No. Those are not acceptable alternatives. Grilled cheese sandwiches are made in a pan. With butter. Is it something you should eat every day? No. Is it something you should eat sometimes? Yes. But only if it’s made in a pan. With butter. I didn’t think knowing how to make grilled cheese sandwiches was that big of a deal until recently, I went to a sandwich chain and got their grown-up grilled cheese and it wasn’t right....

With time seasoning of cast iron pan withers off. Seasoning the cast iron skillet and pan keep them good for years and your cast iron will last for generations. Here’s a simple method of how to season cast iron cookware, skillet, pans or tawa. Cast iron pan or skillet is a useful cooking equipment which has had an essential place in my kitchen since ages. Let me walk you through the step by step method to Season cast iron skillet at home....

Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup is creamy, warming and oh-so-comforting. Pair this soup with a salad and crusty bread, or serve as an appetizer to Lentil Loaf or Vegan Meatloaf. If you have kids (or not), make a grilled cheese with Stretchy Vegan Mozzarella to go along with it! This simple soup would also be an excellent addition to your Thanksgiving menu. It’s dairy free, naturally gluten free and can easily be made nut free or oil free as well....

Vegan quiche recipe with JUST Egg Vegan quiche recipes just became so much easier thanks to JUST Egg. This miracle plant-based egg replacer looks, cooks, and tastes almost exactly like real eggs. Using a bottle of liquid JUST Egg, a medley of colorful vegetables, and vegan cheeses to make a JUST Egg Quiche is the best way to impress and delight all of your guests at brunch! JUST Egg recipes are quickly gaining popularity because they’re SO realistic....

So it’s mid-June and you’re already ready to beat the heat? I’ve got your answer! These 5-ingredient, 10-minutes to prep and naturally sweetened homemade mango yogurt popsicles with fresh mango and Greek yogurt are perfect for cooling down in the summer heat! Our family is currently having beach week — the kiddos are just down with their year for preschool so the hubby and I both took a week off of work to go play and have some time together — and these popsicles are a favorite....

While we all love to eat rich creamy and restaurant style dishes, I love and crave mostly home style food. I would rather eat restaurant style dishes occasionally in the restaurants only. Let’s face it, the modern lifestyle most of us live these days eating a diet extremely rich in calories is not a really great option for health. So I try to adapt my recipes to find a balance between healthy and tasty and allow some space for indulgence in-between....

Muhammara is a traditional Middle eastern hearty walnut and roasted red pepper dip. You can use it as a dip or spread. The taste of the vibrant red dip is a burst of many different flavours and textures. It’s a mix of savoury, tangy, sweet, slightly smoky, and perfectly spicy hot. This muhammara recipe is simple to make. You can enjoy this middle eastern red pepper and walnut dip with warm pita as part of a Mezze plate, on sandwiches, or on top of grilled chicken or fish....

If you’re looking to make a dish that’s not just delicious but also nutritious, look no further. Today, I am sharing Mujadara recipe, a Middle Eastern lentil pilaf that’s as hearty as it is flavorful. Why You should Make it? here are three compelling reasons to make Mujadara: Nutritious and Balanced: This rice and lentil dish os packed with protein, fiber, and complex carbohydrates. The lentils provide a great source of plant-based protein and fiber....

3.9 6 Published Oct 13, 2020, Updated Jul 05, 2023 The cookies looked so adorable I couldn’t help but share! Ingredients in these Mummy Cookies almond flourcoconut flourbaking sodasea salteggscanned pumpkin – make sure you check the ingredient list! Look for just “pureed pumpkin“… not pumpkin pie mix. Pumpkin pie mix has added sugar!cane sugarvanilla extractpumpkin pie spice – you can make your own using my recipe or use store-boughtmini chocolate chips – I used Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips for this recipe....

0 Published Jun 23, 2024 But, I soon realized that BLW was such a great fit for our family and a fun way to introduce new foods. Tucker often chowed down on the same foods the rest of our family was eating that day, which made it feel like a true family meal. And, I didn’t realize how rewarding it would be to see Tucker develop his fine motor and hand-eye coordination as he grabbed for all the new foods we put in front of him....

Happy holidays, my friends! We’ve been enjoying the hustle and bustle of December these last couple weeks. Well, mostly the time with friends and family and all the festive food and drinks. Today though I’m getting a little ahead of myself and bringing you another New Year’s Day favorite. I grew up in North Carolina and we believe in getting in your traditional good luck New Year’s Day foods on January 1....

4.69 241 Published Sep 09, 2019, Updated Mar 05, 2024 And oh well, the additional ingredients are worth it because these chia cookies are GOOD! Plus, it’s a recipe that allows you to have cookies for breakfast — that counts for something, right? Surely it does… How to Make Chia Cookies These cookies are made without any added sugar (except the sugar in the dark chocolate chips), no dairy or eggs and they can easily be made gluten-free if you make sure to purchase gluten-free oats....

We have made the sad decision to stay home for Thanksgiving this year. Normally, we head to the beach and spend the week with my parents. There are boat rides, walks on the beach, sunsets on the porch, a 5K turkey trot, and my mom and I team up in the kitchen to do all the prepping and cooking for our meal. But 2020 happened, and we decided it just wasn’t safe for us to all be together in the same house for the week....

5 38 Published Aug 02, 2022, Updated Jul 02, 2023 Whether you’re trying to get more greens in, eat healthier or just want a refreshing smoothie for breakfast or snack, this recipe is for you! Why You’ll Love This Pear Smoothie It’s made with just five simple ingredients! It’s comes together in no time at all… just add everything to a blender and blend until smooth! This smoothie is packed with lots of fiber, vitamins and minerals....

If you are looking for more ways to enjoy tofu, make sure to check out my popular Marinated Tofu recipe. When you think of tofu, does a sorry image of a sad, white, gooey brick come to mind? Let this Perfect Fried Tofu recipe change that! Using simple ingredients and a skillet or air fryer, that boring brick of tofu quickly transforms into perfectly crispy and crunchy tofu nuggets. Tofu is a staple in my house and for good reason!...

4.38 53 Published Oct 12, 2020, Updated Jul 05, 2023 I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to post this recipe (I guess I was waiting for fall to come back around)! Lucky for me (and you) it’s officially pumpkin season so these pillowy soft pumpkin cookies are making an appearance. I used a combination of almond and coconut flour and the end result was perfection. The cookies are melt-in-your-mouth soft… basically cake cookies....

0 4 Published Sep 04, 2024, Updated Sep 29, 2024 It’s the perfect recipe to make when you’re craving banana bread, but are also wanting something with cozy fall flavors. Now you don’t have to choose between the two! I love serving a slice for breakfast topped with nut butter alongside these egg white bites for some protein and my pumpkin spice latte because you can never have too much pumpkin, am I right?...

This spiced pumpkin version is one of those recipes that everyone should have in their repertoire. And I bet lots of you do have it in your repertoire. It’s been around forever in old recipe binders in kitchens across the country. My copy is handwritten on an old piece of paper and I genuinely have no idea where it came from. But it’s one of those go-to, everyone-loves-it, can’t-go-wrong recipes....

My daughter has been at a fort-building camp at the YMCA this week in the afternoons and she is loving it! They are having a great time foraging for and using their supplies to build a fort to keep the other group out. (They’re gonna do a big game of Capture the Flag for the finale tomorrow.) It’s been nice, too, to have some low-key 1:1 time with my son while she’s away....

It’s been one of those weeks where we have something going on every afternoon… Almost all fun stuff but it keeps me running around more than usual and I feel like when we get back home, I’m in ignore mode. Meaning, ignore my kids. ‍♀️ I’m trying to catch up on work and finish up this, that and the other (though not the laundry sitting in the hallway outside the laundry room....