Cold Pasta Salad with Corn, Chicken, and Vinaigrette
Well hello there my blog friends and family, I hope you are having a fabulous week. It has been in the 90’s here in Idaho for weeks now, so it’s been a hot summer. For me, that means lots of pools, rivers, lakes, cold drinks, and eating food that is generally cold if possible. That’s why I love creating cold…
Chocolate Chip Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies
Consider this your weekly reminder, that traditional and basic (but also perfect) recipes like chocolate chip cookies, can always be reinvented, modified, or added to to make it exciting, new, and different. That is what I did with this recipe! My roommate and I were trying to think of a dessert that I could incorporate raspberry jam into, because I…
Dark Chocolate Brownies with Almond Butter
I dont know about you, but I have never been a huge cookie person. I have a huge sweet tooth, but growing up I loved eating candy, cupcakes, and brownies. Cookies not as much. But give me a warm, gooey brownie on top of some soft serve vanilla ice cream, and you have got me. Boxed brownies are good and…
Whole 30 Banana Muffins
(Gluten, Dairy, and Sugar-Free)Hey there friends! I am almost done with the Whole 30, I have 5 days left. I am in the home stretch! It has been difficult, but I am definitely feeling good. I have energy, my blood sugar has been more stable, my skin is clear, and I have even lost a few pounds. My best friend’s mom came to…
Whole 30 Chicken Normandy with Apples & Coconut Cream
Hi folks! Happy (almost) Fathers Day! I am currently on day 17 of the Whole 30. I have been trying to come up with creative and delicious dinner ideas that are full of protein, delicious flavor, and healthy. I had never made Chicken Normandy before, but I knew that I wanted to make it, and I wanted it to be…
Green Salad with Pickled Onions and Balsamic Dressing
Well hello hello. Memorial Day weekend is upon us! That means we will see lots of friends and families getting together, BBQing, making meals, and just spending time with one another. I am grateful for all the men and women who have devoted their lives to serving our country, I am excited to honor them, and I hope that they…
Homemade Crepes with Fresh Strawberries and Lemon Juice
This is a recipe I am super stoked to be sharing with you guys. These crepes have been in my family for a long time. I am releasing this super secret family recipe with you because it needs to be SHARED! It is subtly sweet, tasty, and perfect. It is extremely simple and hard to mess up. The crepe recipe…
Easy Summer Quinoa Salad w/ Vinaigrette
Welcome to the weekend! I was actually going to post this recipe for Cinco De Mayo, but my laptop screen ended up getting cracked sadly, so I wasn’t able to finish the post until now. Fortunately, my sister and brother-in-law let me borrow their MacBook Air for the week, so I was able to edit the photos and get this…
The Best Moist Chocolate Cupcakes with Homemade Chocolate Frosting
I have a confession. Even though I am a food blogger, baker, chef, lover of food, foodie, etc., I do not usually like frosting. Most frosting is too sweet, too thick, and honestly just tastes like powdered sugar, or like corn syrup. I never buy cupcakes or cakes at restaurants or bakeries because of this very reason. I know for…
Ultimate Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake
Happy (Early) Mothers Day! This year, Mothers Day is on May 9th, and you are probably wondering what you can do for your mom. If you live far away from her, you could send her a card, a bouquet of flowers, you can call her, there are so many thoughtful things you could do. If you live near her, there…
