Sweet and Spicy Asian Nuts
A good alternative for a bowl of peanuts are these Sweet and Spicy Asian Nuts. The sweet comes from dark brown sugar and the spicy comes from wasabi powder. While I like this snack, I would have...
View ArticleBanana Bread Scones with Brown Sugar Glaze
I love banana bread and I love scones so when I saw this recipe for Banana Bread Scones with Brown Sugar Glaze, I definitely had to try it. These quick bread treats have a subtle banana and cinnamon...
View ArticleHello Dollys
I’m sure you’ve had these before but maybe you don’t know them by the name Hello Dollys. These are nothing more than seven-layer bars but my mom always called them Hello Dollys so I can’t call them...
View ArticleWaldorf Chicken Salad
I went a little crazy at the grocery store this weekend and bought nearly every fruit and vegetable I could get my hands on. So, this week’s recipes will be full of healthy ideas. (I hope you don’t...
View ArticleBaked Chocolate and Banana Ravioli
I’ve been very good (and very disciplined) on my diet but since it’s Valentine’s Day, I think it’s okay to splurge a little and have something chocolatey, don’t you think? I found a recipe for a fried...
View ArticleKung Pao Chicken Tacos
I haven’t been getting much cooking done lately with the hurricane and back-to-back trips out of state which have occupied my past few weekends. By the time I slept in my own bed this past Saturday...
View ArticleRicotta-Spinach Pasta
I poured a bowl of cereal the other morning and suddenly realized just how different my eating habits are from when I was younger. The cereal is the same but the teaspoons of sugar on top are no...
View ArticleChunk Wild Cookies
It’s cookie week! Christmas is just about a week away and we all want cookies for Christmas, right? I can’t tell you how many people I talked to the last couple of days who spent their weekend doing...
View ArticleHoney Cashew Chicken
I think I might have found the perfect meal. For someone who didn’t eat much Asian food as a kid, I have identified Asian flavors as being my favorite thing to make and eat. When I have nothing else...
View ArticleLemon-Braised Chicken Tenders and Cauliflower
Sorry for the two week silence and no blog posts. I’ve really tried not to talk too much about work here but my work situation has been so stressful the last several months, specifically the last few...
View ArticleRoots, Greens, and Shoots Quinoa
Have you been hearing about “superfoods” lately? Foods that are supposedly the most nutritious food we can put into our bodies? Well, I have. The list of the top superfoods can vary by professional...
View ArticleSavory Baked Apples
I remember when I first saw the recipe for these Savory Baked Apples, my jaw dropped and my mouth watered so there may or may not have been some drooling involved. And since every time I come across...
View ArticleMaple-Walnut Spice Cookies
How does December get so busy? Here it is already the 16th and I haven’t had one post since before Thanksgiving. Where does the time go? Well, Christmas is already next week (can you believe it?) so...
View ArticleGreen Pesto Sauce
I’m a real sucker for pesto but it’s one of those sauces that I don’t like to buy (I think it’s better when it’s fresh) yet I never make it at home, even when I have a bunch of basil. Pesto is so full...
View ArticleNut-Crusted Chicken
I was away for work all of last week and even though I had made food to post ahead of time, I just never got around to it. I flew in on Friday and woke up on Saturday to having zero food in the house...
View ArticlePecan-Pumpkin Drops with Sriracha-Honey Butter
What is it about winter that makes baking so appealing? By the time the holidays roll around, I’m dying to start cookie baking. And even though that is all done with now and our lives are back to...
View ArticleSweet Chipotle Snack Mix
I’m trying to be a little bit smarter about my snacking. I’m someone who has no problem snacking on nuts…so long as they have chocolate chips and dried cherries mixed in. But eating plain old nuts is...
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