Let me count the ways. One sentence mini-reviews of each… Some other coffees I like. And clearly I support TJ’s with my coffee habit. Fair Trade Organic Ethiopian: Good, worth the price for fair trade/organic, medium, mellow. Fair Trade Organic French Roast: Good, bold, dark, not as bitter as their non-organic French Roast. I prefer the organic to the non-organic French Roast. Normally not a French Roast fan but this one is good....

Cracker Barrel Meatloaf Recipe I have some family members who want to stop at Cracker Barrel every time we pass one! I live in California so there aren’t too many here, but if we’re in a part of the country where we pass one, everyone is eager for their good ‘ole fashioned home cooking recipes. This Cracker Barrel Meatloaf copycat recipe is one of those family favorite dinner recipes that everyone loves....

comment icon 126 more comments Truth: creamy garlic roasted red pepper sauce belongs on EV-ER-EE-THING. Including but not limited to: traditional pasta, whole wheat pasta, gluten free pasta, or, if you’re embracing this as a SUPER NUTRITIOUS kind of dinner situation -> zucchini pasta! I’m on a kick, can you tell? It’s almost not worth talking about how creamy-amazing this combo is going to be, because with the velvety almond cashew milk and roasted red peppers and roasted garlic as the base, I mean, it’s essentially foolproof....

Let’s take a closer drool look at the flavors: Chocolate Macaroon, Peppermint Patty, Pumpkin Pie PB & J and PB Cup The bars for size comparison are about the size of a Larabar. They are not big bars so if you’re looking for a big bar in terms of size, these are not it. However, they have great stats and nutrition and are “big” in that regard. They do contain whey so they are not vegan, but they are gluten free and pack a whopping 12 g’s of protein....

Easy Crock Pot Cola Pork Chops Recipe This is one of those recipes that you may be a little skeptical, but I promise it’s a winner! This is one of those recipes that’s been around forever (even if you’ve never heard of it) because it delivers super juicy and flavorful pork chops with almost no work. You whisk together a simple sauce and pork that over a half dozen pork chops in your slow cooker and then just truly set-it-and-forget-it....

comment icon 94 more comments For the Filipino newbies, Pork Adobo is a traditional Filipino dish with pork marinated and cooked in a soy sauce/vinegar sauce until it’s super tender and completely saturated with flavor. The whole thing is usually scooped over a plateful of hot steaming white rice and if you’re me, you add an extra scoop so the rice gets really saucy. I crave that saucy rice. In the name of full disclosure, I don’t think Pork Adobo traditionally has, uhh, beans....

comment icon 214 more comments This creamy mushroom fettuccine is winter food at its most delushious. Like, if there was ever a reason to be a little less sad that it’s still winter and you’re going to stay in yet again for a date night, this would be it. Silky smooth noodles coated in just the right amount of luxurious sauce, speckled with garlic-buttery pan-roasted mushrooms. Oh yes we did....

Nothing says Christmas like peanut butter and chocolate. At least in my world this is my idea of a Merry Christmas. There’s a layer of peanut butter cheesecake that runs through the center of these fudgy brownies that are topped with peanuts and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Can you say thick, rich, filling, decadent, and wonderful? The brownies are easy to make and you’ll have them in the oven in no time....

comment icon 57 more comments It is a really bad and really good day when I wake up and see those chocolate cookies that I made yesterday sitting on the counter and POOF, just like that, three are gone. And it’s 6am. It all happens so fast. I am definitely not a dessert observer, spell check. Sheesh. There’s just that one problem with my dessert habit. That one need-to-eat-healthier problem, and also the hungry-by-9am problem....

I like to serve chicken taquitos with authentic Mexican Rice, refried beans, or simply with veggies and dip. Don’t miss all our favorite Mexican recipes. There are so many things to love about chicken taquitos, but the fact that they’re popular with all ages, can be made ahead or even frozen, and are ready in 30 minutes is all the convincing I need to make these regularly! Chicken Taquito Ingredients: Tortillas: use corn or I also love to use uncooked flour tortillas....

I have many roles here at Pinch of Yum. I consider the most important to be my role as CTT (chief taste tester). It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Along with my role as CTT, I also partner with Lindsay to figure out ways to grow Pinch of Yum: grow the traffic, grow the income, and (probably most importantly) grow our connection with you, the readers!...

I woke up in what is for sure the world’s most comfortable bed -> MY bed. I was well-rested. I was snuggled up next to Sage. I was feeling excited about the work I was going to do that day, because I happen to have one of the best jobs EVER, with tasks including but not limited to writing online to my friends (dats you!), trying new recipes, and then creating THINGS, all kinds of things, like videos, photos, blog posts, and social media updates, that communicate the recipes to the internet world....

comment icon 62 more comments I’ll be the first to admit it: I feel confused calling it chicken barbecue because in my mind that involves barbecue SAUCE and I’m a girl who loves my Sweet Baby Ray’s. But here, chicken barbecue is nothing more than perfectly grilled pieces of real chicken (no boneless-skinless-chicken-breasts here) in easy-to-eat skewer form. How seriously genius. For this, the skin stays on so the chicken meat gets nice and juicy, even though the outside is basically double-charred-crispy....

Mmhm. It should be. I went through my own version of blueberry tart boot camp to make it happen. After making about one million tart crusts unsuccessfully, and getting blueberry filling stains all over my counter top, and eating at least nineteen sloppy looking tarts, I finally think I’m getting the hang of this blueberry tarts making thing. But I have a secret weapon. It’s a … Tart Pan. Like, a pan for making tarts....

And hey, outdoor photography is fair game, right? Skylar spoofing around trying to take a nibble of the “watermelon” while I was taking pictures brought me some laughs. After nibbling, dancing, spinning, and twirling until you get dizzy we went inside and finished our shopping. And I also bought a watermelon. Sadly I think w-melon season is wrapping up. Sigh. I love summer. In the past I’ve given tips about how to select a perfect watermelon: look for a large yellow/white spot; it means it was on the vine longer and will be sweeter, juicier and just a better melon More watermelon selecting tips here Need tips on how to select perfect, whole, pineapples?...

Loaded Christmas Bar Cookies These M&M’s cookie bars are famous. Well, maybe not these exact bars but the original recipe is. The original recipe has been Pinned over 1 million times and appeared on the cover of Taste of Home Magazine in 2014. I made the original recipe on a whim because I was moving and had a half package of both Oreos and M&M’s open, didn’t want to move them, didn’t want to toss them, made the bars, and the rest is history....

Cooking International recipes is a fun way to “travel” right from your home kitchen. Try my Chilaquiles, Spanish Paella, or Pad Thai. Why I Love this Recipe: Transports me back to Costa Rica where I enjoyed this Galllo Pinto recipe daily. I knew immediately I wanted to make it regularly from home and I even chatted with TBFS followers from Costa Rica to make sure I did the recipe justice....

Easy Recipe for Rum Cake One of the very first trips I took with my then-fiancé was to Grand Cayman, where we stumbled into a gift shop that was sampling Caribbean rum cake. It tasted so amazing because it was moist and literally juicy because it was so loaded with rum. I had enough samples to likely equal a piece of cake, felt a little guilty, and bought a cake to take home before leaving the island....

comment icon 278 more comments What exactly is golden soup, you ask? Friends, it’s a lifestyle. It’s a like-to-eat-healthy-food, but-like-to-eat-cozy-food-more, and-have-eaten-out-a-lot-lately-so-need-intervention-quickly kind of lifestyle. You know the kind. You know if Golden Soup is right for you. If it fits, you just know. This soup has: turmeric (hence the big, beautiful golden-ness) cauliflower cashews garlic / onions olive oil salt squeeze of lemon juice – just trust crispy chickpeas and parsley and more olive oil on top...

My favorite piece of artwork she’s ever made for me! I have it hanging up in the kitchen now. I love the picture her teachers took of her. The preschool is indoors/outdoors and the kids spend lots of time outside, and I can tell they must have taken the picture earlier in the week when it was in the low 90s. She looks happy, and warm, holding those flowers. I also love her in yellow....