comment icon 83 more comments Meaning (in my world) produce of the fall that makes you feel warm, fuzzy, and cozy, like crispy juicy apples and delicate buttery squash. And that’s exactly what we have going on in this wild rice skillet, with some onions and butter (always, you guys. always.), a handful of grated Provolone, and a hearty scoop of chewy, nutty, Minnesota-native wild rice to bring it all home....

This is one of those meals that was created during the panic mode of needing something to feed my family for dinner that they would like, that I had the stuff for, and that would be super fast to make. (Can’t everyone relate to that?!) I swear, come 4:30pm at our house my kids start to slowly transition from sweet and fun into HANGRY. So if I don’t have some sort of dinner prepped by then, I’m in trouble....

Healthy Chocolate Muffins Recipe It’s been over 6 months since I made some of my favorite muffins ever. But I couldn’t just leave well enough alone. I had to ‘improve’ them. By making a chocolate version, of course. These healthy chocolate peanut butter muffins are ridiculously soft, moist, rich, decadent, but only about 100 calories each. That’s a good thing because like all mini food, these babies are so poppable....

It’s too hot here to turn on the oven. Melting chocolate happens… …without turning on the oven. No need to exacerbate it by baking a cake and running the oven for an hour. Instead he got Ho Hos made in a local Aruba bakery topped with homemade cream cheese frosting. I was able to handle whipping up some frosting. Because I knew that Skylar would get many more thrills out of Ho Hos with a candle than Scott would, I made sure she had a candle to blow out....

Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe When I see chicken tortilla soup on a restaurant menu, I get excited. There’s something about the slightly spicy broth with tender chicken, the corn and black beans, juicy tomatoes, creamy avocado, and those addictively good tortilla strips on top that I can’t resist. Rather than making a trip out for it, you can make Mexican tortilla soup with chicken at home in 30 minutes and it’s easy....

When making kombucha, it’s normal to ferment it anywhere from 7 to 14 days, to as much as 30 days on your countertop. Then, some people do a second fermentation of another 2 to 5 days or so to get it fizzy. So my thinking is that the more batches I have going the better since there’s quite a lag time in between starting it, and consuming it! Here’s what I’ve got going so far… I took This Scoby [print_this] [/print_this] Add 1/2 or 1 gallon of Tea (that’s why the water is brown, it’s tea) + Sugar and Cover It And 3 Days Later This Little “Skin” formed on the top layer of the tea water which is the New Baby that is growing from the Mother Scoby The Bubbles mean the Bacteria are Cultures are Alive and At Work!...

Salmon! Perfect for a quick protein option atop a salad, mashed up and formed into burgers, or simmering in a beautifully rich curry sauce. Just truly so many ways to cook salmon and so many ways to prepare it. So salmon lovers, salmon skeptics, gather around. We’re here to share all of our favorite ways to cook up that orangey-pink beauty. In This Post: Everything You Need For How To Cook Salmon Salmon Cooking Methods How to Bake Salmon How to Steam Salmon How to Air-Fry Salmon How to Sauté Salmon BONUS: How to Make Salmon Burgers...

Looking for more homemade candy? Try Oreo Balls, Caramel Popcorn, Rocky Road, or Homemade Almond Joys! Why I love this recipe: Inexpensive: homemade caramel is very low cost and you can use any apples that are on sale. Make a huge batch for the price of one or two gourmet caramel apples from the store. Nostalgia: Growing up in Park City, Utah we would always beg to stop at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory for caramel apples....

Don’t miss all of my instant pot recipes, like Instant Pot Beef Gyros, Instant Pot Tomato and Basil Soup, or Instant Pot Spaghetti! Unlock the TRUE POTENTIAL of your Instant Pot! Rest assured, Instant Pots today are nothing like those scary steaming hot pressure cookers of old. Trust me, if you can run a microwave, you can use an Instant Pot! I make yogurt, Chicken & Rice, and Taco Bowls the most with my Instant Pot, but I have a ton of family favorite Instant Pot Recipes we all love!...

I’m all about Instant Pot recipes that actually save me time! I’m always working to develop all-in-one instant pot meals that allow me to dump everything in the pot for an easy dinner, like this popular Instant Pot Chicken and Rice and IP Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya. Instant Pot Potato Salad I will never make potato salad any other way than this instant pot potato salad! I love that you don’t have to boil a pot of water, the eggs are cooked at the same time, in the same pot, and I’m not babysitting anything as it cooks!...

Saturday morning I am going to do yoga, specifically the Primary Series, with my guru and teacher who’s supervising me with my 500 Hour Teacher Training that I had mentioned I embarked on! I have been certified since 2001 at the 200 hour level, and have been teaching since 2001, but just as a personal mission, I wanted to reach for the highest level and that’s why I embarked on my 500 hour training program!...

I have so many favorite bar recipes, like these Key Lime Pie Bars, S’mores Bars, Butterfinger Bars, and White Texas Sheet Cake. Why I love this recipe: Basic pantry ingredients: There are only a few ingredients needed to make these homemade lemon bars including flour, sugar, butter, lemon juice, salt, baking powder and eggs. Chewy shortbread crust: The best lemon bars are extra thick, soft and chewy, all made possible by the texture of the shortbread crust....

Maple Glazed Pork Chops and Sweet Potatoes These pork chops with maple syrup glaze always impress everyone but I’ll let you in on a little secret – this dish is really so easy to make. This fall-inspired dinner recipe is ready from start to finish in 1 hour making it not only perfect for a family Sunday dinner, but for busy weeknights, too! There are a few steps and stages, but everything is very simple and straightforward, beginning by brining the pork chops....

If you have an Instant Pot, you could also try my Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes or learn How to Use an Instant Pot. Why I love this recipe: Light and fluffy: We always use Yukon Gold or Russet Potatoes for the best mashed potatoes, and I’ve listed three “Pro Tips” below, to help you avoid thick, gluey and bland mashed potatoes. The ultimate side dish: There are endless ways to serve Mashed Potatoes, and I challenge you to find someone who doesn’t like them (when made properly)....

The recipe served eight. But I think you remember what happened the last time we had eight servings around this house. I was not about to let that happen again, so I halved the recipe to serve 4. Which I divided between 3 ramekins. Which was all eaten by 2 people. They came out of the oven, and BAM. I fell in love with Molten at first bite. What exactly is Molten?...

Thinly sliced and ever so slightly sweet and tender-crisp fresh napa cabbage, juicy rotisserie chicken, a super easy homemade sesame dressing, and CRUNCHED UP TO THE MAX with handfuls of cashews, fried wonton strips, dried ramen noodles, crispy fried onions, or sesame sticks…really any delicious cruncher you can find. Or…dare we say…every delicious cruncher you can find? We won’t judge. comment icon 37 more comments Live your best super crunchy, super fresh, napa chicken salad life....

A new iMac! I can already tell you that it was worth every second of time and every penny spent because I am already in love with my new computer! It’s so much faster than my 4+ year old pin-wheeling-from-hell old Mac. <—I discussed that already and anyone who has a Mac loathes the pinwheel. And I was getting it 85% of the time! I couldn’t wait any longer for a new computer....

Whatever you call them, they’re fabulous and generally follow the same easy, no-mixer recipe outline. A buttery graham cracker crust, topped with chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, nuts, coconut, and sweetened condensed milk. The melted butter and graham cracker crumbs each count as one layer in the classic recipe. I mixed things up and swapped peanut butter chips for butterscotch chips, mini peanut butter cups instead of nuts, and added peanut butter to the sweetened condensed milk....

After I’ve run 5 miles or finished the most grueling yoga class, and I’m hot, tired, and on empty, smoothies go down so easily. Especially the kind that taste like a tropical vacation. I’m blessed to live in San Diego, and it’s been in the mid-70s the past few days during the middle of the day. It still gets cold enough at night that we have to turn the heat on, but for a few glorious hours in the middle of the day, it’s picture-perfect....

Some nights aren’t. There comes a time in every wife and mother’s life, when frozen pizza is worth it’s $4.99 in gold. There are nights when the family doesn’t know the difference between fancy fresh fish and frozen tomato sauce and dough from a box. Or doesn’t seem to care. And that’s okay. I didn’t feel like picking around the pepperoni or tasting any of those sodium-laden pepperoni oil-infused bites so I let the family make quick work of this....