When I come home from work, and I’m starving, and it’s below zero…those vegetables don’t call out my name with nearly as much gusto as the pasta and cheese. So I count this shrimp and quinoa salad as an accomplishment, considering I used all my produce before its crispy freshness turned to mushiness. Sometimes it’s just hard to find the willpower to make a salad. I think you know what I mean....
comment icon 111 more comments Skillet Chicken Tortilla Pie is my every Monday’s dream dinner. For whatever reason, Monday is almost always the one day of the week where I’m tempted to go out for dinner, have Bjork pick up sushi on the way home (♡), or have some sampler platter of cheese, crackers, spoonfuls of almond butter, popcorn, a Lara bar, and maybe if I’m being extra good, a green smoothie and call it all “dinner....
You guys, I’ve got to be honest with you. I’ve had some ups and downs with chicken over the last decade – okay okay okay fine, maybe it’s been mostly downs. But the good news today is that things are finally taking a beautifully crispy turn upwards. Cheers and applause! Maybe I do like chicken after all (read: bacon, white wine, shallots)? comment icon 386 more comments This skillet chicken recipe is my new IT recipe — starting with the fact that it’s made entirely in one pan with small bite-sized pieces of salty bacon and sweet caramelized shallots, and ending with the fact that it’s going to have that golden, crispy chicken skin after the chicken is pan-fried a little bit before taking a nice oven-bath in the white wine pan sauce....
After teasing you with a pictures only post, I’m ready to share this recipe with the world. The better question is – are you ready? With this knowledge comes a lot of responsibility. You’ll need to make these for all social gatherings, birthdays, Super Bowls, and movie nights. You’ll need to either triple your workout intensity, or put a lock on the pan. If you choose to put a lock them up, you’ll need to find a safe, easy-to-reach, easy-to-remember hiding spot for the key....
I love this recipe, but if your interested in even EASIER snickerdoodle recipe you’ve got to check out my Snickerdoodle Bars! Just like these Chocolate Chip Cookies Bars, they are baked in a 9×13 inch pan, so there’s no rolling and baking individual batches of cookies. There’s a time and a place for fancy Turtle Thumbprint Cookies or Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies, but everyone loves some good old fashioned Snickerdoodles!...
Easiest Snickerdoodle Cake Recipe This cake is so easy, and although it needs a few hours to chill, the amount of active hands on time is literally five minutes, which in my book means this cake is a fast one to make. And it’s convenient. If you want to make an amazing 100% from-scratch snickerdoodle cake, make this Snickerdoodle Bundt Cake. It’s a reader favorite and amazing. I was surprised by how much snickerdoodle flavor this cake has....
These big, bakery-style cookies are very soft, slightly chewy, buttery, and loaded with M&M’S and chocolate chips. These homemade cookies are sure to disappear very quickly because I don’t know anyone who can resist soft, warm, homemade M&M’S cookies. If you’re looking for a new favorite M&M’S cookie recipe, you’re going to love this one! Tip: M&M’S just launched a new Pinterest page where you can check out new recipes for baking inspiration!...
Easiest Snickers Cookie Recipe I had a big bag of Snickers Fun Size candy bars that were begging to be eaten.Or baked into soft, chewy, gooey chocolate chip cookies. Let me start off by saying these are my favorite chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever made. Snickers just sweeten the deal. Literally. Snickers were a favorite childhood candy bar, and I could wolf down a Snickers bar after school in just minutes....
The Best Recipe Using Cookie Butter! I can’t believe I didn’t have a recipe for cookie butter cookies on my site. That’s fixed now. And there’s no butter and no white sugar in them. I’ve got umpteen recipes using cookie butter, but I didn’t have cookies. If you haven’t tried the stuff, crawl out from under your rock and prepare to eat the whole jar the day you buy it. It’s spreadable cookies....
Fresh Apple Spice Bundt Cake Recipe If you’re in need of an easy, one-bowl, no-mixer recipe for apple bundt cake, this is the one to make. It’s loaded with juicy apple chunks in every bite that keep the cake super soft and moist. The apple bundt cake is richly spiced with cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg because there’s nothing worse than bland cake. Actually, dry cake is worse. And thankfully this cake is far from either....
It’s December, friends. Talk to me about this: comment icon 100 more comments How do you enjoy all your favorite stuff (cinnamon rolls, eggnog, Christmas cookies) without going into full-blown rabid holiday eating mode for 31 straight days? I think I know the answer. My answer, anyways. Meal prep. As in making food ahead of time and portioning it out so you are GAME ON for healthy breakfasts, lunches, and/or dinners....
I go to food photography classes. I meet friendly pugs at food photography classes (eeeee!!!). I try to use my new photography skills. #oops Annnd… I avoid taking pictures of spicy sausage posole by posting photos of other more interesting things? Don’t be fooled by my bad attitude about soup pictures. This is actually my favorite fast weeknight soup. It’s spicy and yummy and it only takes about 20 minutes to make....
Looking for more breakfast ideas? Try Pitaya Bowls, Cottage Cheese Pancakes, or a tasty Green Smoothie! Why I love this recipe: Make Ahead – Take 5 minutes to whip up these Strawberry Overnight Oats, and you’ll have the perfect grab and go breakfast. Other make ahead breakfasts I love are Chocolate Overnight Oats, Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches, and Breakfast Burritos! Healthy – Starting my day with something nutrient packed and filling like this leaves me energized and full until lunch!...
Easy Cream Cheese Cookies I’ve made cream cheese cookies, twice. But not like these. If you like tangy cream cheese frosting and soft buttery cookies, you’re going to be in heaven. The cream cheese stays slightly soft, gooey, and tastes much more like cream cheese frosting than it does like cheesecake because there’s no egg. There’s also no slightly dry, crumbly texture that cheesecake can have. In addition to flour, I also used graham cracker crumbs in the cookie dough....
Great Side Dishes should be easy, but also add a WOW factor, which is why I love these Baked Beans, Macaroni Salad, Ambrosia Salad, or Broccoli Apple Salad. How to make Corn Salad: Dressing: Whisk dressing ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Cook Corn: Add 1-2 inches of water to a large skillet. Bring to a boil. Add corn and cook for 3-4 minutes, rotating to cook on all sides....
To Raw Nog Creams To Raw Ginger Creams Shannon Marie of Raw Dorable is a creative baker like no other! As the super lovely PB & Jenny said, she needs her own Food Network show, and I totally agree! Thanks again, Shannon Marie for guest posting…muah!!!!! But let’s move onto what I’ve been up to in Aruba. We actually went out for a Sunset Drink! Except check out this drink menu....
Sweet Dinner Rolls … From Scratch! There’s something about soft, warm, fresh homemade dinner rolls that makes them nearly impossible to resist. They’re so irresistible that I could happily and easily make a dinner out of dinner rolls. Until these sweet dinner rolls, I had never made dinner rolls, but they turned out to be the best dinner rolls I’ve ever had. They’re going to be a very tough act to beat and even though my search for the perfect end-all-be-all chocolate chip cookie recipe isn’t over, I think my dinner roll recipe search is....
The serving options for Homemade BBQ Sauce are endless but include; Pulled pork sandwiches, Chicken Drummies, BBQ Chicken Pizza, and BBQ Chicken Tacos. After long days in the pool during the summer, there’s nothing I love more than firing up the grill for dinner! I’m convinced that grilling is the best way to cook every meal during the summer. I love that there is no mess of dishes afterwards, and you just cant beat that smokey-grill taste....
There’s almost nothing I love more than fresh garden tomatoes. Come tomato season, you’ll find me snacking on all things tomato including Tomato Basil Mozzarella Toast, Tomato Avocado Melt, or a Buddha Bowl with extra tomatoes! My grandpa had an amazing garden when I was young and we were the happy recipients of TONS of garden vegetables throughout the summer. Fresh garden tomatoes and cucumbers are complete heaven! For anyone that doesn’t like tomatoes (ahem…I’m talking to you, husband!...
And we’re back atcha with a detailed list of all our favorite places to eat with this Twin Cities restaurant guide. Whether you are visiting, new here, or a long-time resident who panics every time you actually get a night out and then can only think of the same two restaurants to go to…well, we have some food finds for you. Like, amazing places you can go and people will deliver food and drinks to you and you absolutely don’t have to have anything to do with making them....
