Crustless Cranberry Pie Recipe This is a super easy, no-mixer cranberry dessert that’s perfect for last-minute holiday entertaining! Anyone who reads my blog knows that I don’t have a lot of pie recipes compared to other desserts because I hate making pie crust. (I don’t even really like pie crust that much, if I’m being honest!) Translation: this cranberry pie is a double winner. No pie crust needed to be made; and pie crust calories are saved for a better use, i....

Bjork here checking in for December’s “state of the blog” report. This report is actually coming out a bit later than usual, as Lindsay and I have taken most of January to step back from work related stuff in order to heal and process through the loss of our son Afton. Be sure to check out Lindsay’s 10-part series that she published to learn more about Sweet Afton. The last month and a half has been a cocktail of emotions, with each day being a bit different than the last....

I had all kinds of little bits and pieces of candies, cereals, white and dark chocolate chips, marshmallows, caramel corn, you name it, I had somehow accumulated it in two weeks time in Aruba. All the nearly empty bags and boxes were cluttering up my cupboards. Storage space is a foreign concept in this foreign land and I needed to clear the decks. And clear out the cupboards. Declutter so I could make room for more was my theory....

Easiest Pumpkin Pie … Without Crust! I’ve made quite a few crustless pies over the years, including Cranberry, Blueberry, Strawberry, and Apple. All of them have been huge reader favorites and big hits. Maybe that’s because you all don’t like making pie crust either! It’s never been one of my favorite things to make. With this ridiculously easy no crust pumpkin pie, there’s no crust to make, the pie is made in one bowl, and no need to drag out a mixer....

Over the past few years, I have really fallen in love love with Indian food, and this grilled tandoori chicken is no exception. It’s juicy, tender, and has so much authentic Indian flavor. While some Indian cuisine seems daunting and complicated because of the unfamiliar ingredients and the cooking process itself, this tandoori chicken recipe is easy-peasy, very straightforward, and you can get the ingredients at almost any grocery store....

If you’re not afraid of a little spice, and a lot of flavor, I’m betting this will be your new favorite shrimp recipe! Serve it alongside warm Buttermilk Cornbread or Flakey Homemade Biscuits! If you’ve ever visited New Orleans or Louisiana, you’ve likely noticed Shrimp Creole on a restaurant menu. This popular creole dish is made with tomatoes, shrimp, and the cajun holy trinity of celery, bell pepper, and onion, which is the hallmark of cajun and creole cooking....

My family loves anything that is served in wrap, including Crispy BBQ Chicken Wraps and Veggie Wraps. One of my favorite things I love about these Turkey Wraps is how easy they are to customize to use what you’ve got in your fridge. Substitute the turkey for rotisserie chicken, or ham, use whatever veggies you like, and if you don’t have tortillas, serve them as lettuce wraps! How to make a Turkey Wrap: Season turkey with salt and pepper....

I’m in the process of making some cosmetic changes to my blog layout, but nothing tech-related comes easily for me or without an abundance of glitches. In the meantime, thanks for bearing with things and for your patience. Excuse me while I pour a drink…or eat rum-spiked fig butter. —- If you happen to have a very plentiful, and very random, assortment of condiments taking up valuable refrigerator space, then you relate to the desire to want to find creative uses for them....

The weather has been perfect. 76F with a light breeze and the skies have been crystal blue The Flowers Are Pink And some are orange but are starting to show signs of Fall are a little wilty It’s been a nice day with my family and now I am off to spend some time in the kitchen, catch up on housework, and run some errands. From my last post about scents and perfumes, I loved hearing your favorites!...

Looking for more French cuisine? Try a Croque Madame, Potato Leek Soup, or a Monte Cristo Sandwich! Why I love this soup: Comforting – This classic French Onion Soup recipe is made with caramelized onions and beef stock then topped with toasted bread and cheese. It has a delicious sweet onion taste and it’s irresistible on a chilly day! Authentic – This recipe comes from our family friend who is a phenomenal cook, and lived in France....

That would be my casual reach across the sushi table for… yes, more edamame. I’m sneakkky. Then there was some more of this. Done mostly by my sushi-expert cousin. While I was eating edamame. And then there was this. Guess what? It was kind of scary. But then I loved it. Craving vegetables and raw fish. This is getting weird. Let me tell you what’s not weird: this. Rice + seaweed paper (ok, weird) + fried tempura shrimp + avocado + spicy Thai mayonnaise....

Now I am getting ready to teach a hot power yoga class tonight. I am subbing this class for a lady who’s in Costa Rica and it’s always a little strange substitute teaching a class because I never know what everyone’s skills are, how the other teacher teaches, if she demonstrates poses or just teaches with her voice (I always demonstrate and 90% of the classes I teach, I am down on my mat practicing right along with my class), but I have subbed this class before, so I know the students’ levels fairly well and what they enjoy, so no biggie....

comment icon 7 more comments I… don’t like cantaloupe. Or, as my grandma calls it, muskmelon. With a name like muskmelon, it’s got to be, like, for old people? I’m sorry Grandma, I’m sorry Grandpa, I’m sorry to anyone who loves this melon and has ever served it to me and I pretended to like it. But the secret is out. I’d just plain rather have a banana. So why oh why oh why did I buy a jumbo muskmelon?...

Spiced Apple Fritter Bread Recipe I have fond childhood memories of devouring fried apple fritters from the local greasy-spoon bakery. What I wouldn’t give for one of those fritters now! What a treat it would be. Thankfully this bread tastes as decadent as the apple fritters of my childhood. No deep frying required. It’s the best apple bread I’ve ever had. Actually, it’s more like an apple loaf cake disguised as bread but I’m not complaining....

Asian Edamame Salad with Sesame Dressing There are times when nothing else but a Quadruple Chocolate Pudding Cookie will do and while I’m tearing into it, you could not wrestle it out of my hands for dear life. But it’s plants that I crave over the long haul and this is typical of what I eat day in, day out. Light, fresh, healthy, naturally vegan and gluten-free, and satisfying. There’s edamame for protein and chewy texture, while sugar snap peas add fantastic crunch and their subtle sweetness is always welcome....

Hi Bloggies, how’re you doin’ today? This post is not brought to you by your regular homegirl Jenny, but instead by me, Averie. Gaba Pindasana When Jenny asked me to do a guest post, I was flattered! I have so much love and respect for her that’s it’s not even funnnny! So it’s with great honor that I get to grab a few minutes of your time on her bloggie....

I mean, I guess I do have a few things, they’re just not what I thought they’d be. I have a somehow-still-beating heart that can feel him in the soft December snowflakes, and in a cozy snuggle with Sage. Or ears that can hear him in the rustle of fall leaves on trees, and in his dad’s crazy laugh. Or eyes that see him in every winter sunset, and in the tiny glow of a candle....

Some of the highlights served up here include chips with hummus – the four-ingredients and 60-second easy version with Sweet Corn Salsa and Mango, Lime, Red Pepper Salsa Mini-watermelons were on sale for $1.99 and it was a good one. Juicy and not mealy; just perfect. I’m well-hydrated after all the watermelon I’ve had the past day. I spent time with my girlfriend And I made a batch of White Chocolate Blondies with Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting We had a little get together with some friends and there weren’t any left over....

From my vantage point on the couch with a cup of coffee in one hand and a bowl of bon-bons in the other, I’ll be watching as anyone other than me does the dishes, prepares the meals, cleans up the peanut butter that’s on the floor and the crumbs that went everywhere because a peanut-butter-cracker was accidentally dropped. Peanut butter and crackers are great in your mouth, not so great on the wood floor....

I’m actually not making a whole turkey but rather two turkey breasts. Scott doesn’t need an entire turkey for himself and two turkey breasts have worked in years past so that’s the current menu plan. I think Scott and Skylar will be happy. Hope so anyway! The Cranberry & Orange Ginger Mango Chutney has been taste-tested and sampled by yours truly. Many times. I love the chunky mango pieces....