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Favorite Cranberry Apple Pear Sauce

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Hello November. Hello holiday season. Hello Thanksgiving sides!!! Today I share a family favorite Thanksgiving/Chrismtas side, cranberry apple pear sauce. This isn't your average cranberry sauce. It's much more than cranberries and sugar with maybe a little orange juice simmered into a sauce. No, my friends this cranberry sauce has crunchy apples and pears and juicy raisins, it's got a touch of cinnamon and is spiked with a hint of orange liquor at the end!!! It's literally THE BEST … [Read more...]

Roasted Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate

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This is a popular recipe that was previously published on Robust Recipes. It has been updated for a better experience.  Halloween is two days away!!! So let's talk about Thanksgiving sides ha! Actually this roasted butternut squash and Brussels sprouts are great anytime during the fall or winter. As in, anytime you can find butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, and pomegranates in season. Which is pretty much right now until the end of December. Pomegranates have a short season, at … [Read more...]

Favorite Black Bean Brownies (Gluten Free)

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This recipe was previously published on Robust Recipes a long time ago! It has been updated to create a better brownie baking experience for you. Enjoy!!! Don't you just wish you were the one to take the bite out of that brownie?! It was a delicious, glorious moment.  Perks of being a food photographer!!!! I have been known to share a few brownie recipes here on ze blog - red wine brownies, fudgy olive olive brownies, and almond joy black bean brownies.... just to name a … [Read more...]

14 Back to School Recipes (Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)

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Back to school season is officially upon us. Parents, students, and teachers need some easy and quick recipes that they can rely on for this busy transition. And that is exactly what we have for you today: 14 back to school recipes (breakfast, lunch, & dinner)!!!! Ya know, in case you somehow missed the bold text in the picture above lol! I have organized this list into Breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes to make life easier for you! For the breakfast recipes I know how hectic … [Read more...]

1 Pan Pistachio Crusted Salmon with Zucchini (30 Minutes)

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Happy back to school season!!! We currently don't have any students (or teachers) in our house but we live right across the street from a middle school. I am very aware when school is back in session because middle school kids are very LOUD!!! Since I work from home I hear them and see them every time they are outside. Also, they are messy. We have so much trash in our yard from kids walking home during the school year. PSA to middle school kids out there,  please use a trash can, … [Read more...]

My Go To Hummus Recipe

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Okay friends, today is a very special day! Today I am republishing one of my favorite recipes of all times....my go to hummus recipe! Over the years I have made a bunch of different flavors of hummus (10 to be exact), some of my faves being: loaded Greek hummus, pesto hummus, and loaded butternut squash hummus, so much fun to be had with the blank flavor canvas that is hummus! Even after all of that flavor experimenting the one hummus recipe that I make most often is this regular, plain old … [Read more...]

30 Minute Healthy Matcha Granola

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Can I just start out by saying how much I LOVE spring weather?! It's my absolute favorite. I mean not so much the muddiness at the beginning, but right now when everything starts to transform from brown to bright green and little pops of color from the flowers!!! Everything goes POOF - it's truly magical and makes my soul happy! Honestly, this is the time of year when all the frigid weather and snow seem worth it - I'm reminded why I live in a part of the world that has 4 seasons...that … [Read more...]

10 Minute Weekday Huevos Rancheros

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A Mexican breakfast for the Monday of Cinco de Mayo week?!!! Ummm YES! Everything is right with the world! It would be even more right if we celebrate with a margarita on Saturday (Cinco de Mayo)...but that's for later! And YES this breakfast is totally achievable to make on your busy weekday morning! All you need is 10 minutes and 1 pan to make it! Crispy tostada, saucy salsa, gooey runny egg yolk for a weekday breakfast all in 10 minutes?! Sign me up! Traditionally huevos rancheros are made … [Read more...]

Easy Red Enchilada Sauce (Gluten Free)

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Okay friends, Cinco de Mayo is coming up! This year I decided to go all out with Mexican recipes. I have always loved Mexican food, but my love deepened when I traveled to San Antonio and Arizona last year. Bring on the Mexican food!!!! This easy red enchilada sauce is really two parts. Part 1: a ridiculously-easy-to-make-and-so-much-better-than-store-bought red enchilada sauce! Part 2: Enchiladas...DUH!!!  (Coming your way on Friday)! When I decided to make enchiladas I originally planned to … [Read more...]

Easiest Instant Pot Chicken Tacos

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Say hello to chicken taco night all week long!!! Thanks to the instant pot which helps us to make the easiest chicken tacos ever!!!! And by easy I mean dump everything in the instant pot, the chicken, spices, salsa, black beans, frozen corn and let it cook for 8 minutes - chicken cooked in 8 minutes, how amazing is the instant pot?!?! Remove the chicken and let the power of your stand or hand mixer shred the chicken for you - seriously THE BEST times saver in the kitchen. See, perfectly … [Read more...]