When I get on a kick, my thoughts and behavior border on compulsive, the topic of my current obsession permeating the far corners of my brain. Whether it’s food, travel, or a crazy notion to refinish our dining table with faux cement. An idea, when I get a good one, is like a splinter, so tiny you have a hard time finding it, but just irritating enough that you can’t relax until you’ve dealt with it....
Ingredients 1¼ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tsp baking soda ¼ tsp salt 1½ cup sugar 10 tbsp butter, softened 2 large eggs ½ cup butter, melted ¾ cup brown sugar , tightly packed 2 tsp vanilla ½ tsp salt 1 cup all-purpose flour 3 tbsp water ½ cup mini chocolate chips, optional Preparation Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cover two cookie sheets with parchment paper....
Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup cake flour 2 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 2 tsp ground cinnamon 3 eggs, large 1½ cup granulated sugar ¾ cup buttermilk ½ cup vegetable oil 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups carrots, grated 2½ cups pecans, roasted, chopped, & divided cooking spray 12 oz cream cheese, softened ½ cup confectioners’ sugar 1½ tsp vanilla extract Preparation Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9-inch square baking tin....
Chocolate and banana make one amazing combination. And these truffles are no exception, with a silky smooth, creamy center that has just enough banana flavor to be absolutely dreamy but not overpowering. You could even roast or caramelize the bananas first if you wanted more of a bananas-foster-like flavor. And with some rum or brandy? Why, that’d be just dandy. I wanted them to look a bit different than your run-of-the-mill roll-in-a-ball truffle....
Suitable for vegan, gluten free, Paleo, and Whole30 diets. Post includes Weight Watchers points. After collecting treats left by the Easter bunny, a delicious recipe like this is a great alternative to all the candy. Serving healthy produce mom can feel good about is a holiday gift in itself. This Easter fruit platter will make a beautiful and colorful addition to your Easter brunch. It takes a simple fruit salad to a whole new level....
Why You’ll Love This This dip is so quick and easy to whip up that you will make it for all your parties, get-togethers, game day events, and holidays! You will never buy those store-bought artichoke dips! It’s cheesy, creamy, and delectable!This simple hot artichoke dip recipe is super easy to make all in one bowl.It’s a very popular appetizer that’s great for holidays and game days! You probably already have everything needed to make this warm appetizer dip in your kitchen....
French Onion Chicken is the perfect easy weeknight dinner when you don’t want to sacrifice on flavor! Tender, juicy chicken breast is nestled on a bed of sweet caramelized onions and topped with cheese, and toasty bread crumbs encompassing all of the mouthwatering flavors from French onion soup. Easy enough for a weeknight dinner, but delicious enough to impress company, this recipe is on repeat in our home! French Onion Chicken – The EASY Way!...
A few years ago, miss N invited her friends over for a pizza party. I duly went off to the supermarket, got everything needed for the pizza, along with extra bits of ham, cherry tomatoes and some well-loved olives. Pizza day arrives, I get everything ready and ask Miss N to come check out the set up. She walked in, takes one look and burst into tears. ‘Not THIS pizza mama, the ‘pampape’ pizza with the ‘strawbris on it....
I think there’s something wrong with me. Just thinking about granita or sorbet or popsicles or anything even remotely ice makes my entire body break out in goosepimples. Like, instantly. Seriously. It could be eight hundred degrees outside and I’ll still get full body chills at the mere thought of something cold and icy. It’s like nails on a chalkboard, just thinking about scraping ice and frost and OH MY GOD LINDSAY PLEASE STOP DOING THIS TO YOURSELF YOU’RE MAKING IT WORSE....
Ingredients 1 pkg oyster crackers, plain 1 pkg salad dressing mix, Hidden Valley Ranch Buttermilk Ranch 1 tsp dill weed seed ¼ tsp garlic powder ¾ cup salad oil Preparation Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Combine the salad dressing mix, dill weed seed, garlic powder, and salad oil. Using a Ziploc bag, add crackers and the mixture. Shake to fully coat the crackers. Place the crackers in a single layer on a 9x13 sheet pan....
4 chicken breasts, skinless, with bone in ¾ cup rice, I used brown but you can use white 1 ½ cups chicken stock , or ff broth 3 scallions , green ends and all, chopped 1 ½ cups cabbage, chopped 1 cup Shiitake mushrooms, or baby bellas, sliced 1 lemon zest 1 lemon, juiced 2 tbsp soy sauce pepper cayenne pepper, to taste Remove the skin from the chicken breasts....
Santa Fe Chicken – The EASY Way! It is not often that you find a recipe the kids enjoy just as much as the grown ups. Then, throw in the fact that it is made in one dish and takes minutes to go from the fridge to the oven, and you have a winning combination! The Santa Fe Chicken Bake does all of that! While it may not earn you a michelin star, this dish gets 5 stars for families!...
Mexican Street Corn Casserole Recipe Mexican street corn has always been on my list of sides that are so good they give other veggies and sides a bad name. When I visited Austin last week for a blog conference we ventured out to Torchy’s Tacos. If you have never been, it is well worth your time to go a bit out of your way to try it if you are ever in the vicinity of one....
There were some truly delicious goodies at the Sweet Relief bake sale a few weeks back (which, by the way, ended up raising $1000 for flood relief! Go us!) Taylor and I, as much as we wanted to take one of everything home, wound up purchasing just a few treats to enjoy later. One of those treats was a bag of these cookies, aptly called Midnights because they are so gosh darn dark....
It might sound like a strange combination, but, if you think about it, tomatoes are actually fruits so why not treat them as such? And if one fruit goes well with cheese (goat cheese, in this case), it seems logical that others would too: peaches in particular. They’re not going to last forever, so make the most advantage of the tree-ripened peaches while you still can! So I realized after testing this recipe a few times that we had made something very similar years ago....
Why You’ll Love These A soft, chewy cookie filled with peanut butter cups! Homemade peanut butter cookie! The perfect combination of two classic favorite treats. Everyone loves these bite-sized Reese’s peanut butter cup cookies. Skip the peanut butter blossoms and make these mini treats with the addition of more peanut butter flavor! This recipe makes 60 peanut butter cup cookies that are perfect for gifting to friends and neighbors. They are not just Christmas cookies....
1½ lb salmon fillet 30 g Knorr Sinigang na Isda mix, (3 pouches) kangkong leaves, removed and stalk cut into small pieces 10 pcs snake beans, cut into 2 inch length 2 pcs medium ripe tomato, sliced into wedges 8 pcs okra 6 fl oz Daikon radish, sliced 1 pc medium yellow onion, wedged 4 pc long green peppers 3 tbsp fish sauce, (patis) ¼ tsp. ground black pepper 1½ quart water...
Seriously, don’t wait. Run straight to the store and gather up the ingredients for this Slow Cooker Chicken Corn Chowder (which has been newly updated with Instant Pot directions). It’s the perfect one-pot, no-fuss fall meal when you’re looking for a bowl of soup you can really tuck into. You can just toss it all in the slow cooker in the morning and come home to comfort food bliss or if you didn’t plan ahead you can opt for the Instant Pot version to put dinner on the table in under an hour....
2 tbsp gelatin powder, unflavored 1 cup water, warm, divided 1½ cups Besti Powdered Monk Fruit Allulose Blend ¼ tsp sea salt 2 tsp vanilla extract Line an 8x8-inch pan with parchment paper. Set aside. Pour ½ cup of warm water into a large bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over the water and whisk immediately. Set aside. Meanwhile, add the remaining warm water, powdered sweetener, and sea salt to a large saucepan. Heat over low to medium heat for a few minutes, stirring frequently, until the mixture is hot, but not boiling, and sweetener dissolves....
Weekend grill-outs, weeknight dinners, meal prep lunches – Thai Peanut Quinoa Salad is a winner for all! It’s a hearty salad making it great for meal prepping and because it comes with so much flavor it’s an easy solution to spruce up any menu. We like to serve it with juicy grilled chicken, grilled pork chop, or grilled salmon to really round out the meal (yet keep it simple). In fact, during the grilling months, our favorite kind of meal is a meal that is made up of a delicious salad and grilled meat or fish....
