Easy Red Beans and Rice Recipe Nothing says comfort food like a big bowl of Louisiana style red beans and rice complete with smoked Andouille sausage, ham, Creole seasoning, tender red beans in a rich and savory broth. Served alongside or on top of plenty of fluffy white rice is the way to go. Because of the Creole seasoning, the natural kick that Andouille sausage has, and the extra bit of hot sauce I like to use as a garnish for my red beans and rice, this Southern classic recipe is perfectly spicy....

comment icon 213 more comments That’s what’s happening today. We have a party up in this house: roasted red peppers cashews spicy tomato sauce whole wheat pasta roasty cauliflower red pepper flakes YUM YUM YUM YUM This is totally cheeseless and dairy-free. But still totally creamy and indulgent. Also: loaded with veg (cauliflower, roasted red peppers) and super filling (thank you, whole wheat pasta). This week I am throwing this in my little meal prep containers (SO CUTE!...

But there are things about having a “different” name that make life… interesting. I am not speaking from personal experience here because the name Lindsay is fairly common. I sympathize with my students who are be called by their first name and last initial to avoid confusion with others of the same name. That last initial had better be a good one, because it becomes part of your identity. My husband, Bjork, on the other hand, has never needed to use his last initial to differentiate himself....

comment icon 90 more comments Eggs, potatoes, sandwiches, pizzas, burgers, salads, bowls, and beyond. Whatever you’re eating, this sauce will wake it up. Check Out Our Video For Roasted Red Pepper Sauce It is 5-ingredient basic, but you wouldn’t know that from the taste. Fresh garlic, lemon juice, and roasted red peppers build up the flavor base, while the almonds and olive oil make for that silky-meets-textured feel that is reminiscent of magic green sauce....

Spring and summer means grilling season and I am always looking for flavorful marinades and recipes to keep in my repertoire that are are super easy to whisk together with ingredients we all have on hand. And this is exactly that type of marinade and recipe. You probably have everything in your fridge and pantry to make this lemon chicken marinade because it’s as simple as lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, ginger, salt and pepper....

comment icon 82 more comments This salty sweet glazed salmon is making me look all fancy and it can do the same for you, and then you’re all like I’mmm so fan-saay, and I’m all like you already know. We jive. In addition to being awesome-sauced and lovingly brushed with my favorite of all the flavors, the salmon and it’s clingy hoisin glaze go perfectly on a plate of fresh, vibrant veggies tossed with some sesame oil and lime juice....

comment icon 150 more comments How To Make Our Mushroom Penne (1 MIN): Some of you good people who are on this website right now are looking at this picture and just KNOWING. You’re knowing that you and me and those buttery-soaked mushrooms on pasta with a heaping spoonful of flavor-packed earthy-vibed walnut pesto – all of us, we just belong to each other. Kumbaya forever. Some of you good people, unfortunately, are not familiar with this kind of food bewitchery....

But we’re keeping things in perspective. This too shall pass. Or so we hope. And we hope that our roof doesn’t leak. Much more. On my last post, after we finally arrived on the island on Saturday late in the day and hit up the grocery store, we drove to our house, unpacked a ridiculous amount of groceries, unpacked our suitcases, got the house situated and everything from batteries in remote controls changed to hot water heater tanks turned on to finding the soap to sorting over a year’s worth of mail....

comment icon 159 more comments Wait, 50? This graceful noodle-warrior is 50 years old? Let me just tell you. My dad is incredible. Being with him makes me a better person and brings calm to my heart. Alrightalrightalright. I just showed you a picture of him launching a full-scale attack with a foam noodle. But really, I promise, he is generally a calming person. When I was 5, my dad knew everything about the world....

Easy Chicken Carnitas … in a Crockpot! Move over pork carnitas, these chicken carnitas are a new favorite! While pork may be the meat that comes to mind traditionally when making this dish, carnitas actually means ‘little meats’ in Spanish and can be made with most any protein you would like. In this case, chicken is slow-cooked in a super flavorful spice mixture with chipotle peppers, garlic, cumin, chili powder, oregano and more....

Easiest Crockpot Green Chile Chicken This slow cooker chicken recipe produces incredibly tender and juicy chicken that effortlessly falls apart. And the addition of salsa verde, green chiles, green bell pepper, onions, lime juice, and cilantro truly give it an explosion of Mexican-inspired flavors the whole family will love. Best of all, this is an easy chicken dinner recipe that is made entirely in your slow cooker. No need to first sear the chicken separately on the stove or make a marinade or sauce in your blender....

comment icon 123 more comments These Spicy Fish Taco Bowls with Cilantro Lime Slaw started out as a new, updated take on these wayyyy old Fish Taco Bowls (plus a little bit of inspiration from these Shrimp Tacos and their delicious slaw) but they ended up as so much more. Like, new favorite meal. Dinner every night. February 2016 food obsession. You know those times when cooking is just HARD?...

Trader Joe’sSuper TargetCub Foods …and I put together a list of all the good, yummy, sugar-friendly products that I found at all three stores. If you are doing Sugar Free January with us (a 30-day free challenge! read more here), I thought it might be helpful for you to have some ideas about what pantry essentials and snacks and drinks to pick up so you’d be ready to kick sugar ouuuut at the beginning of the month....

I’m adding this Sun Dried Tomato Pasta to my list of amazing one-pot dinners. It’s fast, fresh and flavorful and my whole family loves it! This is a meal we enjoy all year round! How to make Sun-dried Tomato Pasta: Cook pasta. Drain and rinse with cold water to keep noodles from sticking together. Saute sun-dried tomatoes in a little bit of oil from the bottle for 1-2 minutes. Add butter to the pan....

I can hardly believe it. It’s been three months since we boarded a plane in little old Minnesota, sprinted through the Chicago airport with overpacked carry-ons to catch our flight to Seoul, and finally bopped on over to our temporary home for a year: Cebu, Philippines. Three months. That’s roughly 90 days, or 2,160 hours, or 532,403,851 dog barks, depending on how much sleep I’ve gotten. That’s one fourth of a year....

I’ve become obsessed with researching, making, and baking bread. I’ve ordered books, including this one that was just delivered earlier today. With 1000+ nearly 5-star reviews, it can’t be bad. I’m excited to start reading it. Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking And some of my existing cookbooks now have new-to-me chapters because all of a sudden I’m reading, rather than skimming or skipping, the yeast-based recipes....

I love trail mix so much. It’s dangerous for me to even keep it around. One handful turns into five, which very quickly turns into the whole bag. You too? After recently baking caramel corn into Caramel Corn Chocolate Chip Cookies, I decided to bake in trail mix. I loaded up favorite Peanut Butter Cookie recipe with my favorite trail mix add-ins. The result is a chewy, dense, hearty cookie that’s loaded to the max with texture....

Looking for more dip recipes? Try Crab Artichoke Dip, Whipped Feta with Roasted Vegetables, Spinach Artichoke Dip, or Baked Brie! Why I love this recipe: Unique – I’m obsessed with the flavor combinations at play in this goat cheese dip, and the blend of fresh herbs. It’s not your average dip, and sure to impress! Quick – Made in 15 minutes or less, and you can make it a few days in advance....

Remember when Pinterest became a thing? I don’t really, because I think it had long since become a thing when I first heard of it. People were giddy about it, I was clueless, and I came to realize that I was living under a rock. Or under a blog. Or under/inside a giant chocolate chip cookie stuffed with gooey salted caramel. It’s one of those things that I don’t really need to write a post about, but I just feel like I want to be heard and understood before doing a fashionably late swan dive into the Pinterest pool....

You all came through and I won! Thank you so much! The Babble announcement post is here and here’s a screenshot I appreciate everyone’s support and I wish we could eat donuts together. But for now, I’ve got to tend to the Mango Ginger Maple Tofu that I’m about to burn for dinner. When was the last time you ate a donut? What kind was it? I have all my donut recipes linked under the Donut heading, here....