A simple balsamic dressing does double duty as a marinade for the chicken in this light and healthy, fresh avocado and strawberry spinach salad. Simple Strawberry Spinach Salad The best recipes are made from muscle memory. These are the recipes you've made time and time ... continue reading... about Strawberry Spinach Salad with Chicken and Avocado
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Chinese Chicken Salad with Sesame Dressing
This Chinese Chicken Salad takes the healthier high road than the heavier versions I always see at those popular food chains that everyone loves. It's made with crunchy romaine, wontons, and an almond crunch, and is topped with protein-packed chicken breast, pasta noodles, and a ... continue reading... about Chinese Chicken Salad with Sesame Dressing
Easy Green Beans with Browned Butter Almondine
These green beans almondine are made in one skillet, steaming the beans right in with the butter and almonds then finishing them off with some lemon juice. Easy Green Bean Recipe I remember my mom making a version of this super easy green bean recipe since before I could ... continue reading... about Easy Green Beans with Browned Butter Almondine
Asian Ramen Noodle Salad Recipe
Crunchy ramen noodles and cabbage make this easy Asian ramen noodle salad with an addictive dressing an instant picnic and pot luck favorite. This salad is pretty enough to take a picture of. And pretty enough to share that pic. That's why today I've partnered with Adobe ... continue reading... about Asian Ramen Noodle Salad Recipe
Roasted Asparagus with Browned Butter and Almonds
Roasted asparagus gets a leg up on the basic side dish with a drizzle of nutty browned butter and the crunch of buttery marcona almonds. There's nothing better in cooking than to take an easy, basic recipe and give it just a little twist to move it up a notch. Basic ... continue reading... about Roasted Asparagus with Browned Butter and Almonds
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
This easy lemon poppy seed muffin recipe gets a healthy boost with almonds and yogurt to make a moist muffin everyone will declare the very best. Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins You know how there are some ingredients that you just can't say no to when it comes to a ... continue reading... about Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
No-Bake Cookie Bars with Chocolate, Cherries and Chia Seeds
I’m shortening this recipe title to be known as Triple CH No-Bake Cookie Bars, making it easy to remember the main ingredient list thanks to it’s title: chocolate, cherries and chia that create a healthy cookie bar for breakfast, snacking, or even dessert. If a photo could sway ... continue reading... about No-Bake Cookie Bars with Chocolate, Cherries and Chia Seeds
Thai Coconut Noodle Salad
Almond Breeze Almondmilk Coconutmilk is my secret to a lower calorie instead of canned coconut milk for dressing this flavorful, Thai-inspired noodle salad. This year I’m partnering with Almond Breeze to create and share recipes using almond milk. This noodle salad recipe takes ... continue reading... about Thai Coconut Noodle Salad
Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
These dense and chewy coconut macaroons are dipped in dark chocolate for the ultimate decadent treat, and they also feature a fun crunchy surprise in the center! Easy Chocolate Coconut Macaroons Chocolate. It's one of my favorite ingredients in the kitchen. This post is ... continue reading... about Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
Raspberry and Chocolate With Almonds Grilled Cheese
Havarti cheese, creamy mascarpone, tart raspberries, milk chocolate with almonds and orange zest get melty and gooey pressed in between hunks of angel food cake in this surprising and delicious take on grilled cheese. Grilled Cheese—it’s standard fare at our house. Savory? Sure! ... continue reading... about Raspberry and Chocolate With Almonds Grilled Cheese
Light and Easy Cheese Ball Recipe
This 5-ingredient cheese ball is lightened up with a combination of Neufchâtel light cream cheese and Greek yogurt cream cheese for nearly guilt free snacking, and it's guaranteed to be a major crowd-pleaser at any shindig! The day has come and gone and perhaps your resolve to ... continue reading... about Light and Easy Cheese Ball Recipe
Chocolate Dipped Almond Cookies and Santa’s Milk Drive
These simple and decadent almond cookies are sandwiched between a layer of rich dark or milk chocolate filling and are then dipped in dark or white chocolate and sprinkled with chopped nuts or crushed peppermint candy for a delicious crunch. This whole thing started with my wish ... continue reading... about Chocolate Dipped Almond Cookies and Santa’s Milk Drive
Winter Green Salad with Orange Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
This fresh and healthy winter salad recipe with spinach, romaine, mushrooms, apple, and almonds features the best citrusy honey mustard dressing. 'Tis the season to embrace balance. It's the time to do the dance and fancy footwork when toeing the line between giving into each ... continue reading... about Winter Green Salad with Orange Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
Apple Blondies with Cinnamon Almond Streusel
Things around here have floated back into a familiar groove. Smudge is back in school so sleeping in is saved for the weekends and random mommy daughter excursions during the day have come to a halt. The one thing that stays constant is my little girl's request for an after ... continue reading... about Apple Blondies with Cinnamon Almond Streusel
Strawberry and Avocado with Tuna Salad Recipe
It’s back! After a summer peppered with vacations to the beach / cabin / red rocks, popsicles and cereal flavored milkshakes, far more thunderstorms than I ever remember a summer possibly possessing and not nearly enough time spent weeding my garden (thank you for doing so, my ... continue reading... about Strawberry and Avocado with Tuna Salad Recipe
Spicy Chocolate Bark with Chipotle and Almonds
Sweet treats don’t have to be time consuming. They just have to be good. In my book there’s nothing quite as simple, and definitely not as good, as a decadent, rich chocolate. Hit it with a little Chipotle spice and a salty crunch and man oh man, I go weak in the knees. Sounds ... continue reading... about Spicy Chocolate Bark with Chipotle and Almonds
Strawberry and Quinoa Parfait Plus a Giveaway
This post is sponsored by California Strawberries, whose sweetness will surely inspire you to start the new year right with this Strawberry and Quinoa Parfait and the opportunity to win a Vitamix blender. If you’re like me, moving into the new year means coming down from my ... continue reading... about Strawberry and Quinoa Parfait Plus a Giveaway
Cranberry Baklava Phyllo Cups
A new year calls for new tips in simplicity, especially in the kitchen. Sometimes I’m a short-cut kinda gal, which makes for some interesting cooking challenges. Because who wants to feel overwhelmed and overwrought at the mere thought of inviting friends over to enjoy ... continue reading... about Cranberry Baklava Phyllo Cups
Apple and Cherry Strudel Plus Friday Faves
My secret to an easy dessert? I start in my grocery store freezer for an Apple and Cherry Strudel that's every bit as easy to pull together as a traditional homemade pie. Hey, look at that. It's November 1 and the entertaining season has officially begun! But that doesn't ... continue reading... about Apple and Cherry Strudel Plus Friday Faves
Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal with Sweet Potato
I’m not going to lie. The process of coming up with recipes to put on the blog is sometimes, just, well, weird. And sometimes the outcome can be a little, well, weird too. Like Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal with Sweet Potato. But in a good way and with 10 more food blogger's ... continue reading... about Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal with Sweet Potato
Roasted Kale and Fennel Salad with Avocado Caesar Dressing Plus 20 More Kale Recipes to Love
I succombed to peer pressure. I jumped on the bandwagon. I’m intoxicated with the sweet promise of a new fangled and healthy twist on one of my favorite meals. My lunch crunch salad. I have a version of a salad nearly every day for lunch and it’s often a dish I’m requested to ... continue reading... about Roasted Kale and Fennel Salad with Avocado Caesar Dressing Plus 20 More Kale Recipes to Love
Baked Orange French Toast with Almond Crumble
I have a friend who abhors anything citrus. The smell alone puts her into a tailspin and the gag reflexes start. Peeling an orange in the same office with her was always a sensitive affair, but being the ever polite and gracious co-worker she would simply step out and never ... continue reading... about Baked Orange French Toast with Almond Crumble
Sweet and Spicy Popcorn Recipe
Before making the change to a low-sodium diet, Jess Goldman Foung, the author of the popular blog Sodium Girl, was like a lot of Americans who ate fried chicken and macaroni and cheese, not nearly enough servings of vegetables and rarely strayed from her comfort zone of basic ... continue reading... about Sweet and Spicy Popcorn Recipe
Baked Salmon with Spicy Plum Preserves and a GIVEAWAY
You’ve been there, we all have in one form or another. You’ve invited friends over for a weeknight bite and a sip, but the bossman says, “You know that campaign you were working on for Friday? Guess what? Times change and you will too. It’s due tomorrow.” Sucks to be you is what ... continue reading... about Baked Salmon with Spicy Plum Preserves and a GIVEAWAY
Kale and Cabbage Coleslaw with Marcona Almonds
I'm into layering. Not just in my clothing options—yes, I'm a big fan of piling on the tank, then the shirt, then the sweater, jacket or blazer—but also when it comes to cooking. Layering flavors and textures in a dish—and even an entire menu—is the sign of an adventurous and ... continue reading... about Kale and Cabbage Coleslaw with Marcona Almonds
Spring Greens Asparagus and Ricotta Pasta
Just like last spring, I nearly fell off the curb when I saw them poking their pointy little heads out of the yet to be toiled soil. Given they had the fortitude to break through the thatch of leftover fall leaves with such superhero force was a sure sign these slender lovelies ... continue reading... about Spring Greens Asparagus and Ricotta Pasta
Craving > 5 Updated Chicken Salad Recipes
Chicken Salad. It can so easily go so wrong and seem trite, the catch-all recipe for the catered office lunch or duty-calls bridal shower. But by adding an unexpected and flavorful ingredient, chicken salad can be oh-so-divine. photo > foodiecrush Here's my take on ... continue reading... about Craving > 5 Updated Chicken Salad Recipes
