I’ve shared some sweets and snacks for Valentine’s Day, including my Valentine’s Day snack mix, a round-up of healthy chocolate recipes and fun, festive, healthy Valentine’s Day snack ideas. But I wanted to bring you something festive that’s also wholesome and gets our veggies in. I put this berry beet salad together the other day and it looked so pretty, I just had to take a few photos so I could share it with you!...

5 Published Jan 17, 2019, Updated May 29, 2024 I know meal prepping can be daunting for some. If you feel like you haven’t mastered meal prep yet, know you’re not alone! I have a 6-week meal plan and meal prep guide, which is perfect for anyone who wants to eat healthier, but it overwhelmed with the meal planning and prep process. In addition to this healthy meal prep guide, I’ve rounded up my top kitchen tools for healthy meal prep – they help make meal prep a breeze....

I love the nachos/tacos/burritos for breakfast idea. So on board! Previously I’ve shared these breakfast tacos and these freezer-friendly breakfast burritos, which are easy to customize. There’s also breakfast pizza! There’s something about remaking dinner foods for breakfast that’s every bit as appealing to me as having breakfast for dinner. (Check out our favorite breakfast for dinner ideas if you need a reason to put that on the menu soon!...

So as many of you noticed last week, we’re working with Kraft over the next month to bring you a whole slew of new (primarily dinner) recipes. Here’s the deal; our blog is a little sliver of our lives, but it comes from a genuine place. On Our Best Bites, you can find fancy food snobbery, you can find down-home goodness, you can find hints and tricks that have made our lives in the kitchen easier, you can find guilty pleasures, and you can find doctored-up recipes....

You know when you’ve had such an amazing long weekend, such a great holiday, so much fun with family and made all the great memories? And you just feel so blessed… But then Monday morning and the real world comes charging in and you feel a little less enthused? Well, that’s me today, friends. I had such a fabulous Thanksgiving last week. We were down at the beach with my parents and had ALL the fun!...

This autumn inspired lasagna is the perfect cozy meal for entertaining friends and family. It would make a beautiful main course for Thanksgiving that everyone will enjoy! And I would bet no one will guess there’s no dairy involved. While I love classic lasagna, this butternut squash lasagna is a completely different dish. There is no red sauce at all, but instead a creamy, mellow, delightful butternut squash sauce and layers of kale and almond ricotta....

5 2 Published Nov 04, 2021, Updated Nov 01, 2022 Butternut Squash Nutrients Butternut squash is a delicious vegetable (that’s technically a fruit but we won’t get into that!) that works well in both sweet and savory recipes! It’s packed with fiber, vitamins and minerals while also being low in calories. Butternut squash has been linked to decreased disease risk and weight loss. (Source) Buying and Storing Butternut Squash You can usually find butternut squash year round but it’s in season in the fall and winter months....

I stumbled across these darling crayon snacks at Gourmet Mom on the Go a whole year ago and I was dying to make them- immediately! When my soon-to-be-kindergartener started preschool last year we were assigned our first class snack for the letter C and I ran out right that second to buy supplies for these. I don’t know who was more excited, me or the kid. They were a BIG hit with the kids in his his class and his teacher too!...

This vegan ice cream is also paired with a cardamom and cashew praline for another layer of incredible flavor! Super easy ice cream recipe with an irresistible tropical twist! Watalappan Does the name Watalappan sound familiar to you? I shared the recipe for the traditional Sri Lankan watalappan a few months ago, and it’s one of the most popular posts on this blog. It’s a cardamom and nutmeg spiced coconut custard, one of our favorite classic Sri Lankan desserts with a uniquely fantastic combination of flavors and texture....

4.91 30 Published Jul 14, 2014, Updated May 02, 2024 This changed after a picnic lunch where I tried a carrot, chickpea and quinoa salad with Moroccan spices. It wasn’t anything too crazy or different but the flavor was on point and I immediately knew I wanted to recreate the salad at home. Cooking Quinoa for Salad When it comes to cooking quinoa to use for salad, it’s basically the same process as normal, but I like to make my quinoa a day in advance, let it cool and chill it in the fridge overnight and then use it for the salad the next day....

One thing I never understood about my dad “rinsing” the dishes was that he was actually doing a full-blown dish washing. We had a long-running joke in the Randle household that the dishes went into the dishwasher cleaner than when they came out. He could not be deterred from hand-washing every single dish, every pot, every pan, and every utensil with soap and hot water. He was (is) not afraid of a kitchen mess and will tackle even the largest pile of dishes with his bottle of soap and good spirits (although some of the messier messes might have some swear words thrown in…) As an adult, I’ve discovered that I kind of love hand-washing my dishes....

Don’t get me wrong, this is no health snack–I mean, we’re talking butter AND cheese here (my dietitian friend Emily should probably just avert her eyes now). But oh. My. Gosh. these are so good. And one perk is that one is pretty much enough, so all you have to do is find enough people to help you eat them so you don’t have any leftovers and it’s not TOO bad of a nutritional train wreck!...

Bite sized choux pastry, filled with a creamy, cheesy chicken filling. These are the perfect party appetizer! I grew up calling these chicken bouchees, some call them chicken puffs. Either way, these bad boys should come with a warning label. These are always a hit at parties, and you’d be surprised at how many of these you could put away without breaking a sweat. These are DELICIOUS and very easy to make....

1. Combine Chicken Salad Ingredients Because this salad uses chopped cabbage, it has a longer table and fridge life than green salads and stays nice and crunchy. It’s one of my favorites to serve at parties, baby and wedding showers, and picnics. You literally just toss everything together in a bowl. TIP: Like all dressed salads, if it’s going to be chilling or sitting a bit before serving, add the almonds in right before serving so they stay nice and crunchy....

4.8 2 Published Jun 13, 2023, Updated Sep 20, 2024 When it comes to smoothie flavors, you really can’t go wrong with the chocolate and blueberry combo. It tastes like a handful of chocolate covered blueberries. Why You’ll Love This Smoothie It’s packed with nutrients like antioxidants, protein and essential vitamins and minerals. Perfect for an on-the-go breakfast or mid-afternoon snack. It can be meal prepped in advance. Substitutions & Notes Blueberries: If you don’t have blueberries on hand you can use different berries like blackberries, raspberries or strawberries....

This post is sponsored by Bob’s Red Mill. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. I am back from my girls weekend in Austin, Texas, and wow, we had a blast! We did lots of walking, shopping, talking and laughing. And TONS of eating - we pretty much ate our way through the city. There was also a little dancing, a fire pit and s’more and some margaritas for good measure....

Creme Brûlée is actually made of incredibly simple ingredients. To start, you’ll heat some cream on the stovetop and then add in bittersweet chocolate to melt. You can chop up your favorite bar, or do as I do and just grab a bag of bittersweet chips. While those are melting you’ll mix up some egg yolks and a little bit of sugar. This mixture will transform into this thick, fluffy, pale yellow mixture and you know it’s done when it ribbons off a spoon like this....

Can you think of a better way to eat vegetables than when they’re baked into a chocolate dessert? I can’t! My Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are incredibly fudgy and moist, just like your favorite vegan chocolate cake or double chocolate cookies. The only difference? These muffins are chock-full of grated zucchini to give them a boost of nutrients and moisture. You’re going to love that these vegan muffins made with zucchini and chocolate chips don’t taste like vegetables....

True story: I tested this on a whim one morning earlier this month when I had 20 minutes to spare. (Or so I thought… I once again picked my kids up from preschool after lunch with wet hair and no make-up and probably mismatched socks. Ah well…) I had a few bites when I made it (mid-morning, mind you) and then ate some more of it for lunch. And I kept saying, “This was definitely better warm/room temperature....

Ingredients and Equipment Needed Pie Crust – For this recipe, you’ll need a double pie crust (make your own or buy two crusts–making our own is so delicious and easier than you might think!). Apples- Tart baking apples, like Granny Smith, are perfect here, but other varieties would work as well. Lemon juice Granulated sugar Brown sugar All-purpose flour Cinnamon and nutmeg – Or apple/pumpkin pie spice. Apple Peeler Corer – While not a requirement, one of these gadgets will make this recipe significantly easier....