Recently I was having a spinach and artichoke dip craving but wanted to partake in a healthier version. I don’t know about you, but I can sit down with a restaurant-sized bowl of spinach and artichoke dip and eat the entire thing myself along with a half pound of bread and tons of tortilla chips. And wash it down with plenty of margaritas. So good but not something I should do often....
In addition to that, today’s National Food Holiday just happens to be Kitchen Klutzes of America Day What are the odds. And guess what I did late on Thursday the 12th? As I was setting down my camera, my strap flung and knocked over a half bottle of chocolate sprinkles. The jar tipped over in slow motion across my kitchen table, sprinkles went flying across the slick surface, then bounced around the wood floor like miniature ping-pong balls, getting in every nook and cranny....
comment icon 47 more comments To eat broccoli before losing myself in the upcoming chocolate caramel gooey intensity, it’s just better. Because that chocolate. Ohh. My. We definitely need to start with the broccoli. This white bean lasagna was my back-to-reality meal after two weeks of family visitors and eating out and all-you-can-eat buffets. I made it on Sunday as an effort to a) eat something that I felt good (healthy good) about, and 2) stop eating straight peanut butter out of the jar for lunch....
While the kids and workers at CSC are safe, there are so many people in this familiar-to-me corner of the Philippines that need help to recover and rebuild. I so appreciate your willingness to consider helping the Children’s Shelter of Cebu as they serve people with disaster response. That picture above is one that a friend of mine took yesterday outside the hospital where she is a doctor in Cebu....
So, if you have things in your cart that you’ve been meaning to buy, now’s the time. Everything from kitchen items and home decor to travel and outdoor essentials is on sale, so I’ve put together a list of the best Prime Day deals I’ve found so far. My 10 Favorite Prime Day Deals Other Prime Day Deals I Love Best Competing Prime Day Deals at Walmart Chaise Lounge Set – $119....
The BEST Hummus Recipe I’m a crazy, ridiculous, can’t-live-without-it hummus addict. With sky high prices on small containers that I can devour in a day or sometimes a sitting, I’d go broke if I had to rely on store-bought hummus. Solution? Make it myself in five minutes. It’s mindlessly easy and homemade tastes better. Find the exact ratios of ingredients and tiny tweaks that you like best by using my recipe as a jumping off place....
If you love “bowls” as much as I do, try my Buddha Bowls, Bibimbap, or Chicken Shawarma Bowls. I can’t contain my excitement in sharing this Poke Bowl recipe because this is the type of meal I could eat every single day! It’s so fresh and flavorful and best of all, it’s EASY and FAST to make! Considering that Sushi is my all-time favorite food, you can guess how much I love this recipe!...
These are the best pumpkin cinnamon rolls I’ve ever made! I prefer these over Cinnabon, and that’s a big statement coming from a former Cinnabon junkie. They’re soft, light, fluffy and there’s just enough pumpkin flavor to notice, but not so much that it overwhelms the inherent beauty of classic cinnamon rolls. Topped with cream cheese glaze, they’re totally irresistible. I used my favorite yeast roll recipe as the jumping off point and worked in pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and plenty of cinnamon and brown sugar for these pumpkin cinnamon rolls....
Easy Red Velvet Cupcakes with a Truffle Filling If you’re a red velvet fan, these decadent red velvet cupcakes stuffed with chocolate truffles and topped with tangy homemade cream cheese frosting are going to be right up your alley! The cupcakes have classic red velvet flavor including the perfect amount of chocolate and a very moist and fluffy crumb. Every cupcake is stuffed with a chocolate truffle which gives them an extra blast of chocolate....
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Today marks 42 days in quarantine for me. In 42 days, I’ve been out in the public world exactly three times. That’s a lot of time at home. Bjork and I are splitting days and times and hours to try to both cover our work and parenting bases, and it is, well, just kind of impossible. It doesn’t make sense – there are two of us, and one of her – but considering we are used to having at least 30 hours of weekly childcare that has suddenly gone away, I guess it makes sense that balancing all of it feels so overwhelming....
They are blooming! We go on walks and just sit and look at them and Solvi waves at them from her stroller. There is at least a 99% chance that newly-blooming flowers can save us all right now. How are you all doing? We just got word that Minnesota’s stay at home order is now extended for another two weeks. What is the situation where you live? Can you get outside?...
I’ll be back tomorrow with a recipe but I thought it would be fun share some things I’m loving. Some are new finds and others I’ve had for decades and are still going strong. I’m more of a quality over quantity person and would rather buy something that may cost more upfront but that I will have for years and years. My cats, Peaches and Muffin, on my daughter’s bed....
Scott said he has no plans to go to Temple after the sun sets and that he’d rather be on the beach. He never has plans to go to Temple but that’s another story. He said if he could get in on another Ho Ho with Cream Cheese Frosting, that one of those would be more up his alley than services tonight. Our plans for later tonight include: a family walk on this path after he gets off his conference call...
Classic Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe Nothing screams “Thanksgiving” like sweet potato casserole topped with lightly toasted marshmallows and pecans! When I think of classic Thanksgiving side dishes, I can’t think of anything more traditional. I used my favorite Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping recipe as jumping off point when creating this recipe for Thanksgiving sweet potato casserole. It’s been a reader and fan favorite for years now! Being that it’s such a fan favorite due to those sweet, creamy, and tender sweet potatoes, topped with the most lovely buttery pecan crumble topping for a texture contrast that I personally adore, it was about time for a marshmallow-topped rendition....
Voila! And just like that, there is homemade jam in my refrigerator. Happy times, happy times! I have a thing about berries in the summer, which is that a) it’s awesome to have them, and b) it’s so awesome to have them that it’s almost just too hard to use them in desserts, sauces, jams, anything that will leave me with an empty berry container in my fridge and a sad heart in the morning at breakfast....
Dianne is amazing and such a wealth of knowledge. I highly recommend her book if you want to improve your (food) writing skills. The food wasn’t half bad either. Liz’s lentil soup Marie’s arugula, cranberries, pistachio, roasted beets, and goat cheese salad A fruit and Gorgonzola cheese plate from Denise …and tons of other food and goodies that I didn’t photograph. It was a great day but now it’s time to be a wife and mommy and spend time with my family....
Homemade Thanksgiving Gravy Using Turkey Drippings It’s really not Thanksgiving without gravy. Sure, turkey is always going to be the star of the show but without gravy adorning it, it’s definitely not the same. Nor are mashed potatoes. We don’t say mashed potatoes and butter. We say mashed potatoes and gravy because we all know they’re infinitely better with a puddle of gravy in the middle. I’m sharing my recipe for the best homemade turkey gravy....
comment icon 160 more comments This is one of those times. The tang of the tomatoes, the chewy whole wheat pasta, the tender-crisp baby broccoli, the creamy melted feta + the firm crumbly feta, plus the freshness of lemon, basil, and pesto. I mean, this is the whole flavor, color, texture, and nutritional package. AND 20 MINUTES. Read it and weep. Er, happy weep. I made this last Sunday night on a whim, when what I had really wanted for dinner was a frozen pizza but come to find out we had eaten all 47 of our frozen pizzas....
No need for takeout from your local Thai restaurant when you can make an authentic-tasting curry this good in 25 minutes at home. The curry is hearty yet healthy comfort food that’s layered with Thai-inspired flavors and is naturally gluten-free. I could drink the coconut milk broth or prepare it as a soup – it’s so good and it keeps the chicken so juicy and moist. I used full fat coconut milk but have used lite in previous curry recipes and it may not be quite as rich, but it’s still great....
