Author Archives: Michael Willis

Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas

I’m obsessed with these easy, Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas made casserole-style, with black beans, tortillas, my homemade enchilada sauce, and cheese. Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Casserole Chicken enchiladas are one of my favorite things to make and eat, so naturally, this slow-cooker version hit it out of the park! I adapted it from this chickenContinue reading “Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas”

Cannabis on Fertility and Pregnancy

Pregnant and breastfeeding women should probably be advised to either decrease or, when possible, cease cannabis use entirely, and couples trying to conceive may also want to consider cutting down.  Approximately one in six couples “are unable to conceive after a year and are labeled infertile, with a male factor identified in up to halfContinue reading “Cannabis on Fertility and Pregnancy”

Cheesy Baked Pumpkin Pasta

This Cheesy Baked Pumpkin Pasta is baked with a quick pumpkin sauce made with bacon, shallots, Pecorino cheese and melted mozzarella cheese. Pumpkin Pasta Transform a can of pure pumpkin purée into a luscious, creamy pumpkin pasta sauce for a delicious fall comfort dish. This baked pumpkin pasta is cheesy and delicious, my husband lovedContinue reading “Cheesy Baked Pumpkin Pasta”

Free 7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (Oct 30-Nov 5)

A free 7-day, flexible weight loss meal plan including breakfast, lunch and dinner ideas and a shopping list. All recipes include macros and Weight Watchers points. Free 7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (Oct 30-Nov 5) Happy Halloween! I hope your day is filled with lots of treats like Candy Corn Fruit Parfaits and if you are carving pumpkins roast those seeds! Nights are coolingContinue reading “Free 7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (Oct 30-Nov 5)”

The 5 Best Nonstick Pans of 2023

When you’re cooking with less oil, finding the best nonstick pans is a must! And bonus, the best nonstick pans will help make clean-up quicker and easier. Thanks to the smooth finish, sticky foods like sauces and scrambled eggs can be wiped right out of the pan with a little soap and water, meaning youContinue reading “The 5 Best Nonstick Pans of 2023”

Chewing Gum for Weight Loss? 

If extra chewing is effective in suppressing your appetite when it comes to food, what about chewing gum as a weight-loss strategy?  As I discuss in my video Does Chewing Gum Help with Weight Loss?, chewing gum may only burn about three calories an hour, but the calorie expenditure isn’t only working your little jawContinue reading “Chewing Gum for Weight Loss? “

Green Beans with Mushrooms

This Green Beans with Mushrooms recipe is an easy stove-top side dish with all the elements of a green bean casserole, but it doesn’t take up valuable oven space. Green Beans with Mushrooms The green beans steam while the mushrooms and onion simmer with stock and a bit of butter, which reduces down to aContinue reading “Green Beans with Mushrooms”

Diabetes Associations Recognize Plant-Based Diets 

Plant-based diets are the single most important—yet underutilized—opportunity to reverse the pending obesity and diabetes-induced epidemic of disease and death.  Dr. Kim Williams, immediate past president of the American College of Cardiology, started out an editorial on plant-based diets with the classic Schopenhauer quote: “All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second,Continue reading “Diabetes Associations Recognize Plant-Based Diets “

White Bean Pumpkin Turkey Chili (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot)

The best White Bean Pumpkin Turkey Chili recipe (Slow cooker or Instant Pot) made with pumpkin puree, ground turkey and green chili & spices. Turkey Pumpkin White Bean Chili This is my favorite white bean turkey pumpkin chili recipe!! A perfect fall chili made with pumpkin puree, ground turkey, white beans, green chili and spices.Continue reading “White Bean Pumpkin Turkey Chili (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot)”

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