Everyone is connected in some weird way. Someone somehow knows that one friend that you once tagged in a picture of a kale salad. I “met” Trevor (AKA @trevso_electric), the social media phenom, how everyone meets people these days. On Instagram. Posting healthy food porn day in and day out will surely lead you to pictures of avocados which will lead you to funny sayings about #blessed guacamole which at some point led me to Trevor....

Ingredients Needed Chicken. I used skinless boneless chicken breasts/chicken cutlets but boneless chicken thighs can be used too. Extra virgin olive oil. Spices: I seasoned the chicken with paprika, dried oregano and garlic powder. Other herbs like thyme, basil or parsley will also be delicious. Red pepper flakes/chilli flakes, Onion. Shallot can be used too. Fresh garlic cloves. Fresh spinach. Sun-dried tomatoes. Chicken broth/chicken stock. Heavy cream/whipping cream. Parmesan cheese. Fresh basil....

Updated March 26, 2019 I have been living off of blackberries, strawberries, and blueberries. My berry obsession continues, this time in dessert form. Josh and I made Mixed Berry Mini Galettes for dessert. Ok, Josh did most of the work, but I helped arrange the berries on the galette dough. I also had a healthy portion of dessert:) These mini berry galettes are beautiful and look like they take a lot of time and skill to make, but they really are easy....

The shish to my kebab. The Sonny to my Cher. Like can you please pass the salt. And the chocolate. I’m alllll about the no-bake snacks lately because in case you haven’t noticed, us Columbusians live in a rainforest. A wet, humid rainforest filled with monkeys and toucans. When you live in an eighty-eight degree jungle, you don’t turn the oven on. You turn the food processor on. I feel like a lot of people don’t have big food proccesors....

The fluff factor here is so mega! Just like my beloved healthy banana muffins and chocolate banana muffins (don’t miss all my healthy muffin recipes!), these are officially added to the list of favorite snacks for both me and my sweetie toddler. First it was chickpeas in chickpea cookie dough and now we’re team chickpeas in muffins! Ingredients Chickpeas: A can of chickpeas is the base of this wondrous recipe....

Updated March 26, 2019 We use yellow, orange, or red peppers and stuff them with orzo, spinach, tomatoes, garlic, onion, basil, and cheese. We like to use mozzarella cheese and Pecorino Romano. We put a little in the mix and sprinkle some on top of the peppers when they are almost finished baking. Stuffed peppers can be served as a side dish or main dish. We usually serve our stuffed peppers with a side salad and call it good....

Published on December 31, 2014 On Monday, we shared the Top 10 Recipes 2014, which is based on page views. Well, today we are sharing our personal favorites! Josh picked five, I picked five, and Caleb picked three. Next year, we will let Maxwell in on the fun. Right now, he is all about mama’s milk:) It was SO hard to choose! I have way too many favorite recipes! It was a delicious year indeed!...

Updated October 13, 2019 We hope you had a very Merry Christmas! Did Santa bring you anything good? We had a great day celebrating with the boys and my family! Are you gearing up for a fun New Year’s Eve Party? If so, we have 12 Perfect Party Appetizers for you! These recipes are easy and perfect for any party! And if you are like us and staying home on New Year’s Eve, you can still have good food....

Updated March 26, 2019 Guacamole is my favorite appetizer, snack, and sometimes even dinner. Healthy fats are involved, so it is a perfectly acceptable dinner. I am just trying to keep my heart happy:) I love classic guacamole, but I LOVE creating new guacamole recipes. Every time we make guacamole, Josh looks at me with “that” look and asks if we are making regular guacamole or Maria’s mixed up guacamole....

I used to run a food stall at a farmer’s market many years ago. I sold these banana loaves and every week I would bake more than the previous week, and every week I would sell out after a few hours. People went bananas for my flavored banana breads. When I stopped doing the market (trying to fit in all the baking and cooking while writing my second book was pretty impossible), I didn’t want to see or smell banana bread after baking so many but yesterday I had a whole bunch of too-soft-to-eat bananas and thought I’d make this as an after-school treat for the twins....

Avocado Ritz (Prawn cocktail stuffed avocados) is a fantastic, retro South African recipe. It’s the perfect appetizer for everything from dinner parties to date night in. Ingredients Full recipe and amounts can be found in the recipe card below. Avocado. Shrimp/prawns. Lemon juice + rind. Peppercorns. Mayonnaise. Tomato paste. Ketchup. Worcestershire sauce. Lemon juice. Hot sauce. Salt and pepper. How do you make stuffed avocado? You can make stuffed avocados with a variety of fillings....

Published on September 27, 2024 This beautiful Puff Pastry Apple Tart is made with store-bought frozen puff pastry, fresh apples, cinnamon, and sugar. The tart is buttery, flaky, delicate, and perfectly sweet. It is an EASY dessert that looks impressive and tastes amazing! Your friends and family will never know now easy it is to make. They will be SO impressed with your baking skills! Why You Will Love This Tart:...

Updated March 26, 2019 Utah finally got a cold spell over the weekend. The mornings have been chilly! I decided to warm things up by turning on the oven. I baked a Pumpkin Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake that warmed up the house and my belly. If you follow our blog, you know we LOVE cinnamon streusel everything. Cinnamon streusel just makes the world a better place, especially when pumpkin is involved....

This recipe is enriched with spices, coconut milk, and basmati rice to complement the naturally sweet taste of the pumpkins. The recipe dates back 6 years when I had lots of extra pumpkins, and I had decided to try rice dishes with them as a nice little change. I agree to be sent email. After a few reader suggestions and updated ingredients, the dish is now more flavorful than ever....

I make my easy guacamole recipe more often than I’d like to admit. It is my go-to snack paired with corn chips or home-made tortilla chips. It’s also great to serve at parties because it’s a guaranteed crowd favorite but also vegan and gluten-free, making it suitable for pretty much everyone. I’m not a fan of diced tomatoes in guacamole but add generous amounts of diced red onions, fresh cilantro, jalapeño and lime juice....

Kesari recipe is the perfect dessert for those times when you need something ready in less than an hour. The traditional base recipe uses semolina (roasted rava), sugar, cardamom, and ghee, complimented by roasted dry fruits. I agree to be sent email. But I wanted to make a vegan version without compromising ease, flavor, or texture. It was a challenge, but I’ve perfected this vegan rava kesari bath recipe with some experimentation and a few substitutions!...

None of us like to let food go to waste and ideally I cook just the right amount for my family. But estimates go wrong every now and then. When I end up with too much rice and not sure what to do with it, a recipe such as the Rice Pudding with Mangoes comes in as a lifesaver. This way I never have to cringe at the food that is tossed....

This is one recipe you HAVE to make over the holidays. The brussels sprouts are crispy, nutty and sweet. The cheese sauce is smooth and creamy and the prosciutto crumbs add all the salty texture. It is a serious showstopper. Ingredients needed Extra-virgin olive oil. Brussels sprouts. Butter. Flour. Milk. Cheese: I used mature/aged cheddar and Parmesan. Cayenne pepper. Nutmeg. Salt and black pepper. Ciabatta. Use any bread you have, day-old bread is even better....

Updated March 26, 2019 I am lucky Josh likes vegetables since I am a vegetarian. He doesn’t mind if meat doesn’t make an appearance at the dinner table. And if he is in the mood for some meat, he will make it himself to go with whatever we are having. I am also lucky he can cook:) Cauliflower is the one vegetable that Josh can’t stand. No matter how many times I try to convince him it is fabulous, he always turns up his nose…until I made Roasted Cauliflower & Cheddar Soup....

Published on October 24, 2022 These roasted cauliflower and chickpea tacos are bursting with flavor. With a vegetarian base, the strong flavors of fresh jalapeño and a spice blend, and the creaminess of avocado and lime crema, these tacos have it all. The cauliflower tacos are full of flavor, with a balance of spice, salt, and citrus. They have lime, jalapeño, avocado, four different spices, and a mouth-watering lime crema....