Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Easy Fermented Salsa (Great for Gut Health)

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I have been excited to share this fermented salsa recipe with you for a year!!! I started making it last summer, after my content calendar was already planned...so, I saved it for this summer. Yes, it's September, and I should probably be sharing a soup recipe, or a pumpkin recipe...or something....but, I know you all still have tomatoes coming out of your garden like crazy, so I knew sharing a fermented salsa recipe was still needed. That's the beauty of fermented salsa, it uses fresh … [Read more...]

Easiest Pitcher Margaritas (Made in a Blender)

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Well hello there, it's my friend, the margarita!!! Was there ever a more perfect cocktail for the summer?! Tart, sweet, strong,  salted rim, and  served over ice for a refreshing way to celebrate the day. I don't think so. I first shared this recipe for easiest pitcher margaritas back in 2019.  Since then I have made this pitcher margarita recipe countless times. I served it to numerous people, and thus, I continued to tweak it ever so slightly until it was absolutely … [Read more...]

Pesto Pasta Salad with Shrimp

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Last week I shared one of my all time favorite summer recipes, basil pesto. It's such a great way to use up basil that grows abundantly in the garden this time of year. I almost always have some pesto on hand during the summer.  So, why not showcase a great way to make use of that basil pesto sauce, by making a pesto pasta salad with shrimp?!?! It's so incredibly easy to make. This recipe takes 20 minutes to make, 30 minutes, if you need to make the pesto. You can easily make it … [Read more...]

Basil Pesto Recipe (with Almonds)

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If I could only have one sauce on hand for the rest of my life, it would 100% be basil pesto!!! During the summer we grow a lot of basil, and I often end up using it to make pesto. It's a great way to use up excess basil, and it's such a versatile sauce to keep on hand. It can instantly turn boring recipes into something exciting. I love the fresh, herb-y, tangy, flavor of homemade pesto that's got a nice rich, nutty texture to it. The best part, with the help of a food processor, it is … [Read more...]

Greek Chickpea Salad with Shrimp

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It's officially summer, and nothing says summer, more than a big fat salad that's served chilled. It's Greek chickpea salad time, my friends!!! Much like my Italian pasta salad with salami, this Greek chickpea salad is packed with veggies, can be made in advance, and is super easy to make. You've got the tender, meaty chickpeas along with the crunchy cucumbers, some artichoke hearts, crunchy red onion, black olives, and kalamata olives, juicy grape tomatoes, plenty of feta cheese for tang, … [Read more...]

Everything Bagel Seasoning

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Hi, my name is Emily, and I can't get enough of this everything bagel seasoning!!! If you've ever gone to a bagel shop and ordered an everything bagel, than you know just how delicious that seasoning is...aside from the bagel being good, of course.  The everything bagel seasoning is bursting with loads of flavor. It's sesame-y, onion-y, garlicky, salty, crunchy...and so good. Today, we aren't talking about bagels...just the famous, everything but the bagel seasoning blend. Yes, it … [Read more...]

Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas (30 Minutes)

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With tomorrow being Cinco de Mayo, what better way to celebrate than with some FAJITAS?!?! Shrimp fajitas, to be exact. All made one one, single sheet pan, in the oven! If you saw last week's post for homemade fajita seasoning, you already knew that some sort of fajitas recipe was coming this week. We LOVE fajitas so much in this house, that it only made sense to make my favorite fajita seasoning in bulk form so that we are one step closer to Mexican fajita vibes...even on … [Read more...]

Homemade Fajita Seasoning (Bulk Recipe)

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Who is ready for some FAJITAS?!?!?! Well...fajita seasoning, really. In bulk form. The fajita seasoning is really important. It's what gives the fajitas all of that good Mexican flavor. Without it, you would just have some bland meat and bell peppers.  Fajitas are one of my favorite Mexican dishes. The sizzling bell peppers, onions, and meat of choice, all wrapped up in a tortilla with your favorite toppings. Seriously, you can't go wrong! I am obsessed with my sheet pan chicken … [Read more...]

Peanut Butter Eggs (Healthy)

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I have been dying to share these peanut butter eggs with you. In fact, I have had them on my list of recipes to make, for years!!! Let's finally make some homemade peanut butter eggs, shall we?!?! Who else thinks that Reese's candy is the BEST candy of all times? I love that peanut butter center, with the chocolate on the outside. So good! The only thing is, as I have gotten older Reese's candy has become way too sweet for me. One piece of candy, and I am done for a year. So, let's make … [Read more...]

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...]