September Cookbook Challenge: Angel Hair with Creamy Turkey Sausage and Wild Mushroom Sauce
It’s week two of the cookbook challenge! September’s cookbook is Quick Fix Meals by Robin Miller, and the recipe for this week is Angel Hair with Creamy Turkey Sausage and Wild Mushroom Sauce. This recipe differs a bit from last week’s recipe in that it’s not a super-quick meal; instead, the book gives instructions for prepping most of the meal ahead of time so that you only need to reheat and add a few final ingredients when you’re ready to eat. I didn’t include the instructions for prepping ahead here because I made the entire meal at once, but if you...
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It doesn’t photograph well but it tastes oh so good! Spaghetti and meatballs has been a lifelong favorite meal of mine and, judging by the way my son tears into a bowl of meatballs, he’ll be carrying on the family tradition. This morning I pulled some ground beef out of the freezer with plans to make spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. But when 5pm rolled around and it was time to make dinner, I suddenly wanted something different…yet not. I was craving the flavor of traditional meatballs and red sauce over pasta, but I felt like trying something new. That’s how I...
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Welcome, I'm Kristen! I'm a 20-something mother of two working to make exercise and healthy eating a simpler and more enjoyable part of life. I love lifting, running, being outdoors and enjoying food in all it's healthy and not-so-healthy forms. I believe that happiness is as essential to 'healthy living' as exercise and vegetables - that's why I never turn down dessert! 
