A huge thank you and virtual hug to S&W Beans for sponsoring this post! Those 60 minutes of torture every day was just another opportunity for me to embarrass myself in front of EVERYONE. I couldn’t run a full mile, and I had no innate sporting abilities. I particularly hated the fitness assessments where female P.E. teachers pinched my bingo wings with what looked like plastic tongs and announced my body fat percentage aloud....
Loaded with healthy monounsaturated fats, B vitamins, and iron, macadamia nuts may actually help lower cholesterol and improve your metabolism. Oh, and they taste fantastic. Lightly sweetened with raw honey and a touch of sea salt, these fudge squares come together in minutes… and disappear almost as quickly! — Raw Macadamia Nut Fudge Squares makes about 8 squares Adapted from my Almond Butter Freezer Fudge Ingredients: 1 cup raw macadamia nuts, or 1/2 cup macadamia nut butter 1 tablespoon coconut oil 1 tablespoon raw honey 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon sea salt Directions: Toss the raw macadamia nuts into a high-powered blender or food processor, and grind into a nut butter consistency....
My love for citrus coincides with Chinese new year traditions. I don’t know if other Chinese families are the same as mine, but Mama Lin decorates every inch of the household with citrus fruits for the new year festivities: oranges, clementines, kumquats, pomelos. I’d find an orange by the bedside, in the bookshelf, on top of the television, by the shoe rack, pretty much anywhere in our tiny house that Mama Lin felt could use an extra sprinkling of good luck and fortune....
This sticky chicken thighs recipe is inspired by my trip to Earthbound Farm last month with Safeway. Located around the central coast of California, Earthbound Farm is an organic food producer, well known for their pre-washed packaged salad mixes. We visited their farms last month to see them harvest salad greens and broccoli. Because baby greens are so tender, I thought they were grown in greenhouses or a covered field....
If you love sweet potato recipes as much as we do, this Sweet Potato Casserole is a treasure of a recipe along with Creamy Sweet Potato Soup (also topped with bacon). This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. Roasted Sweet Potato Recipe: The maple in this recipe caramelizes the edges of the sweet potatoes as they roast in the oven, making them glow. Those are the pieces my fork attacks first along with the salty bites of bacon....
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. My Aunt Anna made this King’s Cake last Thanksgiving. I took a photo of it and posted it, then got a wave of requests for the recipe. 1 year later (ok, that’s more than a little embarrassing), I am finally posting it! I just found out this is a Russian cake recipe. Korolevsky means King’s, which makes this a royal cake....
Why You’ll Love It It’s naturally green. Instead of relying on green food coloring like the McDonald’s version, this copycat recipe gets its green hue from simple ingredients, like spinach and avocado. You can’t taste it at all, so it’s the perfect treat for St. Patrick’s Day! (No gel food coloring required.) It’s easy to make. Just toss a few ingredients into a blender, and blend until smooth. Then you’ll add the ice and blend again until it has a slushy texture, just like a milkshake!...
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. This Beef Stroganoff recipe takes the classic beef stroganoff recipe and turns it into an easy slow-cooker meal. Tender beef, hearty mushrooms and a creamy sauce poured over a bowl of warm egg noodles is the definition of comfort food. It also re-heats well. Read on to enter the giveaway!June is National Dairy Month and I for one am thankful for dairy....
Easy Slow Cooker Bread Recipe I think we can all agree that homemade bread is always better than store bought bread. Are you with me? This homemade slow cooker bread only has 6 ingredients (one being optional) and it’s very likely you’ll already have them in your pantry! I mean who would have thought that this gorgeous loaf could be prepared in the same appliance designed to slowly cook meats, vegetables, and soups!...
Easy Spanakopita Recipe Sometimes I just get a craving for Mediterranean dishes, there’s just something about the fresh ingredients from this region that I find so inspiring. This Greek appetizer really encapsulates a lot of those familiar flavors. It includes some bright acidic lemon juice, salty and crumbly feta, and some perfectly crisp and flaky phyllo dough. If you’re looking for an appetizer that will impress a crowd then look no further because the answer is right here....
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. This sparkling raspberry lemonade is an easy and delicious party drink. It was a hit with kids and grown ups. It’s one of those drinks I crave at restaurants but wish they didn’t charge for refills ;). You can make the raspberry syrup a couple days in advance then just add club sodie pop when serving. Raspberry season is nearly here, but the best part about this drink is you can use fresh or frozen raspberries, so you can be sipping this bubbly all year long....
If you enjoyed our Hot Shrimp Dip, or our creamy Buffalo Dip, you will love this! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. Spinach and Artichoke dip is our #1 party appetizer and it always disappears fast, plus homemade artichoke dip is so much better than any store-bought version. If you’re looking for more party appetizers, try our Pico de Gallo, authentic Ceviche and Cowboy Caviar next....
Spinach Ricotta Brunch Bake In our family, cheese pies are huge. We could eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner! But sometimes I just want to kick it up a notch and the best way to do that is to add bacon, of course. However this is closer to a spanakopita rather than a cheese pie. To this gorgeous pie I added more than just bacon; we’ve got cheddar cheese, red peppers, and a delicious spinach ricotta filling....
Why You’ll Love It It’s unique! While most pudding recipes use milk as the base, this pudding is primarily made of roasted sweet potatoes. When you blend them together with ginger, coconut milk, and maple syrup, it has a warming, comforting flavor that feels like Fall in a cup. It’s wholesome. Instead of using brown sugar or marshmallows, this pudding recipe is naturally sweetened and relies heavily on the sweet potatoes for texture, so there’s plenty of fiber, vitamin C, calcium, and potassium inside....
You know what I think? Well I’m going to tell you anyway. I think we need to eat more cookies. But let’s face it, we don’t want just any old boring cookies. We want huge, soft, chewy, crunchy cookies loaded with butterscotch chips, pecans and lots of chocolate. These cookies deliver just that. I know you agree with me. And I know these aren’t exactly healthy, but you know what?...
Be sure to try my Chicken Bacon Spinach Pasta next! I have a pretty good collection of Olive Garden Copycat recipes going, and this one is definitely one of my favorites. (Okay, I say that about all of them. You got me.) You can’t beat the cream sauce in this one. Or the cheese-filled tortellini. …Or the bacon on top. What to Add to Tortellini Al Forno In this recipe, I keep it simple and stick to the cream sauce, a little bit of spinach, and some crumbled bacon....
If you like classic hummus, you’ll love masabacha. It’s creamy and wholesome, and the combination of creamy tahini and warm chickpeas makes it irresistible. Plus, you won’t even need a blender to make it! What is masabacha? Ingredients and substitutions for masabacha How to make masabacha Serving suggestions Storage & Make ahead More hummus recipes More Mediterranean spreads We tried this recipe in Berlin, Germany, in several Lebanese, Israeli, Turkish, and Palestinian restaurants, and we were delighted by its delicious and satisfying taste....
I think 2016 might have been a peak for “bowl meals,” but I hope it’s still cool that I’m on the bowl bandwagon– because bowl meals, like this Vegan Burrito Bowl, deserve to stick around. They’re just so convenient and satisfying! This vegan burrito bowl with sweet potato “rice” is so easy to make. I whipped it up using my Nutri Ninja® Nutri Bowl™ DUO™— which I had the opportunity to try while working on my cookbook, No Excuses Detox....
Like the ranch dressing with all love, this non-dairy alternative is creamy, savory, tangy, herby, and garlicky. Vegan ranch dressing video Ingredients & Substitutions for vegan ranch How to make vegan ranch dressing Serving suggestions Variations Storage More salad dressings More recipes with mayonnaise So, making this recipe without dairy was a no-brainer for us. Imagine you can have the same creamy and delicious dressing but with an eye on sustainability and health....
We make it with olive oil, non-dairy milk, flour, and salt. Vegan white sauce is easy to make in one pot in just 10 minutes. Flour Use all-purpose flour for a perfectly smooth and velvety vegan white sauce. If you want a more wholesome version, you can use whole-wheat flour. Olive oil We recommend using olive or extra virgin olive oil to make vegan white sauce. Substitute vegan butter for olive oil....
