Easy Shrimp Salad with Lettuce With the warm weather upon us, I crave things like this easy honey lemon shrimp lettuce salad with plenty of my favorite garden vegetables that are in season. It’s easy, healthy, light and fresh, and ready in 10 minutes. There is so much crunch from the tender sweet corn, the fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, and the shrimp are tender and juicy. Everything is coated in a honey lemon sauce that is finger-licking good!...
I don’t think there are many people who would turn down a cream, cheesy, delicious bowl of fettuccine alfredo, but there’s really something exciting about taking such a high-calorie comfort food and tweaking it to still taste amazing, but be WAY healthier! One big bowl of this healthier fettuccine alfredo pasta will barely cost you 400 calories. How’s that possible, you ask? It’s made with skim milk, instead of cream, and there’s not butter or cream cheese....
For those of you that are new ’round these parts I’ll provide a quick explanation of what these posts are all about. Back in the summer of 2011 Lindsay and I were chatting about her food blog (the one you’re reading!) and what the future held for it. She had started Pinch of Yum as a hobby but was diligent about consistently posting new recipes and improving her food photography....
Kale Strawberry Avocado Salad Recipe I love kale and when it’s topped with big juicy strawberries and creamy avocado, even better. I feel healthier just by looking at it. Fruit in salads can sometimes be tricky to pull off sometimes, but here the sweet strawberries are a perfect contrast to the more bitter kale. Even if you’re not a huge kale fan, there are so many wonderful textures and flavors in every bite you can’t help but like it....
How to make Lemon Blueberry Pancakes: Heat skillet over medium low heat. In a mixing bowl stir together buttermilk, baking soda, and juice and zest of lemon. Add egg, vanilla, and melted butter and stir to combine. In a separate large mixing bowl stir together flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar. Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients and stir just until combined. There may be some lumps–don’t over-mix the batter. (Add a little splash of buttermilk if the mixture is too thick)....
The Best Oreo Cookie Bars If you like Oreos and M&M’s, these are the bars for you. Is there anyone who doesn’t like Oreos and M&M’s? I hope not. Or you may be reading the wrong blog. These bars came to be because I was preparing to move and in an effort to clean out my pantry, I started grabbing things that looked like they’d work together. Half-eaten package of Oreos....
Looking for more easy seafood recipes? Try this Lox Bagel, Fish and Chips, or Tuna Melt! There are many opinions for the dressing of a Lobster Roll. Some people argue for butter only, with minimal seasoning, and some like a light mayo dressing. It’s important for me that the flavor of the lobster shines, and I like both methods, so I’ve done a light incorporation of each, resulting in what I think is the BEST Lobster Roll!...
Thanks for your comments on the Raw Zuke Noodles with Marinara and that rockin’ Raw Apple Crumble from yesterday. Yeah, it was pretty much like eating spaghetti for me and I will totally be makin’ that feast again. And of course, the Raw Apple Crumble is a keeper and for all of you who’ve told me you’re gonna make it, please report back on how you likey’ed it. Haley I’m countin’ on you!...
I got 4 pints of strawberries for $1.76 Does anyone else get excited when they find sale produce? Because I sure do! Skylar adores berries so this was music to her little ears! Her shirt says “Music Makes me Happy” and it has rhinestones on it. Just wanted to point that out. After the grocery run and cleaning it and putting it all away, I did some yoga and then lifted at the gym....
Easy Corn and Black Bean Salad Recipe This Mexican corn salad with black beans is perfection for us. It’s got so many awesome flavors and textures that whenever I make a corn salad like this, it disappears so quickly! It’s a spinoff of this Grilled Corn and Avocado Salad, but with grilled zucchini and red onions along with the grilled sweet corn. I added plenty of butter after shaving the corn off the cobs along with black beans, fire-roasted green chiles, lime juice, cilantro, and red chili flakes for a little kick, although you can omit them if you’re not into the kick part....
comment icon 6 more comments The box is where I live. Where I’ve always lived. Where my hair has been the same forever, where my outfits are predictable, where I eat the same thing for breakfast for 364 days a year. I do not stray outside of the box, ever. So someone please tell me what is going on. Take, for example, the cinnamon sugar radish chips. And the fact that I put them on Greek yogurt....
No-bake, Chewy, Gooey, Caramely, with Peanut Butter, Special K, Cereal, Marshmallows. And they’re so good. And so easy. Ever since I made the Chewy Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cereal Bars, I’ve been thinking about how to remake them in a slightly new way. These bars are based heavily on those, but instead of using Rice Krispies, I used Special K. You could also use Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, or a similar vegan or gluten-free cereal....
How do you convince picky eaters to eat their green beans? Serve them with lots of bacon, of course! This easy vegetable side dish recipe definitely has the picky eater stamp of approval. There’s a hint of sweetness from the brown sugar that’s balanced perfectly with the savory soy sauce and bacon. Sweet and savory? Yes, please! Everything cooks together slowly to really let the flavors develop and marry together....
A few months ago, when Bjork was putting together another one of the income reports, we both had this realization moment: at this point I earn more from blogging than I do from my day job. Day job = elementary school teacher. Potential new job = stay at home blogger. How was that even possible? I started think about what it would be like to actually quit my day job and spend my days at home working on recipes, photography, new products, and generally developing Pinch of Yum....
One-Skillet Balsamic Chicken Recipe I love balsamic anything. Food coated with a thick, juicy layer of balsamic reduction is my kind of food. It’s even better when the recipe is easy, ready in 15 minutes, healthy, made in one skillet, and your family asks for seconds. Including the vegetables. The balsamic chicken is juicy and moist while the vegetables are perfectly crisp-tender. My vegetables have to have some crunch retained and these do....
If you love pancakes and French toast with an abundance of syrup, this is the French toast recipe for you. I definitely love my syrup. And I love this recipe because you assemble it the night before and so when you wake up the next day all you have to do is put it in the oven. How To Make The Overnight Syrup-On-The-Bottom French Toast First make the syrup by boiling together the key ingredients including dark brown sugar, butter, and milk....
As I mentioned in yesterday’s Highlights of the Week Post, we didn’t do anything “special’ which is how I like to keep weekends. This sounds a little cheesy and trite, bu just being with my family is the best. I don’t need to “do” anything other than just be with them. Yes, once upon a time, going out and whooping it up, swinging from the chandeliers and embracing my inner wild child, or going shopping and spending a small fortune in Neiman Marcus was the stuff of life....
Make your pizza night a true feast by pairing with breadsticks or Cheesy Breadsticks, and a green salad with ranch dressing. Why I love this recipe: Inexpensive: Our Homemade Pizza Dough is the key and so EASY and cheap to make (I bet you already have the ingredients you need!). I like to take 10 minutes to make it in the morning so it’s ready to use for pizza night....
This is a sponsored post for HemisFares™ brand that is available exclusively at Kroger family of stores. All opinions are honest and 100% my own. Pesto Chicken & Tomato Caprese Salad Caprese salads are one of my favorite things, especially in the summer, and I made this amped up version which includes chicken and pesto. It’s an easy dish that’s healthy, light, intensely flavorful, and ready in 20 minutes. I broke the recipe down into three easy-peasy section: Pesto, chicken, caprese salad....
For those of you who have continued to email me or comment on my post about the Safety and Security Violations that my family has experienced, thank you. Your concern means the world to me and going forward, I am still going to post pictures of Skylar and be almost as open and honest and free-spirited as I was, but I am going to tone it down, just a wee bit to make sure my family is safe....
