If you’re looking to up your breakfast game, try our Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches, Crepes, Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole, or Applesauce Muffins! Why I love this recipe: Air Fryer – French Toast made in the air fryer give it the perfect crisp on the outside, but soft on the inside texture. Check out all of my air fryer recipes and let me show you how to use it! Freezer Friendly – This recipe is a twist on my popular Classic French Toast, but I like the air fryer version even better!...

Every month I put together a report that includes a behind-the-scenes look at Pinch of Yum. I focus on two things (1) the income and expenses and (2) the traffic. I also include any tips or tricks that we’re learning as we continue to find ways to grow the blog. Our hope with these reports is that they provide insight and inspiration as you start and grow your own blog (or business or non-profit)....

comment icon 54 more comments Introducing: AUTUMN GLOW MILKSHAKES. Okay, let’s clarify. Watch How To Make Our Autumn Glow Milkshake: In the blender we’ve got sweet potato, cauliflower, almond butter, vanilla almondmilk (Almond Breeze because it’s our fave, and have you seen the Hint of Honey kind around anywhere? I am dying to try it), honey, vanilla protein powder, and flaked sea salt. I’m all about that flaked sea salt in my smoothies....

comment icon 81 more comments And we officially have a cute – ? -Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Let’s talk about bacon and cheeeeeese. And fresh, crispy soft pear slices. And sweet raspberry preserves. With more bacon and more cheese. Melted. Grilled with butter. I knew it was going to be heavenly as soon as I saw the cheese peeking out to say hello. To that I say hello, cheese. Please become healthy....

As I mentioned earlier in the week about hitting up tons of parks this past week, here’s a few more park pictures from our many trips to various parks. Sounds like most of you enjoy city parks, trails, and outdoor spaces, too. Even if you don’t use them as much as you want to, at least you try to get out there. Thanks for bearing with my last “real” post (after some Google Reader Glitches) about finding a food or product 10 years later, that was simply relabeled as something different, but it was indeed the same actual product....

comment icon 85 more comments And that is my job today: to give you the pretzels you need to complete the beer cheese soup set. Soft, excessively fluffy, basic delicious pretzels. You know I take this job very seriously. Here’s a Soft Pretzel Perks Recap. They are: Simple and straightforward. Domestic goals. Make-able with just a bowl and a wooden spoon. Seriously. Just use a wooden spoon. Soft, fluffy, pillowy....

Moist Chocolate Wine Cake Recipe I have a recipe I posted years ago for Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache. That cake has been a tried and true reader favorite over the years. It is an easy, no mixer cake, and the ganache just takes it to another level. So when I stumbled on this recipe for an easy, no mixer cake that involves 1 cup of Cabernet Sauvignon in the batter and more in the ganache, I knew I had to give it a try and I am thrilled that I did....

Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken Dinner that reminds me of dining outdoors in Hawaii with my toes in the sand and gentle waves crashing in the background is my kind of dinner. Especially if it’s ridiculously easy because my slow cooker does the work. So many layers of sweet, tangy, and savory flavors will have everyone asking for seconds. It reminds me of a pineapple cousin to my Slow Cooker Orange Chicken, but with a slight kick from the Asian chili-garlic sauce I used....

Guys. It’s me and this broccoli salad here, and we are at your summertime service. comment icon 142 more comments Crunchy, healthy, saucy, delicious things ahead. Before we embrace the healthiness of this updated broccoli salad, let’s give a little love to the good old fashioned broccoli salad. Yes, BROCCOLI SALAD. This is the food of my upbringing. I’m talking about the variety of broccoli salad that is thick with a sweet mayo-based dressing and loaded with plenty of bacon and sunflower seeds and raisins – the one that is so retro and amazing in the way that only a mayo-and-bacon-based salad can be....

comment icon 188 more comments First of all, these extremely moist, sweet, and perfectly dense carrot cake cupcakes are killing me softly with each bite and it hurts so good. This recipe comes from a neighbor in my hometown {hi, Pam!} and it is seriously the BEST carrot cake I’ve evereverever had. True story: when we were in college, I made this for Bjork’s birthday. Being the proper and polite girl that I was, I ate one small piece....

My version of cashew chicken is actually based off of this Cheesecake Factory copycat recipe, which is lovely and reminds me that although haters like to hate, I should probably get back to the Cheesecake Factory for a feast ASAP. Great job, Sabrina. comment icon 200 more comments I made it essentially the same as her cashew chicken recipe, but just a little easier, and with a shorter ingredient list....

Cheesy Gnocchi Bake with Meatballs When I think of comfort food, especially in the winter, things like pasta, cheese, and beef come to mind. In the case of this recipe for homemade meatballs with cheese, homemade red sauce, gnocchi, and cheese, there’s comfort food and then some! The meatballs are juicy and succulent combination of beef and pork, Parmesan cheese, and plenty of Italian-inspired seasonings to give them fabulous flavor....

comment icon 30 more comments Pizza Club is now in session. Gather ’round, kids. Friends, readers, pizza club members – you do not even want to mess with my love of all things pizza right now. And I do not want to mess with yours. We are a pizza tribe and we unite for cheese and crust! I’ve been a tiny bit under the weather lately (grr, pre-winter) which means I have one singular food on the mind....

Cheesy Oven Baked Chicken Tenders One of my favorite snacks growing up and in college was Cheez-It Crackers. I’m not sure why I fell out of the habit of buying them — ok, the meaningless carbs, fat, and sodium do come to mind — but they’re so good. But recently before a day at the beach I grabbed a box and my daughter and I scarfed them down. Then I got the idea to make these oven baked chicken tenders breaded in Cheez-Its and panko breadcrumbs....

Oh and the Maca I’ve been mentioning lately…some of you asked how I like it? Well, I’ve been dousing it all over my popcorn… …And I am really happy to report I love the Maca! Some people say it’s slightly malty and a little bit sweet, and I think that’s how I would describe it, too. Others have said it’s way too “earthy” tasting for them and they need to “bury” it in smoothies....

I love when muffins get a nice domed top. And when they’re dripping in salted caramel. But not all of muffins get that coveted dome. Nor are they always drenched in caramel. But these are both. I was hoping for the best with the shape and texture because I adapted one of my most popular recipes, Cinnamon-Sugar Bread. It totally delivered for the muffins and they’re soft, wonderfully moist, and the crumb has the perfect balance of density and lightness....

comment icon 126 more comments Pop Quiz: what’s super cinnamony-cozy, made with wholesome ingredients (think oats, pecans, honey, coconut oil, and apples), and ultra joy-giving right here in the smack dab middle of winter? (Pop Quiz Part Two: what have I secretly eaten for breakfast every day this week?) Answers: THIS COCONUT OIL APPLE CRISP. February is ticking slowly along, and you guys, I hate to be so cold weather depressed, but I am having none of it....

comment icon 51 more comments Annnnd we’re back at it with the green foods. I just can’t not. All the best flavors in the world come in approximately one color – GREEN. Think about it: cilantro, jalapeño, garlic (sort of, sometimes green), avocado, olive oil, basil, green onions, pistachios… these are the flavor tools of our hearts. And these are the flavor tools that we are going to use to make this simple, no-frills, borderline crazy looking meal into something that our minds cannot stop dreaming of long after they are gone....

Looking for more crock pot recipes? Try Chicken Tikka Masala, French Dip Sandwiches, or Creamy Ranch Pork Chops! Why I love this recipe: Quick Prep – All you need is 10 minutes to place the ingredients in the slow cooker and dinner will be done on time!One Pot – A true dump and forget meal. It’s completely hands off cooking, and no mess!Delicious – This three cheese ziti is a crowd pleaser, and my kids are always asking for more!...

comment icon 203 more comments By the way, what is this recipe? I know. It’s a little obscure. It’s soup meets stew meets dhal meets can’t spend more than 5 minutes making dinner. But I even though I made it on a whim, it turned out to be like, really good. It’s basically spiced sweet potatoes and baby red lentils, simmered together and creamified with coconut milk to make an almost-soup that goes perfectly over warm naan....