is nothing quite like a grape salad. Fruity, sweet, creamy, nothing’s better on a hot summer day. It’s a marvelous summer dinner idea to complement any meal as a side dish, lunch, or simply as a refreshing snack.  This post contains affiliate advertisement links to 3rd party sites. I’ve been craving this delicious fruit salad all summer. But, with it being a sweet salad I was concerned that it would be difficult to balance the carb to fat ratio. So, I began playing around with recipes. I finally came up with…

  • Blog,  Meal Planning

    12 Lasagna Recipes to Add to Your Menu

    Lasagna is a family favorite. I’m fairly certain my Beloved could eat lasagna at least once a week. But, that’s not a good idea when you are eating healthy and on a low-carb, Trim Healthy Mama eating plan. But, it’s also not impossible to enjoy a good lasagna either.  But even if you aren’t on a special low-carb eating planning we all know that too many carbs spikes blood sugar.  So it’s good to know you can enjoy a family favorite like lasagna without worrying about carbs.  How is this possible? By replacing the noodles with healthy vegetable versions. zucchini, spinach, butternut squash are all good alternatives to pasta.  If…

  • 15 Bacon Recipes for Trim Healthy Mamas | Renée at Great Peace
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    15 Bacon Recipes for Trim Healthy Mamas

    Who doesn’t love bacon? I mean the crispy, salty, savory goodness that is bacon just makes your mouth water! Doesn’t it? I sure does mine. So I wanted to pull together a grouping of Bacon Recipes that can easily fit with the Trim Healthy Mama lifestyle!  This post contains affiliate advertisement links to 3rd party sites. The great thing about the Trim Healthy Mama plan is that you don’t have to sacrifice flavor for healthy eating. In fact, they teach you how to balance your healthy fats with healthy carbs so you get the best of both worlds.

  • Meals for Homemakers to Make in 20 Clicks | Great Peace Academy
    Homemaking,  Meal Planning

    20 Meals for Family Dinner Ideas

     Homemakers are most often the family meal maker as well. I’m no exception. I enjoy cooking for my family. But I don’t enjoy meal planning. Which is why I have a few meals that are my go to meals for each season. These are meals that I know how to make without having to pull out a recipe so meal planning is pretty easy as long as I keep my pantry well stocked.  My 5 Favorite Winter Time Meals Cabbage Rolls Lasagna Vegetable Beef Soup Meatloaf Orecchiette with Ham & Asparagus But that doesn’t mean I’m not willing to try new things. In fact, I love trying new recipes to see if…

  • After Homeschool Snack, Not a Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe | Great Peace Academy
    Meal Planning

    Not a Chocolate Cookie Recipe

    What’s Cooking for an Afternoon Homeschool Snack After homeschool we get a bit tired. Don’t you? It’s the perfect time for a good snack? Milk & Cookies after school have long been a tradition.  For most the favorite is chocolate chip cookies. But, what’s a girl to do when she can’t eat chocolate? I’m allergic.  So I needed to create a  cookie that was not a chocolate cookie recipe. A few years ago I started to realize that whenever I ate chocolate I would get sick. I thought it was an intestinal intolerance. Sometimes, I would just give in to the craving and eat some, whenever I wanted to feel better. You know…

  • Meal Planning When You Don't Like to Plan | Renée at Great Peace
    Homemaking,  Meal Planning

    10 Days of Meal Planning Free eBook

    Download your eBook free Today     After participating in a 10 day hopscotch series where I shared Meal Planning When You Don’t Like to Plan. I’ve heard from several of you that you have been encouraged, inspired and even gotten some great tips. So I decided to turn the series into a downloadable e-book.    Meal Planning Free eBook Download now for FREE.   Happy Meal Planning without a plan.               While your here visiting, why not become a regular subscriber  Just enter your email here: You’ll get a regular update of all my blogs in your inbox, occasional newsletters and notes of…