Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Roasted Red Pepper Deviled Eggs

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With Easter just around the corner, I can't think of a more perfect dish than deviled eggs. But, these are deviled eggs with a twist. Roasted red pepper is blended into the deviled egg filling. It happens to create this beautiful orange, red-ish hue, which I think makes them even more perfect for Easter. Don't you agree? If you enjoy a good deviled egg, and enjoy roasted red peppers, this one is for you. Of course, you have that silky egg white that serves as a vessel, for the soft … [Read more...]

Healthy Chocolate Black Bean Muffins

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Hello friends, today, we have some chocolate muffins. Not just any chocolate muffins though, chocolate muffins with black beans in them!!!! I know, I know, this sounds really weird. BUT, I promise they are very delicious. Fudgy, dark chocolate muffins that are studded with dark chocolate chips. It's the perfect balance of being moist, rich, while not being too heavy, or too sweet.  I created these muffins so that you could actually eat them as part of your breakfast, … [Read more...]

Easy Beet and Fennel Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

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Do you like beets? I love beets, but my husband does not. He dislikes them so much that when I asked him how he liked these photos, he told me that just looking at a picture of beets made his stomach churn.  After 8 years of marriage, I have come to accept that I will not get him to like beets, no matter what recipe it is. Whenever there is a food that my husband doesn't like, I find that I don't make it as often. Especially when it's an ingredient that needs cooking, and … [Read more...]

Easy Irish Coffee (with Whipped Cream)

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Happy St. Patrick's Day, tomorrow!!!!!  If you don't know by now, I am in LOVE with St. Patrick's day....and, with anything Irish. I studied abroad in Dublin, Ireland for a semester, during college. It was a wonderful experience! Today, I share with you a recipe for easy Irish coffee, just in time for you to make tomorrow (or, over the weekend)!!! You're welcome! If you've never had an Irish coffee before, it's a true treat. Hot coffee is spiked with whiskey, slightly sweetened, … [Read more...]