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If you love the pumpkin bread from Starbucks, consider this a Starbucks pumpkin bread clone recipe, just in muffin form (and with a lot less added sugar). Plus, we’ve made them high in protein and sans the gluten so you can feel good when this batch disappears fast in your home, too. This post was created in partnership with The Strong Inside. high-protein breakfast muffins for a healthy start While many common breakfast foods tend to focus on carbohydrates (think hot and cold cereal, bars, baked goods, bagels and other breads), we always recommend starting the day with some protein....

Ingredients 2¼ cup self-rising flour, plus more for dusting surface ¾ cup shortening 1 cup milk ½ fresh pork sausage Preparation Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, then turn out onto a floured surface. Knead briefly until no longer sticky, then smash down flat and fold over in half. Cut out biscuits using a biscuit cutter, and repeat step 2 until all dough is used....

1 small vanilla instant pudding 1 cup milk 8 oz. Cool Whip, container 5 tart crisp apples, chopped 5 Snickers bars, chopped Combine instant pudding and milk. Let set until it begins to thicken a little. Stir in Cool Whip. Mix well. Stir in apples and Snickers bar pieces. Sugar: 18g : Calcium: 53mg Calories: 148kcal Carbohydrates: 23g Cholesterol: 6mg Fat: 6g Fiber: 2g Iron: 1mg Potassium: 154mg Protein: 2g...

This easy dish is FILLED to the brim with flavor using sweet summer squash, red peppers, rich cheese and crunchy pecans. Top it all off with crushed seasoned croutons tossed with butter for the most delightful crunch on top. If you love flavor this recipe is for you! Easy Squash Casserole – Southern Style! I warned you above, but I will do it again…. This Squash Casserole can be dangerously addictive!...

Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe This is an easy sugar recipe that is pretty fool-proof for creating super soft sugar cookies every time! This recipe has a few key elements that help make it really special. The first thing you might notice about this soft sugar cookie recipe is that there is no cream of tartar listed in the ingredients. Cream of tartar is an ingredient traditionally used in sugar cookies....

Ingredients 1 lb ground beef, preferably sirloin 15 oz black beans, or kidney beans, drained 8 cups iceberg lettuce, shredded 1 cup tomatoes, chopped and drained ⅓ cup salsa 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded and divided 1 cup vegetable oil ⅓ cup sour cream ¼ cup cilantro, chopped 2 tbsp taco seasoning ⅓ cup tomato sauce 2 corn tortilla, cut into ¼-inch strips salt and ground black pepper, to taste...

No reheat-and-eat meals to the rescue! When did cold lunches stop being a thing? We get it, PB & J and cold-cut sandwiches don’t always cut it, but you’re in luck, because today we’re making cold lunches cool again (ha, get it? Sorry, that was a bad one). We’ve rounded up 12 Cold Meal Prep Lunch recipes that are easy to prep at home (weeknight or weekend) and enjoy wherever you need to eat – no reheating required....

Ingredients 12 oz soda , (1 can) lemon, lime, or of choice 15 oz white cake mix, (1 box) cool whip, optional Preparation Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners. In a large bowl, beat together the cake mix and soda pop until well-combined. Divide the batter among the cupcake liners. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Top it off with a dollop of cool whip and bite into your yummy 3-ingredient Soda Pop Cupcake!...

The ricotta filling is equally as simple to prepare. It’s light, fluffy, cheesy and perfectly sweetened, so it’s not overwhelming. Savory pie crust combines with creamy sweetened ricotta cheese filling for a traditional Italian dessert that is light and not overly sweet. Yeap, this easy air fryer cannoli recipe is a modern take on a classic favorite, just like this Air Fryer Sweet Potato Pie, these Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls with Bacon, and this Air Fryer Fried Ice Cream....

Ingredients 2-3 lb boneless ham, or 5 lb picnic ham 1 cup honey ½ cup brown sugar ¼ cup apple cider vinegar ½ cup yellow onions, chopped 3 garlic cloves, peeled ¼ cup Dijon mustard ¼ cup grain mustard 1⅔ cups orange juice, divided 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce Preparation Preheat oven to 400 degrees F & wrap a roasting tray in aluminum foil. If necessary, trim off the outer skin of the ham....

If Dexter was a food blogger… I promise, I’m not a psychopath… though I kind of felt like one when I was cutting these bars apart, seething with frustration as my initial rectangular bar shapes came out wonky and the glaze was cracking and cookie crumbs sticking everywhere (can you tell I’m a bit of a perfectionist?) Finally, though I wanted to throw them all in the trash with a dramatic flourish, I cut the bigger bars into smaller pieces and as I used the knife to transport the bites to a plate (disclaimer: don’t try this at home) I thought it looked kinda cool; so I left them there....

Crisp. Cobbler. Crumble. It’s a veritable culinary jumble. Can someone tell my why such similar desserts must distinguish themselves with completely different names? Not wanting to be politically (dessert-ically?) incorrect, I tried to figure out the difference for myself. Turns out crisps and crumbles are essentially identical except one has oats and one doesn’t. But depending on the source, which one is which is up for debate. Cobblers at least, stand apart, being topped with biscuit dough and all....

½ cup cherry schnapps ½ cup vodka 1 cup whiskey, optional ⅓ cup lemon juice, a concentrated currant syrup 4 cups cherry soda Pour cherry schnapps, lemon juice, whiskey, and vodka. Stir well and add ice. Add the cherry soda and mix thoroughly. The color of the cocktail will depend on the color of the cherry soda. If you can find a darker color, it will be closer to the actual color of blood....

21 oz blueberry pie filling 4.5 oz yellow cake mix 1/2 cup butter, melted 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped Pour the pie filling into the crockpot, then combine the dry cake mix and melted butter. Sprinkle the cake mix and butter mixture over the pie filling. Afterward, garnish it with the chopped walnuts. Cover and cook the contents of the crockpot on low for 2-3 hours. Once you’re done cooking, serve your cake and enjoy!...

We’ve given the traditional European yule log cake a far-East twist, using a Japanese cake design technique to give the cake a unique wood-grain look, no fussy frosting required. Yule Log cakes in general can be rather fussy, with fancy layers of frosting and meringue mushrooms and sugared cranberries and other decor that take hours to create. On the opposite end of the spectrum, we’ll call this Japanese-style roll cake the minimalist’s yule log: with a wood-grain design baked right into the cake itself, and a simple dusting of powdered sugar as the finishing touch....

1/2 lb Italian lean turkey sausage , hot 3 cup chicken broth, fat-free 3 cup milk, fat-free 1 tbsp Hormel Real Bacon pieces 1/4 tsp salt 1 dash red pepper flakes, crushed 1 medium russet potato 2 cup kale, chopped Grill the sausage on a grill pan over medium heat until cooked. Combine the chicken broth, milk, onion, bacon pieces, salt, and pepper flakes in a medium saucepan over medium/high heat....

18 pcs chicken wing ½ tbsp coconut oil ½ tbsp salt ½ cup all purpose flour ¾ tbsp apple cider vinegar ½ tbsp smoked paprika ¼ tbsp cayenne pepper ⅛ tbsp garlic powder ¼ tbsp Worcestershire sauce 3 tbsp hot sauce 3 tbsp butter, unsalted Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a bowl place the wings with oil, salt, and flour. Coat evenly. Next, place the wings on an oiled foil-lined baking pan and bake for about 20 minutes....

Ingredients 8 oz vanilla yogurt, (or key lime yogurt) 2 bananas, cut into chunks 3 kiwis, peeled and cut into chunks ½ cup fresh lime juice, (or lemon juice) ½ cup ice cubes Lemon wedges Preparation Place ice cubes, kiwis, bananas, yogurt, and lime juice into a blender. Cover and blend until smooth. Serve up nice and cold, garnished with a lemon wedge. To Serve: Related Video

What can I say, Paris is perfect. Walking through Paris, past the sidewalk cafes and pastry shops and fruit markets, I felt like I was walking in a movie, in that perfectly imperfect kind of way (funny, because one shopkeeper we spoke to said he feels the same way about New York). It’s like the whole city was built as a giant movie set, every building painted the same perfect shade of Paris gray....

1 lb ground pork sausage 1 tsp mustard powder ½ tsp salt 4 eggs, beaten 2 cups milk 6 slices white bread, toasted and cut into cubes 8 oz mild Cheddar cheese, shredded Crumble sausage into a medium skillet. Cook over medium heat until evenly brown; drain. In a medium bowl, mix together mustard powder, salt, eggs and milk. Add the sausage, bread cubes, and cheese, and stir to coat evenly....