And I found some of my favorite gum. I hadn’t seen it in awhile and I was worried they had phased it out. But I found it in a 3-pack. Whew! I came home and made a salad. Dressed the salad with Orange Coconut Lemon Pepper Vinaigrette And added Sesame Ginger Maple Tofu Snacked on some Cinnamon & Sugar Peanut Buttery Chickpea “Peanuts” Not the prettiest food but I can assure you the taste is fantastic!...

In an effort to use up some random ingredients and create some easy meals for Scott and Skylar while I’m at work, I broke out the new crock pot and threw a few things on the counter that I wanted to use and some of them made it into the crockpot and my new recipe. Many of you have told me you use brewed coffee, a square of dark chocolate or cocoa powder, or pumpkin puree in your chili and soups....

I’m convinced that learning how to sauté mushrooms correctly can convert anyone to appreciate their deliciousness! Whether you’re looking to cook mushrooms for steak, stew, pasta, or as a side dish this simple tutorial will take your mushrooms from soggy to restaurant-quality delicious and in 10 minutes or less. Pro Tips: Clean & Cut: Wipe off excess dirt with a damp towel or give mushrooms a quick rinse and dry....

comment icon 137 more comments Also known as: let’s make an excuse to eat a complete buffet of Mexican toppings. You game? This version of tortilla soup is two things: And just like that, wham. You’re in BEST SOUP EVER territory. Which is saying a lot, because I adore soup, and we have a lot of BEST SOUPS EVER here on the blog. Like this equally delicious chicken tortilla soup, this golden soup, and wild rice soup, and most recently, that lemon chicken soup with the pasta....

Normally, we’d be comin’ atcha with Sugar Free January, a super-flex approach to cutting out refined sugar in whatever way makes sense for you, but 2020 was…well, anything but normal. It was hard and full of heartache, and it tested us in ways we were not prepared for. But, it also gave us new perspective and more understanding of who we are and what we’re capable of, apart and together....

Onto the eats. Here’s last night’s Raw Veggie Love: *Broc *B.S. *Jicama *Red Peppers *Carrots *Juice of half an orange, agave, and crack black I’ve also really been enjoying watermelon lately. So juicy and refreshing (thought that’d make a good title today). Woo-hoo let’s pretend I am excited for this morning’s trot. Note the new running shoes. My aches and pains are feeling much better. Shoes, I’m telling you all, don’t go el cheapo and try to make a beat pair last....

That right there? That was supposed to be a cake. I ate the hot gooey batter out of the pan with a spoon and really truly loved every bite, but come on. Cake? Not even close. Then there’s our frying pan. Buying the one that was less than one dollar was not our brightest idea. Correction: my brightest idea. Every single thing I put in there sticks to the bottom and immediately gets burned, even with excessive amounts of oil and butter....

Layered Cranberry Jello Salad Recipe This Christmas Jello salad recipe has something for everyone! It’s creamy from whipped topping and cream cheese, crunchy from the pecans and pretzels, and fruity from pineapple and cranberries. And of course, there’s Jello. Although it’s called a “salad,” it’s definitely more of a dessert than salad that is for sure. And it’s of the salty-sweet nature, although more sweet than salty. The red and green layers are eye-catching along with the pretzels that are perched on top....

comment icon 35 more comments Plus I don’t even like eggs. Totally serious. But somehow in the last seven months I’ve turned into an egg salad eating machine. Especially curry egg salad. The traditional welcome lunch (as in, always do it traditional, not culturally traditional) for visitors or adoptive families at the shelter is egg salad sandwiches with chips and mangoes. Maybe it’s because I’m so exhausted from, like, one minute of work in very hot heat, or maybe it’s because they’re an open invitation for layering salty chips onto my sandwich, but whatever it is, when I have those egg salad sandwiches in front of me I become insanely excited about those gross little things: eggs....

The lemon I used to create my earlier recipe for Raw Pasta Salad with Creamy Lemon & Herb Dressing used a lemon that came from a friend’s lemon tree. And then, I was at another friends’ house and she had tons and tons of little Meyer lemons from her tree. I felt guilty taking more than a handful since I already had locally-grown lemons on hand. But I couldn’t resist these little golf-ball sized cuties....

comment icon 20 more comments I want to go to Hawaii and sell these black bean tacos from a food truck. Rain and cold can do that to me. But I don’t really want to do that. I have a little secret: what I really want to do is snuggle up with a blanket, sweatshirt, hot chocolate (extra whipped cream), and a mild mystery novel. Because I actually kind of like cold, rainy days....

Yep! You’re right. It’s me Bjork. I’m the nerd in the virtual Pinch of Yum basement. I’m also Lindsay’s husband. I’m also the star of the video from this post that Lindsay recently shared. #hiddentalent I show up once a month to give an update on everything that’s happening behind the scenes at Pinch of Yum. I share the blog’s income, expenses, and traffic stats. I usually wrap up the post by sharing some tips or takeaways that we’re learning as we grow the blog....

Perfect Christmas Sandwich Cookies These cookies remind me of cookies on Christmas cookie platters that I ate growing up. But those were just plain cookies. I enhanced these with Nutella. Why not? The melting moments cookies are so soft, they literally melt in your mouth. I always wondered what it was that made this particular type of cookie have a melting-away sensation, but now I know what it is: cornstarch....

I love all of the holiday party food this time of year, but I especially love the appetizers! However, when I see a cheeseball being served at a party, I usually don’t eat any. I always feel a little awkward digging into this giant ball of cheese with a cracker or a spoon, especially when there are people behind me in line! Maybe I’m weird, but it’s true. Then, I saw this amazing idea on Pinterest–cheeseball hacking problem solved!...

Looking for more kid-friendly meals? Try Hawaiian Meatballs, American Goulash, or Chicken Pot Pie! Why I love this meal: Fast – Making meatloaf in a muffin tin is easier to make and faster to cook than regular meatloaf. Make Ahead – This meatloaf is easily prepped in the morning or even the night before, making dinnertime way less stressful. I also like to make extra and freeze the individual portion sizes for future quick meals....

Aren’t the baby portobellas cute? Both from a foodie standpoint and a picture-making standpoint, I loved coming across this table. It was fun to see all those glorious shrooms. I could eat mushrooms raw, whole, and plain. Just by themselves. Sometimes I crave them. Sometimes I will marinate them and then eat them mixed into a salad. Or marinated and on a sandwich like my Sweet & Sour Marinated Mushrooms...

A super soft, buttery, brown sugar base, loaded with peanut butter chips, and swirled with Nutella. I used my go-to blondie recipe that never lets me down. The batter comes together in one bowl, in 5 minutes, without using a mixer. That’s especially important when you don’t have a dishwasher, and each and every dirty dish counts. I’m on vacation and don’t want anything fussy or that takes more than 30 minutes from start to finish....

comment icon 117 more comments Thank you for asking. Socca is brand new to me as of a few months ago when some friends made it for us. It is kind of like a thinner, more crispy naan, or a thicker, more crispy tortilla. It’s French, I believe? It’s what I’m dipping in my chili in that first photo. Because I’m sure the French would love that? Socca is:...

…It’s nice to come inside and enjoy this. After we get done playing at the beach… …a tropical fruity smoothie hits the spot and quenches what seems to be my never-ending thirst in this heat. Sweet, tropical, and since I love peaches ‘n cream, I figured, why not make it a peaches and coconut cream smoothie. Since we’re in the Caribbean and all. It was a good call. We’ve been going to town on these the past few days....

And if peanut butter, chocolate, and warm pastries can’t convert you, nothing will. My previous issues with scones are that they tend to be dry, tasteless, and resemble eating cardboard. Dry, bland calories are definitely not worth the cardio. But my mind changed a couple months ago when I made The Best Glazed Mixed Berry Scones. It’s been one of my most popular recipes this year and the scones have gotten rave reviews from people who’ve made them....