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How oh how do peanut butter, banana, and eggs bake up into this magical fluffy bliss?! It’s madness but it’s here and now and we’re doing it. Whole Grain Banana Bread (with peanut butter), GF Banana Muffins, Banana Breakfast Cookies…hello, we’re clearly due for a banana bar recipe. My main goal for starting this blog was to inspire people to cook by sharing recipes that first and foremost taste amazing, are relatively foolproof to make, and also just so happy to be healthy....

My very first chicken recipe, wowza! Look how far we’ve come. If you read my post about my journey to eating meat again, you know that I’m in a place where very easy, “beginner” level chicken recipes are my jam. Don’t try to get technical with me! Soul-nourishing layers of punchy enchilada sauce, ooey gooey cheese, refried beans, veggies, and shredded chicken…that’s what I’m talking about. But make it easy!...

Published on June 21, 2024 Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Tortilla Chips- The perfect summer appetizer, snack, or even dessert! Everyone at the table loves this colorful and sweet version of chips and salsa. It’s a delicious and sweet summertime take on traditional chips and salsa. You can serve as an appetizer, snack, or even dessert. It’s the perfect recipe for sharing with family and friends. I love taking this sweet and colorful salsa to parties and potlucks....

Updated March 20, 2019 Next-Level Avocado Toast Recipe Maxwell is going through an avocado phase. Every time he sees an avocado he starts kicking his feet and waving his arms. He is obsessed! I am glad because I get just as excited. Avocados make me want to do a happy dance! They are my favorite! For Maxwell, I just mash up the avocado and he eats it by the spoonful....

Updated March 26, 2019 Happy Valentine’s Day! We hope your day is filled with love and lots of sweets! Because it is the day of love, I am making my Hazelnut Granola with Dried Cherries and Dark Chocolate. It is the perfect granola for Valentine’s Day because there is chocolate involved and chocolate is a MUST today. I adore hazelnuts. They are perfect in my eyes. I love the flavor and crunch they add to this granola....

Ingredients needed Flour. I used bread flour but you can substitute half of the flour with whole wheat flour if preferred. This will deliver a slightly denser loaf but will also add more nutrition value and a nuttier flavor. Oats. Rolled oat or old fashioned oats work best. Instant yeast. Water. Honey. Salt. Olive oil. Avocado oil can also be used. How to make honey oat bread Can I make this ahead?...

Updated March 26, 2019 I eat oatmeal every morning for breakfast. Josh is not a big oatmeal fan, he prefers cold cereal, toast, or a frittata in the morning. He doesn’t like the mushy texture of oatmeal. I recently got him to try steel cut oats though and he is hooked. What Are Steel Cut Oats Steel cut oats have a different texture, they are chewy and a little crunchy-not mushy at all....

If you are a pumpkin lover like me, then this recipe is for you. With simple spices and tomato paste in a simmering coconut milk base, this Indian pumpkin curry will take you to the heart of Indian cuisine. Pumpkin recipes are usually popular during the fall season, but we do not have to wait that long. Anytime pumpkins are available at your local grocer, it is a good time for Pumpkin Curry....

Love Instant Pot recipes? Our Instant Pot Bolognese Sauce is a must-try! Ingredients needed Lamb shanks. Using whole lamb shanks on the bone will guarantee showstopping presentation but you can also ask your butcher to slice the shanks for you for easier and quicker cooking. Try to get lamb shanks that are approximately 400g/14oz each – bigger lamb shanks are best shared between two people. Aromatics: Onion, celery, carrots, fresh garlic cloves, bay leaves, fresh rosemary....

Updated April 28, 2011 (Printable Recipe) 2 cups flour 1 Tbsp Baking Powder ½ tsp. Baking Soda 2 ½ Tbsp. Sugar ½ tsp. salt 5 Tbsp. Cold Butter, cut into small pieces ¾ cup Buttermilk Zest of one lemon 2 tsp Lemon juice Milk, cream, or Half and Half-for brushing on shortcakes Turbinado sugar Strawberries Blueberries Agave Nectar Extra lemon juice/zest Prepare the berries. Cut strawberries and stir in blueberries....

That glaze. Dripping all over those golden doughnuts with their soft interior… woaaaaah momma! These lemon glazed doughnuts (donuts or doughnuts, does it even matter?) are the stuff of my dreams I tell you! I am a fan of dough, pastry and batter. Bread, cookies, waffles, pancakes, croissants, doughnuts. You name it, I love it. And the most obvious reason is that all of these things are delicious (duh!), but I think there’s also something magical in taking the simplest of ingredients like flour, butter, sugar and eggs and turning them into a glorious cake, perfect bread or golden doughnuts....

Ingredients Full kale pasta recipe with amounts can be found in the recipe card below. Olive oil. Kale. Spinach, chard, Cavolo Nero or baby kale can all be used. Fresh Garlic. Red pepper flakes / Chilli flakes. Fresh lemon juice. White wine. I used Chenin Blanc but Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio will all work. Butter. Parmesan cheese. Optional. Grana Padano or Pecorino are good substitutes. If you would prefer to keep this recipe vegatarian, substitute with a suitable option....

With simple ingredients, Lemon Quinoa would be one of the easiest quinoa recipes you’ll ever try. This is not the first (or last time) that you will hear me rave about the benefits of Quinoa, and I have just the perfect and simple recipe for Quinoa that you can try today….Lemon Quinoa! I agree to be sent email. Recently I have started replacing rice in my diet with better options such as millets and quinoa, and this recipe is one example of a rice substitute recipe....

One can never have too many snacks. Just ask my freezer. These Mango Blondies make a great snack for several reasons. First, they require only one bowl. Second, the combination of silky cashew butter and juicy mango is simply to die for. So summery! Third, they’re nutrient-dense to boot. “Good” fats and plant protein from the cashew butter, vitamin C-packed mango, and fiber from oats…the gang’s all here. They’re ridiculously moist, flavorful, and super satisfying....

Pasta, pasta, read all about it! I’m on a total pasta kick thanks to Vero Gusto, Barilla’s new sauce line that’s basically turning me into Giada De Laurentiis. I’m kind of a pasta extraordinaire now. You’re just going to have to eat it to believe it. First it was Lasagna Soup (OMG, tell me you’ve tried it) and now it’s this masterpiece of a one-pot-wonder meal. I’m all about the meals where your veg, protein, and fat are all in the same place....

I am not a summer person. I do not appreciate the heat except when I’m lying on a beach or am in the swimming pool. I don’t like feeling hot and bothered. But what I do like about summer is the abundance of summer fruit that just begs to be used. Berries, peaches, watermelons and mangoes are a regular in our household during the warmer months and this is what I miss most about summer during winter....

I’ve always been a huge banana bread gal. Who in their right mind doesn’t adore banana bread? I cannot comprehend. And we all need a go-to recipe. From my Vegan Chocolate Zucchini Banana Bread and Carrot Banana Bread to my crazy tasty Blueberry Banana Bread, I’m basically a self-proclaimed banana bread pro. I grew up eating classic banana bread at least monthly. Thanks, Mom! And guess what? She’s obsessed with this recipe, too!...

Meal prep The internet is packed with ideas for meal plans and meal prep and getting yourself sorted and I have to be honest, it can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming to me. I know it’s a good idea and I know it will save me time later on but I get really flustered when I think about spending my Sunday cooking chicken and chopping vegetables and making brown rice in bulk....

Updated March 26, 2019 Knock, knock? Who’s there. Orange. Orange who? Orange you glad I made you Orange Ricotta Chocolate Chip Muffins? Sorry for the corny joke. I hope you will forgive me after you taste one of these delightful Orange Ricotta Chocolate Chip Muffins. We had a big tub of ricotta cheese in our fridge that needed to be used up before our vacation. I made stuffed shells, ricotta cookies, and still had enough left to make one more thing....

The thing with savoury pies is that once you start, you simply can’t stop. This is quite evident if you look at the amount of savoury pies I’ve posted on this blog. There are more chicken pie recipes that you could ever ask for, something for vegetarians, a few lamb options and this delectable steak & mushroom version. It’s safe to say that I am a bit obsessed. But can you blame me?...