Mojito Cookies with Mint, Lime, and Rum Extract In a word, these rum cookies taste like you’re drinking a mojito! There’s fresh mint, fresh lime zest, rum extract, and sugar — similar to what you’d find in a mojito! They’re super, super soft with just the right amount of chewiness. They’re exceedingly moist and pliable. If you love really soft cookies, you’re going to love these. I adapted my cookie dough base from these Sugar-Doodle Vanilla Cookies, which is a throwback recipe from 2012....

Chicken Fried Rice … with Cauliflower Rice! This cauliflower chicken fried rice is adapted from my Better-Than-Takeout Chicken Fried Rice recipe, which is one of the top 10 most popular recipes of all time on my website. Literally tens of millions of people have watched that video. I also have a shrimp version too. If you want to skip the grease, fat, and calories of typical chicken fried rice you’d order for takeout, make this much healthier skinny version instead....

First of all, her, and how I wish she was mine. There are very few things in this life that I would choose over a warm molten chocolate cake, but if it came down to it, a baby pug would be one of them. Second of all, them. Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows. I’m currently wrapped around their little fingers while waiting on pins and needles for my next Prison Break DVD to arrive in the mail....

Matar Chaat, is also called matra chaat. It is best served warm on its own or with tawa kulcha (a doughy indian flatbread). About Dry White Peas White peas, also called safed matar or sukhe matar or safed vatana in different languages of India are basically dried white peas. These beans look very similar to garbanzo beans. To make dried peas, the pea pods are harvested when they are fully mature, shelled and the peas are dried....

Simple Chocolate Chip Cookies, but Mini! I have so many recipes for chocolate chip cookies, but until now had not made mini chocolate chip cookies. What was I waiting for, because these are so good. Mini food has a way of tasting better. And they’re so cute, if I do say so myself. The cookies are begging to be washed down with a Horizon Organic Lowfat Plain Milk Box. There’s something about the classic combination of cookies and milk that you just can’t beat....

But if you do, these cookies are for you. I’ve always liked Mounds Bars (or Bounty Bars) and have recipes for Mounds Bar Chocolate Coconut Cookies and Mounds Bar Brownies. You can never have too many Mounds recipes. The cookies are pillowy soft in the interior, slightly chewy at the edges, and are loaded with chocolate chunks and hunks of Mounds Bars. I adapted my favorite recipe for chocolate chip cookies....

Juicy, sweet, fresh pineapple ranks right up there as one of life’s great simple pleasures. Between Skylar and I, we polished off most of that container. That would be nearly a whole pineapple that we split. At least we’re good to go on Vitamin C. If you’ve never cleaned your own pineapple, I have a pineapple-cleaning tutorial. It’s so easy to do and you’ll save so much money rather than buying pre-cut pineapple, which is always a little susceptible anyway....

This morning I went for a lovely run outside and did some Lifting and Yoga Moves in my Home Gym, i.e. my garage. The run was 20 minutes, the lifting/yoga was 25. Done with my workout in 45 minutes. Love it! And Skylar was in the jogging stroller for the run of course, and rode her trike around the garage in circles while I yoga’ed and lifted. Dizzy much? It’s been so gloomy here, and fall is definitely upon us so I picked Skylar up a new winter coat....

We’ve all heard of and probably made one-pot and one-skillet recipes where you add the pasta or rice, the protein, and the cooking liquid all in the same pot or skillet and everything cooks together. But have you heard of a one-bag recipe? This is my first but it won’t be my last. Thanks to Reynolds® Large Oven Bags this is such an easy recipe that’s ready in 30 minutes....

comment icon 158 more comments That I’m making a spicy ancho chili homemade tomato simmer sauce (whatever you do, don’t look back at the last month of recipes to check if this is my new obsession, but for real please don’t) to cover a crowd of spicy, salty, pan-fried potatoes, a handful of shredded kale, and, uhhhhhm, EGGS? Hold the phone. There is so much fickleness in the egg department of my life....

Creamy Tuscan Chicken Recipe If you’re ready to learn how to make chicken that will rival any Italian restaurant, look no further than this creamy Tuscan chicken recipe made in one skillet. The chicken is tender, juicy, and simmers in a homemade sun dried tomato cream sauce. For anyone who loves sun dried tomatoes like I do, you’re in luck with this comfort food family dinner. Additionally, there are red bell peppers, onions, garlic, and plenty of herbs and spices including basil, parsley, thyme, oregano, and smoked paprika....

If there’s ever a meal that everyone in the family can agree upon, it’s pizza. Warm, cheesy, gooey, and so good. Rather than just another average pizza night, I jazzed things up with this fast, easy, one-bowl pizza bake. I love how fast and easy it is, that it’s ready and on the table in 30 minutes, and so family-friendly. My family went to town on it and I even heard, “This is one of the best things you’ve ever made....

I am really glad you enjoyed yesterday’s Raw Vegan Sugar Cookie Dough Balls! Such an easy recipe, tastes just like the real thing, without the pound of butter and heavy flour action. Today I thought I’d show you the stash that Kay’s Naturals sent me Their new Protein Cookie Bites. 110 Calories Per Serving. That’s what a serving looks like. And their Protein Chips & Protein Cereal And since they have tons of Gluten Free products which is awesome for me, the Cinnamon Toast Pretzel Sticks are looking good!...

Take advantage of the pumpkin season and also try my Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins, Pumpkin Snickerdoodles or Pumpkin Cake! Why I love Pumpkin Cheesecake: Impressive (but EASY!) – It might seem intimidating to make Pumpkin Cheesecake, but it’s actually simple and fun, and we have detailed step-by-step instructions for your success. This dessert is beautiful and sure to impress any guests. Better than Pumpkin Pie: Don’t get me wrong, I adore pumpkin pie, but if I have my choice for Thanksgiving dessert, this Pumpkin Cheesecake reigns supreme every time....

Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies A few years ago, I posted another recipe for pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. And there’s a version in my cookbook, Cooking With Pumpkin. But this pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe trumps all. Practice makes perfect when it comes to cookie-making and anything pumpkin. After many trials and lots of cookies, these are my favorite pumpkin chocolate chip cookies yet because they’re soft, thick, perfectly chewy and not cakey, which is a problem that often plagues pumpkin cookies....

Raw Vegan Taco Nut “Meat” (Raw, Vegan, Gluten Free, Soy Free) 1/2 C Raw Almonds 1/2 C Walnuts 1/3 C Sun Dried Tomatoes loosely packed (If using oil packed, may slightly reduce amount of olive oil added) 1/2 Tsp Chili Powder (or to taste) 1/4 Tsp Cayenne Powder (or to taste) 2 to 4 Tbsp Olive Oil (or hemp, flax, etc.) Optional: 1 Tsp Salt (or to taste) Put all ingredients into your Blending Device and Blend for about 30 seconds or until desired texture is reached....

I end up with two pints of strawberries, fresh blueberries, a couple peaches, and let’s not forget the half dozen 19-cents-each Trader Joe’s bananas I couldn’t leave without grabbing and oh yes, the grapes that were on sale with my grocery store club card. Holy fruit. To prevent fruit from going to waste, I’ll toss just about anything into the freezer. Peach slices, halved strawberries, banana chunks, you name it....

Easy. Roast some nuts. I’ve never seen someone get so excited over roasted nuts, but he does. And yes, there are many jokes that could be told with all this nut talk. So go ahead and make your mental jokes and chuckle to yourself every time you see the word nuts. We’re all on the same wavelength but l’ll keep things G-Rated in print. I get much more excited over these cookies baking, but I have the sweet tooth and he has the savory tooth....

Sometimes I feel like she really is a mirror of myself, like, what do they call it, matching energy? She’s more of a dad’s girl – he is more over-the-top doting than I am, and she knows she’ll get away with sneaking up onto his side of the bed for extra snuggles when I will kick her to the curb so her snoring doesn’t keep me up all night. But her personality and temperament – in that way, she is my soulmate....

I adore salsa of any kind and can make a meal out of it. No shame in chips and salsa for dinner for me. I especially love fresh fruit salsa recipes. There’s something about the sweet and savory element that I can’t get enough of! I prefer homemade salsa because I control the ingredients. This easy pineapple salsa is ready in 5 minutes and it tastes like a tropical vacation....