Here’s how you get dinner on the table in less than 15 minutes. Defrost your frozen fish fillets or buy fresh and place them in a skillet. Drizzle olive oil and the juice of half an orange over them, season them with salt and pepper, a few shakes of Mrs. Dash or your favorite spice blend, and you’re ready to pan-sear. I like using orange juice because it reduces any “fishy” flavor....
I have this thing and it’s called I like to get really up close and personal right from the start with the food photos. You just need to get yoself right up IN there and take a look at that yummy food. How else are you going to know what these cheese bomb potato skins will look like as they make their three-second journey from the plate up to your mouth?...
Easy Quiche with Hash Brown Crust This hash brown quiche is a perfect easy breakfast or (holiday) brunch recipe. Or, make it as a meatless breakfast-for-dinner meal as a way to change up your usual dinner rotation. It’s not your traditional quiche with eggs baked inside a typical pastry crust in a tart shell. Rather than going the traditional route for the crust, instead I used a 16-ounce bag of frozen hash browns that I thawed before baking them in my 9-inch cast iron skillet to allow them to crisp up....
Just a quick recap of last night’s eats before I move on to cha-cha chia pets. Here was a bed of greens with carrots, orange & yellow pepps, cukes & zukes, raw cashews, drizzled with balsalmic and a little EVOO. Up close all dressed up The kind people at Chia Seeds Direct sent me 3 pounds of Chia Seeds. What ever am I going to do with all of them?...
But chocolate and cherries are a wonderful pairing, and that’s where these brownies come in. Chunky cherry jam is swirled into dark, rich, fudgy brownies, and they’re topped with dark chocolate chunks. Tons of bold chocolate flavor, along with sweet cherry jam, with no white goop in sight. Score. For the brownie base, I used an old standby recipe that delivers consistently fudgy results, minus any fuss. They’re as fast and easy as using a boxed mix, and the batter is whisked together in one bowl in minutes....
This gooey golden marshmallow melted chocolate butter graham goodness? This is where we’re headed today. And this is one boat you don’t want to miss. Although I don’t know if you could even call this a boat. This is more like P. Diddy’s yacht. Or a Carnival Cruise ship. Where there are “a million ways to have fun”. Jump on, friends. And welcome aboard. The graham bars crust is nutty, buttery, and wonderful....
He ate some of my homemade microwave Cinnamon & Sugar Popcorn and left Skylar a note… …and dropped off The Loot! She was so happy and excited when she saw what he brought her! But I think I was happier than she was just seeing her joy over the magic of Santa! She hauled all her play food over to the couch to set up for a picnic Skylar gave Scott plenty of cheezeball grins and goofy faces while he tried to get some pictures of us Dessert: High Raw Vegan Sugar Cookie Dough Balls In the spirit of sugar cookie season, these are vegan and GF and perfect if you don’t want to bake anything....
Cosmopolitan Cocktail It wasn’t the late 90’s and early 2000’s without Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw, and Cosmos. I tuned in faithfully every week and waited patiently for the start of each new season. I was living in Chicago at the time and thought New York City was so much cooler, and therefore so were Cosmopolitans, and they became my drink of choice for awhile, too. They’re refreshing, taste light but pack a definite punch, not too sweet, and look fancy and elegant served in a martini glass....
I don’t know about you, but for me, warm weather screams pasta salad! This tuna pasta salad is a classic! It easy, fast, and I usually have all the ingredients that I need to throw it together. My kids love this pasta salad and we eat it for lunch all the time, but it works great as a dinner or side dish. I also love feeding my kids something that I know has great health benefits....
I am sorry that I can’t email you all back personal replies but please know each and every heartfelt comment that you left for me was read with major appreciation and gratitude on my part. It showed me, once again, that stopping blogging is not an option. I would miss this community too much! I also wanted to thank readers who came out of the woodwork and commented for the first time on my post yesterday and to the infrequent commenters as well....
If you love pasta salads, you need to try Pesto Tortellini, Italian Pasta Salad, or Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad. How to make Cold Noodle Salad: Cook Noodles: Prepare noodles according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water. Toss in a little sesame oil, so they don’t stick, while they cool. Make Dressing: Whisk all dressing ingredients together then set aside. Combine: Add all salad ingredients to a large bowl then toss to combine....
Recently, in the mail I was lucky enough to receive a copy of Ani Phyo’s Raw Food Essentials from Perseus Book Groups. This is Ani’s newest, and in my opinion, most amazing book to date! The book is full of everything from how Ani became raw to fermented recipes (like kombucha and kefir) to raw pizzas, wraps, and burgers, to eco-friendly cleaning product recommendations. It’s not only a cookbook, but also what I’d call an eco-conscious, holistically-minded lifestyle book....
Asian Chicken Tacos … with Wonton Taco Shells! I split my time between San Diego, California and Mexico, and I can’t even guess how many tacos I’ve eaten over the past few years living in a border city as well as south of the border! Tacos in any form are always a win in my book, whether they’re stuffed with al pastor-style pork, ground beef, carne asada, or pulled pork. Hand me a plate of tacos and a lime margarita to wash it all down with, and I’m in heaven....
comment icon 40 more comments You must. Make. These. NOW. You must fill your mouth with cool freshness of avocado, fire-roasted corn, and sweet crab meat blanketed under melted white cheddar, chives, and bacon. No, seriously. BAY-CON. And you need to send this into your soul riding on a blue corn tortilla chip. I’m putting on my #bossypants for the joy of your tastebuds. So obey. Please. The day these crab and avocado nachos were born, I had Superbowl on the mind....
I wanted to make something in the spirit of Valentine’s Day. And use up various baking project leftovers. This is the result. From the Maraschino Cherry White Chocolate Cookies and the Rum Runners, I had maraschino cherries left over. Rather than just eating them out of the jar, I thought baking with them for Valentine’s Day was a better idea. A fresh batch of Seven Minute Microwave Caramels left me with half of a can of sweetened condensed milk....
comment icon 31 more comments If there were a time for an official, adoring goodbye to summer flavors, I think this would be it. Bjork spent last weekend doing the official Fall Clean Up in preparation for winter, and I’ve been spending more and more time inside, working on my Fall Sweater Bod with new fall and winter soups, breads, and other cozy things. The days are still oscillating between WAS THAT A SNOWFLAKE?...
Some of my other favorite cookie recipes include I these Biscoff Cookies, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, or Chocolate Mint Cookies! How to make Double Chocolate Chip Cookies: Make Chocolate Cookie Dough: Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to medium bowl. In a seperate bowl cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar, then add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. Gradually add flour mixture to wet ingredients and stir in chocolate chips....
Easy Sausage Soup Recipe During the cold weather months, soup recipes are the most popular on my website. I made this soup on a miserable, rainy, cold dreary day and my daughter had a terrible cold and this really hit the spot. This soup with Italian sausage and veggies is hearty and it’s pure comfort food in a bowl. If you know someone who says that soup is not a meal, this satisfying recipe will prove them wrong....
There’s nothing better than being on a sailboat, floating out on the ocean and looking at all the natural beauty…and everything looks much more beautiful with a Rum Runner in my hand! A Rum Runner is a fruity rum cocktail that everyone loves, even people who don’t normally love rum! I created this easy rum runner recipe after a recent sailing adventure. I made sure to ask the bartender what’s in his Rum Runner that makes his so good....
comment icon 112 more comments tzatziki feta parsley lettuce sun dried or fresh tomatoes red onion a squeeze of lemon juice Are you picking up what I’m putting down? This is a salad pile on top of juicy, peppery pork tucked inside a warm, soft pita, and it is all kinds of good. Eat it alone (this is sloppy, drippy, make-out-with-your-food bliss) and let it love you right back....
