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With its tough outer skin and rounded shape, preparing and cooking spaghetti squash can be intimidating. Not to worry, though — I’ll show you how to cook spaghetti squash in the oven (two different ways!), so that it turns out perfectly every time. Baked or roasted spaghetti squash using these two methods is surprisingly fast and will become a staple in your fall meals! Along with zoodles, it’s one of my favorite veggie noodle options....

Steak Foil Packets will change your dinner routine at home and while camping! With just 10 minutes of prep and a hands-off 20 minutes to cook, this is one of the easiest and tastiest steak dinners ever! I’m excited to show you how to cook steak in the oven with foil! Best Steak and Potatoes in Foil You are going to love cooking steak and potatoes together in a foil packet....

Eating cold watermelon right out of the refrigerator is one of summer’s greatest joys. Yet, despite my love of this naturally hydrating, ultra-refreshing fruit, I very rarely buy and cut up a watermelon. Why? Because it’s a pain. Or so I thought. Thanks to this easy method for cutting watermelon, however, that all changed. As it turns out, I’ve been cutting watermelon wrong all along. Now that I can cut a watermelon properly, we have it in our fridge almost every day, and I am a happy summer gal....

Are you wondering how to make cauliflower rice (a.k.a. riced cauliflower)? The best methods for cooking it? And what the best cauliflower rice recipes are? This guide covers everything you need to know! You’ll turn to this keto cauliflower rice recipe again and again. Let’s start with the basics, then move on to how to make homemade cauliflower rice (with a food processor and by hand), the best methods for cooking cauliflower rice, and then finally, plenty of keto cauliflower rice recipes that will surely get you into the kitchen and on your way to my favorite low carb, paleo and keto rice alternative!...

FavoritePinShare Instant pot rice is perfectly fluffy, light, tender and never sticky. Even your tricky hard to master brown and wild rice will be perfect. It’s so easy you’ll never use a pot on the stove again. Use your instant pot to make perfect rice for meals that are served over rice, like stir fry. Try these favorites Amazing Pepper Steak Stir Fry, Honey Garlic Chicken Stir Fry or Cashew Chicken Stir Fry....

FavoritePinShare This sweet and sour sauce is perfectly tangy and zesty! It will add a delicious flavor to just about anything and will only take you about 10 minutes to make! I love a good sauce to dip things in and this sweet and sour sauce is no exception! Make up some Egg Rolls, Sweet and Sour Chicken, and some Pork to use this in and you will agree with me… It’s the best!...

FavoritePinShare This delicious green sauce is bursting with basil leaf flavor balanced by buttery pine nuts, fresh garlic, and infused with quality olive oil. Learn how to make the Best Basil Pesto Sauce full of fresh ingredients and prepared in minutes. The Best Basil Pesto Sauce Recipe Memorizing simple sauce recipes I can whip up in minutes is one way I save time in the kitchen and this basil pesto recipe is not only fresh but a perfect spread or sauce for many recipes....

In exactly six weeks, my cookbook will finally be out in the world! In case you missed it, if you preorder a copy, I’ll send you a collection of EXCLUSIVE BONUS RECIPES that aren’t in the cookbook, or on my blog (more details here). You can preorder from anywhere books are sold. Below are a few links for easy reference: This book has been nearly four years in the making, though I’ve had ideas for it rolling around in the back of my brain for much longer....

FavoritePinShare Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies are soft, chewy, and topped with amazing cream cheese frosting! All the pumpkin you need in one cookie! Nothing says fall like pumpkin baking in your oven! If you love pumpkin as much as I do then try these pumpkin desserts Pumpkin Pecan Pie Bars, Pumpkin Cheesecake with Caramel Sauce or Incredible Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Whipping Cream Frosting. Pumpkin Spice Cookies Today we are doing pumpkin!...

Our Instant Pot Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes are easy to make and so much fun. Ready with only a few simple ingredients, in just 15 minutes and 5 easy steps! Every bite is full of that classic cheesesteak flavor you crave, served up on buttery hamburger buns. Your family will rave about this recipe! Jump to:What makes these the best Philly cheesesteak sloppy joes? 🥩 Philly Cheesesteak Ingredients 🧀 Best Cheese for Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes 🍔 Hamburger Buns for Cheesesteak 🧂 Seasoning 👪 Serving Size 🥗 What do you serve with Philly Cheesesteak?...

This recipe and post are brought to you by Pick ‘N Save. I’m not sure which aunt broke into “My Favorite Things” first, but it sparked a solid hour of uninterrupted show tunes, sung in a shameless, operatic manner while washing my Grammy’s impressively large collection of non-dishwasher safe tableware. Not one of us can carry a tune, and we all know every verse. Ben was introduced to our “tradition” during the first Christmas he spent with my family....

What’s your favorite steakhouse meal? Mine is a perfect filet mignon or sirloin steak paired with a blue cheese wedge salad. But you don’t have to go to a fancy steakhouse to enjoy this signature meal! I’ll show you how to make a wedge salad at home – it’s quick an easy. This is the keto wedge salad recipe you’ll want to keep coming back to again and again! I love wedge salads because they have all of the components you want in a salad: crunchy lettuce, sweet tomatoes, salty bacon, and creamy blue cheese dressing....

These keto healthy pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting are an absolute essential to make during pumpkin season — and you don’t have to be keto to enjoy them! They bake up soft and sweet with a rich icing (based on my sugar-free cream cheese frosting recipe). And thanks to a few easy ingredient swaps, they have no white flour or sugar whatsoever. Ingredients & Substitutions This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for keto pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options....

There are dozens of very good grilled pork chop marinades but this one really stands out. There is something about it that makes the taste very special. Perhaps it’s the perfect balance of sweet, pungent, savory, salty and tangy notes. Or the Asian-inspired flavors that are bold and big. Pork chops made with this marinade are out of bounds. There is plenty of flavor in every bite. This is the kind of a pork chop you just want to keep eating....

I’m still on my Indian food kick! Obviously my chicken korma, coconut curry chicken and tandoori chicken recipes needed a side dish, and keto naan bread – or low carb naan as it’s also called – is it! This keto naan with almond flour makes a delicious flatbread that pairs perfectly with Indian food, but also would be a great side to soup or salad. I can’t wait to hear what you all think about this keto naan recipe!...

This mango spinach banana smoothie is not only incredibly healthy, but it’s also refreshing, creamy, and flat-out DELISH. Now, before you question whether or not a green smoothie can truly taste that good, what if I said you can add mango and banana to your smoothie for a flavor that tastes like a tropical vacay? Now we’re talking. <—Unless I caught you mid-slurp. Go ahead and finish. We can high five over a healthy breakfast smoothie that’s reminiscent of an island getaway as soon as you come up for air....

The first few days of January are always bittersweet for me. I anticipate the holidays so much, then whoosh. One second I’m eating my family’s favorite Chestnut Stuffing and playing with my niece on Christmas morning, then the next I’m home and facing a loooooong winter. As much as I’d like to rewind and relive the long Christmas weekend over and over (another helping of Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole, please), I know part of what makes the holidays special is that they come but once a year....

It’s also the latest installment to the “I’m in my sweatpants and going to the store sounds like a lot of effort, so let’s see if I can avoid it” saga (this popular Chipotle Bowl was the first episode if you’d like to catch up). Better use of on-hand ingredients. No need to put on real clothes. This is clearly a win-win recipe (like Taco Salad and Cowboy Chicken) that we all can (and should) support....

FavoritePinShare Mexican Chicken Corn Chowder is loaded with tender chicken, sweet corn, fresh tomatoes, a kick of spice seasonings all simmered in a creamy, cheese blend that is so easy to make! It has just enough of a kick to it and the flavor is incredible. This will be one of the best chowders that you will eat! If you love chowder as much as we do try this Best Ever Creamy Clam Chowder, Delicious Corn Chowder and enjoy Homemade Cornbread on the side....

This list tells me that you all love healthy recipes that still taste delicious. ME TOO. You’re also busy. I HEAR YOU. The dishes on this list are easy and quick. You can expect many more quick, easy, healthy, and incredibly delicious recipes from me in 2020! You also can expect MY COOKBOOK. It is packed with my best recipes EVER—all brand new and never before published, including many wonderful, healthy, and easy dinners....