But let’s move on to my Thanksgiving Day Food & Recipes!!! Ginger Roasted Sweet & White Potatoes Slice Potatoes no more than 1/2 inch wide in any part of the potato Lay in baking tray. I use a foil-lined 9×13 pan. Liberally douse in EVOO Liberally add Ground Ginger Root Powder, 1-2 Tbsp Salt & Pepper to Taste Cover with another piece of foil on the top or a lid & Roast at 375F for 45 minutes Uncover & Flip/Toss potatoes Roast anywhere from 15 to 30 more minutes depending on how crunchy you like your taters Seasoned, Oiled, Uncooked Potatoes Seasoned, oiled, and cooked to perfection....

I’ll be making: Turkey and Stuffing with mixed vegetables. Same as I did last year. Possibly some Mango Ginger Maple Tofu Ginger roasted sweet and white potato fries Cranberry & Orange Ginger Mango Chutney. The potatoes and the chutney will both have ginger and I think will pair nicely. And I should make up some more Caramel Pumpkin Whip Dip Scott would love a batch of Rosemary Chipotle Roasted Almonds....

comment icon 147 more comments But then I went and used mashed avocado for the base instead of mayo. Not because I don’t love mayo – I actually do love mayo and I can handle the judgement. More because I felt a little peer pressure from Instagram and some of my favorite blogs who have gone before me with this recipe. The avocado-egg power combo seems to be on every crevice of the internet....

comment icon 473 more comments A) Look how pretty!! B) Imagine how good they taste because juicy chicken, smoky chipotle, creamy avocado, zippy lime, and a charred tortilla just SING together, right? I promise you, they sing. C) Do you have 20 minutes? Cool. You can make these because this is not fancy. This is just really, really delicious chicken tinga tacos. This is one of those rare recipes that comes together so quickly and somehow still rivals a restaurant-quality meal....

comment icon 64 more comments I’ve tried many green smoothies, and this is the combination I always come back to. Peaches Mangoes Kale Almond milk Add ginger if you like spice, cinnamon if you like to your fresh smoothies to feel cozy. Honey if you’re not opposed to a little natural sweetener, which, personally, I am not. ♡ How To Make Our Green Smoothie: I have two favorite things about this green smoothie....

Want more dessert recipes? Try my Sticky Toffee Pudding, Chocolate Mug Cake, Key Lime Pie, or Apple Crisp! Every person in my family would rank Tres Leches Cake in our top favorites of all time! I love that it’s not overly sweet, it’s super easy to make, I can make it in advance, and its absolutely delicious! We make it really often, especially when we’re having a bunch of other Mexican food favorites to serve with it....

Looking for more pasta dishes? Try Pesto Tortellini, Seafood Pasta, or Short Rib Ragu! Why I love this recipe: Truffle Oil – I love the extra depth of flavor the truffle oil adds, making it a worthy side dish to any nice meal. Side or Main Dish: We love it as the main meal, with veggies or a salad, or it would make a great side dish for a steak or salmon dinner, a bbq, etc....

The frame of mind that I am in is Use Up What I Have on Hand before our trip is over. Remember when I made these? GF Peanut Butter Marshmallow Bars with Vegan Chocolate Frosting Well it would have been just awful had I not used up the half of bag of marshmallows and half bag of butterscotch chips I had laying around. And then I made a half batch of Vegan Chocolate Frosting The Result: From last night’s post about Bailey’s and Barbies, I am glad you got a kick of that one!...

Earlier today I went grocery shopping and replenished my Produce Stash today. Here’s some of my loot… Pineapple, Bananas, Red & Green Pears I never buy pre-cored pineapple. It seems slimy and un-hygienic to me because the minute you cut into a fruit or veggie, the rotting process is accelerated so I prefer to cut into it at home, but that’s me. Brussels & Green Food Kale at 99 cents a bunch so I always look for the biggest bunch I can find Thanks everyone for the Great Comments You Left on yesterday’s post about Intuitive Eating....

Instead, here are some gift ideas for the mom who likes to cook and spend time in the kitchen. Everything is under $25 so it won’t break your piggy bank, either. Immersion Blender – $16.99. Not the fanciest stick blender on the block, but it’ll get the job done and for the price, a steal. Whoopie Pie Pan – $19.99 Perfect for making deep dish chocolate chip cookies Silpat liners – $24....

Here are 25 bite-sized and finger-food ideas to help make your night a smashing, forkless success. Many are vegan and gluten-free, and as a bonus for the cook many recipes are ready in just five minutes so you can spend more time perfecting your eyeliner and less time in the kitchen. Or if you’re like me on New Years Eve, more time on the couch with my remote control. Dips Double Melted Cheese and Red Pepper Dip (GF) – Make in 5 minutes in microwave...

Easy Chicken Green Bean Stir Fry Recipe This easy chicken stir fry recipe has everything I look for in a weeknight dinner. It’s quick (ready in 25-30 minutes), made in one skillet, and there are plenty of green beans so I’ve got my protein + veggies all in one! Steamed rice on the side for some carbs and we’re set. The stir fry sauce is sweet, savory, and perfectly thick – just like your favorite takeout place!...

It’s a time to savor the bounty of our lives from the dining table loaded with food to a happy home filled with loved ones and it’s a time to indulge in the traditions that make every Thanksgiving memorable. Evite and I have teamed up with Sister Schubert’s to bring you five traditions that might be new for your family, but could easily become a cherished part of your November to remember this year and every year....

comment icon 112 more comments Thing #1: WE GOT A STUDIO. We, Bjork and Lindsay and Sage, have officially put down a deposit on a beautiful, huge, 12-window, dog-friendly brick and timber studio in Minneapolis. It will be an office, it will be a meeting space, it will be a workshop location, and if my wildest dreams come true, it will be a test and photography kitchen. breathe breathe breathe breathe breathe!...

I’m talking about the drink, Sex on the Beach I went with the 10 oz. It was about 5 oz of ice, 4.5 oz of juice, and about a half oz of liquor I think. We went on an impromptu outing to Senor Frogs after a dinner (at home) because I was not ready to turn into a pumpkin and sit at home for the rest of the night. The music was pumping and Skylar was jammin’ at our table in her chair....

Whether food photography, portrait photography, or whatever in the whole wide world photography, NATURAL LIGHT RULES. In my opinion, there is no comparison to the beauty you get with a good camera, a great photographer, and perfect natural light from the sun. But let’s get on track with the reason I’m writing this post today. The reason is that I’m trying to chill out my life a little bit, and part of that means being able to do a shoot at 9pm, after the sun is long gone....

I think I skipped July? And is it even August anymore? When does summer officially end? I don’t even know. Cabins and beaches and evening walks and staying up too late watching dumb TV and ordering appetizers and drinks on a restaurant patio instead of properly making dinner… it’s all sort of running together. It’s been such a good summer. The sun, the long days, the warmth… all of it is life-giving for me....

Clearly I was not baking with Cupid in mind. That was yesterday, complete with plenty of pink. Today is about using oranges to their fullest potential: inside donuts. I had spare oranges and bananas I wanted to use, and it would have been tot easy to simply just eat them. So instead, I started combining ingredients in a bowl, hoping that the finished product would be a productive use of my extra produce (product-productive, use-produce; there’s a rhyme there or something if I wasn’t sleep-deprived, but I digress)....

Somehow I moseyed my way through making this over the course of three days. I mean, three.days. 72 hours. FOR REAL. Don’t run away – it’s not going to take you three days to make this because you’re focused and on-task and normal. But wowzers. Apparently I am not. During these long Food Blogger Pro recording days, I’ve gotten way too comfortable with frozen pizzas and Pad Thai takeout and possibly had my brain sucked out of my head by those massively hot buzzing video lights....

Roasted Sweet Potato Rounds Enter 1 long-n-skinny sweet potato. Then I peeled it and sliced it into uniform about 1/4th inch slices, and made fry shapes out of 3 peeled carrots. Put in a roasting pan with foil. Don’t forget to line with parchment or foil unless you like doing dishes with lotsa scrapity scrap of food chunks. I sprinkled about 1 Tbsp Each of Cinnamon & Ground Ginger, couple twists o’ cracky blacky, and then drizzled about 2-3 Tbsp EVOO over the top....