Welcome to our Giles County Insurance – Professional Benefit Solutions Recipe Collection, a community-focused resource inspired by our monthly newsletter. Here, you’ll find a curated selection of healthy recipes designed to support a variety of specific medical and dietary needs, along with favorites from local and regional cooks across Giles County and surrounding areas. Whether you’re looking for heart-smart meals, diabetic-friendly dishes, or simply wholesome comfort foods from our region, these recipes celebrate wellness, good taste, and the strong sense of community we’re proud to serve.
Valentines Day Special Dinner
There are amazing recipes from the Heart Healthy Kitchen tested recipes on the American Heart Association website! This is a surprisingly easy and really yummy recipe to enjoy with your Valentine - and almost all of the ingredients are probably in your pantry! Want to see just how easy? Click here to follow the video...
Are Sugar Plums Dancing in Your Head?
Some people think of ballerinas and twirling when you mention Sugar Plums. The Tchaikovsky Nutcracker favorite is one of the most recognized pieces of classical music even for those who have never attended a Nutcracker performance. Some of us assume the idea of Sugar Plums is a Santa idea that is dancing in our heads as...
Diabetic Pumpkin Pie
Welcome Everyone to the table with a Pumpkin Pie that is delicious and friendly for the Diabetics who may be joining you! This recipe was originally published in Diabetic Living Magazine. And the best part is that the ingredients are probably already in your pantry! Pumpkin Pie for Everyone! Makes 10 servingsThe...
Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
Food Blogger Denise Inman shares her recipe for Stuffed Spaghetti Squash just in time for the holidays. Denise says her mission as a blogger it to encourage cooks of all skill levels to prepare good food quickly and inexpensively and use it as a way to reconnect with family and friends. Follow her adventures in cooking on...
Heart Healthy Breakfast
Find a world of Heart Healthy kitchen tested recipes on the American Heart Association website! Here is one of our personal favorites for a Breakfast Tostada. INGREDIENTS Cooking spray 4 6-inch corn tortillas 1 tablespoon canola oil OR 1 tablespoon corn oil 1 medium red bell pepper (finely diced) OR 1 medium green bell...
Let There Be Pie
Welcome Everyone to the table with a Pumpkin Pie that is delicious and friendly for the Diabetics who may be joining you! This recipe was originally published in Diabetic Living Magazine. And the best part is that the ingredients are probably already in your pantry! Pumpkin Pie for Everyone! Makes 10 servingsThe...
Peanut Butter Corn Flake Cookies
Peanut Butter Corn Flake Cookies It's that time of the year when kids head back to school. It may have been a while since you were a student, but you can recapture one of everyone's favorite cafeteria memories with a recipe for Peanut Butter Corn Flake Cookies. Thanks to Denise Grisham, a food blogger from our home...
French Toast Casserole
There is plenty of reason to have Breakfast for Dinner - especially when it is a French Toast Casserole! Sarah Melamed put her personal cooking skills to the task to adapt this delicious recipe for French Toast Casserole. She reports that this recipe will work with any type of milk you have on hand, BUT if you use skim...
Not Your Mother’s Tuna Casserole
This is NOT your mother's tuna casserole! We promise this is a hit in every household we had test the recipe! The recipe comes from GardenintheKitchen.com and we are sharing this with everyone thanks to it's creator, Silvia Ribas! Silvia is a busy mom or two daughters who specializes in healthy recipes that everyone loves...
Mother’s Day Make Ahead Breakfast Casserole
Mother's Day Breakfast for the Family Cooks Keep Mom out of the kitchen with a Mother's Day make ahead breakfast! Even for the novice cooks in the house, this is a recipe that can make use of the staples in your kitchen while you stay safer at home. Our thanks to Mindy Drongowski for letting us share her family's...
March Madness Recipe
In honor of the weeks of brackets with March Madness, we turn to friend (and Tailgate Professional Chef), Beth Peterson, for an idea to serve the crowd glued to the TV screen. Beth suggests a large tray of The Classic Ham and Swiss Sandwich. Served Warm, these are a hit with hungry tailgaters and b’ball enthusiasts – or...
Stress Busting Foods
Instead of one recipe this month, we are excited to share foods that have been shown to help with stress reduction. It should be noted that all foods are in moderation and for those coping with chronic stress and emotional or physical symptoms of serious stress, we encourage you to seek assistance from health...
Sarah Bond provides a Heart Healthy Valentine’s Day Breakfast Idea
Sarah Bond is the creative force behind this recipe suggestion. Sign up for her recipes and visit her blog at https://www.liveeatlearn.com/ PreparationPrep: 15 minsCook: 10 minsTotal: 25 minsServings: person per recipe INGREDIENTS Strawberry balsamic 2 Tbsp Greek yogurt 3 strawberries thinly sliced ½ tsp balsamic...
Happy New Year – Eat Your Hoppin John
Traditional Hoppin John The precise history of Hoppin John is lost. But most likely it comes to Southern tables from African slaves who brought beans and rice dishes as a staple in the early 18th century. The kidnapped Africans came from lands that grew rice and were to bring that knowledge with them. The staple diet in...
Pulaski’s Holiday Punch!
We turn to Denise Grisham for her adaptation of the Pulaski favorite party punch recipe! Catch her at her Blog: Manthatstuffisgood.blogspot.com That Party Punch That Everyone Loves A Great Party Hit! Makes 6 quarts That Party Punch That Everyone Loves INGREDIENTS3 - two liter Sun-Drops (Diet, caffeine-free is a good...
Beth’s Chili with Mushrooms and Black Beans
Beth's Chili with Mushrooms & Black Beans - Beth Peterson, author of The Tailgate Cookbook, the "go-to" of creating the most memorable tailgate recipes, has allowed us to share her favorite chili recipe. Tailgate with the Best Chili! Makes 15 servings Beth's Chili with Mushrooms & Black Beans 2 Tbsp Olive Oil 1...
Adobo Lamb Pops with Char-Roasted Poblano Dipping Sauce
Beth Peterson, author of The Tailgate Cookbook, the "go-to" of creating the most memorable tailgate recipes, has allowed us to share her favorite tailgating recipe. Adobo Lamb Pops with Char-Roasted Poblano Dipping Sauce Get your pre-game on! Makes 12 servingsAdobo Lamb Pops12 Individual Lamb Chops1/2 Cup of your favorite...
Peanut Butter Corn Flake Cookies
It's that time of the year when kids head back to school. It may have been a while since you were a student, but you can recapture one of everyone's favorite cafeteria memories with a recipe for Peanut Butter Corn Flake Cookies. Thanks to Denise Grisham, a food blogger from our home community of Pulaski, Tennessee, for...