If you’re looking for the BEST slice and bake chocolate chip cookies, look no further. Usually by this time of year, I bake ten different types of cookies. This year, I took a break and haven’t baked any. I’ll be making a few pies this week, but that’s it as far as my holiday baking [...]
Crispy quinoa adds texture and flavor to winter vegetables in this easy weeknight meal. Whenever I make rice or quinoa for a dish, I almost always cook extra. There are so many ways you can reuse these. And any time I can cut a step from a weeknight dinner, I’m doing it. Quinoa, in particular, [...]
Chocolate candied hazelnuts make the perfect edible holiday gift! This is the time of year I’m looking for things to make for snacking. For gifts. To impress at holiday parties. Cookies are always a hit, but everyone makes cookies. So this year, I’m trying to make things that are a little more decadent than cookies, [...]
A strawberry breakfast parfait for the win! I’m always on a quest to make healthy foods more interesting. As anyone is I suppose. Oatmeal is one of my favorite foods, but it definitely gets boring after awhile. Same with a smoothie. So this is my way to combine them both, and the end is almost [...]
A savory sweet potato side dish is perfect for holidays or anytime! I am not gonna lie — I am all about a sweet potato casserole with marshmallows on top. It’s the perfect holiday side dish to balance out all the savory, salty dishes. But there are definitely better uses of sweet potatoes, and I sometimes [...]
Goji berry granola with vanilla and coconut is perfect for breakfast. I’m a fan of granola. Most store-bought granola, however, is too sweet. Or too expensive. Sometimes it tastes fine but is lacking the ingredients that make it special. If you’ve ever had a bag of chocolate chip granola with like four chocolate chips, you [...]
Vegetarian stuffed peppers are hearty, healthy, and delicious! It’s hard finding vegetarian main dishes that are not pasta or some kind of cheesy casserole (also usually with pasta!) I mean there’s tofu, but that’s not always a real crowd pleaser. These stuffed peppers are chock full of veggies, quinoa, and black beans and use a [...]
Smoked cashew queso? Yes, please! It seems like from the moment November hits until the end of the year, I am constantly invited to things. Holiday cocktail parties. Game nights because it’s too cold to do anything outside. And of course, every time there’s a gathering, there are snacks. I’m usually the one to make [...]
Double chocolate pecan pie. With bourbon. Is there anything better? I love desserts of all kinds. As much as I like making them, I like eating them. I waited in line for an hour for cookies in Amsterdam once. I don’t know what my favorite type of dessert would be if you asked me, but [...]
Mini Detroit style pizza. What?! I’m not gonna lie — I’ve never had Detroit-style pizza in Detroit. There are a few places near me that make it, one a chain, and one a place from Brooklyn that might make the best pizza I’ve ever had. And that’s saying a lot. If you know me, you [...]
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