But when you take away the fancy pictures, the fun new recipes, the beautiful styling… what are we all actually eating in real life? We’re super excited to bring you this mini-series – for the next three weeks, you’ll be hearing from a POY team member as they bring you into their very real, very normal, very regular-home-cook life (during Sugar Free January!) to show you what’s been keeping them full and happy without the sugar....

comment icon 55 more comments Raise your hand if you love eggnog! ooh! me me me me meeee When I think of eggnog, I think of dark-by-4pm nights and my dad doing his nightly December ritual: sitting by the fire after dinner, flipping through piles and piles of Christmas cards, sipping eggnog out of a old-fashioned tin Trout Lake Camp mug and snacking on a few Christmas cookies. And me and my sister sitting on the floor strategically close to Dad, nabbing any leftover cookie crumbs or single sprinkles that might just happen to crumble our way because that’s how we do, me and my sister....

Family vacation pictures! ❤ This could get both really awesome/scary depending on your interest in looking at other people’s family vacation pictures, so either grab a coffee and sit down (yay!), or run away. Run for your life. Because I am a person of the picture loving variety so I have a tendency to share pictures for dayyys. I think I mentioned a few times (!!) what an incredible time we had on this really special family trip....

This. comment icon 346 more comments I’ve made it twice in the last two days, once for bringing life to the original recipe concept and taking some photos, and once for “recipe testing”. Aka licking the sauce. Again. More. Spoonfuls. In my mouth. Garlic Parmesan creaminess. I like this recipe a lot, you guys. The funny thing about this recipe is that it’s called Garlic Parmesan Chicken Lasagna BAKE, but it’s not called an official Lasagna for a reason....

comment icon 69 more comments Spring brunch. Baby and bridal shower. Birthday brunch. Mother’s Day brunch. And the queen of them all: EASTER BRUNCH. So today, in preparation for the main brunch event, we need to talk about how adorable, delicious, and necessary BRUNCH CUPS are. Brunch cups, as I’m calling them, start with a little puff pastry tucked into a muffin tin. Then we are layering the puff pastry with a quick schmear of creamy Swiss-ified cheese sauce, an egg, and some diced ham....

My day yesterday was more mellow and fun. I met up with my friend Jenny for some girl talk. Jenny has a pool and it is so hot here but we didn’t get in. It’s far too much work to manage a 7 week old, a 2.5 year old and a 3.5 year old around a body of water and still get the Girl Talk in. So we sat on the couch, the kids played, and we gabbed....

Fast, Easy, Healthier Comfort Food When you’re pressed for time, need to get dinner on the table on a busy weeknight, and are craving something warm and comforting, but still on the healthier side, look no further than this easy bowtie lasagna recipe. I realize two things and am pointing them out so that I don’t get a slew of salty comments. First, pasta isn’t a healthy or inherently a ‘skinny’ food....

Roses, sunflowers (which I adore!), a kickin’ vase, and a really sweet note. After being together 10 years, not gonna lie, flowers are fewer and farther in between, but even more appreciated! Thanks for the great comments on appreciating all the product reviews I did on my last monster of a post. I am so glad you feel it’s helpful. Awesome!!! That’s me, here to serve. And it was also great hearing what foods you’ve tried and gotten into since getting into food blogs....

I’ve been working on a few cooking projects in the meantime, though. I made a fresh batch of Savory Pumpkin, Potato, & Carrot Soup Only takes about an hour on the stovetop from start to finish and makes enough to feed many people, many meals. Chop the items up, dump it all in a pot, bring to a boil and then simmer slightly covered for an hour or so. You’re done!...

This is the view that I’m looking at right now. I have a fan two inches from my face. I just ate a mango and leftover airplane snacks for breakfast. I woke up to at least 100 roosters crowing. My hair is triple the size of my head. I flushed a bug down the toilet and it broke. So I guess we’re here! {the road leading up to our apartment} Cebu is a big city with a breathtaking mountainous, tropical landscape and several modern establishments like the lovely Ayala Mall....

Easy Funfetti Cake … From Scratch! I almost called this “Easy Homemade Funfetti Birthday Cake” because it’s a perfect celebration cake. I made it as a belated birthday cake for myself and another friend because we both had June birthdays that we didn’t get around to celebrating together until much later. Better late than never. The recipe is as close to Funfetti cake mix that I’ve been able to replicate at home....

Homemade Caesar Salad … with Kale! I love everything about this salad. It’s not a traditional Caesar salad, and that’s what I love about it. I used kale rather than romaine and fried chickpeas instead of croutons. I’ve never been that into croutons but have always been a fan of chickpeas. They’re a wonderful complement to the salad. They’re crispy, crunchy, and I added plenty of salt, pepper, and a pinch of cayenne for a kick....

What Is a Charcuterie Board? I have always been a huge fan of cheese boards when I am having my friends over. They’re easy to assemble, there’s something for everyone, and I’ve never known us not to solve the world’s’ problems over a cheese board and a bottle, or two, of bubbly. If you’ve never made a charcuterie board before and have no clue what I’m talking about, it’s essentially an arrangement of various cured meats on a serving board....

Before I jump into the numbers I wanted to address something. We’ve had a handful of people (i.e. our parents) checking in to make sure that Lindsay is doing okay. As many of you know, it’s extremely rare for Lindsay to go for more than a week without posting an update or a new recipe. So what’s the dealio? She’s posts 3 times a week for over three years, and then she just stops?...

Easy Layered Taco Salad Recipe Confession. I have never owned a trifle bowl until now, but now that I have one I can make layered salads and desserts. Something about looking at the layers makes me hungry. But you don’t really need a trifle bowl because although helps with presentation, the taste of the chicken taco salad will be nearly identical to this Loaded Chicken Taco Salad, which is assembled on a platter....

The lemon zucchini combination in this Lemon Zucchini Bread is just downright delicious! It’s so much better than anything you could buy at a store, and it’s easy to make, too. How to Make Lemon Zucchini Bread: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 8 x 4 inch loaf pan. Set aside.In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. In another bowl, combine sugar and lemon zest and stir well....

comment icon 46 more comments And as a person who really enjoys big, savory-sweet, nuanced flavor, even though I always always question the fish sauce, I really cannot say enough how much I love this salad. Like most of us, my favorite kinds of salads are based around noodles. In this case, thin, delicate skinny little rice noodles called vermicelli. Team carb salads! Prefer To Watch Instead Of Read? Click here to see the step-by-step web story instructions for this recipe!...

I’ll start with my Leave It’s: Rainy Weather. I live in San Diego for a reason: It’s usually sunny! I would love 78F and sunny year round, and no, I wouldn’t miss the change of seasons. The past 36 hours we’ve had cold, rainy, dreary weather. The kind of weather that I could see my breath when I was running outside. One singular day of that kind of weather is all the “season changing” I need....

First, I wanted to personally welcome you to the newly remodeled Pinch of Yum! We went live with the new design on April 1st (no joke). Let’s celebrate the occasion by talking a short walk down virtual memory lane. Pinch Of Yum – Through The Years June 2010 – 2 months old: http://pyum.co/poy_june_2010April 2011 – 1 year old: http://pyum.co/poy_april_2011April 2012 – 2 years old: http://pyum.co/poy_april_2012April 2013 – 3 years old: You’re looking at it!...

I have a recipe for Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Mini Blender Muffins that has been an all-time reader and social media favorite for years because they’re fast, easy, taste amazing, and made with everyday ingredients everyone has on hand. They’ve been such a hit that I created all-chocolate and blueberry versions and now there’s a pumpkin version. <— YES! The muffins are soft, tender, ultra-moist, loaded with chocolate chips in every bite, and full of rich pumpkin and fall-inspired flavors....