This grilled chicken recipe has summer written all over it. It tastes islandy, tropical, and we adored it. The chicken is tender and juicy and the chunks of mango and pineapple are where it’s at for me. I marinated the chicken in a mango-pineapple salsa, garnished the cooked chicken with some reserved salsa, and added additional mango chunks and pineapple tidbits — both courtesy of the Trader Joe’s freezer case....

I got a great surprise today. A woman called me and offered me a job at her gym to teach a few yoga classes. So that’s the third studio I now have yoga teaching gigs at, and I am soooo excited! It feels wonderful to be wanted, respected, appreciated by students, and paid, for my yoga skills and knowledge. After giving 110% of myself to pregnancy and new motherhood, and now that Skylar is almost 3 years, it’s time for me to start working outside of the home more because I need that for myself, and reconnecting with my passion for teaching yoga is just what the Zen Doctor ordered....

This is not how I grew up. Far from it! I grew up in rural Minnesota where people went outside in -20F degree temperatures for much of the year and thought nothing of it. It was life. You just dealt with it and moved on. And drank lots of beer, went ice fishing, or went snowmobiling. In light of the rain yesterday, it was a great day to do some baking....

However last night I was majorly freaking out feeling a little overwhelmed and stressed. Not trying to Whine, of course. The fact that I had sat at my computer chair for over 16 hours yesterday wasn’t helping. Not exaggerating on that one. I looked in the fridge And didn’t think I was going to dip into any Hpnotiq or Bailey’s. Although a Buttery Nipple is always fun. And I did actually want to dip into the Veuve....

All the recipes are fast to make and most are ready within 30 minutes which is always nice for busy weeknights. They’re hearty, comforting, will warm you up inside, and so good! Bonus: Most soups freeze well and I often make a double-batch and stash half in the freezer. The Best Broccoli Cheese Soup (Better-Than-Panera Copycat) – Make the best soup of your life at home in 1 hour! Beyond words amazing!...

Watch This Recipe How To Make This Lo Mein comment icon 374 more comments Maybe you are a Panda Buffet regular and you not only know Lo Mein, but the people at Panda know YOU when you walk in the door and they waste no time piling high your little plastic tray with scoop after scoop of those stir fried noodles while you watch a little protectively from the other side of the glass, because couldn’t they have given you a bigger scoop like they did last time?...

This easy Greek lemon chicken is so flavorful and juicy. Combined with al dente orzo, cucumbers, tomatoes, and fresh spinach, you’ve got yourself a perfect summery meal that’s ready in 25 minutes. It also feeds a crowd so it’s perfect for picnics, potlucks, and parties. Put it on your Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, and graduation party menu and you will have happy friends and family members. The orzo is perfectly al dente, the chicken is lemony and juicy, and the dish has so much flavor thanks to the lemon juice, lemon zest, Italian seasoning, oregano, garlic, and onions....

We met at a Starbucks in the Carlsbad Outlets. Same place that we met last time, except this time neither of us had kids with us! Uninterrupted, focused, adult conversation is a beautiful thing. And boy, we covered a lot of ground in two hours. It’s amazing what two adult women can get done when no one needs a snack or their butt wiped. We sat and drank coffee at Starbucks, we talked blogs, the blogosphere, blogger trips and events, cameras, photography, husbands, kids, and more....

Apple season is upon us, too I go through times of the year where I am really into apples And it helps that they’re cheap this time of year, too Sometimes I eat them plain Sometimes I dip them into this Or this Or into homemade Dark Rum Caramel Sauce Or I make Apple Crumble (Vegan, GF, No Bake) And I really, really love crumbles and crisps. Well, okay, I love oats + brown sugar + cinnamon + fruit....

This is an exciting post for us! September 2014 marks the third anniversary of doing these income reports. We published our first report on September 5th, 2011. That’s exactly 1,105 days ago. In that first post, we talked about starting something called The Food Blog Money Making Experiment. Here was the idea behind it: There has been a lot that has happened between that first post and this month’s post....

Probably for the past, oh, seven years, give or take. My sister is the queen of puffed pastry appetizers but this is one of those cooking projects that just never happened for me. Until now. A shipment of locally-grown avocados that all decided to ripen on the same day and I wanted to put them to a creative use. So I got busy puffin’ The assembly line After baking: Warm, cheesy, melted avocado and salsa-filled bites....

Baked Chocolate Sprinkle Donuts It’s been years since I’ve made donuts and I don’t know why. But I’m so glad I dusted off my donut pan and am officially in love with donuts again. I went through a kick in 2011 when I first got donut pans and made so many varieties. The highlights were a baked version of a vanilla Krispy Kreme, a donut that tastes like cinnamon buns, and chocolate-peanut butter donuts with a peanut butter glaze and they were so good I included the recipe in my cookbook....

You know what I mean. Small, bite-sized, highly poppable, and before you know it, it’s gone. Except I didn’t feel too badly about demolishing them because they’re edamame. And they’re baked rather than being fried in gobs of oil so they’re automatically healthy. Of course. Never mind about the Parmesan. The idea came from a recent happy hour meetup with a friend. We had one or four too many drinks and what does that mean?...

Easy Black Bean Burgers Recipe I’ve tried countless black bean recipes over the years and they tend to be plagued by problems ranging from lack of flavor, mushy texture, cannot be grilled or they fall apart, and the list goes on. However, all that changes with this black bean burger recipe! It’s going to be your new favorite recipe for black bean burgers that rival your favorite burger recipe, minus the meat of course....

If you love breakfast recipes as much as I do, try Quiche Lorraine, Chocolate Chip Muffins, Protein Waffles, or Brioche French Toast! How to make Buttermilk Pancakes: Make Batter: In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add eggs, melted butter, and buttermilk then gently mix just until the wet and dry ingredients are incorporated. Don’t over-mix the batter. Add a little milk at a time until it’s thick, but pourable....

It started with student behaviors. Then it was student performance. (And that’s not to mention teacher behaviors and performance. Which, of course, comes full circle back to student behaviors and performance.) And then there are the completely random things that just have to happen on the same (bad) day. Finding just 6 lonely oats in the bottom of the oatmeal canister this morning. Almost eating the whole jar of White Chocolate Wonderful peanut butter to compensate (I guess that part wasn’t so bad)....

Easy Carrot Cake Cupcakes Recipe These carrot cupcakes have been months in the making. They were well worth the wait though, because they’re the best carrot cake cupcakes I’ve ever had. I love carrot cake and wanted to turn one of my favorite cakes into cupcakes, but the road was paved with snags. I love this Carrot Cake Loaf, but the recipe was written to be made as a loaf cake rather than as cupcakes....

Blend all these ingredients together in your Vita-Mix, Blendtec, or food processor. I processed my cashews for 30 secs alone, first. But not necessary. Tried this recipe? Leave a review! Consider leaving a 5 star rating if you’ve made and loved one of my recipes! After blending Smooth consistency but not perfectly pureed is how I prefer it Wash and de-stem one large bunch of kale and tear into pieces and pour the mixture on top Massage in with your hands & Put on Teflex lined screens to Dehydrate (last time I made them I didn’t have my Teflex screen liners and let’s just say the chip coating mixture leaked everywhere....

Stuffed Zucchini Boats Recipe It’s that time of year when everyone’s gardens are exploding with zucchini. Except mine because I don’t have a garden. But the zucchini are inexpensive and plentiful at the grocery store. Rather than making traditional enchiladas, I put a spin on things by hollowing out zucchini and piling them sky high with toppings rather than using enchilada wraps or taco shells. You won’t miss the carbs in these healthy enchiladas that are ready in 30 minutes and exploding with flavor....

comment icon 160 more comments To which I say GAME ON. First things first: Minnesota. You should probably come. If you’re ever going to appreciate a cold snowy winter wonderland and pan-o-goodness of chicken and wild rice, December just before Christmas is the time. I’ll crank up the heat in our little house to a nice warm 75 degrees like the perpetually cold energy wasting person that I am, and you can come sit on my couch, snuggle with my favorite used-to-be-white Pottery Barn blanket, smell the wild rice cooking away in the oven, and listen to the crackling fireplace....