If you like kale salads, you will love the best kale salad, creamy kale tahini salad, and broccoli kale salad with blueberries and coconut! It’s our go-to hearty salad for the winter months, but we serve it year-round because it’s just so darn tasty. Using crispy kale in a salad is a little trick we picked up some time ago, and will often add it to other salads, like our crispy kale salad....
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For more delicious roasted chicken recipes, try our lemon butter roasted chicken and roasted parmesan crusted chicken. Whole chicken: we use a 3 pound whole chicken for this recipe. If you’re cooking for a crowd, you could easily make two chickens or use turkey (and allow it to cook longer). Cranberries: fresh cranberries or frozen cranberries both work. As they cook, they turn into a juicy sauce you can spoon over the chicken when you serve it....
Complete the meal with a lemon herb butter roast chicken, some smoky roast potatoes, and spicy honey roasted carrots. And if you like trying new things, also try our ginger orange cranberry sauce. Without a doubt, this is the prettiest cranberry sauce ever. The bright orange mini mandarins sitting in a pool of scarlet cranberries are like bow-topped presents under the tree. It will be the star of your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner!...
This chopped salad was inspired by my incessant need to not let anything go to waste, that includes beet greens. Truth be told, though, if I was able to somehow suppress this part of me, I would overlook these hardy, dark leafy greens and head straight for the individual beetroots every time. I try searching for the “perfect” looking ones (sound familiar?) even though such efforts may be pointless. Or are they?...
Ingredients Step-by-Step Instructions Variations Equipment Serving Suggestions More Savory Breakfast Ideas Did you make this recipe? Leave a rating below and let me know how you liked the recipe! Your feedback means so much to me! Here’s where the fun really begins. While the base recipe is as straightforward as it gets, the customization options are endless. Throw in some finely chopped veggies like broccoli or carrots for an extra burst of flavor and nutrition....
More recipe collections: Healthy Holiday Appetizers and Homemade Christmas Gifts for Foodies. We’ve collected all of our favorite Christmas appys from last-minute appetizers that you can whip up in minutes to pretty finger foods appetizers that make a festive Christmas party. These easy Christmas appetizers are all very festive. They totally look the part. Put one or two of these on your Christmas appetizer buffet and you’ll know it’s the holiday season....
Reasons to Love this Recipe There’s something about banana bread that feels like a warm hug – it’s simple, familiar, and so easy to make. But what if we could give it a seasonal twist? Enter: Cranberry Banana Bread! Quick and Easy – Made with a handful of simple ingredients and ready in an hour. It’s the most delicious quick bread. Full of flavor – This bread combines the sweetness of the bananas with the tanginess of yogurt, the slight tartness of cranberries, and the crunch of nutty walnuts....
Pesto Orzo Salad Orzo is one of our beloved pantry staples as it cooks up fast and lends itself beautifully to so many easy weeknight meals! In fact, two of the most popular family dinner recipes on this blog happen to be the one pot creamy chicken orzo and poached cod. While orzo works well in hot dishes, it also makes for a great addition to cold pasta salads! If you haven’t tried doing so yet, this pesto orzo salad will WOW you in the best way possible....
For more delicious Italian side dishes, try our crispy Boursin arancini and pesto-stuffed roasted tomatoes. What is risotto? When I think of comfort food, I think of a creamy bowl of warm risotto. If you’re not familiar, let me explain. Risotto is a classic Italian rice dish known for its lusciously creamy consistency with al dente rice grains, giving it a subtle bite. The process of making it is to slowly simmer the rice in a flavorful broth, gradually adding the liquid while the starches release....
Best first foods for babies There are certainly essential nutrients that you want to focus on – like iron, zinc, and omega 3 fatty acids. Eggs, beef, beans and lentils, fruits and vegetables are all really great! However, allow me to simplify this whole feeding your baby task. The best first foods are whatever you and your family enjoy eating! When I started solids with my firstborn, all I could think was “what should I feed my baby?...
For another bubbly margarita, make this champagne margarita next! Tequila: Select the best quality tequila in your budget. Bubbly water: Any sparkling water, seltzer, bubbly water, or club soda works in this recipe. Other ingredients: Fresh lime juice and lime zest, agave syrup, and sea salt. Tequila selection A great margarita starts with great tequila! When it comes to crafting the perfect margarita, many opt for blanco tequila. Tequila is categorized into three main age groups: blanco (also known as silver), reposado (rested), and añejo (aged)....
This post is a collaboration with Beef Loving Texans. Thank you for supporting brands that I believe in and keeps this space running. As always, all opinions are my own! Baby Meatballs Research is clear! Nutrition in the first 1000 days (the period beginning at conception to two years of life) has a profound impact on a child’s brain development, lifelong health, and eating habits. This is why The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Women Infants and Children’s Program and now for the first time ever, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend introducing solid foods, like beef, to infants and toddlers to make every bite count during this critical time of rapid growth and development....
Moist Beet Muffins Beets are one of those vegetables that I learned to appreciate in my late 20s. My 6 and 2 year olds learned to enjoy them over the years while my 40-year-old husband continues to be on team “they taste like dirt.” No matter where you are in your learning to appreciate beets journey, these beetroot muffins are sure to be a hit! When I offered one to my hubby, I conveniently left out the part that there were beets in there....
Easy Yogurt Fruit Dip Fruit is nature’s candy, isn’t it? So delicious and packed with vitamins, minerals, and fiber. If your child doesn’t like to eat many vegetables, rest assured that they can get pretty much the same nutrients from fruit. So while they are learning to enjoy vegetables through consistent exposure, fruit will help fill in any nutritional gaps. Now if your child doesn’t like fruit, try serving alongside a dip like this yogurt fruit dip that’s made with pantry staple ingredients and no refined sugar!...
When can babies eat cauliflower? This nutritious, super versatile vegetable can be offered to babies as soon as they’re ready to start solids, usually around 6 months. It’s important to remember that your baby is unique and that rather than going by the calendar, you need to make sure your baby is DEVELOPMENTALLY ready to start solids. If you’re unsure, be sure to grab my FREE handout! Health benefits Cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable that belongs to the Brassicaceae family, along with broccoli, kale, and cabbage....
I’ve been told I’m an expert at making pork chops, and have more than 16 pork chop recipes for you to choose from. Try these smothered pork chops and pan-fried pork chops next. Or go for my popular baked pork tenderloin! In this recipe, I keep it simple and don’t sear the chops on the stove. Instead, they go straight into the oven. From my experience, this makes the chops more tender and saves an extra step of work....
Easy Turkey Curry Once the Thanksgiving or Christmas feast is over, the big question is what to do with all that leftover roast turkey beyond the usual sandwiches. Enter this leftover turkey curry! It brings a delightful burst of flavors, so you don’t feel like you’re stuck in a leftovers loop. And the best part is it requires minimal effort. As a mom juggling two little ones, my mantra revolves around simplicity....
For more unique ice cream recipes, also try our black pepper pistachio ice cream, tonka bean ice cream, and white balsamic and roasted strawberry ice cream. This time, we’ve made a popular Japanese treat, matcha ice cream. It’s rich and earthy, distinctly bitter, yet perfectly sweet. We use simple ingredients and simple methods and the result is a creamy, dreamy green tea ice cream that you can make, too! Matcha tastes earthy, bitter, vegetal, and slightly sweet....
What is Sundubu Jjigae? Sundubu jjigae is a very popular Korean soup made with silken/extra soft tofu. It is normally served piping hot and is quite spicy. If you want a good sweat, this will do just that! However, since I focus on baby and toddler-friendly recipes, here’s a non-spicy version that is super easy to make with simple ingredients. Because there aren’t a lot of seasonings, the natural nuttiness of the tofu really shines through in this dish!...
