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Butternut Squash Mac & ‘Cheese’ – Vegan

September 18, 2020 by Gina +

Butternut squash mac & cheese. I’ve been wanting to make a butternut squash vegan cheese sauce for quite some time so when we grew our own butter squash I knew it was the perfect time to try. This sauce is so creamy and so perfect for a big bowl of noodles. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good mac & cheese but it’s always nice to have a plant-based, non-dairy alternative. We love this

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Filed Under: Dinners, Recipes Tagged With: butternut squash, mac and cheese, nutritional yeast, vegan, vegetarian

Veggie Pesto Pasta

September 16, 2020 by Gina +

Creamy pesto pasta loaded with veggies. In our house, we do some variation of pasta with pesto quite often. Two pantry staples and one satisfying meal. Easy, quick, and filling. You really can’t go wrong with pasta. I love it, my husband loves it, and the baby loves it. We usually do something very simple like butter, a little salt, maybe a little cheese. But if I have a jar of pesto or some

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Filed Under: Dinners, Recipes Tagged With: gluten free pasta, olives, pasta, pesto, red onion, tomatoes, vegetables, vegetarian

S’Mores Cookies

September 7, 2020 by Gina +

S’more‘s cookies! We might be ending summer, though you can't tell with the heatwave, yes, summer is technically ending. And even though you think of s'mores as more of a summer treat to be enjoyed around a campfire, I love the idea of having these on a cold winter night with hot cocoa. Melty chocolate, roasted marshmallows, and crushed graham crackers all mixed together in the batter make

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Filed Under: Desserts, Recipes Tagged With: chocolate chip, coconut sugar, graham cracker, marshmallow, paleo, refined sugar free, s'more cookie

Tomato Tart

September 1, 2020 by Gina +

I couldn’t let summer pass workout sharing this delicious heirloom tomato tart! One of my new favorite easy recipes. This tart has easily become one of our collective favorite summer recipes. It started when I saw a picture of a tart loaded with fresh cherry tomatoes all on top of a delicious pastry. When I looked into tartes further, most involved hand making a pastry dough. Homemade

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Filed Under: Dinners, Recipes Tagged With: cheddar cheese, cheese, garden fresh, heirloom tomato, herbs, tart

Corn Fritters

August 28, 2020 by Gina +

Corn fritters! Seems we can't get enough corn lately. Every year when late summer hits I feel like a scramble to get in all the summer recipes. The sudden feeling that in the blink of an eye fresh garden tomatoes, corn, zucchini, and more will be gone has me in a frenzy. A fire gets lit that has me making any and all recipes that celebrate summer produce. It's not that I don't know summer

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Jumbo Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins Tall go Jumbo Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins

Tall golden tops, soft centers, melty chocolate, crunchy sugar on top—and the brown butter makes them SO good. Serve them warm. You can even freeze the rest for later.

Comment “MUFFIN” and I’ll send you the recipe!
Easy Skillet-Roasted Chicken with Garlicky Spinach Easy Skillet-Roasted Chicken with Garlicky Spinach & Beans  #ad
This Skillet-Roasted Chicken with Garlicky Spinach and Beans recipe from @testkitchen is the kind of weeknight dinner you’ll want to keep. It’s simple, flavorful, and comes together in under 45 minutes, which is exactly what I need on busy evenings.
I love knowing the recipe has already been thoroughly tested, so I can make dinner without wondering if it’s going to turn out. It makes weeknight cooking feel so much easier.
If you’re looking for more dependable, family-friendly dinner ideas, this recipe is available on the America’s Test Kitchen app and website. I’ve linked everything in my bio so it’s easy to find.
Save this for your next busy weeknight, and let me know if you give it a try!

Comment ‘recipe’ and I will send you the link to try out America’s Test Kitchen.
This breakfast burrito is one of my favorite ways This breakfast burrito is one of my favorite ways to start the day. Crispy bacon, mashed avocado, a folded cheesy egg, and a hash brown all wrapped up in a carb-balanced tortilla and crisped in the pan. It’s simple, it’s filling, and delish! 

large carb-balanced burrito-sized tortilla
1 egg
Shredded cheese
2 slices bacon
1/2 avocado, mashed
1 hash brown

Instructions:
Cook the bacon and chop it up. Mash the avocado and season with salt, mix in the bacon, and spread it on the tortilla. Cook the egg with a little shredded cheese, letting it cook mostly through, then fold it. Top the avocado with the hash brown, then add the folded egg. Fold the tortilla into a burrito and crisp it in a pan.
High-Protein Burrito Bake If you love taco night High-Protein Burrito Bake 

If you love taco night but want something a little lighter and higher protein, this one’s for you. Folded burritos baked in a ring in the cast iron — easy weeknight dinner and meal-prep friendly

serves 6
1 lb lean 93/7 ground beef
1 packet taco seasoning
1/2 onion
3.5 oz shredded cheddar + 2 tbsp for the meat mix
1/3 cup Greek yogurt (swap for sour cream if you want)
1 can fat-free refried beans
6 low-cal carb-balanced tortillas (70 cal each) @missionfoodsus 
Queso

How to make it:
Brown the beef, add taco seasoning, let it simmer
Stir in Greek yogurt + 2 tbsp shredded cheese
Cut a slit from center to edge of each tortilla
Layer beans on one section, meat on another, nacho cheese on the last
Fold into a triangle
Arrange in a ring in your cast iron skillet
Top with shredded cheese 
Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes

We top with sour cream, shredded lettuce, salsa, and guacamole 

Save this for your next easy weeknight dinner 🙌
One of my favorite ways to eat summer tomatoes 🍅 One of my favorite ways to eat summer tomatoes 🍅

Blistered cherry tomatoes, creamy white beans, cottage cheese and plenty of crusty sourdough. It’s simple, hearty, satisfying and has plenty of protein without feeling like a “high-protein” meal.

Here’s how I make it:

A big handful of cherry tomatoes
1 can white beans, drained and rinsed
Olive oil
Salt + pepper
Squeeze of fresh lemon
Good Culture cottage cheese @good_culture 
Toasted sourdough for serving

Heat a good drizzle of olive oil in a skillet and add the cherry tomatoes. Let them cook until blistered and starting to burst, then give them a light mash.

Add the white beans, season really well with salt and pepper and finish with a squeeze of lemon. Let everything warm together for a few minutes.

Spoon into a bowl, add plenty of cottage cheese on top and serve with toasted or crusty sourdough for scooping.

So simple. SO good.
Save this one for tomato season. 🍅🤍
Creamy Summer Squash Orzo with Steak Tips #ad Thi Creamy Summer Squash Orzo with Steak Tips  #ad
This Creamy Summer Squash Orzo with Steak Tips from @testkitchen is one of those dinners that feels a little special without taking all evening to make.

I love recipes that are simple enough for a weeknight but still feel like a meal everyone is excited to sit down for. This one comes together in under 45 minutes, and I know I can count on it because America’s Test Kitchen recipes are so well tested.

If you’re looking for new weeknight dinner ideas that actually work, this recipe is a great place to start. You can find it on the America’s Test Kitchen app and website—I’ve linked it in my bio to make it easy to find.

Save this one for the next time you’re wondering what to make for dinner!
Jumbo Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins Tall go Jumbo Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins

Tall golden tops, soft centers, melty chocolate, crunchy sugar on top—and the brown butter makes them SO good. Serve them warm. You can even freeze the rest for later.

Comment “MUFFIN” and I’ll send you the recipe!
Easy Skillet-Roasted Chicken with Garlicky Spinach Easy Skillet-Roasted Chicken with Garlicky Spinach & Beans  #ad
This Skillet-Roasted Chicken with Garlicky Spinach and Beans recipe from @testkitchen is the kind of weeknight dinner you’ll want to keep. It’s simple, flavorful, and comes together in under 45 minutes, which is exactly what I need on busy evenings.
I love knowing the recipe has already been thoroughly tested, so I can make dinner without wondering if it’s going to turn out. It makes weeknight cooking feel so much easier.
If you’re looking for more dependable, family-friendly dinner ideas, this recipe is available on the America’s Test Kitchen app and website. I’ve linked everything in my bio so it’s easy to find.
Save this for your next busy weeknight, and let me know if you give it a try!

Comment ‘recipe’ and I will send you the link to try out America’s Test Kitchen.
This breakfast burrito is one of my favorite ways This breakfast burrito is one of my favorite ways to start the day. Crispy bacon, mashed avocado, a folded cheesy egg, and a hash brown all wrapped up in a carb-balanced tortilla and crisped in the pan. It’s simple, it’s filling, and delish! 

large carb-balanced burrito-sized tortilla
1 egg
Shredded cheese
2 slices bacon
1/2 avocado, mashed
1 hash brown

Instructions:
Cook the bacon and chop it up. Mash the avocado and season with salt, mix in the bacon, and spread it on the tortilla. Cook the egg with a little shredded cheese, letting it cook mostly through, then fold it. Top the avocado with the hash brown, then add the folded egg. Fold the tortilla into a burrito and crisp it in a pan.
High-Protein Burrito Bake If you love taco night High-Protein Burrito Bake 

If you love taco night but want something a little lighter and higher protein, this one’s for you. Folded burritos baked in a ring in the cast iron — easy weeknight dinner and meal-prep friendly

serves 6
1 lb lean 93/7 ground beef
1 packet taco seasoning
1/2 onion
3.5 oz shredded cheddar + 2 tbsp for the meat mix
1/3 cup Greek yogurt (swap for sour cream if you want)
1 can fat-free refried beans
6 low-cal carb-balanced tortillas (70 cal each) @missionfoodsus 
Queso

How to make it:
Brown the beef, add taco seasoning, let it simmer
Stir in Greek yogurt + 2 tbsp shredded cheese
Cut a slit from center to edge of each tortilla
Layer beans on one section, meat on another, nacho cheese on the last
Fold into a triangle
Arrange in a ring in your cast iron skillet
Top with shredded cheese 
Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes

We top with sour cream, shredded lettuce, salsa, and guacamole 

Save this for your next easy weeknight dinner 🙌
One of my favorite ways to eat summer tomatoes 🍅 One of my favorite ways to eat summer tomatoes 🍅

Blistered cherry tomatoes, creamy white beans, cottage cheese and plenty of crusty sourdough. It’s simple, hearty, satisfying and has plenty of protein without feeling like a “high-protein” meal.

Here’s how I make it:

A big handful of cherry tomatoes
1 can white beans, drained and rinsed
Olive oil
Salt + pepper
Squeeze of fresh lemon
Good Culture cottage cheese @good_culture 
Toasted sourdough for serving

Heat a good drizzle of olive oil in a skillet and add the cherry tomatoes. Let them cook until blistered and starting to burst, then give them a light mash.

Add the white beans, season really well with salt and pepper and finish with a squeeze of lemon. Let everything warm together for a few minutes.

Spoon into a bowl, add plenty of cottage cheese on top and serve with toasted or crusty sourdough for scooping.

So simple. SO good.
Save this one for tomato season. 🍅🤍
Creamy Summer Squash Orzo with Steak Tips #ad Thi Creamy Summer Squash Orzo with Steak Tips  #ad
This Creamy Summer Squash Orzo with Steak Tips from @testkitchen is one of those dinners that feels a little special without taking all evening to make.

I love recipes that are simple enough for a weeknight but still feel like a meal everyone is excited to sit down for. This one comes together in under 45 minutes, and I know I can count on it because America’s Test Kitchen recipes are so well tested.

If you’re looking for new weeknight dinner ideas that actually work, this recipe is a great place to start. You can find it on the America’s Test Kitchen app and website—I’ve linked it in my bio to make it easy to find.

Save this one for the next time you’re wondering what to make for dinner!
Jumbo Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins Tall go Jumbo Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins

Tall golden tops, soft centers, melty chocolate, crunchy sugar on top—and the brown butter makes them SO good. Serve them warm. You can even freeze the rest for later.

Comment “MUFFIN” and I’ll send you the recipe!
Easy Skillet-Roasted Chicken with Garlicky Spinach Easy Skillet-Roasted Chicken with Garlicky Spinach & Beans  #ad
This Skillet-Roasted Chicken with Garlicky Spinach and Beans recipe from @testkitchen is the kind of weeknight dinner you’ll want to keep. It’s simple, flavorful, and comes together in under 45 minutes, which is exactly what I need on busy evenings.
I love knowing the recipe has already been thoroughly tested, so I can make dinner without wondering if it’s going to turn out. It makes weeknight cooking feel so much easier.
If you’re looking for more dependable, family-friendly dinner ideas, this recipe is available on the America’s Test Kitchen app and website. I’ve linked everything in my bio so it’s easy to find.
Save this for your next busy weeknight, and let me know if you give it a try!

Comment ‘recipe’ and I will send you the link to try out America’s Test Kitchen.
This breakfast burrito is one of my favorite ways This breakfast burrito is one of my favorite ways to start the day. Crispy bacon, mashed avocado, a folded cheesy egg, and a hash brown all wrapped up in a carb-balanced tortilla and crisped in the pan. It’s simple, it’s filling, and delish! 

large carb-balanced burrito-sized tortilla
1 egg
Shredded cheese
2 slices bacon
1/2 avocado, mashed
1 hash brown

Instructions:
Cook the bacon and chop it up. Mash the avocado and season with salt, mix in the bacon, and spread it on the tortilla. Cook the egg with a little shredded cheese, letting it cook mostly through, then fold it. Top the avocado with the hash brown, then add the folded egg. Fold the tortilla into a burrito and crisp it in a pan.
High-Protein Burrito Bake If you love taco night High-Protein Burrito Bake 

If you love taco night but want something a little lighter and higher protein, this one’s for you. Folded burritos baked in a ring in the cast iron — easy weeknight dinner and meal-prep friendly

serves 6
1 lb lean 93/7 ground beef
1 packet taco seasoning
1/2 onion
3.5 oz shredded cheddar + 2 tbsp for the meat mix
1/3 cup Greek yogurt (swap for sour cream if you want)
1 can fat-free refried beans
6 low-cal carb-balanced tortillas (70 cal each) @missionfoodsus 
Queso

How to make it:
Brown the beef, add taco seasoning, let it simmer
Stir in Greek yogurt + 2 tbsp shredded cheese
Cut a slit from center to edge of each tortilla
Layer beans on one section, meat on another, nacho cheese on the last
Fold into a triangle
Arrange in a ring in your cast iron skillet
Top with shredded cheese 
Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes

We top with sour cream, shredded lettuce, salsa, and guacamole 

Save this for your next easy weeknight dinner 🙌
One of my favorite ways to eat summer tomatoes 🍅 One of my favorite ways to eat summer tomatoes 🍅

Blistered cherry tomatoes, creamy white beans, cottage cheese and plenty of crusty sourdough. It’s simple, hearty, satisfying and has plenty of protein without feeling like a “high-protein” meal.

Here’s how I make it:

A big handful of cherry tomatoes
1 can white beans, drained and rinsed
Olive oil
Salt + pepper
Squeeze of fresh lemon
Good Culture cottage cheese @good_culture 
Toasted sourdough for serving

Heat a good drizzle of olive oil in a skillet and add the cherry tomatoes. Let them cook until blistered and starting to burst, then give them a light mash.

Add the white beans, season really well with salt and pepper and finish with a squeeze of lemon. Let everything warm together for a few minutes.

Spoon into a bowl, add plenty of cottage cheese on top and serve with toasted or crusty sourdough for scooping.

So simple. SO good.
Save this one for tomato season. 🍅🤍
Creamy Summer Squash Orzo with Steak Tips #ad Thi Creamy Summer Squash Orzo with Steak Tips  #ad
This Creamy Summer Squash Orzo with Steak Tips from @testkitchen is one of those dinners that feels a little special without taking all evening to make.

I love recipes that are simple enough for a weeknight but still feel like a meal everyone is excited to sit down for. This one comes together in under 45 minutes, and I know I can count on it because America’s Test Kitchen recipes are so well tested.

If you’re looking for new weeknight dinner ideas that actually work, this recipe is a great place to start. You can find it on the America’s Test Kitchen app and website—I’ve linked it in my bio to make it easy to find.

Save this one for the next time you’re wondering what to make for dinner!

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