If you’re anything like me, you’ve been bombarded with meal delivery talk lately. They seem to be everywhere: commercials on TV, friends posting their discount links on Facebook… Have you gotten one of the coupon flyers in the mail, too? Where they come with a gift card glued on that you feel wrong throwing away? I’ve stuck at least a few of those in a kitchen drawer, telling myself I’d…
Updating another old favorite with fresh new photos & a couple of recipe notes. It’s the same old meat sauce that we love and go back to again & again… it just looks prettier this time around! Confession: I’m the weird girl who eats an entire bowl of sauce. No pasta… just straight up sauce. It can’t be any old sauce, though– it has to be meat sauce. It’s…
If you haven’t noticed yet, I almost always steer clear of muffin tins. LOVE that muffin shape & convenience for grab & go meals, but HATE the thought of cleaning the tin. Or spending so much time baking a yummy dish that smells delicious & I can’t wait to eat… then watching half of each muffin stick to the bottom of the tin as I try to…
“Chunky Monkey”… What is it about that phrase that immediately gets my mouth watering? Must be all the delicious memories of that rich & decadent flavor combo of banana – fudge – walnut. And now I’m wondering, was it Ben & Jerry’s famous ice cream flavor that started the chunky monkey craze? And everyone else jumped on board with loads of cookies, shakes, and brownies? Or vice…
Ever since I made a giant batch of Cajun Seasoning Blend for my “Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta”, I’ve been on a major kick with that flavor profile. I just love the savory-spicy kick that even a pinch of Cajun spice adds to any dish. Cajun scrambled eggs? Yum. Cajun chicken soup? Delicious. Cajun Slow Cooker Jambalaya? Perfect. After some playing around in the kitchen, I’ve got another…
One of my all-time favorite flavor combos is apples and cinnamon. Add almond butter and a dash of sea salt to that, and magic happens: it tastes like apple pie… I promise. So you could easily mix up a snack bowl of apple sauce, almond butter, and chopped apples with the cinnamon-sea salt sprinkling over top and get that super yummy flavor… But there’s something about these no-bake bars…