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Join our host Tammy Maltby Melchisedeck as she shares delicious recipes for a healthy life!

03/27/2025

What a phenomenal night connecting with beautiful souls in Houston!

Their stories lit up the room like fireworks. 🚀 We're building it – bigger, stronger, and changing lives.

It's all about creating community and BELIEF.

Onward to new adventures and even greater impact!

04/02/2024

So tonight! 😉

I'm super excited to be speaking to a women’s event at New Life Church. 🤍

What an honor to share the message of the unseen God that sees us 🫶

03/04/2024

15 years plus. 🤍

Beautiful tragic magnificent hard.

We have done it together.

Committed.

One team.

It’s all a gift.

Aging is a privilege and I plan to do it well with this precious Colonel!

🤍

12/21/2023

I am thinking about you.🤍

The best Christmas morning breakfast egg bake ever!

I love the holiday's. But I don’t want to be cooking in the kitchen Christmas morning. I want to be drinking coffee by the fire and enjoying my grandsons. 🤍

This is why I tweaked recipe after recipe to find a GREAT morning egg bake that YOU can make 24-48 hours BEFORE Christmas morning and it will bake up divine.

You are going to love the ease of this recipe.

What makes this so special is the hash browns. The difference between using hash browns and cubed bread is huge. (Plus it makes it gluten free. ❤️)

EASY. MAKE AHEAD.

Merry Christmas Friends!

Hospitality is a message you give others about their value. It’s not about impressing people but bringing comfort and care.

Yield: Makes 12-14 servings

Ingredients
1 pound mild chicken sausage
1 pound hot ground chicken sausage ( I found this at Whole Foods)
1 (30-ounce) package frozen seasoned hash browns
1 large chopped onion
1 large tablespoon fresh chopped garlic
1 four ounce can of chopped green chilis
8 oz chopped fresh mushrooms
1 bag fresh spinach
1 red chopped pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
1 teaspoon pepper
2 cup shredded Gouda cheese or cheese alternative
8 large farm fresh eggs
2 cups skim or almond milk. I prefer almond milk as it is healthier and it tastes great in this recipe!

Preparation
Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until sausage crumbles and is no longer pink. Drain well.

Prepare hash browns according to package directions, using 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper.
Stir together hash browns, sausage, and cheese. Add mushrooms, peppers, chilies and spinach.

Pour into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.

Whisk together eggs, milk, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Pour evenly over potato mixture.

Can be in your refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Cover well with foil.

Bake at 350° for 40 minutes until bubbly and hot.

Take off foil for the last 5 minutes to brown top.

Serve with a good Salsa and enjoy!

12/21/2023

Friends!

Here it is ⭐️⭐️⭐️

My number ONE Christmas appetizer this year!

Seriously this is just incredible. The buttered crispy sage, and mascarpone cheese add the most delightful combination.

I added dried cherries and oh my word!

I double the recipe because I’m going to freeze one for the New Year’s Day party that we’re hosting!

Enjoy!!

POMEGRANATE WHITE CHEDDAR, TOASTED ALMOND DRIED CHERRY AND CRISPY SAGE CHEESEBALL.

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons butter
10 fresh sage leaves
1 (8-ounce) block cream cheese, softened
4 ounces mascarpone cheese, softened
6 ounces freshly grated sharp white cheddar cheese
1 cup sliced almonds
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Several dashes of red pepper if you want some kick
1/3 cup dried cherries
1 1/3 cup pomegranate arils

Crackers for serving

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat a skillet over medium heat and add butter. Once it’s sizzling, toss in the sage leaves and cook until crispy – flipping once and cooking about 1 minute per side. Remove the sage leaves and place them on a paper towel to crisp up a bit. Set the butter aside.

In the bowl of your electric mixer, combine the cream cheese, mascarpone and cheddar cheese. Beat until combined, then add in the almonds, sage leaves, remaining butter, salt and pepper. Add cherries. Mix on low speed until combined, about 1 minute, scraping down the sides and the bottom if needed. Take the cheese mixture out of the bowl and add 1/2 cup of the arils and mold it into a big ball as best you can. Roll it in plastic wrap and place it in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, place the arils on a paper towel and pat them completely dry. Let them sit out while the cheese is chilling to remove as much liquid from them as possible. Add slivered almonds. Toss together.

After 30 minutes, mold the cheese into more of a smooth ball. Add the arils and almonds to a plate or baking sheet and roll the ball through them, using your hands to press arils into all the cracks and crevices. You will need to gently press so the arils adhere to the cheese. At this time, you can serve it immediately or keep it in the fridge until ready to use. If you want to make it ahead of time, you can rolls the ball 1 to 2 days beforehand. I’d wait until the night before or morning of to add the almonds and pomegranate arils, and you may need to let the cheese come to room temp a bit so it’s sticky enough.

Also freezes great!

10/01/2023

Here! 👇

Another bulk order of the
Hormone balancing skinny drops
goes in tomorrow! 🤍

I lost 10 pounds of middle age extra on them!

AND…👇👇

MY COOKBOOK
The Adventurous Table
30 recipes to a healthier you is my F R E E gift to you!😘

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Message me for a doctors review and how you can get yours! 🤍

09/21/2023

Many of you might know that I am down 10 pounds with my amazing hormone, balancing skinny drops! ( I’m happy to send you information send me a p.m.)

I feel GREAT! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

But in doing so, I have started to create very healthy recipes and I wanted to share this one with you.

It’s absolutely delicious! High in protein and crunchy veggies.

The meatballs, freeze fabulously, and they’re very good in the Mamma Mia meat sauce!

Here is to your health! 🤍

Buffalo Herb Chicken Veggie Meatballs.

Crock pot and oven version

▢1 1/2 pounds ground chicken or turkey
▢3 tablespoons Italian seasoning
▢1 tablespoon dijon mustard
▢2 large eggs
▢ salt and black pepper
▢1 onion, quartered
▢1 tablespoon chopped garlic
▢1 cup slivered carrots and 1 cup chopped celery
▢ 1 Tablespoon hot sauce
▢1 bunch of herbs chopped dill and basil are my favorites

Add all ingredients and mix lightly in a bowl . Season with salt, and pepper. Mix again to combine. Coat your hands with oil, and roll the meat into tablespoon-size balls (will make 15-16 meatballs). Add oil and place the meatballs in the bowl of your crockpot.

Pour over 1 1/2 cup chicken broth over meatballs. Add the additional onion and garlic. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or on high for 1-2 hours.

Or you can also bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes until the internal temp is 160. If using this cooking form pour a bit of oil and hot sauce over the meatballs before placing in oven.

09/10/2023

Nothing says Sunday dinner like a delicious Mama Mia meat sauce and “pasta”!

This is one of my all-time favorites.

Because I am using the hormone, balancing weight loss Drops (down 10 pounds and feeling great…. if you’re interested, I’m happy to send you information and a doctors review) I used my garden squash as my designated pasta ! 🤍💪💯

It was divine!

Enjoy and have a blessed restful Sundday🙏

07/16/2023

Another great healthy dinner recipe from
Start Simple cooking.

Texas Caviar. 🤍

A fresh, zesty, and flavorful, this dish is loaded with black eyed peas, black beans, tomatoes, bell pepper oranges and avocado all drizzled in a cilantro lime dressing. This easy to make recipe can be served as a side dish, appetizer, or salad!

INGREDIENTS
▢1 15.5 ounce can black eyed peas, drained and rinsed
▢1 15 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
▢1 15.25 ounce can mandarin oranges
▢½ cup cherry tomatoes, sliced
▢1 red and 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
▢1/2 cup red onion, diced
▢2 serrano peppers, diced
▢1 avocado, diced
Add jicama in corn kernel size bits for crunch
Add diced ripe mango

DRESSING
▢½ cup extra coconut oil
▢ 1/3 cup white Wine Vinegar
▢1 tsp salt
▢2 cloves garlic, minced
▢1/4 cup fresh cilantro
▢1 lime Juice, fresh squeezed
▢1 tsp dried oregano
▢3 tbsp monk fruit
1 teaspoon cumin.
1/2 pepper or red pepper flakes

INSTRUCTIONS

In a medium size mixing bowl add the black-eyed peas, black beans, corn, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, red onion, oranges and diced serrano peppers. Stir to combine.

In a jar add the ingredients for the dressing, shake to combine.

Pour the dressing over the black-eyed peas mixture. Stir to combine.

Cover and store in the refrigerator. Allow to marinate for at least 2 hours before serving.
Add diced avocado just before serving.

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START SIMPLY, but SIMPLY START!!!!! This is a most important message to women. I am not just about information, but transformation! It’s not “entertaining” . . . but providing a comfortable setting for people to enjoy and learn from one another. Not showing off . . . but sharing life, embracing hospitality as a message you give other people about their value. Not kitchen theatrics . . . but kitchen-based connection, using food as a catalyst for community. Not dinner parties and open houses . . . but mealtime communion and openhearted living. Not house beautiful . . . but rejoicing in the beauty of shared meals and fellowship in a welcoming setting. Not doing something unusual for “company,” but creating an everyday lifestyle that provides welcome to family, friends, strangers . . . and yourself. And it’s not just for those with gorgeous homes, professional cooking skills, support staff on call, or special gifts. It’s for anyone who wants to invite community to come to them since most likely they won’t be connecting anywhere else but on facebook. Maltby has a heart for this kind of miraculous hospitality. Tammy has taught it in her popular workshops for the past fifteen years. And she’s been living it for decades . . . as a college student just out on her own . . . as a young wife inviting another family to share a tiny apartment . . . as the stay-at-home mom with four small children hosting dinner parties for the movers and shakers of the world . . . as a single mom with four teens and a full-time career as an author and speaker…and as an almost-empty-nester adjusting to a new home and a brand-new life Tammy gets what it means to relate to people just where they are. The best news of all, according to Maltby is that we don’t have to wait for the change of perspective to begin changing how we do life. The skills of hospitality are learned by doing—literally “practicing” it. This vivacious woman provides the tools to do just that—including easy basics, time-saving tricks, and a small arsenal of foolproof, irresistible recipes. But her primary teaching thrust is not “here’s how,” but “you can do it . . . beautifully, and have fun doing it! Maltby encouraging watchword for any woman interested in creating community and kitchen connection, is to “start simply, but simply start,” then move step by step toward a life that is more beautiful, and welcoming, but most of all spicy and fun!

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