Crockpot Meatless Sloppy Joes

We made these DELICIOUS sloppy joes yesterday and they were a hit! My kids even ate them! 
Rather than meat, this recipe calls for brown rice and beans. However, I think I would like to substitute wheat grains next time, because when they puff up, they resemble ground beef more than rice and beans do!
 
Ingredients:
1 tsp [...]

Whole Wheat Crock Pot Pizza Dinner

This recipe is something I threw together the other day in an attempt to mimic the success of my Crockpot Meatless Mexican recipe.
The result: tastes just like pizza, and the kids loved it. Heart-healthy AND the kids will eat it. Perfect! Here’s the recipe:
Crockpot Whole Wheat Pizza Dinner
4 cups of Simple Marinara (see recipe, below)
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1 [...]

Meatless Mexican Crockpot Dinner

Wow–this tastes so good that even my kids will eat it!  (As long as I top it with grated cheese, that is.  Mine looks like the photo)  Here’s the recipe:
Meatless Mexican Meal
2 T. canola oil
1 small onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
Add oil to a skillet; saute the onion and garlic in the oil, then add:
2 [...]

My Healthy Breakfast Muffins

We have really been LOVING these muffins; they are so healthy that they serve as a  meal at breakfast time, or a very filling snack when dinner takes longer than planned:
Sugar-Free Apple Oatmeal Muffins
1 and 1/4 c. whole wheat flour
1 c. oatmeal
2 tsp baking powder
3 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp soda
2 eggs
1/4 c. honey
1/2 c. milk
2. c. [...]

Wheat Shortage in the News

I learned last week about an increase in cereal/bread prices because of a worldwide wheat shortage.  You can read more about this in these articles:
 USDA Web Site Article
 Bloomberg Report on Wheat
Luckily for us, we can easily store wheat in our homes!  It has an amazingly long shelf life and rarely spoils, so it might be [...]