Which also happen to be the easiest, quickest, and most delicious vegetarian quesadilla I have personally ever made…or eaten for that matter. These quesadillas are filled with black beans, brown rice, mangos, and chipotle peppers. They’re extra cheesy and served up with the quickest homemade salsa verde. The meal is slightly spicy, balanced with a little sweetness, healthy…ish, and possibly one of my new favorite go-to weeknight dinners. And you guys…want know the very best part?...

Cookies on a Tuesday, yes, fall must be in the air! I’m back to craving more baking. I wasn’t quite as focused on the sweet recipes over the summer. But now that we’re almost into fall, I have so many new ideas. Easing into things with some very easy, but delicious cookies – that my family LOVES! As I type this I am still in New York, but heading home today....

Of course. Cause man, it was a cold, wintry week. But it was also a good, productive and OK, slightly tiring week, that really NEEDS to end in chocolate, you know? Plus, I am gearing up for five days on Asher duty so you know I will need some sweetness in my life to keep me going, because wine doesn’t do it for me, so I make chocolate. All the chocolate (and coconut!...

You’d think I might stop thinking about things like doughnuts, cronuts and chocolate considering that I am in south Florida, where it’s bathing suite weather pretty much everyday day of the year. But no, not even being in my swimsuit can keep me from my chocolate. And especially not my mamma who say’s these chocolate dipped coconut tres leches cronuts are heaven-sent. She can’t even look at these pictures while I write this without begging me to make them again on Sunday!...

I really, really wanted to start off with “Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!” But it felt a little too cheesy. So you guys do know the movie Ghostbusters, right? You know, the one with Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray and that famous Ghostbuster car? Yeah, well my memories of Halloween involve that car and the Gostbusters theme song. My grandparents live next door to the guy that owned the original Ghostbusters car....

3-Ingredient Coconut Ladoo is an easy and simple sweet that can be made for Deepavali or any festival. It takes less than 30 minutes to make these melt-in-mouth delectable coconut laddu from scratch. And it cannot get any easier than that. Deepavali is just around the corner and if you are looking for easy, simple sweets to make – look no further. This Coconut Ladoo recipe made using condensed milk is so delicious but super simple to make....

I am very picky about seafood recipes. I’m sure you’ve all noticed, but I don’t share that many new recipes for fish. But it’s not because I don’t love seafood, I do! Here’s thing, I have my tried and true favorites. I’ve found that there are a lot of seafood recipes out there that just have too much going on. Too many complicated steps and simply not enough flavor. Therefore, I haven’t forced myself to share any just OK fish recipes....

Now that we’re over a week into September, my excitement for fall has really set in. In New York, where I’ve spent the last few days, we went from summer to glimpses of fall, with a few rain-filled days. But then the sunshine broke through, and it’s back to summer again. The weather is clearly transitioning, and you can feel the excitement in the New York air. Everyone here is ready for fall....

Given a choice I would live on potatoes forever and my undying love for crispy potatoes – be it a simple stove top potato fry or baby potato roast is not unknown on this blog. Even when there is nothing else in my pantry, there always would be onions, tomatoes and of course potatoes – that means I can whip up some delicious gravies like Dum Aloo and still get away serving restaurant style meals....

Because cheese is protein, and protein is healthy…and perfect for a Monday night, right…right! Speaking of which, happy Monday! I feel like we have a few things to chat about today. One is obviously this cheesy, basil loaded, baked chicken that I am declaring the perfect Monday dinner. It’s kind of a mix between indulgent and healthy…ish. Making it just the right type of meal to ease into the week…because let’s be real, you know boring Monday salads are not a thing here on Half Baked Harvest....

It disappeared! Like everything, gone in the blink of an eye! My reaction? OMG! What jut happened? Where did my recipe go? No please it has to be somewhere, where is it? Yeah, it was not a pretty site. I was a little dramatic to say the least. In the end I did what I assume many bloggers (at least I hope I am not they only blogger who has made this mistake....

And like clockwork, we’re just a week away from Thanksgiving and I am really leaning into easy, cozy, crockpot dinners. With the holiday season kicking into full gear this week, things feel busier than ever. I’m sure we can all relate. I think it’s important to remember that even though we have the big holiday dinner around the corner, we still have to eat on the days leading up to Thanksgiving too!...

I mean I may be able to cook, but I am no photographer! Seriously, what on earth does ISO and aperture mean? I never knew there were so many photography terms! There is so much to learn, it can be overwhelming at times. I am learning though, everyday. It can be extremely frustrating, but also really rewarding when you take a great photo! So if any of you have any suggestions or tips I would greatly appreciate them!...

I know I’ve said something like this before. But when a recipe I’m not sure about works out so well, I get incredibly excited! When I had this idea, at first I didn’t want to make it. I was honestly scared it would end disastrously. But after some pushing from mom, I decided to just go for it. I kept asking her about the recipe, “should I make this”? I think I asked her 3 days in a row until she finally said, “Tieghan, MAKE THE MEATBALLS”!...

I always turn to my crockpot when I know I’m not going to have a lot of time to make dinner in the evening. Some of our favorite slow cooker recipes include chicken tortellini soup, apricot chicken, and this tender and juicy traditional meatloaf. Meatloaf is always a big hit, but it can take an hour or longer to bake in the oven. I don’t always have that kind of time to wait for dinner at night, so I’ve created this crockpot meatloaf that slow cooks all day while you’re gone....

Watch the How To Video Here: Crockpot Philly Cheesesteaks from Half Baked Harvest on Vimeo. I hear it’s a pretty cool city. I know they are famous for their cheesesteaks, which I also hear they load to the top with cheese. We all know I like cheese… A LOT. Since I can’t really pick up and fly myself to Philly to give one a try, I figured I would make my own....

Probably not, considering I have made peanut butter dipped Oreos, chocolate dipped homemade peanut butter Oreo mocha ice cream sandwiches and more recently these peanut butter cup cookies and cream salted caramel popcorn bars. And I mean, that was all within the last ten months. You also probably wouldn’t believe me because, I mean who the heck does not like Oreos? Well me, but only sorta. When I say I don’t like Oreos, I really only mean the store-bought ones....

Looking for something a little different to serve at your next gathering? This chocolate earthquake cake is filled to the brim with goodies and starts with a cake mix which means it’s super easy to make. Serve this cake alongside other sweet treats such as cheesecake stuffed strawberries and crock pot candy for a dazzling dessert display. Let me first start by saying that this earthquake cake is not the prettiest cake out there – but what it lacks in looks it makes up for in flavor!...

Easy Candied Orange Peel recipe is a simple and quick way to make homemade candied orange peel. For most of my festive bakes, I love using candied orange and in the past, I resorted to store-bought stuff. I have forever wanted to make this at home and I don’t know why I thought it would be difficult. I started off wanting to dehydrate the orange peel, without any sugar but soon realized that the peel would be quite bitter....

This easy healthier Crockpot Butter Chicken is so delicious! It’s so easy to make, it’s kind of embarrassing. And on top of being easy, it’s also healthier than the traditional Butter Chicken. YES! You see, there was a reason for that Naan yesterday. Butter Chicken. Butter Chicken and Naan just need each other. Especially when both are homemade and both are incredibly awesome. And oh my gosh… So easy!...