1. Cucumber-Feta Salad with  Chickpeas and Basil I made Jessica Seinfeld's Cucumber-Feta Salad with Chickpeas and Basil as a side dish the other night for my family and served it with baked chicken. However, chickpeas are a protein source (about 14.5 grams of protein per cup), and they could be served as a main meal. This salad is made in a snap and would be a great accompaniment...

The older I get, the more I adore a pot of soup. I love a soup where you can throw many healthy vegetables into a pot, walk away, and let it simmer. As I sit in my Raleigh home in mid-February, snow is swirling in the air, and I wish I had the forethought to buy ingredients for Minestrone soup. I originally posted this recipe on the HinesSightBlog 2012 for February, which is Heart Healthy Awareness...

I've got great news for Beautycounter fans. The clean beauty company will relaunch its new company in 2025, but founder Gregg Renfrow has announced that it will keep the current Beautycounter website active for the rest of the year. I love this news because I tend to drag my feet making online orders and miss out. I have been a brand advocate for Beautycounter since 2016. I have their link on...

If you were a fan of the Beautycounter brand like me, you probably felt lost in 2024 because you could no longer buy some of your favorite clean beauty products online. Last spring, the brand stopped taking orders to focus on relaunching the company with the original cosmetics founder, Gregg Renfrew, back at the helm in 2025. You only know how much you love something once you can no longer access...

Updated: October 2024I started searching for this soup recipe today after making another white chicken chili recipe this week. Will said he liked this one better, so I'm bringing it back to life on the blog and in my kitchen this week for Halloween 2024. This post was originally shared in 2018. Enjoy! When I'm feeding a crowd, I always look for easy recipes. I first served this white bean...