Updated April 06, 2021 Learn how to make an epic Holiday Cheese Board! The perfect appetizer for holiday parties and get togethers. Your friends and family will love this beautiful and delicious spread! The holidays are here and that means it’s time to party! Today, I am going to show you how to make a festive Holiday Cheese Board that will WOW your family and friends. It’s almost too pretty to eat and if you want to be fancy, you can call this a charcuterie board:) Cheese boards always make a good appetizer and sometimes we even make cheese boards for dinner!...

Published on June 17, 2011 Almond butter is one of those great pleasures in life. It is somewhat pricey at the store, so when I saw Brittany’s recipe for homemade Cinnamon Raisin Almond Butter on Tasty Kitchen I knew I had to try it. I love all things cinnamon and raisin. Plus, the recipe only has four ingredients-almonds, cinnamon, raisins, and vanilla. You can’t get any easier than that!...

Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is around the corner. Will you make mooncakes or some sweet pastries to celebrate? Homemade lotus seed paste might be a perfect option. What is lotus seed paste Lotus seed paste is commonly used in Chinese pastries, desserts, and mooncakes, along with red bean paste and black sesame paste. It is made from dried lotus seeds. The seeds are soaked, boiled until soft, then blended to make the paste with added sugar....

Updated March 26, 2019 I’ve shared two indulgent holiday cookies this week, Chocolate Chip Peppermint Crunch Cookies and Red Velvet Cheesecake Cookies. I figured it was time to share a healthier holiday treat-Honey Cinnamon Roasted Chickpeas. If you haven’t tried roasted chickpeas, you are missing out. They are easy to make and one of my favorite snacks. You can season them in a variety of ways, but these Honey Cinnamon Roasted Chickpeas are perfect for the holiday season....

The most wonderful leftovers to have after Christmas is gammon or ham. There’s just so much you can do with it (have a look at my gammon recipes from last year). I had to make gammon for a Christmas shoot recently and had quite a bit leftover and wanted to do something simple but delicious with it. I decided to make a pasta bake for dinner and added sweet petit pois (baby peas) because honestly, ham and peas are a match made in Heaven!...

Published on May 06, 2022 Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Cake with a sweet streusel topping and fresh lemon glaze. This cake is easy to make and can be enjoyed for breakfast, brunch, or dessert. The raspberry almond combo is perfection, but I did get a few requests for a Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Cake so I played around and came up with a winning recipe. This simple lemon blueberry cake is tender, moist, and bursting with juicy blueberries....

An easy one-pot meal recipe such as this fits the theme for most of my recipes. This easy Instant Pot lemon rice recipe can be made in just 30 minutes, making it the perfect meal for busy families. Although the dish is widely popular in India, the electric pressure cooker version makes the simple recipe even simpler. I agree to be sent email. Lemon rice is a great choice for lunch boxes, potlucks, and picnics....

In fact, it was exactly a year ago that I shared a recipe for Vegan Mango Kulfi and it was a huge fan favorite at the time. Today, I am sharing a mango recipe that you can try any time of the year because you need raw (green) mangoes for this one. It is a simple, quick, and easy recipe for Green Mango Rice that everyone in your family will love....

Ingredients needed Onion. Carrots. Celery. Peppers. Red/green/yellow bell peppers. Fresh garlic cloves. Spices: Oregano, bay leaf, ground cumin, ground coriander, smoked paprika, chilli flakes/red pepper flakes. Canned tomatoes. Sugar. Chicken broth/stock. Shredded chicken. Rotisserie chicken or leftover chicken works well. Alternatively, poach chicken breasts in the soup while its simmering then remove and shred the meat. Baby corn. Salt and black pepper. Lime juice. Garnishes: Avocado, fresh cilantro/coriander, lime wedges, jalapeño....

I am so freaking excited for you to sink your pearly whites into these insanely decadent and divinely delish bites of vegan and gluten free chocolate glory! It’s like a no-bake bite meets a chewy, spicy dark chocolate cookie meets a truffle meets hot chocolate. Except they’re not hot. But they have that crazy good chocolatelyness, if you will. You know what I meeeeeeean. I’ve posted a fair number of no-bake bites on the blog....

I figured now is the perfect time to release this divine gluten free chocolate banana bread into the world since everyone and their brother is baking. This bread is the cousin of my Chocolate Zucchini Banana Bread, Blueberry Banana Bread and Gluten Free Banana Bread, all amazing recipes you must try! Ingredients Almond flour: aim for the super fine blanched kind, not almond meal (which has the skins). I get Kirkland brand at Costco....

Published on October 18, 2012 After our event at Disneyland, we headed to the Montage Beverly Hills for a fun weekend with Kevin and Amanda. When we stayed at the Montage Deer Valley, we fell in love. Montage resorts are the cream of the crop! We were super excited to experience the Montage Beverly Hills. The Montage Beverly Hills is located in the heart of Beverly Hills, right by Rodeo Drive....

Updated March 26, 2019 I have two growing boys in the house and they are always saying, “Mommy, I’m hungry!” I am a little nervous what they are going to eat when they are teenagers. Yikes. I do hope that they still call me mommy when they are teenagers. Wishful thinking? Probably:) I like to keep homemade granola bars on hand so I can feed them to my hungry little hippos when they are starrrrrrrving....

It’s a pumpkin partayyy and you’re all invited! Who’s bringing coffee? We’ve mastered pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie smoothies, pumpkin bars and no bake pumpkin cookies. It’s a fall bonanza up in here! And now we’re ready to go to town on some seriously scrumptious, fluffy, and healthy pumpkin pancakes. Did I mention you can whip these up in one bowl? I kid you not. What’s the texture of gluten free pancakes like?...

Sungardens Hospice. This is where my mom spent her last weeks. The staff at Sungardens has possibly the hardest job of all. They take care of the terminally ill during their last weeks/days trying to make them as pain-free and comfortable as possible. They took such good care of my mom and I often donate clothes, furniture or other goods to them as they have a shop they sell from to raise much-needed funds....

If you share my love of potatoes, you’ll like this easy potato fried rice recipe! Although Chinese restaurants often serve fried rice as a side dish, you can definitely make the dish more prominent and serve it as a main. For example, this fried rice contains more goodies than your average egg fried rice. It is loaded with bacon, potato, ham, and green peas, making the dish into a full meal....

Updated September 21, 2014 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a muffin pan with cooking spray or line with paper liners. In a large bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, oil, eggs, and buttermilk. Add in the sugars and stir until combined. Sprinkle the spices on top and stir. Add the flour and baking soda to the mixture. Stir until combined. Add in the cinnamon chips. Pour the batter into the prepared muffin pan....

Updated March 26, 2019 Tomorrow is the big day. Are you ready? We are in Thanksgiving prep mode and my stretchy pants are washed and ready to go:) If you are looking over your Thanksgiving menu and have that gut feeling like something is missing, you are right. You are missing this Quinoa Salad with Butternut Squash, Dried Cranberries, and Pepitas. It is an easy salad that is full of fall flavors and perfect for Thanksgiving....

Updated March 26, 2019 Yep, you read the title right. I really put quinoa in my cookies. Before you turn up your nose, hear me out. The other day I made a quinoa salad for dinner. While we were eating, I told Josh I was in the mood to bake cookies. What’s new, right? 🙂 He requested Toasted Coconut, Toffee, & Chocolate Chip Cookies, but I said what about a quinoa cookie?...

Updated August 13, 2019 What is your favorite color? I always have a hard time picking because I have too many favorites. Growing up, I loved purple, I wore purple everything and even convinced my dad to paint my room a dark purple color. Green is a given because of the peas, it is our signature color. I also like black. My wardrobe is mostly black, you can’t go wrong with a classic....