Snacks keep me going during the day, especially on busy days at work. I received samples of Wonderful Pistachios mentioned in this post. I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by Wonderful Pistachios and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time. My go-to snack is a handful of nuts.…
Lately I’ve found myself in a bit of a food rut. Enter bacon fried quinoa to save the day. Since getting into batch cooking in the fall I’ve gotten a good routine going with my weekly meal prep. I’m often making a batch of soup, and some roasted chicken and vegetables so I can make…
It might be the dead of winter but it happens to be one of my favorite times of the year, blood orange season. I love cooking and baking with blood oranges. They add so much flavor and color to everything. In the past couple of years I’ve made buckwheat and blood orange pancakes and blood…
What do you know about the ketogenic (keto) diet? I was provided a copy of “The Big 15 Ketogenic Diet Cookbook” by the author and Rockridge Press. I was not compensated for my time. All opinions are my own. To be honest, I don’t know a whole lot and most of what I know has come…
2017 was quite the year.It was both wonderful and incredibly stressful. I did a ton of traveling, a lot of personal and professional growth, and made a major move from Charlotte to Cleveland with my husband, Joe and our dog, Paisley. We have really loved living in Cleveland the past 6 months (even though it’s…
Many people spend January focused on resetting. That might mean their diet, exercise, or focusing on some other goals. No matter the time of year or your dietary preferences, I think we can all agree that good flavor is important. POM Wonderful 100% pomegranate juice is only one ingredient and it provides both sweet and…
This recipe has become a staple in our house. It all started over the summer when I was trying to make some adjustments to my diet in an effort to heal my gut and overall, feel better. I had also recently returned from Thailand, so Thai flavors were on my mind and a constant source…
Today I have a super easy and delicious granola recipe for you. Every month (or almost every month, because you know, life), I create a recipe based on a theme from the Recipe Redux group. December’s challenge was to adapt a recipe from a cookbook that we already have at home using the 17th or…
Our time in Santiago was filled with exploring the city, the mountains, and plenty of Chilean wine. Check out Part 1 about all the food here. Throughout our time in Santiago we stayed in really great Airbnbs. We found them to be affordable, convenient, and overall a really wonderful experience. Both in Santiago and in…
Thumbprint cookies are one of my favorites. Growing up we always ate buttery cookies rolled in walnuts, with strawberry jam filling the thumbprint. If you’re not familiar thumbprint cookies are quite literally what they sound like. Soft butter cookies, that are baked briefly then you stick your (hopefully clean!) thumb right in the middle to…