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Low Carb Sausage and Vegetable Casserole

It’s been almost over a month since I’ve started my low-carb journey. It’s been quite a roller coaster of succeeding and failing, you know the usual. But Pinterest has been one of my top resources for low-carb recipes. If you’ve read my recent post you’ll see I’m pinning up a storm of low carb recipes I want to try. I’m a woman of variety, I’m not a fan of eating the same thing for more than 2 days. Can you blame me? 😛

This recipe was a great one because it’s relatively low in cost and super easy to make! It’s also very easy to change up ingredients to give yourself some variety too.

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What you’ll need:

1 lb sausage of your choice, diced into small cubes
1.5 cups broccoli
2 tbs of garlic, minced
2 tbs of green onion, diced
8 oz of crimini mushrooms, sliced
2 cups spinach
1 pack of cream cheese
1 cup of half and half
1 tsp paprika
1 cup mozzarella cheese

Preheat your oven to 350 F. Makes about 6 servings.
Step 1: Sautee your sausage and brocolli with a little bit of olive oil until brown. Transfer to a baking dish.
Step 2: Sautee your garlic and onion until the onion is lightly sweaty then add mushrooms.
Step 3: Add cream cheese, paprika, and half and half to your mushroom sauce. Stir until thoroughly mixed and melted.
Step 4: Add spinach to your baking dish and pour mushroom sauce on top. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and bake for 25 minutes or until mozzarella is melted and golden brown on top.
Optional: Garnish with chives or green onion to finish.

This is one of my favorite casseroles for a low carb diet check out the carb content (found on myfitnesspal):
1 lb sausage: 18g
1.5 c broccoli: 8g – 5g fiber = 3g net carbs
2 tbs garlic: 6g
2 tbs green onion: 1g
8oz crimini mushrooms: 10g – 1g fiber = 9g net carbs
2 c spinach: 2g – 2g fiber = 0g net carbs
cream cheese: 8g
1 c half and half: 10g
1 tsp paprika: 1g – 1g fiber = 0g net carbs
1 c mozzarella: 4gTotal: 68g – 9g fiber = 59g net carbs/6 servings = 9.83 net carbs per serving

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Owning a Business is Hard

“Oh how fun! You get to play for a living.”

“You’re so lucky, you get to make your own schedule.”

“It must be nice wearing pajamas to work.”

So many people have told me about how great it must be to be a business owner. While it’s partly true, it’s also very hard. Would I trade my businesses for a full time job working for someone else? No, but it’s not all tea and crumpets if that’s what you’re thinking.

Owning a business is hard work. It’s more than a full time job, it’s a lifestyle. Most of the time (especially when you start out), you’re a 1-man operation. You have to know about sales, accounting, marketing, operations, etc. You at least have to grasp the basics of how all those things work and coincide to run a successful business. You have to make big decisions even when you don’t know the right answer. Money isn’t always stable. One month you have more than enough and then another month you don’t even have enough to get by.Customers can be nice, and customers can be mean. Some days you have no work to do and then others you’re buried. It’s the life of an entrepreneur, every day is different.

Why do I post this you ask? Well, because I want you to know something. Yes, owning a business is fun and I would never trade it for the world! But it’s hard, it’s not all fun and games. It takes serious discipline, critical thinking, a willingness to learn things you’re not good at, and a lot of will power. Most of all, you have to really believe in yourself even when others might not.

But think about it. If you’re willing to endure it, to give yourself a chance to be more than you ever thought you could be..then the sky is the limit. Don’t be discouraged about the hard work or the big decisions. Don’t be scared of it. Expect it and conquer it!

xoxo,
Kissa

 

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4 Years in a Snap

Oh my goodness you guys. I can’t believe it has been 4 years since Charlie and I got married!

So much has changed since that day. Life is completely different. Looking at our photos and our wedding video brings me back to so many fond memories and emotions, but also a different time in our lives. Today I sit here and I appreciate those days and remember that in our lifetime we never stop growing or changing. No matter how much we want to stay the same we can’t, the world will continue to turn. Time will continue to pass us by if we let it, and I don’t intend to allow that to happen. I want to live each day with purpose, integrity, and hope.

Not only is it our wedding anniversary today, but I realized that our little online shop turned 1 year old today! CO was born from that day 4 years ago when we realized that we wanted our company to reflect who we are and how much we want to share happiness in others’ lives.

As a little celebratory token, we’re going to do free shipping on all orders today until Sunday, Oct. 11. Happy weekend everyone!

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