• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Foodie Crush

foodiecrush

real good real food for real people

  • All Recipes
    • Dinner
    • Lunch
    • Breakfast
    • Desserts
    • Appetizers
    • Healthy
    • Salads & Sides
    • Family Friendly
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • Fall
    • Winter
  • Dinner
    • Chicken & Turkey
    • Meat & Seafood
    • Noodles, Rice, & Grains
    • Salads & Sides
    • Soups & Stews
  • Winter Recipes
  • Friday Faves
  • About Me
    • FAQ
    • Work With Me
    • Contact
  • Generic selectors
    Exact matches only
    Search in title
    Search in content
    Search in posts
    Search in pages

    More results...

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Search in posts
Search in pages

More results...

food bloggers

Bev Weidner, of Bev Cooks

Crushing on Funny Girl Bev Weidner of Bev Cooks

Our crush on food blogger Bev Weidner, of Bev Cooks runs deep. She wows us with her cooking, and entertains us with her sassiness and unabashed goofiness. Plus, she's been a friend since the very first issue of FoodieCrush magazine when she showcased her wit and sensibilities ... continue reading... about Crushing on Funny Girl Bev Weidner of Bev Cooks

Categories: blog crushes, food bloggers Tags: Bev Cooks, Bev Weider, food blog crush

Friday Faves

Smudge was bound and determined to get some flowers in the ground. We compromised. It's what mothers learn to do. I'm nearly an expert at this point. While my man was building raised beds in hopes to reinvigorate our woefully sorrowful garden (per my subliminal request aka ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Categories: food bloggers, friday faves Tags: Friday Faves

Food Blogging Power Couples on foodiecrush.com

Dynamic Duos: Food Blogger Power Couples, Part 2

Last week in Part 1 of this two part series, we brought you four food blogger couples who inspire us to grab our significant other and get cookin'. See Part 1 here. This week we've got four more couples who totally rock in the kitchen. Whether it's just a hobby, or a ... continue reading... about Dynamic Duos: Food Blogger Power Couples, Part 2

Categories: food bloggers

5 Food Bloggers' Weight Loss Success Stories on foodiecrush.com

5 Food Bloggers’ Weight Loss Success Stories

Just about all of us have experienced frustrations with weight gain. We’ve seen the numbers on the scale creep up, instead of going down. We’ve started and stopped every fad diet imaginable and declared ourselves vegan, carb-free, protein only and we’ve even tested the limits of ... continue reading... about 5 Food Bloggers’ Weight Loss Success Stories

Categories: food bloggers, stories Tags: food bloggers, success stories, weight loss

4 Food Bloggers Who Changed Their Diets and Saved Their Lives on foodiecrush.com

4 Food Bloggers Who Changed Their Diets and Saved Their Lives

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When life gives you a pesky, complicated, hard to pronounce health diagnoses, and doctors don't have the answers, you take your health into your own hands. You do your own research. You experiment. Often starting with changes in what ... continue reading... about 4 Food Bloggers Who Changed Their Diets and Saved Their Lives

Categories: food bloggers, stories Tags: diet changes, food bloggers, interview

The American Farmer and Iowa Corn Quest Tour

Although he’s officially handed over the reins, 82 year old farmer Bill Rempp still continues to work alongside his son Kevin on the 1,200 acre family farm in central Iowa, better known as the heartland of America. And some days—when he’s lucky—you just might find his 6-month-old ... continue reading... about The American Farmer and Iowa Corn Quest Tour

Categories: food bloggers, lifestyle and travel, lifestyle and travel Tags: corn, food bloggers, Iowa Corn Quest, lifestyle and travel

Friday Faves and Blogger Meet-ups FoodieCrush.com

Friday Faves and Blogger Meet-Ups

Here we are. 1 down and only 51 more to go. Weeks of 2014 that is. I’m still on the new year, self-improvement train so I’m actively seeking new inspiration, creating goals and taking stock of what my year is going to look like. Are you there too or have you already jumped ... continue reading... about Friday Faves and Blogger Meet-Ups

Categories: food bloggers, friday faves Tags: blogging inspiration, blogging tips, Friday Faves, google video chat, photos that make me drool

Top 10 Recipes from 2013

Let the countdown begin and where’s my champagne? Another year has nearly made its way into the archives and left me feeling a little reflective. Maybe it’s because I’ve taken a bit of a holiday blog and social media sabbatical, leaving me more time to focus on my family—how is ... continue reading... about Top 10 Recipes from 2013

Categories: food bloggers Tags: best of 2013, round up

Todd Porter and Diane Cu of White on Rice Couple Plus Homemade Sriracha Sauce and a Cookbook Giveaway

With the release of their cookbook, Bountiful, Recipes Inspired by Our Garden, foodies Todd Porter and Diane Cu of White On Rice Couple invite us to share their insanely delicious seasonal recipes, including a condiment I can never get enough of, Homemade Sriracha Sauce. And you ... continue reading... about Todd Porter and Diane Cu of White on Rice Couple Plus Homemade Sriracha Sauce and a Cookbook Giveaway

Categories: food bloggers, giveaways, recipes, sauces and condiments, stories Tags: chile, chilis, sauce, spicy, sriracha, tomato sauce, white on rice couple

10 Best Corn Recipes and Friday Faves

Food blogging can be a solitary job. Dreaming up wild ideas on your own, being a one (wo)man show in the kitchen, taking on the tasks of a full-service photo studio to become a food stylist, prop stylist and photographer all wrapped up into one. And then there's the writing, ... continue reading... about 10 Best Corn Recipes and Friday Faves

Categories: food bloggers, friday faves, lifestyle and travel, recipe round ups, seasonal : summer, sponsored, vegetables and fruits Tags: corn, corn quest, iowa corn, recipes, round up, sponsored trip, trip

$500 Amazon Card Giveaway

What better way to start the week—or depending on how you view your Sunday, maybe you're ending it—than with a giveaway? It's my reader appreciation day, along with 9 other bloggers, and we thought you, our favored readers, deserved a thank you. And hey, let's say we're ... continue reading... about $500 Amazon Card Giveaway

Categories: food bloggers, giveaways Tags: giveaway

Favorite Weekend List Blogs | foodiecrush.com

Friday Faves: 8 Favorite Weekend List Blogs

TGIF.  Heck to the yeah, it’s Friday, and there may not be another day of the week more in need of a point of diversion than this one. Unless of course it’s M, T, W or TH. If you’re like most, Fridays call for a little escapism, a few nuggets of inspiration to coax you into ... continue reading... about Friday Faves: 8 Favorite Weekend List Blogs

Categories: food bloggers, friday faves Tags: favorite list blogs, Friday Faves, lists

FoodieCrush Cover Summer 2013

NEW! FoodieCrush Magazine Summer 2013 Issue

"Summer means watching cartoons all morning, roaming the neighborhood all day and heading home when the streetlights turn on." I don't remember where I read or heard this quote, but it's stuck with me. It doesn't apply to me so much anymore, but it reminds me to encourage my ... continue reading... about NEW! FoodieCrush Magazine Summer 2013 Issue

Categories: food bloggers, magazine, photography, seasonal : summer Tags: food bloggers, magazine, photography, summer

A Taste of Austin’s Blogher Food ’13 and Friday Faves

Hey ya’ll. That’s my Texas drawl. It’s replacing my aversion to the Utah drawl that drops the n’s and creates the oddest smash up of moosh when it comes to pronunciation. Us Utahns don’t say mouNTains, we say mount-ns, more in mumble form than diction form. We somehow make ... continue reading... about A Taste of Austin’s Blogher Food ’13 and Friday Faves

Categories: food bloggers, friday faves, lifestyle and travel, photography Tags: Blogher Food, food conference, Friday Faves

Quinoa and Avocado Chimichurri Salad | FoodieCrush.com

Quinoa and Avocado Chimichurri Salad for Food Bloggers Against Hunger

One out of every two children is on some sort of food assistance today. Families are living on a daily food budget of three dollars a day for an entire family. I’ll spend twice that on an afternoon doughnut treat for my daughter and her friends. Or for a morning coffee and copy ... continue reading... about Quinoa and Avocado Chimichurri Salad for Food Bloggers Against Hunger

Categories: food bloggers, healthy, lunch, noodles, rice and grains, recipes, salads and sides, sauces and condiments, seasonal : spring, seasonal : summer, seasonal : winter, vegetables and fruits Tags: appetizer, avocado, chimichurri, quinoa, recipe, salad, spanish, spinach

FoodieCrush Holiday Gift Guide

Friday Faves and a Food Blogger Holiday Gift Guide

It’s holiday time and gift giving is grand! Next week you’ll be seeing some talented bloggers in the new Holiday issue of FoodieCrush, so I’m not going to wax on a lot today about how you should think of others instead of just yourselves and give gifts to those in need. That ... continue reading... about Friday Faves and a Food Blogger Holiday Gift Guide

Categories: food bloggers, friday faves, seasonal : winter Tags: coveting, food bloggers, Friday Faves, gift guide, holidays

Happy Thanks and Happy Eats

There are so many things I am beyond thankful for. Like this painting Smudge made for the blog. She sees how much time and effort I put into this space on the web and wants so much to be a part of it. To be a part of me. And she is, far more than she'll ever know. This month ... continue reading... about Happy Thanks and Happy Eats

Categories: food bloggers, seasonal : fall Tags: holiday, thankful, Thanksgiving

Crab Salad Sweet Potato Chip from FoodieCrush

Crab Salad Sweet Potato Chip Bites and a Virtual Baby Shower

There's nothing in the world that can bring a smile to one's face like seeing a new mama gaze wonderously at her newborn baby. The cliché is true, each and every one of those nuggets of time are mini miracles. And today we have a little celebrating to do: TA-DA! We're ... continue reading... about Crab Salad Sweet Potato Chip Bites and a Virtual Baby Shower

Categories: appetizers, cheese, food bloggers, meat and seafood, recipes, salads and sides, vegetables and fruits Tags: appetizers & small bites, baby shower, celery, cheese, chives, crab salad, lemon juice, lump crab, shallots, sweet potato chip, thyme

Food Blogger Calendar Sept 12

Friday Faves and September 2012 Food Blog Calendar

Here we are and the first week of September has nearly been put to bed and I'm finally coming out of my cheese coma. And just like a 17-year-old stealthily sneaking into the house after being just an hour—or so—late after curfew (not that I would know ANYTHING about that) ... continue reading... about Friday Faves and September 2012 Food Blog Calendar

Categories: food bloggers, friday faves Tags: calendars, food bloggers, free download, freebies, Friday Faves

Peach Sangria Recipe from FoodieCrush

Hotel Inspired White Peach Sangria with Harry & David

The weekend started innocently enough. We landed. We checked in. And then, we discovered our gift boxes. And that's when the party started. Sweet Riesling, sparklin peach juice, fresh fruit and a few resourceful food bloggers. I smelled Sangria, but we'll get to that in a ... continue reading... about Hotel Inspired White Peach Sangria with Harry & David

Categories: drinks and cocktails, entertaining, food bloggers, lifestyle and travel, recipes, seasonal : summer, vegetables and fruits Tags: cherries, craving, drinks and cocktails, entertaining, food blogger tour, food bloggers, fruit, lifestyle and travel, peaches, pears, recipe, sangria, summer

Free Download Food Blogger Calendar August 2012

Friday Faves and August 2012 Food Blog Calendar Free Download

Another day. Another week. Another month has suddenly escaped me. I had so many grand plans for the summer: Early morning bike rides to improve my daughter's novice two-wheeling skills, lazy days at the pool, evening cookouts in our neighboring canyon and getting my garden ... continue reading... about Friday Faves and August 2012 Food Blog Calendar Free Download

Categories: food bloggers, friday faves Tags: calendars, food bloggers, free download, Friday Faves

Top 10 Pinterest Pinning Tips

Top 10 Pinterest Tips from Evo Conference 2012

I'm still riding the high of the past 2 weeks when my life flipped upside down, inside out and back again. I had my last day at my day job of five years, launched the summer issue of FoodieCrush, sent Smudge to overnight Girl Scout Camp for 5 days (!) and spent the better part of ... continue reading... about Top 10 Pinterest Tips from Evo Conference 2012

Categories: food bloggers, friday faves, photography Tags: Evo Conference, Friday Faves, Instagram, Pinterest, Pinterest tips

Calling All Bloggers: Your Favorite Kitchen Utensil Please

Yes, that is a photo of my favorite drawer in my kitchen. It's a mess, it's overflowing and it's indispensible. I'm looking for your favorite kitchen helper via your handy smart phone to include in the next issue of Foodie Crush magazine. The utensil you can't cook ... continue reading... about Calling All Bloggers: Your Favorite Kitchen Utensil Please

Categories: food bloggers Tags: food bloggers, kitchen utensils

Blogher Food 2012 White on Rice quote Seattle Washington

Friday Faves: My View of Blogher Food 2012

Blogher Food 2012, held this year in Seattle Washington, flourished with food bloggers eager to learn, link-up and of course, talk food. I did my fair amount of blogger stalking, trying to act nonchalant as I oh-so casually stared at nametags and wondered if I had lunch in my ... continue reading... about Friday Faves: My View of Blogher Food 2012

Categories: food bloggers, friday faves, photography Tags: Blogher Food, Friday Faves, photography

Foodie Crush Cookie Cravings Triple Chocolate Oreo Chunk Cookies

Announcing the Cookie Cravings Cookbook Plus a Giveaway

Hey! Guess what? We've birthed ourselves a cookie cookbook. I'm thrilled to announce that Cookie Cravings cookbook is now available! And to celebrate its arrival we're giving away a KitchenAid 7-quart Stand Mixer just like the one Maria used to bake all these cookie ... continue reading... about Announcing the Cookie Cravings Cookbook Plus a Giveaway

Categories: baking and breads, desserts, e-cookbooks, food bloggers, photography Tags: cookbook, cookies, Two Peas and Their Pod

FoodieCrush Cranberry Nut Bread

Savory to Sweet: 6 Quick Breads and Cranberry Nut Bread

Food gifts are always a highlight of my gift giving holiday regimen. Is it because I like to cook? Or maybe because I like to eat (!). This year I was inspired by Jaclyn of Food + Words’ article about homemade gifts in the debut issue of FoodieCrush magazine (page 18) and planned ... continue reading... about Savory to Sweet: 6 Quick Breads and Cranberry Nut Bread

Categories: baking and breads, family friendly, food bloggers, recipes, vegetables and fruits Tags: baking and breads, breakfast and brunch, cranberries, craving, egg, nuts, orange juice, orange zest, quick bread, quick bread recipes, recipe, recipe roundup, savory, shortening, sweet

Happy Happy and Merry Merry

Wishing you and yours a fantastic Christmas day filled with much love, good food & spirits and loads of laughter. XOXO, Heidi Thanks for reading. Keep in touch, please subscribe to FoodieCrush and follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest ... continue reading... about Happy Happy and Merry Merry

Categories: food bloggers Tags: Christmas, holidays

Presenting the Debut Issue of FoodieCrush Magazine

Listen. Can you hear it too? The trumpets trilling and the drum roll building into a frenzy as the champagne corks pop and richochet across the room. Introducing FoodieCrush the magazine. Huge thanks to all of the fabulous contributors and food bloggers who participated in ... continue reading... about Presenting the Debut Issue of FoodieCrush Magazine

Categories: food bloggers, magazine Tags: magazine

FoodieCrush-Family-Fresh-Cooking-Marla-Meridith

Crushing On Marla Meridith of Family Fresh Cooking

Let’s just start with the fact that she gets up each morning at 4 a.m. Then let's explore that she has a husband, a daughter who is turning 8 years old this week and a 4 year old son, all of whom constantly keep her on her toes. And of course there’s the consistent creating, ... continue reading... about Crushing On Marla Meridith of Family Fresh Cooking

Categories: blog crushes, food bloggers Tags: blog crushes, Family Fresh Cooking, Marla Meridith

FoodieCrush Magazine Baked Ham and Cheese Egg Cups

Ham and Cheese Baked Egg Cups

I’ve been a bit obsessed with food in cups. You could say its due to my uber-busy life right now that I’m looking for ways to maximize my family’s food/eating/nutrition schedule while keeping it nutritious and delicious but fast and portable. Those start-of-school-bells ring ... continue reading... about Ham and Cheese Baked Egg Cups

Categories: breakfast and brunch, cheese, family friendly, food bloggers, meat and seafood, recipes, vegetables and fruits Tags: baked, breakfast and brunch, cheese, dry mustard, egg, fontina, ham, milk, on the go, parmesan, quiche, strata, tomato

Next →

Primary Sidebar

fc_photo

Hi! I’m Heidi and I cook real good, real food I hope you’ll love to make, too.

Contact | Start Here! | Subscribe
  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

“What should I make for dinner?”

If this is a question you often ask, take our brief quiz and we’ll share a recommended recipe favorite with you.

Take the Quiz

Find a Recipe

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Search in posts
Search in pages

More results...

Trending Now

  • 50 Mediterranean Diet Recipes foodiecrush.com #mediterraneandiet #mediterraneanrecipes #mediterranean #mediterraneanmeal #mediterraneanrcookingideas
    50 Favorite Mediterranean Diet Recipes
  • 50 Dinner Ideas When There's No Time to Cook | foodiecrush.com
    50 Dinner Ideas When There’s No Time to Cook
  • 60 Healthy Breakfast Ideas foodiecrush.com
    60 Healthy Breakfast Ideas When There’s No Time to Eat
  • Easy Homemade Beef Broth Stock | foodiecrush.com #beef #stock #broth #soup #recipes
    Homemade Beef Broth Stock

Follow @foodiecrush on Instagram

Comfort food anyone?! Served over flowy strands of Comfort food anyone?! Served over flowy strands of pasta, this authentic, slow-simmered bolognese sauce with it’s deep, rich, meaty flavor is an Italian classic that isn’t hard or expensive to make, but does include time and patience as two of if its ingredients for developing it’s lush, deep flavor. Even better, this recipe makes enough for dinner tonight and leftovers tomorrow. This is how to cook smarter, not harder. 

Tap the link in my profile and search bolognese sauce for the recipe https://www.foodiecrush.com/bolognese-sauce/
If you’re thinking about meal planning today, th If you’re thinking about meal planning today, this vegetarian Mediterranean orzo pasta salad with crunchy vegetables and spinach, briny olives, and feta cheese is pretty much exactly what you’re looking for. Served as a side, or made for a lunch time meal, this whole food, #Mediterraneandiet pasta salad makes batch cooking for the week a pleasure to eat. Tap the link in my profile and search orzo salad for the recipe. https://www.foodiecrush.com/mediterranean-orzo-salad/
These easy stuffed bell peppers are made without r These easy stuffed bell peppers are made without rice. Instead I filled them with spiralized zucchini, protein-packed quinoa, and ground turkey sausage for a fast and super healthy all-in-one dinner everyone at the table will love. So good for meal prepped lunches too. Tap the link in my bio and search zucchini stuffed peppers for the recipe.
The simple balsamic dressing does double duty as t The simple balsamic dressing does double duty as the chicken marinade in this healthy, easy to make chicken, avocado, and strawberry spinach salad. Who says heathy isn’t filling and fulfilling?!! Tap the link in my profile and search strawberry spinach salad for the recipe.
I am so ready to make a run for Mexico, but until I am so ready to make a run for Mexico, but until I can, at least I have fish tacos. Dolloped with an avocado tartar sauce and spiced up with blackened seasoning and then baked, these tacos are the healthier way to Baja. Tap the link in my profile and search blackened fish tacos for the recipe.
Happy Friday! Savory veg with scrambled eggs + a l Happy Friday! Savory veg with scrambled eggs + a little onion + Parmesan cheese is def one of my favorite ways to breakfast. Spray a non-stick pan with cooking spray, sauté some mushrooms (shiitake are esp delish) then toss in a big handful or two of fresh spinach and some chopped RBP. Season with a few splashes of ponzu, amino acids or soy sauce, with a few dashes of sesame oil and toss til wilted. Even better if you add a dab or three of gochuchang for spice. 

And a tip for the best scrambled eggs:  add a splash of water to them when whisking to make them creamier. 

There isn’t a recipe to link to but it’s for sure a Friday Faves which you can find now when you click the link in my bio and search Friday Faves for a whole bunch of recipe links and random web finds.
Load More... Follow on Instagram

“What should I make for dinner?”

If this is a question you often ask, take our brief quiz and we’ll share a recommended recipe favorite with you.

Take the Quiz
  • Home
  • Recipes
  • Contact Me
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2021 · FoodieCrush