Pizza keeps me sane. Seriously. 

Pizza is a weekly meal, I repeat, a weekly meal in our house.  We strive to make our pizzas as easy and as delicious as possible using good proteins, fresh veggies and a variety of cheeses! You could use a large crust to make one pizza for sharing, or a small crust to make a more personalized pizza.

This Sausage + Asparagus Pizza has a beautiful balance of flavors, including organic juicy sausage, sweet orange peppers, crunchy asparagus spears and creamy mozzarella. After the pizza is baked, add a fun-filled finishing touch of feta confetti all over - yummy! 

SAUSAGE + ASPARAGUS PIZZA
serves 1

Ingredients: 

• 1/3 of a Brooklyn Bred's Ancient Grain pizza crust or crust of your choice
• 1-2 tbsp Organic tomato sauce (Muir Glen)
• 7 slices of Organic pork sausage 
• 1/2 tbsp ghee or butter
• 3-4 asparagus spears, bottoms snapped off
• 1/4 orange pepper, chopped
• Fresh mozzarella, 3-4 slices
• 1 tbsp Feta
• Garlic powder, sprinkle
• Salt and ground pepper, to taste

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.  If you have a pizza stone, place it in the oven to heat up.

2. Heat a medium-size pan on medium heat with 1/2 tbsp of ghee or butter. Once pan is heated, cook your sliced sausage for about 5 minutes, or until sausage is slightly browned on both sides. 

3. Spread tomato sauce on your pizza crust.  We use Muir Glen's Tomato Sauce because it is made with real, whole ingredients, such as tomatoes and garlic.

4. Add toppings to pizza- mozzarella, sausage slices, orange peppers and asparagus spears. Sprinkle entire pizza with a light dusting of garlic powder, salt, and fresh ground pepper.   

5.  Bake pizza in the oven for about 13-15 minutes or until crust gets crispy. Sprinkle feta all over your pizza (like confetti) before eating and appreciating every delicious bite.  

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                      Always craving good food,
                                              Jillian 

LUNCHES FOR THE WEEK: Chicken Bowls
Baked Chicken + 1/2 sweet potato + Spinach + Salsa 

SUNDAY: Italian Lamb Meatballs

MONDAY: Green Chef dinner (last one left from last week)
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TUESDAY: Chicken Chorizo Tacos

WEDNESDAY: Chicken Sausage + Krispy Kale Pizza
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THURSDAY: Brinner

• 2 sunny eggs 
• Arugula salad + tomatoes + cucumbers
• Dressing: lemon juice & olive oil, S + P 

FRIDAY: Date night!


                         Always craving good food,
                                           Jillian ​

Every Monday thru Friday, I am jumping for joy when it's breakfast time. Five working days a week I eat the same tasty smoothie for breakfast.

Why you ask? It's just so ding, dang, darn delicious!

Also, because I can mix up the ingredient combinations to change the flavor slightly. Sometimes I use avocado and sometimes I prefer peanut or almond butter.  There's no wrong way to mess up this smoothie, so experiment and have fun with it! 

If you're currently not enjoying your daily breakfast or just need a change of flavor in the morning, then try this simple Balanced Protein Smoothie! 

Ingredients:

• 8 oz of any liquid or liquid combination (almond milk, coconut milk, cashew milk, coconut water, water, etc.)
• 1/2 banana, chopped (frozen or unfrozen)
• 1/2 cup frozen berries
• 2 cups greens (spinach, kale, arugula, power blend, etc.)
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• 1 scoop of protein powder (vanilla or chocolate)
• 1/2 avocado or 1 tbsp nut butter

Optional spices: 1/4 tsp of each spice: cinnamon, nutmeg, turmeric + black pepper (sprinkle) 
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Optional toppings: Purely Elizabeth Granola + Pumpkin seeds

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1.  In a small blender, pour liquid, fruit and greens to blend first.

2.  Next, add in the rest of your ingredients and blend until smooth. 

3. Pour smoothie mixture in a bowl or mason jar and top with some crunchy granola and pumpkin seeds. 

Enjoy this tasty smoothie with a straw or spoon.  

​Remember to take your time and appreciate just how good your breakfast tastes! 

                     Always craving good food,
                                   Jillian ​

In America, there might be better gastronomic destinations than New Orleans, but there is no place more uniquely wonderful. 

                                                         -Anthony Bourdain

This blog post is written specifically for healthy-foodie adventurers like myself, who would like some delicious restaurant recommendations.  As you already know, I am a huge fan of good food that comes from good sources.  But, there was one stop I made while on vacation, a beignet place, that was no where close to being healthy -- it was my one sweet indulgent while I visited New Orleans. You can't go to New Orleans without enjoying a hot, fresh beignet and a cup of chicory coffee. Did I mention it's open 24 hours too ;). 

I have listed below the places that I enjoyed while exploring the lovely city of New Orleans.  Feel free to contact me with other great places that you have found or will find on your visit there too! Happy traveling + eating! 

Breakfast: 

• District Donuts: Try the pork belly breakfast taco + the Vietnamese Coffee -yumm!
• Another Broken Egg Cafe: Try any of their eggs benedict or omelette options, their homemade sausage patties and gluten-free pancakes were delish too!

Lunch:

• Cowbell: Try their Grass-fed burgers + kale salad --amazeballs!
• Drago's Seafood Restaurant: Try their Famous Charbroiled Oysters (holy cow are they flavorful) + seafood stew
• Green Goddess: Their whole menu (including cocktails) was fantastic, so try anything that looks good to you! ​

Dinner:

• Sylvain: Farm-to-table gastropub with fantastic cocktails + all of their food was off the chizain!
• ​Sante Fe: Mexican food with fresh made margaritas, amazing guacamole + tuna tower ceviche!
• Rock-n-Sake Bar & Sushi: Club dancing music with tuna ceviche + try any sushi rolls on the menu because they were all delicious! 

Beignets:
Morning Call Coffee Stand: Try their beignets and coffee- duh!
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Fun places to get you moving:

• Evergreen Plantation:  History + gorgeous grounds
• Ghost Tours:  Very entertaining + creepy
• Crescent Park: Cool view of the city + it's built on old wharfs 
• City Park: it's freakin' huge + has everything there for kids and adults

Have fun + enjoy some new adventures!

                        Always craving good food,
                                          Jillian