Good Things!

As the summer is winding down, I am excited about my summer quarter of nursing school nearing its end! With the end of the summer almost here, I have begun looking back at what an Amazing summer I have had! We were very lucky to have a weekend away with amazing friends last weekend at …

Lavender Does It Again!

Young Living’s Lavender Essential Oil Never Fails! Every time I use lavender oil, I am always amazed! Two days ago I burned my hand badly on a very hot stoneware pan that I had just taken out of the oven. I did not notice it right away, but about 10 minutes later I did and …

Firefighter Approved Gluten Free Pizza!

Not Only Is This Pizza Gluten Free, & Low Carb!!!! But, It Is Also Diabetic Friendly & Approved By The House Firefighter!!!!!! For when you absolutely want pizza but not all the carbs!!!!!!! Crust 1 (8 oz) package of full fat cream cheese, room temperature 2 eggs 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp garlic …

Homemade Protein Cookies!!!!

Recipe Update!!! Our Protein bars were so yummy that I decided to try them as cookies this time around. Just as I thought, they were amazing! I changed the amount of protein in the cookies by adding 1 more scoop and giving each cookie more protein. I also added 1/2 cup of Chia Seeds, which …

Banana’s & Chocolate Oh My!

It is that time of week again when I am looking for things to make for the week. Today was no different than any other Sunday and I cruised  Pinterest and food blogs looking for something new and fun to make. I came across a blog post for cookies that looked super simple and super …

Cauliflower? Pizza? Say It Ain’t So!

If you are like me you LOVE Pizza, but you know it is not a food that we can have nearly as much as we want. As a person with gluten issues it is very hard for me to say YES or NO when I am asked if I want Pizza for dinner. I always …

Salsa Anyone?

Do you ever wonder how to get that “Restaurant” taste at home with your salsa? Being the avid “Do-it-yourself” types, we are always telling each other that we can make this or that. Over the years we have been able to Perfect our Salsa recipe. We each had our own when met, but we have …

Jackpot Casserole

  Do you have those nights when you cannot think of what to make for dinner, but you want something that is super yummy and super easy? More often than not, we have those types of night here at Green Acres! Since we are too busy to plan most meals ahead of time we are …