This post first appeared over at Real Housemoms, where I’m a contributor. Oh hello, and happy Thursday! I’ve been a bit under the weather this week – nothing like a cold in the spring to kill all the joy out of the beautiful, suddenly warm days – but am feeling better already now that it’s Thursday I can almost hear Friday knocking on my door… And I’ll be knocking off a bit early tomorrow to go for a late afternoon/early evening/happy hour date with my husband and a crowd of strangers....

I’m not calling this an egg cream because people feel VERY strongly about their regional foods (this one hails from Brooklyn), so I’m just calling this a peppermint chocolate soda. But it’s pretty much an egg cream. Ingredient Notes How to Make and Old Fashioned Chocolate Peppermint Soda This makes one serving, just for you. This would also be a really fun recipe to do at a party or gathering....

Deliciously crisp, puffy, and perfect chocolate eclairs filled with chocolate or vanilla pastry cream. Have you been left wondering why your eclairs always came out flat or soggy? Or why they have a concave-shaped bottom, or a huge crack right down the middle on the bottom? You’ve probably tried all the recipes that claim to make perfect eclairs, and still ended up with flat, depressing eclairs instead? Well, then you’ve come to the right place!...

0 0 Published Jul 18, 2024 This milkshake is the ultimate protein-packed dessert blending together ice cream, whey protein powder, milk and ice for a creamy and delicious shake that no one would guess is packed with over 30 grams of protein. Ever since first testing it I’ve made this recipe so many times for my post-dinner treat. I just can’t get enough, it’s so good! milk – I used unsweetened vanilla almond as the liquid base for this milkshake since it’s lower in calories and doesn’t add sugar, but feel free to use your favorite type of milk....

This past weekend went by way too fast and this week is shaping up to be crazy busy. I’m thankful to have my monthly girls group dinner on Wednesday at least. It’ll be a needed break from the work-work-work grind I’m looking at for all the other hours of the days. So let’s keep it short today and get right to the good stuff - the food! You want to know my only note when I wrote this quick chicken curry recipe down last year so I would remember to post it on this here blog sometime?...

My kids were feeling left out of the toast craze so I made them a super fun, super colorful rainbow toast! See, we don’t usually keep avocados around. My husband is allergic and neither kid has ever really taken to them. (I will keep trying, don’t worry you avocado lovers who are recoiling in horror.) So the avocado-type toast options weren’t really working for us. And of course they like toast....

This Tex Mex style roasted corn salad or grilled corn salad recipe has two parts. First is roasting corn and second is making Roasted corn salad with Feta and avocados. This Salad is inspired by Mexican corn on the cob, which is served with crumbly cheese. Well, this salad is Elotes meets Esquites. Esquites is corn salad with a mayonnaise dressing. I wanted to skip mayonnaise so I made roasted corn salad without mayonnaise....

Wow, I had a seriously epic birthday weekend! We had dinner at my parents’ house Friday night then began my Saturday birthday with J’s soccer game. It doesn’t get much cuter than watching a bunch of 5-year-old boys and girls run around a soccer field. ❤️ We followed that by a birthday lunch out, a kids birthday party, a Halloween party and a Diwali party at our neighbor’s house. Then we took the kids to my parents’ house for a spend-the-night party while my husband and I went to dinner and the symphony uptown....

So I’ve lived in Louisiana for 12 1/2 years now and have only recently discovered Sensation salad dressing. I think part of it is that I’m not super crazy about the word “sensation,” and to me, it felt like a salad dressing that was awfully full of itself in a Frasier Crane kind of way. But I was at an event where that was the only salad dressing available and I discovered I had an unknown and abiding deep love for Sensation dressing....

Happy Cinco de Mayo! And how great is it that it’s on a Friday this year? Feels like a little gift from the universe. It’s saying, “Go on, have a second margarita! Go on, go back for seconds!” Thank you, I think I will I had to pop in with an extra recipe this week because I just couldn’t let the holiday pass without sharing my shrimp tacos with lime cabbage slaw and spicy yogurt sauce....

4.03 6 Published Jun 08, 2021, Updated May 19, 2024 I’ve already shared a classic multiple-serving apple cinnamon baked oatmeal recipe but I wanted to share this single serve version for those of you who are cooking for one! It’s a great breakfast or afternoon snack. You Will Love Single Serve Baked Oatmeal Whether or not you’ve tried one of my classic baked oatmeal recipes or the trendy TikTok baked oats, I know you’re going to love my single-serving baked oatmeal recipes as well (including this one)!...

Soft, buttery, crumbly shortbread cookie base that’s spiced with ginger and warming spices, and then covered in smooth, creamy vanilla caramel and semi-sweet chocolate layers. Christmas treats Growing up, my family never celebrated Christmas, although we definitely enjoyed the spirit of the holidays. Family dinners and get togethers happened, and considering those were the only times I was allowed to consume a bit of alcohol as a kid, I had even more reason to enjoy ’em....

For the filling, you’re going to need 10-11 ounces of fresh baby spinach, a 12-ounce container of crumbled feta cheese, a stick of butter (you may end up needing a little more), about 10 sheets of phyllo dough (you may end up using more) and an egg (if you prefer; if I’m making these as an appetizer, I like it better without, but if you’re serving it for a meal, an egg will give it a little more substance....

4.68 46 Published Mar 27, 2023, Updated Nov 21, 2023 The first time I made them I was so worried that they wouldn’t stick together because we left out the flour and egg, but alas they held together perfectly. And the texture and flavor was sooo good! I love making these meatballs as part of weekly meal prep because one batch makes a ton of meatballs (about 30) and they can be used in so many different ways!...

Over the weekend we told you about a fun trip we took to Traverse City, Michigan to tour beautiful cherry country! Our hosts, Private Selection, have an awesome product concept, and that is to source their ingredients from places that specialize in those particular ingredients. That’s why they went to Michigan, known for their famous cherries, to get the cherries for their Michigan Cherry Cobbler Ice Cream. And now that they’re ready for a new ice cream flavor to hit shelves, they invited food writers from different regions of the country to come up with an ice cream recipe that represents the flavors of their state....

5 9 Published May 13, 2022, Updated Oct 04, 2024 For this recipe I used all whole wheat pastry flour to achieve a light and fluffy bread. This loaf is naturally sweetened with coconut sugar and I used Greek yogurt to keep the bread moist and to replace some of the oil. And let’s not forget about the fresh strawberries studded throughout. They’re definitely the star of the show....

4.38 16 Published May 03, 2021, Updated Jan 30, 2024 You’ll save so much money making your own iced matcha lattes at home and it will be just as delicious, promise! What is Matcha? Let’s start with the basics!! Matcha is finely ground powder of green tea leaves, traditionally consumed in East Asia. It is super high in antioxidants which help stabilize free radicals that can cause damage to cells and cause chronic disease....

You guys know I love my salads, right? I’m ALL about the veggies and I’m usually finding new ways to load up with more, more, more veggies in my life. I adore my farro, kale and strawberry salad with goat cheese, cannot get enough of my healthy broccoli apple salad and my mixed greens salad with fruit is a summertime and brunch favorite. But sometimes, you just need a salad to serve with dinner....

5 6 Published Aug 28, 2023, Updated Jan 21, 2024 This smoothie is the perfect recipe for days when you’re craving fall flavors, but the weather is still warm enough to enjoy drinking a cold smoothie. It tastes like dessert, but has no added sugar and is jam-packed with over 20 grams of protein, making it a great breakfast option or post-workout treat. Why You’ll Love This Smoothie Tastes like dessert: It tastes like a slice of sweet potato pie in liquid form!...

I have been looking for the perfect vegan pumpkin cookie recipe for YEARS, long before I started this blog. Since I never found it, I finally decided to make one myself. You see, I wanted pumpkin cookies that were melt-in-your-mouth delicious, not a healthy breakfast cookie recipe. They had to be generously frosted, soft and tender, and full of pumpkin pie spices. I hope you love these cookies as much as my family and I do!...