CrockPot Granola with Coconut Oil. An easier way to make this healthy gluten-free snack in a slow cooker instead of the oven. My aunt has a favorite granola recipe that everyone loves. She makes it all the time and it makes her so happy that people always ask for the recipe. This, um, isn’t that granola …
Vegetarian chili that’s also vegan friendly and gluten-free. This one pot meal can be ready in 30 minutes and is deliciously flavored with McCormick Organics Chili Seasoning. This post was sponsored by McCormick Organics. I’m baaaack with another one-pot meal. Summer is coming to a close soon and back to school season is upon us. …
Pizza popcorn is a perfect snack for movie night that’s still pretty healthy and full of flavor with dried herbs and parmesan cheese. Ever since I started making my own popcorn at home, I try to mix it up sometimes with different herbs and flavors. Finally I’ve gotten around to actually having photographic evidence of …
Baked Zucchini with Truffle Oil is the perfect easy side dish! Delicious and quick way to eat up your zucchini crop. No matter how many times I try to remind myself not to over-buy zucchini, I still somehow always end up leaving the grocery store with a few. I’m lucky enough to have friends who …
Homemade Pizza with Truffle Oil, Pear, Black Olives. A sweet and salty combo to give pizza night a unique and delicious spin. Recently I was introduced to the wonders of truffle oil. It’s just flavored olive oil, but it tastes good. And is fun to say. Earlier this year my mom started putting truffle oil …
Greek Yogurt Covered Cherries are a refreshing and healthy frozen treat. You can get creative with toppings to make them extra festive! Cherries! These are one of my favorite fruits that I hardly ever eat. I am not sure if it is because it can be a lot of work to eat them (meaning a …
Lemon Garlic Roasted Artichokes – a simple and different way to cook this veggie side dish. Serve with melted butter or other favorite dip! I remember eating artichokes as a kid – picking each leaf off one by one, dipping it in butter and scraping off the edible part with my teeth. I didn’t know …
Lavender Honey Ice Cream with Chocolate Chips – The perfect unique ice cream flavor for that will have everyone asking for more. No eggs required. Considering I just posted a cookie recipe I wasn’t planning on posting another dessert today. But I just found out today (July 17) is National Ice Cream Day, so I …
Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pomegranate Seeds. Sweet from cinnamon and vanilla, and slightly tangy from the seeds, these cookies are addicting! There are certain food items I buy whenever I see them, even if they aren’t on my list and I have no plan for them. Pomegranate seeds are one of those items, because I …
Asparagus Tart with Egg and Goat Cheese (on puff pastry) – a great vegetarian addition to your breakfast/brunch or appetizer spread! I have a tendency to buy vegetables in bulk. That can normally be a good thing, but not when you don’t have a plan for them. I always seem to forget that vegetables go …
Riced cauliflower with green peppers and spices. This low-carb, healthy side dish is completely customizable and will be ready in 15 minutes! Cauliflower: vegetable of the year for 2015 (or 2014, depending on your source). Who decides this stuff? And yes, I realize it’s 2016 or later, depending on when you’re reading this. I’m known to be a …
Fireball Hot Toddy – cinnamon whiskey, honey and lemon cocktail to melt a sore throat or for a spicy night cap. *originally written in 2016* I’ve been sick a record number of times this calendar year. Blame stress, life changes, poor sleep and what-have-you, I have experienced more than my normal amount of sick days …
An “Italian Blue” Salad – mixed greens served with blue cheese, honey roasted pecans, fresh blueberries and a homemade apricot vinaigrette dressing. Great for a fresh summer salad, your family will love it! There’s a pizza place in Charlotte (my hometown) called Alino’s that has become a popular meeting place for family get-togethers. It’s basically …
Simple Summer Tomato Salad. Healthy, light, delicious and portable so you can pack it to-go for all your summer adventures. This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SamsClubMag #CollectiveBias Summer is here! Well actually it’s not officially here until June 20 if you want to get technical, …
Meatless Million Dollar Spaghetti – A vegetarian spin on the pasta casserole with a cream cheese layer that “tastes like a million dollars!” So you’re probably wondering why this is called “Million Dollar Spaghetti?” As far as I can tell, the recipe originated from here and named it that because: it tastes like a million …
Fluffernutter Cereal Snack Bars – make these delicious treats with gluten-free Cheerios and Chex – peanut butter, marshmallow fluff and optional chocolate. The perfect summertime snack. If you’ve never heard of a fluffernutter, it’s marshmallow fluff + peanut butter together in a sandwich. You either think it sounds really weird or really delicious. But as …
Roasted Vegetables with Rosemary – Colorful and flavorful side dish that will help anyone get their daily dose of veggies. Chopping vegetables can be so meditative. I still prefer to buy some vegetables pre-cut (like butternut squash) but for the most part I enjoy it. Sometimes, I get so excited about food prepping that I …
Honey Roasted Pecans – easy recipe with just those two ingredients! Gluten-free snack or crunchy salad topper in under 30 minutes including cooling time. Simple recipes like this make me feel like I almost can’t even call it a recipe. Like, you basically know everything you need to know from the title. Except a lot …
Easy homemade vegan pizza dough – Make your own dough in less time than ordering in. This recipe for quick yeast dough will make dinner prep easy! One of my favorite go-to dinners to make at home is homemade pizza. I pretty much always have the ingredients on hand for at least a basic pizza, …
Puff Pastry Plum Galette – a deliciously simple dessert that takes only minutes to throw together. If you haven’t heard of a galette before, it is a term used in French cuisine to describe a flat round cake or pastry. I like to describe it as an “open-faced” dessert! Most times I’ve seen them made …