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To be honest, bread has been rather low on my priority list because I’m perfectly happy simply rolling up my favorite sandwich ingredients into a romaine leaf or collard wrap. But I know that doesn’t always cut it for everyone. Luckily, this bread should please even the pickiest of eaters. Packed with protein-rich almond flour, Italian seasonings, and a punch of sharp raw goat cheddar, this focaccia can be sliced into bread sticks, served with dipping oil or next to a juicy salad, or it can be used as a sandwich bread stuffed with your favorite fillings!...

This recipe tastes like a cross between lasagna and pizza. The tender bell peppers add extra veggies to your meal while acting as the perfect way to portion the flavorful filling. You can even make these ahead as part of your meal prep routine. The filling takes just 15 minutes to prepare, and then you can freeze it in the bell pepper halves for a future meal. It’s naturally gluten-free and easy to customize!...

I’m not sure what it is with winter months but I cannot stop eating cream cheese! I’ve been using it for enchiladas, tea sandwiches, pumpkin butter cream cheese toasts… and now these Guava Cream Cheese Cookies! I love that these cookies are as my best friend said, “surprisingly very soft, I was not expecting that.” Flavor wise, they aren’t too sweet and the hints of cream cheese really come through....

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. This Candied Bacon Brittle is fully loaded with toasted nuts and candied bacon. I really want you to experience this unusual but CRAZY GOOD treat! This recipe is proof that bacon really can make everything better ;). sponsored this holiday dessert and their original red pepper sauce takes this bacon over the top. It really amplifies the flavor of bacon and balances the sweetness of the glaze....

Homemade Rocky Road Ice Cream Recipe So I’m almost certain at one point or another each and everyone of us got to experience the ice cream truck. Am I right? You could hear the ice cream song playing from a mile away and sure enough it was only a matter of time before it was coming around the corner and pulling into a parking space on your street. Now as excited as I’ve always been about the ice cream truck and the ice cream song – nothing makes me more excited than making my own homemade ice cream!...

How to Make Honey Balsamic Dressing To make this dressing, all you need is a handful of ingredients that you probably already have on hand, and a blender. If you don’t have a blender, you can simply mince the garlic and shallot finely and use a whisk to stir the dressing together, but I find a blender works to get the dressing a little thicker, since we’re not using as much oil....

Salmon For Dinner So I have another sheet pan dinner for you guys, they’re just too darn easy. Plus I’m on a salmon kick lately, so salmon dinner it is. I bought a gorgeous piece of salmon from Costco and couldn’t wait to make it. I loved my firecracker baked salmon so much, I just had to make more salmon again. This time, however, I tried to stick to my all time favorite way to eat salmon, with lots of dill, lemon, honey and garlic....

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. Why You’ll Love This Easy Cake Flour Substitute This trick requires just two ingredients and takes just 2 minutes to make! Here’s why when you learn how to make cake flour from all-purpose at home, you’ll never look back: Cake Flour Substitute Video Watch the video tutorial to see how easy it is to make cake flour from all-purpose and cornstarch....

Serve these mashed potatoes with Juicy Roast Chicken and a side of Roasted Carrots for the perfect dinner (don’t forget the Gravy). This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. If you love classic Stove-top Mashed Potatoes, but want to save yourself some time and effort, this Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes recipe will become your go-to. Easy Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes We’re definitely making mashed potatoes way more often with the instant pot....

Super Easy Italian Meatloaf This Italian Meatloaf recipe effortlessly blends the comforting familiarity of classic meatloaf with vibrant Italian flavors, creating a crowd-pleasing dish. In every slice, a juicy mix of beef and pork pairs with aromatic herbs and Parmesan under a rich marinara and melted mozzarella blanket. It’s a simple, delicious meal that turns every bite into a special treat, perfect for any dinner table. Ground Beef And Pork: I prefer to use a combination of pork and beef, the pork adds a bit of extra juiciness to the meatloaf....

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. You’ll love the not-too-sweet cake and cream combined with the zesty lemon and fruity blackberry. The lemon blackberry cake layers are delicate, very moist and bursting with lemon flavor. I love how the lemon zest complements the blackberry flavor. Lavender Lemon Blackberry Cake Recipe I am so excited to have Tatyana, one of my blogging friends, share her recipe for this gorgeous lavender cake from her new cookbook!...

Muffin tops are simply the best. Its gentle caramelized exterior and fluffy cake-y interior sure makes my heart swoon. I was at a party a few years ago, and one of my friends brought some orange chocolate muffins. They looked delicious, so I popped the top off one of the muffins and left the muffin stump on the table. No big deal. Of course, my antics drew the attention of my friends....

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. Loaded Broccoli Salad Ingredients: 3 large broccoli heads 5 radishes, cut in 3 and dice 2 tomatoes quartered and seeded than diced 1 apple peeled and diced 1/2 cup of red grapes, diced, drain the juice 1 cup green onions (5 green onions minus the white part) diced 1 cup medium carrot shredded 1/2 cup dry cranberries (optional, but highly recommended)...

One of my big, big goals this year is to be more prepared about my meals during the week. I once thought that one of the perks of working from home was that I could live a healthier lifestyle. In theory, I have more flexibility to work out and cook healthy, home-cooked meals every day. Well, the truth is that I haven’t been living up to that ideal. I find myself grazing all day because I don’t have clearly defined meal times....

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. It’s amazing to see how much the kiddos have grown from 2011 when our son was just a little guy to 2014 (pre baby), then 2015 with the cutest baby on the beach and 2017 when we did some good eating! We didn’t go on vacation in 2016 and regretted it. 2016 was a roller coaster year with house hunting then building our house and all the stressors that are associated with that, and not living in our own place....

I thought it would be perfect to feature this beautiful, healthy and delicious mixed fruit salad to get into that summertime mood. The dressing for this salad is a bit different for a fruit salad, being that it’s a savory salad with ingredients like olive oil, ground mustard and onion powder, but trust me when I say that it really works. Don’t get turned off by the dressing. It really does work!...

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. Merry Christmas!! Europeans celebrate Christmas January 7th; oh my the party continues! You don’t have to wait for a party to make these puff pastry cream horns. They are easy and super impressive. Mom has a large stash of these molds and we made trubochki together (i.e. she did most of the work while I took pictures). Ingredients for the Cream Horn (Trubochki): 1 package (2 sheets) Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry, thawed Powdered Sugar 8 oz tub of cool whip 4 oz cream cheese, softened at room temperature 3 Tbsp sugar 2 Tbsp lemon juice...

Luckily, I didn’t have to wait too long. A few early symptoms started to show up for me within a week! However, these weren’t the typical pregnancy symptoms that I’d always heard about. I wasn’t nauseous, nor did I have particularly tender or swollen breasts. In fact, had I not started browsing through some pregnancy message boards online, to get an idea of some common early pregnancy symptoms, I probably would have had no idea I was already starting to feel pregnant....

Stretch marks may be inevitable if they run in your genetics, but I do think they can be helped with diet and some special skin care. As it happens, stretch marks do run in my genetics– my mom got them during her pregnancies and I developed plenty of them around my hips in my early teens while I was going through puberty. Naturally, I expected to get more of them during my first pregnancy, but to my happy surprise, I didn’t....

I actually need to thank one of my co-workers for giving me this grain-free idea. A few years ago, she wanted to make a batch of traditional no-bake cookies– the kind made with chocolate, peanut butter and oatmeal. While preparing the cookies, she realized she had run out of oatmeal! Instead of making a quick trip to the grocery store, this clever co-worker decided to use some slivered blanched almonds that she had sitting in her pantry instead....