FavoritePinShare Greek Salad is a fresh, crunchy, vibrant salad with the BEST Greek dressing! Every bite is packed with color and the best flavors that will keep you digging in for more! I absolutely can’t get enough of salads with a feta crumble in them. I find myself poking around in the salad to try to get some in every bite! For more salads with feta cheese try Grilled Berry Feta Chicken Salad or Italian Avocado Cucumber Tomato Salad....
FavoritePinShare Grilled Berry Feta Chicken Salad is loaded with fresh summer berries, bacon chipotle seasoned grilled chicken and topped with a sweet chipotle dressing! You will be craving this mouthwatering salad all summer long! Summer grilling is in full swing at our house and fourth of July is just around the corner. It is one of my favorite summer holidays and a perfect time to get together with friends and family....
I know I may be asking for trouble putting pineapple in these Ham and Cheese Scrolls (or pinwheels, if you’re that way inclined). People are either adamantly for or against pineapple on pizza, and since these scrolls are essentially like little pizzas I’m sure there will be opinions. The truth is you’re an adult (or at least a very intelligent kid who has stumbled across my blog) and you can make these scrolls how you damn well please....
More specifically, my definition is a hybrid of my Grammy’s homemade mac and cheese (you’ll find it in my cookbook!) and my Grandma’s Party Ham Casserole. Both contain noodles, a crispy topping, and unbridled amounts of heavy cream. My grandmothers’ recipes are exactly the sort of dishes you want to curl up with on a chilly evening when the sun sets too early, the wind blows too strong, and you realize that a comforting pasta bake and a pair of sweatpants might be the secret to a lifetime of happiness....
These healthy cranberry apricot bars are little portable fruit crisps that you can tuck into your lunch box. With double the glorious streusel topping, nutty layers of cinnamon almond-scented dough are wrapped around a bright cranberry apricot filling to create a tasty mash-up of a traditional buttery crumble bar and your favorite fruit cereal bar. Loaded with good-for-you ingredients, this twist on a yummy fruit bar might be my greatest contribution to society yet (ranking right up there with these Pecan Pie Bars and Strawberry Oatmeal Bars)....
FavoritePinShare Enjoy a bowl of this homemade baba ganoush dip with all of your favorite chips and veggies! Each bite is filled with roasted eggplant and tahini, seasoned to perfection with garlic, cumin, parsley, and paprika! Dips are one of my all-time favorite appetizers to serve and snack on. The only problem is, a lot of them don’t really work for my diet. The great thing about things like hummus and baba ganoush is that they’re packed with body-loving nutrients so it’s a snack you don’t have to worry about eating!...
FavoritePinShare This homemade caramel syrup is the best that you will ever taste! Not only does it have the perfect texture but it is made for drizzling on any and all of your favorite breakfast foods! This caramel syrup is so good that it makes my mouth water just thinking about it! Try using it on pancakes, crepes, or this French toast! It makes everything taste even better! Homemade Caramel Syrup In my opinion, you can never have too many options for syrup!...
FavoritePinShare Parker House Rolls are soft, melt in your mouth rolls, that are buttered before and after baking for rich irresistible flavor. They are so good, it’ll be hard not to want to make them everyday. These are so yummy you can eat them plain or for extra pizzazz, pair these tender rolls with home made Apple Butter, Strawberry Jam or this Easy Honey Butter! Anyway you serve and eat them, they’re delicious!...
FavoritePinShare Homemade pumpkin pie spice is a fall spice staple! It’s made with cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and nutmeg, which makes it perfect for cakes, pies, and cookies all season long! I always forget how many recipe call for pumpkin pie spice during the fall! This spice is used in some of my favorite recipes like this pumpkin cake, these delicious chocolate chip pumpkin muffins, and these iced pumpkin spice cookies! Try using this homemade spice to elevate any dessert!...
Cooking beef brisket for the holidays is almost like a rite of passage of entertaining, don’t you think? It’s not the cut of beef that I would normally choose, but for certain occasions, it’s hard to beat. And since it’s such a staple in Jewish cuisine, it seemed fitting that I should have a tutorial for how to cook brisket in the oven. This simple beef brisket recipe is seasoned with a classic Texas brisket rub that gives it a smoky and savory flavor, seared to create a crust on the outside, and then slowly roasted....
If you’re craving mascarpone (or need it for a recipe) but don’t have any on hand, there’s good news: you can make homemade mascarpone with just two ingredients! Once you learn how to make mascarpone cheese, you’ll never go searching for it in stores again. Similar to homemade almond milk, this mascarpone has a short ingredients list and a simple prep technique. Once you have it on-hand, try mascarpone with homemade crackers, bagels (so yummy with mascarpone and lox!...
You cool Instant Pot kids—have you been cooking your sweet potatoes this way all along? Is there a secret underground club where people wink at each other knowingly, all while enjoying their perfectly tender, lightly fluffy, yet also creamy, sweet potatoes? As of this day, you and I are IN the sweet potato club, my friends. Maybe we can have a secret handshake or better yet, a secret stash of butter....
This low carb keto broccoli salad with bacon is the perfect salad to make ahead or take to parties! It’s one of my favorites in the summer months while it’s hot, but it’s also great for potlucks, meal prep, or weeknight meals all year long. It comes together quickly and can be made ahead… because it gets even better with time! But beyond the convenience, this hearty broccoli bacon salad also has incredible flavor....
These low carb keto lemon bars are a must-have spring dessert! With a creamy, sweet, and tart lemon filling and buttery shortbread crust, nobody will believe these are sugar-free lemon bars, either. Just like with magic cookie bars, peanut butter bars, and keto lemon meringue pie, the layers of flavor take every bite over the top! Ingredients You’ll Need This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for sugar-free lemon bars, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options....
This post is sponsored by Zulay Kitchen. All opinions are my own and I only share products I personally love. Thanks for supporting the brands that make this site possible! What is lightly sweetened, creamy, frothy, and with a healthy boost of antioxidants? If you guessed a matcha green tea frappe, you would be right! This isn’t any matcha frappe recipe, though. It’s a low carb frappe recipe! My green tea frappe recipe takes real food ingredients like matcha, almond milk, heavy cream, vanilla, and powdered erythritol and blends them into a creamy, gorgeous keto frappe!...
Keto orange chicken is one of the most popular recipes in my Easy Keto Cookbook, so I just couldn’t resist sharing it with you here, too! It’s everything you’d expect from this healthier Chinese makeover, in a good way: chunks of juicy, crunchy chicken tossed in a sweet, sticky citrus sauce – all without the carbs that usually go along with it. When you’re craving takeout, make this low carb orange chicken recipe instead!...
This sugar-free slushie is the ultimate way to cool down fast on a hot day. The keto slushie drinks here combine real fruit with a natural sweetener for a two-minute refreshment that won’t weigh you down. (And you can even use similar ingredients in this short recipe to make sugar free sorbet and keto frozen yogurt!) Ingredients & Substitutions This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for sugar-free slushies, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options....
Ever since I released my keto bread mix, people have been asking me if they can use it to make keto bread with yeast. Well, now you can! Bread made with this mix is already totally delicious, but adding yeast just takes it over the top. Give this low carb keto yeast bread recipe a try, especially if you’ve been disappointed by dense keto breads. Not anymore! If you’re a fan of yeast in baking, try it out in keto dinner rolls, soft pretzels, hot dog buns, and garlic cheese bread – they are all made with yeast and super fluffy....
Making healthy versions of comfort foods from everyone’s childhood is among my favorite cooking challenges (see Chicken Alfredo Bake). This healthy King Ranch chicken is my latest lightened-up love. Made with just one pan, this sped-up skillet version of the original King Ranch chicken recipe offers lean protein, fresh veggies, and plenty of Tex-Mex comfort with less fat and fewer calories (like my favorite Taco Skillet). Added bonus: if you hustle, this recipe is ready in 30 minutes or less....
Although my sisters and I eventually outgrew the prefilled Easter baskets too (harsh realities of our 20s), I certainly believe that, at any age, everyone deserves a little springtime treat. A fresh twist on classic jam thumbprint cookies, which in my family are rolled in crushed walnuts and filled with strawberry jam, lemon thumbprint cookies take the same lightly crispy, buttery shortbread and give it the springtime citrus treatment. In celebration of a new season and the return of sunshine, let’s fill our baskets and pile our plates with bright lemon coconut thumbprint cookies....
