Olive Oil Fudge Brownies are an easy from scratch brownie recipe made with heart healthy olive oil instead of butter.
I have a thing for brownies. I also have a thing for doing things to brownies, such as making them with bananas, or zucchini, or s’mores. So while olive oil may not be a natural transition from those goodies, it seemed like a good idea. It ended up being a tasty one too! …
Chewy, chocolaty and delicious, these Coconut Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies are the best chocolate chip cookies ever!
I have tried many different chocolate chip cookie recipes in my day. There was a fantastic recipe I used to make when I was a kid, and then my grandma’s recipe, plus many others in between. There were pros and cons to each recipe, but in the end they were chocolate chip cookies and therefore delicious, right? Then one day we had our real estate agent, and dear friend, over for a visit. She generously brought us an oven mitt, a bag of chocolate chips and a recipe. The recipe was for these Coconut Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies, which ended up being the best chocolate chip cookies I have ever had in my life!
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Lighter Chipotle Beef Tacos are an easy recipe for a healthier beef taco. {Gluten Free}
Back when Mike and I were first married, I tried to cook dinner every night. At the time, I was still working and often ended up at the office much later than he was. He could tell how tired I was after working 10+ hour days and wanted to help with dinner. He has always made a mean frozen pizza and used to cook a lot during his bachelor days. He told me he used to make tacos all of the time – meat plus a seasoning kit. Oy! I was excited for tacos, but my first thought was…where are the vegetables? He is very good at following a recipe, so we decided that I needed to come up with a healthier beef taco recipe that is easy to make….
Enjoy the taste of summer with this light, refreshing Caprese Pasta Salad. Made with garden fresh tomatoes and basil, mozzarella cheese and a bonus protein boost from chickpeas, it is quick, simple, delicious – and perfect for a weekday supper!
Over the past month, our herb garden has grown and flourished. I usually have to plant two basil plants, but this year our basil is towering above the rest. Never at a loss for recipes using fresh basil, this Caprese Pasta Salad recipe is one of our favorite summertime weeknight dinners!
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Now that it’s summer, we have been having fun under the sun and finding ways to beat the heat. We have been riding bikes, swinging at the park, visits to the local splash pad and treating ourselves with Fruttare Frozen Fruit Bars.
We discovered Fruttare Frozen Fruit Bars last summer (you can read about that here). Fruttare Frozen Fruit Bars have quickly become a summertime household staple! Now that it’s ‘fruit bar season’ (as Adam calls it), we get to enjoy one of our favorite special moments – sitting on the front step and talking about our day while enjoying a Fruttare Frozen Fruit Bar….
Pinot Noir Dark Chocolate Truffles are easy, decadent homemade truffles,infused with Pinot Noir wine that melt in your mouth and are made on the lighter side!
Every holiday, or any occasion really, Mike surprises me with truffles. He insists the truffles are for me and usually refuses when I offer to share. With both Father’s Day and his birthday coming up, I wanted to make something to surprise him (early because, well…I know he reads the blog regularly. Hi Honey!) I have had a ‘healthified’ dark chocolate truffle recipe bookmarked for years, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to make it….
Get a protein-packed breakfast in minutes with this Spicy Black Bean Breakfast Burger. Perfect for when you want something quick, healthy and delicious!
Lately, I have been feeling more tired than usual and end up hungry in the late mornings. With intense morning workouts and spending long days caring for the kids, I am thinking it might be time to change up my breakfast routine and get a little more protein. My usual breakfast consists of oatmeal with cocoa powder, flax seed meal and a banana.
While I occasionally deviate to something with a little more protein, like Greek yogurt with berries or a smoothie, it always comes back to carb-heavy oatmeal. It’s quick to make, and I really like a hot breakfast. Thankfully this Spicy Black Bean Breakfast Burger has become the protein-packed solution to my breakfast woes.
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Buffalo Aioli takes a basic aioli recipe and transforms it into something extraordinary…buffalo style! A bowl, a whisk, a few simple ingredients, and 5 minutes are all you need to make this easy recipe.
Aioli is one of those accompaniments that I always enjoy at restaurants. It puts an upscale twist on the simplest sandwiches, burgers, vegetables and has the ability to turn a simple plate of fries into frites! For whatever reason, it never occurred to me how easy aioli is to make at home. Then one night, we were making oven fries, and I wanted to do something to dress them up. I had an egg yolk leftover from another recipe, we are crazy for anything buffalo, and from there it was a natural progression to become Buffalo Aioli!
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