And then there was the Raw Vegan Food: Spiralized Zucchini Noodles with Raw Marinara Sauce Or With Peanut Sauce Even though I put it in yesterday’s post, everyone always writes to me and asks me…so for the Info about What Spiralizer I Have, Click Here. And it’s great for Sweet Potato Curly Fries, too! Today I wanted to show you and review some of the products I’ve been finding in my mailbox....

comment icon 121 more comments Just breathe it in… breathe in that sage, garlic, butter, pumpkin-gnocchi-pillow combo. It is honestly too good to be legal. Are we breaking the law here? Because it feels suspiciously like we might be breaking the law. How To Make Our Pumpkin Gnocchi: Here in Minnesota we’re in that season now where fall is fully upon us and we’re starting to get days that require our Fall Selves to show up....

The weather in San Diego was gloomy, dreary and rainy on Monday. Not a nice day, at all. Not really a smoothie drinking day in my opinion, but Skylar wanted one. Usually I don’t use too many smoothie “helpers”, but realized I had quite a stash and decided to try a few new-to-me helpers. I opted for Nutiva Hemp Shake in Berry Pomegranate (brown/green powder). And I also tried an Acai Heart packet from Madre Labs (red powder) that I got as a free sample from a recent iHerb order....

Fast Teriyaki Chicken and Pasta This teriyaki pasta is a fast, easy recipe that the whole family will love and it’s ready in less than 20 minutes. After cooking the pasta, it’s transferred along with the vegetables, into the skillet the chicken cooks in. Everything is tossed together in the teriyaki sauce the chicken simmers in. The sauce helps keep the chicken perfectly moist, tender, and coats the pasta and vegetables perfectly....

If the warmer weather has you craving lighter meals that are plant-based rather than heavier carby meals or gluten-based pasta, this meal should do the trick. This meal came together in 5 minutes. It was the photographs and blogging about it that took much longer. [print_this] Raw Pasta Salad with Creamy Lemon & Herb Dressing For the Salad: 1 zucchini, spiralized 1/2 c mixed vegetables (carrots, broccoli, green beans, cucumber slices, radishes, tomatoes, peapods, bell peppers, whatever you have on hand) Optional: 1/2 c protein (edamame, diced tofu, garbanzo/white/navy/cannelloni beans, quinoa, etc....

Want more dessert recipes? Try White Texas Sheet Cake, M&M Cookies, S’mores Bars, or Sweet Chex Mix! Why I love this recipe: Quick and Easy – Takes 15 minutes TOTAL and you don’t even have to turn on the oven! Inexpensive – Only a few pantry ingredients, and the perfect way to give a large crowd a yummy treat without affecting your budget. Check out more Budget-Friendly recipes! Everyone’s Favorite – This recipe yields thick, chewy, gooey rice krispie treats!...

comment icon 71 more comments Ridiculous in a good way. Like, ridiculous in the “Wow, this is so intensely cozy, savory, and creamy and yet I cannot stop eating it” kind of way. This recipe is like guests on a Tuesday night, meets sweatpants casual, meets Christmas dinner. It’s mega winter-weather cozy with equal sides of fancy and down-to-earth. AND IT IS SO GOOD. Here’s the thing: you could 100% make your gnocchi from scratch....

The first half of the weekend we has glorious weather. I just love “fall” weather. That time in SoCal when it’s mid 70s, low humidity, crystal blue skies with a light breeze. Ahhh, that’s “fall” to me and my definition of perfect weather. Growing up in the midwest, fall meant the leaves changing, having one week of nice “fall” weather, and then a blizzard coming. Can’t tell you how many times over Halloween it was either snowed out or I had to wear a down coat over my costume as a kid....

comment icon 209 more comments Bleh. Do you just want to kick me sometimes? There is only one reason that it is a Top O’ The Monday kind of morning, and it is not the fact that I’m battling a throat-attacking cold, or the fact that we are embarking on some travels in just a few days for which I still have no hotels reserved, or the fact that our second bedroom/office is currently door-less because of a home fix-up project gone bad....

What Is a Salty Dog Cocktail? If you’ve never heard of a salty dog drink, don’t worry. It’s actually a classic grapefruit and vodka cocktail, although it’s sometimes made with gin. A salty dog is bright, delicious, and served with a sea salt rim for a refreshing and sippable evergreen cocktail! I love that you can use this salty dog cocktail recipe to make individual cocktails or a pitcher drink. This is a great recipe for parties!...

comment icon 17 more comments Someone (probably my mom) has brought Scotcheroos. And you know there’s inevitably going to be a pan of thick, gooey brownies. How can anyone be expected to decide between the two perfect bars? If you’re me, you end up eating half of each, because you feel somehow loyal to the perfect brownie, but also loyal to your mom and the family favorite Scotcheroo, which then results in eating two halves of each....

comment icon 251 more comments That? That’s my life right there. That sticky bourbon chicken with rice on a blue plate/bowl basically sums it all up. No further comment. See it and believe it. Mardi Gras? Um, didn’t even know it was, like, now. Or yesterday. When was it again? This bourbon sauce has me all in a tizzy. As fun and coordinated and themey as it might seem with the timing of Mardi Gras and me making bourbon chicken, the real me is more of an I-ate-it-at-Leeann-Chins-and-it-totally-surprised-me-with-yum-and-now-I-need-to-make-it-at-home kind of a cook....

I had been wanting to make a fruit-based sweet roll for awhile and so I went for it. They were my Mother’s Day present to myself. Sweet rolls, filled with jam, and topped with a vanilla cream cheese glaze is my idea of a happy Sunday morning. Especially since I started them the night before and built in a make-ahead/overnight option for anyone who doesn’t relish getting up at 5am to start baking....

Easy Cookies with White Chocolate and Cranberries Anything with cranberries and white chocolate is automatically awesome for me, so it’s no wonder I love these super soft, buttery cookies with tender, pillowy centers. They have slightly chewy edges and are bursting with texture in every bite between the chewy and tart-yet-sweet dried cranberries and the sweet white chocolate chips. White chocolate chip cranberry cookies are perfect for holiday cookie exchanges because everyone seems to love them....

Sweet and Spicy Acorn Squash If you want to be the family member that impresses everyone this sweet and spicy acorn squash recipe is just the holiday side dish to do the trick! It’s a deceptively very easy-to-make side dish that always garners tons of compliments, and it’s ready in 20 minutes. Every element of this side dish will turn even squash disbelievers into believers. That’s because the acorn squash itself is roasted to tender perfection while being complimented beautifully by the buttery sweet and spicy sauce....

First, a quick comment on yesterday’s juicing recipe with the watermelon rind. After I drank the juice, I felt horrible for the rest of the day. I was nauseous, bloated, lost my appetite for the rest of the day and night and most of today, hubby had an upset stomach after his juice, and the mental skeeve factor of the rind was getting to me, too. Why the tummy turmoil?...

1. YOU. Starting out mushy: you are single-handedly the best thing about this blog. It makes me so ridiculously happy to hear about your positive experiences and your personal connections via email, comments, or social media. Keep sharing those stories and experiences, and if you’re posting pictures on IG or Twitter, I’d be thrilled if you use the hashtag #pinchofyum so I can find you and stalk you as a virtual friend....

If there’s one salad recipe that’s guaranteed to a have guests asking for the recipe, it’s this delicious Cauliflower Salad. This recipe is my Mom’s and has been a family favorite forever! I love how unique it is and it couldn’t be easier to make. How to cut cauliflower: Start by removing the leaves from the base of the cauliflower. Next, use your knife to cut around the stem. As you do this, the cauliflower florets will naturally start to fall off....

comment icon 77 more comments B-E-S-T. You guys I haaaaave toooo. These are just plain old the best. The first time I made these, I took them out of the oven and took a few pictures and tasted a bite and screamed inside my head a little bit. Happy happy joy joy these are my new favorite thing ev-er. Except surprise! They’re not really new. My mom has been making the ultimate cheesy potatoes for many moons....

Summer sales are in full swing, and Walmart just launched a MASSIVE 4-day sales event with some SERIOUS savings in nearly every department. So far, I’ve found some really great prices on items I use ALL THE TIME, so I’m sharing my favorite Walmart deals in this post! For example, my favorite Le Creuset Dutch oven is on sale for the LOWEST price I’ve ever seen it sell for! Beyond the kitchen items, I’ve also found great deals on home cleaning items like this Dyson Cordless vacuum that’s an absolute STEAL, as well as on patio furniture like this lounge set!...