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Spicy Black Bean Breakfast Burger

June 5, 2014 ·

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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Filed Under: breakfast, giveaway, healthy, main dishes, Recipes, vegetarian Tagged With: black beans, brunch, cheese, easy, MorningStar Farms, quick, spicy, whole wheat

Low Fat Chocolate Cake

May 28, 2014 ·

This Low Fat Chocolate Cake is fudgy sheet cake is topped with a fudgy frosting and easy to make. It is moist, chocolaty and delicious!

I just looked at the calender and realized that Monday was my 3 year blogiversary. And a celebration isn’t a celebration without cake…and sprinkles! So I am sharing this simple, tasty Low Fat Chocolate Cake in honor of YOU, in honor of the blog, and just because who doesn’t like a delicious cake made on the lighter side!

I’m not always a fan of going low fat just for the sake of low fat. But in an effort to save calories with something that is simple, chocolaty and delicious, I’m all for it. This Low Fat Chocolate Cake is made using coconut oil, both in the cake and frosting. I love using coconut oil in baked goods. This was also my first time using coconut oil in frosting, which turned out great!

Low Fat Chocolate Cake

Author: Alida Fischbach

Yields: 18 servings

Ingredients

½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup boiling water
2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1½ cups granulated sugar
⅓ cup coconut oil
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
Cooking spray

Frosting:

1½ cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon coconut oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons milk (I used skim)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
Prepare cake: In a small bowl, combine cocoa and water and let cool Meanwhile, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. In a separate large bowl, add sugar, coconut oil and vanilla and beat with a mixer on medium until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in cocoa mixture. Alternate beating in flour and buttermilk to cocoa, ending with flour - beat well after each addition. Pour cake into prepared baking pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack completely before frosting.
Prepare frosting: In a large bowl, add sugar, cocoa powder, coconut oil and vanilla and beat with a mixer until combined. Add milk until desired consistency is achieved. Spread over cooled cake and decorate as desired.

Filed Under: dessert, giveaway, Recipes, vegetarian Tagged With: buttermilk, cake, chocolate, easy, low fat, quick

Rosemary Cornbread from Alida's Kitchen #recipes #SundaySupper #ChooseDreams

Rosemary Cornbread #SundaySupper #ChooseDreams

May 25, 2014 ·

Cornbread made with buttermilk is given a sophisticated twist with fresh rosemary in this Rosemary Cornbread. This recipe is lightened up and always a favorite!

A couple weeks ago, my family paid a visit to the local nursery to pick up some herbs to plant in a container garden on our deck. The deck is just off the kitchen, and walking out the patio door to pick fresh herbs for my recipes is one of the many things I look forward to each spring. I’m not the only one who looks forward to ‘herb season.’ Adam not only loves the recipes, but he loves to care for the herbs too! Ever since he could walk, he has helped watering. Now with a few years of experience under his 4 year old belt, he has taken over (most) responsibility and really does a great job!

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Filed Under: bread, healthy, kid-friendly, Recipes, vegetarian Tagged With: buttermilk, cornbread, easy, quick, rosemary, snack, sundaysupper

Parsley Pesto Potato Salad | alidaskitchen.com #recipes #SundaySupper

Parsley Pesto Potato Salad #SundaySupper

May 18, 2014 ·

Parsley Pesto Potato Salad puts a fun, picnic spin on parsley potatoes. It is a healthier potato salad, made with roasted yellow Idaho® potatoes and tossed in a lighter parsley pesto sauce.

Potatoes are such a great and versatile vegetable that can be served up in many ways that my whole family will eat it (score!) Baked, mashed, whipped, ‘fried,’ or in a salad, it’s all good. This Parsley Pesto Potato Salad uses delicious yellow Idaho® potatoes cooked using my favorite method – roasted! Add in a fresh and vibrant parsley pesto sauce to drizzle and toss with the potatoes, and you’ve got a rock star party Parsley Pesto Potato Salad that everybody will love!…

Filed Under: gluten free, healthy, Recipes, sides, vegetarian Tagged With: easy, parsley, pesto, potato salad, potatoes, quick, sundaysupper

Mocha Smoothie

May 15, 2014 ·

This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Nestle, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #BreakfastEssentials http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV

Kick start your mornings in minutes with chocolate and coffee in this delicious, and easy to make Mocha Smoothie.

With school coming to an end and early morning summer camps on the horizon, I wanted to come up with a wake-me-up breakfast that can be made quickly and enjoyed on the go. Since coffee is already a mommy essential, I was on a mission to create a coffee-inspired smoothie. …

Filed Under: breakfast, healthy, Recipes, vegetarian Tagged With: banana, chocolate, coffee, easy, Greek yogurt, quick, smoothie

Broccoli Tortellini Salad with Arugula Pesto | alidaskitchen.com

Broccoli Tortellini Salad with Arugula Pesto #WeekdaySupper

May 8, 2014 ·

Broccoli Tortellini Salad with Arugula Pesto is a fresh pasta salad made with a nut-free arugula pesto. This recipe can be easily doubled (or tripled), which makes it perfect for potluck season!

This Broccoli Tortellini Salad with Arugula Pesto is a unique and tasty pasta salad that is quick and easy for a weeknight or to make in advance for a potluck. It’s a little different than what you might normally expect to find at a party, but tastes fresh, delicious and healthy! I really love pesto-inspired recipes, but often have to avoid them due to my tree nut allergy. However when I realized how quick it is to whip up an easy recipe for pesto at home, well that was a game changer….

Filed Under: healthy, main dishes, Recipes, salad, vegetarian Tagged With: arugula, cheese, easy, pasta, pesto, quick

Pretzel Crusted Grilled Cheese

April 30, 2014 ·

Pretzel Crusted Grilled Cheese puts a tasty pretzel twist on everybody’s favorite childhood grilled cheese sandwich.

Throughout the month of April, we celebrated National Grilled Cheese Month with many tasty variations of the classic sandwich. While I developed a delicious Parmesan Crusted Baked Grilled Cheese, that was not the original recipe I had in mind. I wanted to make a grilled cheese with pretzels – in either the crust or the filling, it didn’t matter. Pretzel-something grilled cheese was going to happen. I tried mixing pretzels with cheese for a topping or crushed in the filling, and the results were just not satisfactory. However I am very excited to share that finally on the last day of National Grilled Cheese month I discovered the secret…and it works!…

Filed Under: kid-friendly, main dishes, Recipes, vegetarian Tagged With: baked, cheese, easy, pretzels, quick, sandwich

Three Cheese Spinach Pasta Bake

April 28, 2014 ·

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Barilla, but opinions are my own.

Three Cheese Spinach Pasta Bake is a tasty, cheesy veggie-filled baked pasta dish that the whole family will enjoy happily around the dinner table. It is quick and easy to make, can be made ahead and leftovers reheat perfectly!

As we strive to maintain a connection and grow with our kids, we find that enjoying dinners together is so important. While we frequently eat together, it is not often that we all eat the same thing, which means I am in the kitchen making custom requests instead of enjoying our together time. So my quest is often to find something that everybody likes. Enter this Three Cheese Spinach Pasta Bake. Made with a delicious combination of pasta, three cheeses, tomato sauce and spinach, it is so simple and tasty and loved by my entire family! …

Filed Under: healthy, kid-friendly, main dishes, Recipes, vegetarian Tagged With: cheese, dinner, easy, pasta, quick, spinach, vegetable

Carrot Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Swirl | alidaskitchen.com #recipes #SundaySupper

Carrot Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Swirl #SundaySupper

April 20, 2014 ·

Nothing says Springtime (or Easter) quite like a carrot cake, and this Carrot Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Swirl is no exception. The cake is a classic, moist and delicious carrot cake, and inside is a beautiful swirl of sweetened cream cheese.

I wanted to make a new carrot cake-inspired recipe this year and was deciding between waffles and this cake. Then Adam chimed in with a suggestion for carrot muffins. He claimed to have a good recipe and assured me ‘they are very easy to make.’ I was definitely intrigued by this good and easy recipe by my 4 year old, so asked how to make them. Here is his recipe:

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Filed Under: dessert, kid-friendly, Recipes, vegetarian Tagged With: brunch, bundt, cake, carrot, cream cheese, easter, easy, holiday, sundaysupper

Spicy Deviled Eggs

April 19, 2014 ·

I am a brand ambassador for MIRACLE WHIP through the Mom It Forward Blogger Network. While I am compensated for my time, all stories and opinions are my own.

Spicy Deviled Eggs are a quick, easy and delicious way to use up those decorated Easter eggs. They put a fun, tangy and spicy twist on a classic deviled egg recipe and take only 15 minutes to prepare!

As we are creating new Easter traditions with our young kids, there are certain classics that are timeless. Easter baskets, Easter egg hunts and decorating Easter eggs. I remember dying Easter eggs was always one of my favorite Easter activities as a child (after eating all of my chocolate eggs before breakfast, of course!). I also remember my grandma had the best recipe to transform those Easter eggs into something amazing. She had a quick and easy deviled egg recipe using MIRACLE WHIP (always her secret ingredient) that was an Easter classic and always a hit. These Spicy Deviled Eggs are very similar to her recipe, only they have the addition of jalapeno peppers to give a little spicy kick!

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