YESS! A breakfast/brunch Sunday… aka my favorite kind. Today’s breakfast is on the healthier side, but I promise, it’s just as delicious as any of the more indulgent choices on the site. This recipe comes from my friend Amie Valpone and her cookbook Eating Clean: The 21-Day Plan to Detox, Fight Inflammation, and Reset Your Body. I am SOO beyond excited to be sharing not only today’s recipe with you guys, but also Amie’s amazing new cookbook....
Pasta is easy, inexpensive and kid friendly which means we eat it all the time at my house! Some of our favorite pasta recipes include creamy shrimp linguine, Pasta al Forno, pasta bolognese and this easy pesto pasta with chicken. My family loves pasta and we typically eat it once a week (or more!). I get tired of plain old spaghetti in tomato sauce which is why I introduced this chicken pesto pasta to the kids, and it’s been a big hit!...
Mexican beef in red sauce is one of my favorite things to order at restaurants, but it’s actually quite easy to make at home! Serve it with pinto beans and pico de gallo for the ultimate meal. I love Mexican food. In fact, before we had kids, my husband and I used to eat at our neighborhood Mexican restaurant every week! These days, with three kids under 7, we don’t go out to eat that much....
It’s not officially summer yet, but I do plan to make these summer rolls all summer long. We love these, and I love that unlike spring rolls, these are not fried, they’re actually no-cook. Essentially, all you need to do is mix, chop, and roll. They’re so much simpler to make than you might guess! And trust me, homemade rolls are a million times better. They have fresh ingredients and probably more importantly, better sauces....
I love Idli. Period. But then again, I know people who hate idlis and those who find it boring. This recipe of Chilli Idli is a makeover on the regular, plain idli with indo-chinese twist. Like the Chilli Gobi and Chilli Babycorn, this recipe uses mini idlis. Leftover idlis work out so well for this recipe, which is an added advantage as you can pass up this dish as a fancy starter/appetizer....
Say hello to the quickest cooking weeknight taco that’s also incredibly delicious. These might sound a bit odd, with that creamy ranch slaw and mango salsa, but trust me, these tacos are the best. They’re smoky, spicy, creamy, and balanced with a touch of sweetness. All the flavors I love most. With the days becoming nicer and nicer (excluding the full day of snow we had this past Sunday), I’m left wanting to create simpler recipes that cook up fast....
The best Chocolate Chip Zucchini Banana Muffins. Warm out of the oven with sweet cinnamon honey butter and a pinch of salt, these are everyone’s favorite muffins. One bowl, super quick to mix up, and made with wholesome ingredients like sweet bananas, zucchini, honey, and whole wheat flour. An incredibly delicious way to use up summer zucchini! Happy Tuesday everyone! It’s been a minute since I shared something sweet and chocolatey on a Tuesday, but something has me in a baking mood....
Especially when chocolate and peanut butter are involved, you know? Please, just tell me you understand. If you don’t, I may go on and on about chocolate and peanut butter and why the two together are shear perfection… Since it’s Friday though, let’s just assume that everyone agrees: peanut butter + chocolate chunks = a cookie combo that never disappoints. I made these cookies on a complete whim, simply because I was really just in the cookie baking mood....
The beginning of February is always a nice little post-holiday perk-up. We’ve got the Super Bowl, quickly followed by Valentine’s Day. I never know what type of content to share exactly: fancy dinners for two or game day recipes. Ideally, I try to have a good mix of the two. Or even better, I’ll share a recipe that works well for both occasions. Today’s chocolate peanut butter bars are delicious for both Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine’s Day!...
My mom has always been the baker in the family. She’d occasionally cook dinner growing up, but more often than not, we usually had dessert figured out before dinner was even put into motion! Things are, of course, very different now, but back then, my mom’s baking became even more special in the fall. She was never someone who baked with pumpkin or apples, but her chocolate chip cookie bars and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are famous among family and friends!...
I love to recreate my restaurant favorites at home, including cream cheese wontons, egg rolls, and this ultra crispy coconut chicken. Chicken tenders are great, but they’re even better when they’re made tropical with coconut! Coconut chicken seems like it would be difficult to make, but it’s actually quite simple with minimal ingredients required. I love to serve my chicken on a bed of coconut rice with a side of steamed veggies for a complete meal that my family goes crazy over....
I don’t know how it happened so fast, but winter has officially hit us and all I have to say is brrr. Granted today was just an especially chilly, snowy day, it feels exceptionally cold out as I sit and type this cozied up inside. Lately, I’ve been doing crazy simple recipes. Sometimes they have a mix of flavors going on. Hearty dishes from Asian cuisine, to creamy spiced Indian curries....
Yes, this is totally happening right now and I am so exited about it! It’s true what they say, sometimes the simplest things are the best, and this bread is simply the best. I mean, come on do you see all that brie? What’s not to love about that? No joke, this bread is full on amazing. I might just eat it over turkey. No, I would totally eat it over turkey....
You can’t go wrong with appetizer recipes around the holidays. I typically serve festive favorites such as pizza muffins, taco cups, bacon deviled eggs and this sweet and savory cranberry jalapeno dip. Everyone knows that cranberries are great for homemade cranberry sauce, but they’re also great as a dip! This cranberry jalapeno dip is the perfect blend of sweet and savory flavors. Cranberry Jalapeno Dip Ingredients To make this recipe, you will need fresh cranberries, green onions, granulated sugar, cilantro, fresh lime juice, jalapenos, salt and cream cheese....
We’ve got a really fun (and of course delicious) summer treat today. When I came up with this idea, I decided to make the recipe that very same day. I was, and am, so excited about these crispy wontons. They’re unexpected and totally delicious. I wanted a restaurant-style fried wonton, but with a very summery filling. I’d been working with corn the day before, so that was at the top of my mind....
And I’m back with yet another pot roast recipe that can be made year-round. It’s funny I used to say I would never share a pot roast recipe. But over the last year I’ve come to love this affordable, yet delicious cut of meat. As long as you cook the pot roast low and slow, it almost always turns out delicious. We love pot roast in all its different forms....
Happy Martin Luther King day! Hope you guys have the day off and are doing fun wintery things. Since it’s freezing, I made us Ramen! Healthy, colorful and delicious ramen. Ramen with chicken, lemongrass, miso, coconut milk, lots of lime, and black rice ramen noodles. I topped the bowls off with pan roasted brussels sprouts, carrots, cilantro, soft-boiled eggs and lots of sesame seeds. Basically, I created my dream bowl of healthy ramen and I am so in love with it....
I know I said springtime up there in our little intro paragraph. But in reality, it is still very much winter here where I am. We’ve received more snow in the last couple of days than we’ve seen all year. So it’s safe to say that I am dreaming of warmer spring days. Though all this snow does make things cozier, so I can’t complain about that. Anyway, with Easter rapidly approaching, I really wanted to share a couple of new holiday recipes that are easy to recreate....
Remember this instant chocolate recipe that uses just three ingredients?! For some sudden chocolate craving, that recipe really works especially if you love coconutty flavour in your chocolate. The instant chocolate melts in your mouth and fairly healthy compared to the store bought. During my chocolate quest, I found out another recipe that is completely different from the first one that I posted. This chocolate recipe also uses only four ingredients and can be made very easily....
I just had to add that, because sadly we will not be chatting tomorrow on Halloween. BUT, how fun is it that Halloween falls on a Saturday this year??? No work, no school, no having to get up early the next morning – just a good time to be had by all. SOOO. Tell me, what are your plans for this Halloween? Any parties tonight or tomorrow? Is anyone making this cake, this cheeseboard, these graveyard cakes, or maybe these healthy caramel apples?...
