Cornbread just got so much more exciting because it’s jazzed up with sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie spice, and brown sugar! It’s an amazing fall side dish for everything from family dinners to a stellar side dish at your Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday celebrations. The texture and moisture of this homemade sweet potato cornbread is part of what makes it so downright wonderful. Thanks to the sweet potatoes and buttermilk in the cornbread recipe, it’s anything but dry!...

and my Baked Chocolate Peanut Butter Donuts with Vanilla Peanut Butter Glaze are in the final 8. If you could comment on that post saying something to the effect of your “favorite recipe was Averie’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Donuts”, I’d love it. If something else shown there is your favorite, vote for that. The contest got me thinking about some other breakfast recipes: Microwave Blueberry Banana Oat Cakes (Vegan, GF) Wrap in plastic and toss in your bag for a snack anytime....

It’s a new month, and we meet again! This started as the January Coffee Date, but then got pushed back and pushed back because of all the amazing Sugar Free January recipes, and then it became February, and so this turned into the February coffee date, but what the heck! The month doesn’t even matter when it involves a cozy moment to get your warm drink on, pull that sweater a little tighter around yourself, maybe find some snacks (not to be a broken record but MAY I SUGGEST THESE), and settle in for a good talk....

comment icon 113 more comments But before I launch into telling you every little detail of my most obsessive breakfast to date, I need to tell you about something Pinch-of-Yum-related that’s coming soon! Drumroll? No? Okay, it’s cool. Its a… with lotsa recipes and bonus resources to make eating well the best it can be! Healthy, delicious, and weeknight do-able. YES! YAY! I’m so excited. The emphasis of the cookbook is whole foods and mouth-loving flavors teaming up to make practical, approachable recipes....

I’ve had this post written for about 3 weeks. Since even before my photography trip to Mexico City And even before I announced that we were moving And before we moved into our new house this past week. These cookies are long gone. But they are such great little memories. Must.make.more. Step-by-step photos: Combine everything in one bowl Look at all that glorious peanut butter! Stir to combine The dough will be sticky but workable....

We met at our usual hangout. A place where we can gab and get wired up on caffeine. Sounds perfect, right? And it was. It’s always a joy seeing Marla and I had not seen her since before the holidays. Since then, we had both traveled to warm sunny places. And we’ve both lived lots of life the past few months and had plenty of stories to swap from life to blogging to husbands and kids....

comment icon 58 more comments Hello and meet your new best friend. Garlic Parm Shellbows. Specifically, the shellbows. WHY ARE THEY SO CUTE?! They are a cross between shells and elbows and I am now ready to trade out all my existing pasta so I exclusively cook with shellbows. Goodbye. (The shellbows are a DeLallo thing which is win-win because the quality of their pasta is top of the line....

Easy Baked Spiral Ham with Apples Holiday ham recipes don’t get much simpler or easier than this sweet and salty spiral apple ham! The apple ham comes together in just 2 hours total time with only 15 minutes of hands-on work. Now that’s a holiday main that I know all the cooks will appreciate! Thinly sliced green apples are inserted into the spirals of the ham and as the ham bakes, the magic happens....

Marshmallow-Topped Hot Chocolate Cookies There’s nothing better than curling up on the couch on a chilly day with a mug of hot chocolate that’s filled with soft marshmallows. Unless it’s a chocolate cookie that tastes like hot chocolate complete with a big gooey marshmallow and a chunk of melted dark chocolate underneath the marshmallow! These easy hot chocolate marshmallow cookies are chewy around the edges, soft in the middle, and taste like the perfect mug of hot chocolate....

comment icon 158 more comments Or more accurately, cauliflower gnocchi, you are here for us, and right now especially. These long (I repeat: LONG) days at home are begging for a fun-but-simple three ingredient recipe that results in soft little pillows of delight with a low-key easygoing golden browned exterior that can be served with, honestly, like, any sauce you have. Creamy tomato or vodka sauce? Come to me. Ragu?...

If you’re the type of person who likes a nice thick slice of bread, this homemade honey wheat bread recipe is just for you. Even if you’ve never made bread before or are new to working with whole wheat flour, I assure you that this is a very straightforward and do-able bread recipe. This honey wheat bread has a slightly dense texture but it’s very soft. Whole wheat bread is always a little heavier and denser than white bread since it’s just the nature of ground whole wheat....

Homemade sauces are better for you and usually less expensive, too. Try Homemade Ketchup, Teriyaki Sauce, or Ranch Dressing, or BBQ Sauce. Why I love this recipe: Affordable – You can make homemade Hot Honey for a fraction of the cost at the grocery store, with ingredients in your pantry. Quick – Just 5 MINUTES to the most delicious, sweet, spicy honey that will become your new addiction! It is delicious!...

comment icon 76 more comments And Bjork just informed me that I have a little leftover on my face. #worthit This, well, there are no words for this. This is chocolate peanut butter perfection. I thought I had already found chocolate peanut butter perfection, which I pretty much did. But here comes chocolate peanut butter perfection round two, and it’s taking on a whole new level of ooey-gooey deliciousness. And guess what?...

Five Methods For How To Cook Chicken How to Bake Chicken How to Sauté Chicken How to Air Fry Chicken How to Poach Chicken How to Make Instant Pot Chicken Watch How To Cook Chicken Breasts: How To Bake Chicken Breasts Temperature: 450°F How long: 20-25 minutes How to know it’s done: Internal temperature is 165°F Place chicken breasts in a baking dish and drizzle with a small amount of olive oil....

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day! Make sure to try Quiche Lorraine, Homemade Scones, Breakfast Skillet, or Crab Cake Benedict! How to make Japanese Soufflé Pancakes: Before you being, you need ring molds to make these pancakes. If you don’t have them, follow my instructions below to make your own, using aluminum foil! They’re easy to make, but they do require patience. The pancakes need to cook low and slow, so they cook all the way through....

And thank goodness the order arrived just 48 hours after I placed it (and I didn’t even pay for expedited shipping because anything over $40 ships for free with standard shipping) because I was out of nooch. Oh, the horrors! Looking into the empty can was giving me panic attacks. What would I ever do without nooch? Pay retail WF’s prices? Oh, the horrors! I order my stevia, probiotics, nooch, bulk spices like cinnamon and anything that’s a shelf-stable dry good or supplement from iHerb because their prices are so much cheaper than paying retail!...

Don’t miss my other one-bowl dinners including buddha bowls, coconut curry chicken and veggie bowls and chicken shawarma bowls. A Bulgogi bowl is a kind of bibimbap (Pronounced bee-buhm-baap) which literally means “mixed stuff on rice.” They were invented hundreds of years ago by Korean farmers who wanted a quick, practical, week-night dinner. We love this one bowl dinner for the exact same reasons. What we LOVE about Bulgogi Bowls: Healthy: you’ve got your protein, veg, and healthy starch all in one bowl....

There’s an abundance of Cool Mint Oreo Cookie chunks in every bite. The cookie bits add incredible texture and are a great crunchy contrast to the fudgy, smooth brownie. These mint chocolate brownies are an adaptation of my trusty blondie recipe because it’s a no-hassle, no-fuss, no mixer required, one-bowl recipe that goes from pantry to oven in 5 minutes, perfect for last minute dessert needs or anytime you need an easy-to-make yet impressive-tasting dessert....

My new twist on an old favorite will make you do the happy dance. I am not sure if my mom used nuts in her bar recipe or not. I really dislike like nuts in baked goods so I omitted them from what I’m calling Magic Eight bars. Well, I should clarify that statement about the nuts a bit because in many of my raw or no-bake desserts balls and bites, such as High Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls, have cashews in them....

comment icon 36 more comments Sadly, so do the neighborhood ants. But that won’t stop me from buying, bleaching (I’ll tell you about it later), slicing, slurping, eating, and loving you every single day that I live in Cebu. I can’t. get. enough. As much as this new place is growing on me, Cebu it is not the kind of place that screams “fresh produce”. Try more like “fried chicken” and “exhaust”....