Since I discovered how to use a pressure cooker to make a quick chicken soup, I’ve been cooking this dish every week. Sometimes two days in a row! It is the easiest way to create a hearty soup and add plenty of vegetables to your dinner table. The greatest part about this recipe is that you can use frozen chicken without thawing it. Simply pull it out of the freezer and dump it into your pressure cooker....

Published on June 02, 2021 Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies-These super soft chocolate chip cookies are made with a secret ingredient, vanilla pudding mix! You are going to LOVE this chocolate chip cookie recipe! Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies I’ve baked a lot of cookies over the years, but one of the first cookie recipes I remember baking are Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies. They are so easy and everyone loves them, including me....

Updated November 17, 2019 I am headed up to Park City later today for the Better Blog Retreat. I am excited to see blogging friends, but I am already missing my boys. I have been traveling a lot lately and miss them every second I am gone. I wanted to leave them a special treat, so I made them Pumpkin Coconut Chocolate Chip Muffins. My boys LOVE muffins, they are obsessed....

Published on November 03, 2023 Pumpkin Pasta- creamy pumpkin pasta with Parmesan cheese and crispy garlic breadcrumbs. This easy pasta recipe is the perfect fall meal, so cozy and comforting! This Pumpkin Pasta recipe is a fall favorite and easy to make. The pumpkin sauce is SO creamy and comforting. I top the pasta with Parmesan cheese and crispy garlic breadcrumbs to elevate the overall flavor of the pasta. Carbs, pumpkin, cheese, this pasta dish checks all of the boxes for major deliciousness....

Updated November 17, 2019 This post is sponsored by JELL-O but our opinions are our own. Our boys are full of personality and say the most hilarious things. We started a notebook so we could jot down all of the crazy, funny, sweet, and random things our boys say. Every day we are adding something new. You never know what they will say during the day, especially when they are together....

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR with these ultimate vegan brownies. You know that feeling you get when you find your missing earring on the floor or a stranger tells you your hair looks superb or you finally clean your shower? These brownies are like all those things happening at once by some strange cosmic coincidence of foodgasmness. I’ve been trying to make the perfect vegan brownies recipe for a hot minute now....

Published on March 07, 2022 Roasted Cauliflower Chickpea Salad- spiced roasted cauliflower and chickpeas are served over a bed of arugula with avocado, red onion, parsley, and drizzled with a creamy tahini dressing. Serve this hearty and satisfying salad as a main dish or side dish. To mix things up, I decided to make a Roasted Cauliflower Chickpea Salad and it is insanely delicious! The flavors are INCREDIBLE and the salad is fresh and super satisfying....

Published on April 08, 2024 This Roasted Sweet Potato Black Bean Bowl with Chipotle Lime Crema is satisfying, full of flavor, and perfect for meal prep. It’s also easy to customize and can be enjoyed for lunch or dinner. I also love them in these Roasted Sweet Potato Black Bean Bowls. The bowls are filled with roasted sweet potatoes, spiced black beans, lettuce, rice (or quinoa), avocado, pickled red onions, cilantro, and crunchy pepitas....

Updated March 26, 2019 Josh’s mom came to visit us last week. We always love having her in our home. She was a huge help with Caleb and did more of her fair share of the chores. Thanks Kathy! Josh wanted to make a special meal while his mom was visiting and volunteered to make Rosemary-Lemon Oven-Fried Chicken. He is a very sweet son and husband. I sure lucked out!...

As I was growing up, my parents played very different roles when it came to cooking. My mom was in charge of “mundane” everyday cooking that was fast and healthy. My dad only cooked once in awhile, when he’d showcase his amazing recipes inherited from my grandma. It was a bit like good cop bad cop – while my mom was trying hard to convince me to eat more veggies daily, my dad would pass me a big plate of fried food on the weekend....

Ingredients Full recipe + amounts can be found in the recipe card below. Pie crust: I used Inspired by Taste’s recipe. Apples. I prefer using Granny Smith apples for their tartness but Fuji, Pink Lady and Honey Crisp apples are also a good idea. Sugar. Cinnamon. Salt. Flour. Butter. Cream. Heavy/Whipping. Sea salt flakes. How to make salted caramel apple pie Does apple pie need to be refrigerated? It is definitely best to allow a freshly baked pie to cool after baking....

You may not have heard of seafood tofu stew before, since it’s not something you’d see on a restaurant menu. But it’s something my family would make in the winter, since it’s so soothing and even a little bit luxurious, despite being so simple to put together. The stew has a mix of seafood (I used shrimp, clams, and crab sticks), soft tofu cubes, peas, and mushrooms in an aromatic chicken broth....

Snacks are not always popular for their nutrition, but what if you can get three times as much calcium as dairy milk from a snack? That is true with Sesame seeds snacks. Sesame seeds are not so uncommon in western or eastern cultures but recipes with sesame seeds vary widely. I agree to be sent email. In western cuisine, they are mostly sprinkled over bread or burger buns, whereas there is a special place for sesame in Indian cuisine....

Updated June 15, 2020 Josh and I spend a lot of time in the kitchen together. We love cooking, baking, and even cleaning together. It is rare to find one of us in the kitchen alone. Sometimes, I have kick Josh out of the kitchen when I am baking cookies because he eats too much dough, but we usually make a good team:) One of Josh’s favorite recipes to make is this easy Skillet Creamy Lemon Rosemary Chicken....

Published on July 14, 2021 Smashed Chickpea Avocado Salad Sandwich is the perfect healthy lunch or dinner! This easy smashed chickpea salad can be eaten as a sandwich or served on greens, rice cakes, toast, or eaten as a dip with crackers or veggies! Are you ready for the best healthy sandwich recipe? This Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad Sandwich is my all-time favorite. Two of my favorite ingredients, chickpeas and avocado, come together to create the most amazing salad sandwich....

Updated March 26, 2019 One of my all-time favorite sandwiches is my Chickpea & Avocado Salad Sandwich. If you haven’t tried it, please add it to your “to do” list right now. It is such a great sandwich. I wanted to make it yesterday for lunch, but we didn’t have any avocados so I decided to switch things up a bit. I created a new smashed chickpea sandwich, a Smashed Chickpea Greek Salad Sandwich....

Published on December 02, 2022 You are going to love this classic Snickerdoodle recipe! The buttery cookies are soft and chewy on the inside, crisp around the edges, and covered in cinnamon and sugar. They are a favorite during the holidays but good year-round! This is the BEST snickerdoodle recipe because the cookies are crisp around the edges, soft and chewy in the center, and full of cinnamon sugar flavor with a slight tang from the cream of tartar....

About this recipe This Pineapple Green Smoothie is a delicious way to start your morning AND get your dose of vitamins. Plus, this smoothie uses just 6 ingredients with no bananas! I agree to be sent email. I was able to make it extra special by using my own baby spinach leaves from my garden. Apart from the spinach, other ingredients are pretty basic like pineapple, apple, ginger, and mint leaves....

Baked ham or Gammon as we call it in South Africa, is a must-have on every Christmas table. Christmas is just not the same without a big, glossy ham for everyone to swoon over. This version with its sweet, sticky apricot and soy glaze is a crowd pleaser of note. Plus it’s the kind of easy main dish you can throw in the oven and not pay too much attention to until it’s time to glaze....

Published on March 04, 2024 Stuffed Shells- Jumbo pasta shells stuffed with a creamy, cheesy spinach filling, topped with rich marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, and baked to perfection. This delicious dinner can be made in advance and it’s freezer friendly too! I also LOVE Stuffed Shells. They are the perfect weeknight meal – hearty, delicious, and always a crowd pleaser! The jumbo cooked pasta shells are stuffed with a creamy filling that is made up of three cheeses; ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese....