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4.59 25 Published May 18, 2018, Updated Jul 28, 2024 Mediterranean Diet Upgrades This recipe is one that takes traditional pasta salad and gives it an EBF Mediterranean diet upgrade! If you’re not familiar with it, the Mediterranean diet has been gaining popularity for awhile now… and for good reason! Studies show that it can cause weight loss and help prevent heart attacks, strokes, type 2 diabetes, premature death. And a recent study also showed that it’s better for gut-health than other diets....

I can’t get enough of this easy Vegan Shawarma. Stuffed in a fresh pita with vegetables, tangy pickles, and the best marinated soy curls, every bite is bursting with flavor! It only gets better after drizzling the amazing vegan shawarma sauce on top. Once the soy curls have soaked in all of the flavors from the easy Middle Eastern-inspired marinade, they’re ready to be cooked and stuffed into your bread of choice....

Meet my favorite Thanksgiving food: Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping. It’s a classic, must-have dish for any holiday table just like The Best Dang Vegan Mashed Potatoes. It’s basically a dessert that passes as a side dish! A total crowd pleaser, this sweet potato casserole is perfectly sweet with an irresistible crunchy, buttery pecan topping. Everyone will want this recipe! It’s easy to make, can be prepped ahead of time and is so versatile....

5 2 Published Jun 11, 2024, Updated Jul 25, 2024 This salad goes a step further — I’m using feta for the salty component, adding a little red onion, fresh basil and a balsamic reduction to sweeten things up just a tad. All the flavors work really well together. Whether you’re new to the kitchen or a pro, I feel confident saying you can impress with this salad. Ingredients Needed Sometimes the best recipes are the most simple ones....

Hello Friday! Friday is always welcome, but especially in the week after a holiday weekend. It’s been a short one with the Monday holiday, but sure hasn’t felt like it! Was it just me? Moving on to the food… earlier this year, I shared how I came to finally own a waffle maker (as part of my whole wheat blueberry waffles with orange maple syrup recipe) and I promised you some savory waffles....

Soup season just feels so warm and cozy and I get excited to indulge in all the soups as soon as the weather starts cooling down. We have some family favorites that I make again and again, and I also love trying new soups. Something about a warm bowl of soup for dinner - or even lunch - just feels good. So today I thought I’d share some of our favorite healthy soup recipes to inspire you this season....

3 Published Mar 14, 2016, Updated Aug 02, 2024 If adding more green vegetables into your diet sounds like something you’re interested in, you will love love love this post because I have brought together 16 side dishes featuring green vegetables… without a single salad. You all know I adore salads, but I wanted to keep this post all about the simple sides! And how perfectly timed is this post?...

I know how it feels to go searching for recipes and meal ideas, only to be overwhelmed by long lists of ingredients and even longer instructions! Maybe you love cooking and don’t mind more complicated recipes some of time, which is great if that’s you; but maybe you hate to cook and just need to figure out some quick, easy vegan recipes that you can make without too much effort or planning....

Sara and I have spent a lot of time talking about what kind of challenge we want to do next. Some of our ideas: cooking basics, a Chopped-style challenge, yeast bread bakealong (that would likely not be every day like the giant cookie because that’s a lot of bread, yo), and pantry cooking. But before we decide, we’d love to hear from you what you’d like to see, so either drop a comment here or pop over to Instagram (me!...

5 2 Published Jan 12, 2024, Updated Nov 05, 2024 large shrimp – large or extra large peeled and deveined shrimp is best for this recipe. I like to buy shrimp that’s already prepared this way to make things faster, but you can do this yourself if desired. Just make sure to keep their tails on to make it easier to pick up. olive oil – just enough to coat the shrimp and help the seasonings stick....

This coming weekend is the last of our summer break. The kids start back to school next week, and while it’ll be nice to have some more structure and schedules to our days, I’m a little bummed, too. Just not ready for the long, lazy days of summer come to an end. It seemed to go by awfully fast. Anyway, let’s move right along to the food… Previously I’ve shared Air Fryer Brussels sprouts and Air Fryer cauliflower, which are both super crispy and delectable....

Amritsari stuffed Kulcha recipe is the perfect Indian bread recipe from Punjab. It is a perfect Indian bread recipe for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Also known as Amritsari Naan I can easily have this Kulcha solely with just tangy green chutney. But, Try it once with Amritsari Dal it tastes like a heaven. Amritsari Kulcha Recipe Video Punjab is known for some delicious North Indian foods and Amritsari Kulcha is sure one of them....

Start by rolling out your puff pastry and lining a baking sheet. Take note of the pan size in the directions, it’s a little smaller than a sheet pans most people use for cookies and baking so you might want to measure yours to make sure you’re using the right size. Bake it in the oven and it will puff up all over. I would actually suggest using a fork to poke some holes in the pastry before baking to cut down on this a little....

4.84 48 Published Oct 09, 2019, Updated Jul 22, 2021 Sweet Potato Fries Are My Love Language I don’t know about you, but I’m a potato girl. When it comes to carbs I’ll take potatoes over bread any day and I’ll eat them just about any way you cook them. I grew up eating the not-so-healthy type of potatoes like fast food fries, chips and my mom’s fried potatoes. Now I still eat potatoes, but I usually choose sweet potatoes over regular and skip the fried stuff (for the most part) — I’ll occasionally indulge in regular sweet potato fries because they’re just too good to pass up....

There’s something beautiful about capturing bright, fresh produce to enjoy in the cold winter months. I absolutely don’t do the hours-slaving-away thing and I’ve managed to have a pantry, cupboard, and freezer stocked full of awesome things. For me it’s figuring out what’s easiest and developing a system that works for me. For example, I can salsa. Not 50 pints at a time, but just a few jars here and there when I have a big bowl of tomatoes from the garden, and by the end of the summer, they add up!...

Craving more spring and summer cookies? Check out my Lemon Shortbread Cookies, Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies and Lemon Crinkle Cookies while you’re here! Enjoy these blueberry muffin cookies in the spring or any time of year using fresh, frozen or even dried blueberries. They’re soft, chewy and loaded with plump blueberries, just like my Vegan Blueberry Muffins. The streusel sprinkled on top is the perfect finishing touch! They can be made gluten free and even customized with flavor boosters, like lemon zest, lavender, or extra berries!...

Can there ever be too many frozen dessert recipes in your freezer? If that is indeed the case, I never got that memo. And I’m glad I didn’t. Summer exists so that we can have a bountiful of frozen and fruit desserts! I’m not sure if I went a little overboard with this one, but all I can say is that these Oreo Popsicles are some real bad boy popsicles!...

This is so easy. I promise. You just have to promise not to check Facebook or your texts for 5 minutes while the butter is browning and you’ll be fine, pinky swear. You’re going to need a stick of butter, 4 cups of powdered sugar, some whole milk, and a tablespoon of vanilla. Place the powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer and set aside....

These classic bars take soft cookie dough and sandwich it together over chocolate and caramel. You really can’t go wrong there. We start off with normal ingredients for a soft, sweet cookie. Mix up an easy batter and throw some oats in there. (PS: raise your hand if you want to stick your finger in that.) You’ll need to divide the dough at this point. Sometimes when a recipe tells you to remove half, or a third of a mixture it can be a little tricky, so here’s a little tip....

Y’all know I love me some potatoes. Our go-to is my easy microwave baked potatoes but of course I love them roasted, mashed, smashed, all the ways! And in the summertime, potato salad is a staple. It’s great for picnics, BBQs, holidays and any night when you’re grilling out. I love, too, that it’s make-ahead, so if we’re coming back from a day at the pool, it’s just ready for us while we throw some chicken or fish on the grill and I steam a vegetable....