Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Easy Beef Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce

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Nothing says spring like a good crunchy, lite lettuce wrap. Agree? These Asian inspired beef lettuce wraps are the perfect thing to enjoy on a sunny evening on your porch or patio. May I recommend a little red wine or chilled white wine if it's hot? Tender strips of steak sauteed with a tasty sweet, salty, and slightly spicy sauce. Plus plenty of veggies: meaty mushrooms, tender onions, crunchy red peppers, and green onions. All of that is stuffed inside a refreshing lettuce leaf and topped … [Read more...]

Healthy Peanut Butter Raspberry Bars

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Remember that 3 ingredient raspberry chia jam we made on Monday?! It's time, my friends, to bake with it. We are going to make healthy peanut butter raspberry bars! You are going to love these! The peanut butter crust is soft, chewy, and a little bit crumbly. The raspberry jam is baked right on top creating a gooey layer of sweet tart raspberry goodness. Some of the crust is reserved for the top and it's soft, sweet, and peanut butter-y. If you like peanut butter and jelly anything you will … [Read more...]

3 Ingredient Raspberry Chia Jam

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GUYS! I'M BACK! Did you miss me?! I ended up taking an unplanned break from posting because colds, and life happened. BUT I return with the perfect spring time recipe for you!!! 3 ingredient raspberry chia jam!!! AKA any berry flavored jam you love! (I will discuss later, hold tight). That's right, today we are making homemade raspberry chia jam. And it couldn't be any easier! Here is all you need: frozen raspberries (yes, you can use fresh but I always just want to eat … [Read more...]

Easy Chicken Enchilada Casserole

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Cinco de Mayo is only two days away!!! You've got your margarita, you've got your homemade salsa, you've got your guacamole - now all you need is your entrée. Chicken enchilada casserole!!! Saucy chicken, beans, corn, green chilies, and even wilted spinach between layers or corn tortillas and cheese...yes, there is plenty of cheese. It's like an enchilada lasagna. A Mexican lasagna. Doesn't that sound glorious? Yes! Enchilada sauce! Since this wouldn't be an enchilada … [Read more...]

Shrimp Spring Roll Bowls with Tahini Sauce

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Hello Spring!!! Hello favorite season of the year!!! Hello shrimp spring roll bowls!!!! Before we dive in let me clarify something. When I am talking about spring rolls, I am talking about those lovely little appetizers you can order at Asian restaurants that have various veggies, often times fresh mint leaves, and often times shrimp. They are made with clear rice paper so you can see everything you are eating. And there is usually a dipping sauce on the side. something sweet, salty, tangy, … [Read more...]

Sheet Pan Moroccan Chicken with Veggies

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My mouth is watering just looking at that picture of this Moroccan chicken!!! I adapted this recipe from a recipe my mom has been making for years. I think she said it was originally Martha Stewart's recipe - thanks ladies. My mom has made this delicious Moroccan chicken every summer during our family vacation and for a lot of other times when she is entertaining guests. The reason: it's simple and easy to put together, yet always impressive. The Moroccan chicken my mom has always made has … [Read more...]

Peanut Butter and Jelly Energy Balls (3 Flavors)

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These beautiful things you see before you are peanut butter and jelly energy balls. I made them in not one, but three different flavors! Aren't they gorgeous?! I had so much fun photographing them. Peanut butter and jelly is one of the best flavor combos, right?! Why not turn that classic flavor into energy balls?! I know you will love them! Here's what we've got: raspberry peanut butter energy balls strawberry peanut butter energy balls blueberry peanut butter energy … [Read more...]

Sheet Pan Chicken and Asparagus with Lemon Tahini Sauce

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You may already know this, but I used to HATE asparagus!!! Until a number of years ago when I was at my husband's (boyfriend at the time) family gathering and his cousin, who is a chef had made some asparagus wrapped in bacon. I thought, "what the heck, there is bacon, I will give it a try".  It was like magic. I instantly fell in love with asparagus. It was like it was a whole new vegetable to me. Of course, leave it to bacon to make me like asparagus haha. And no, I don't have to have bacon … [Read more...]

Cream Cheese Frosting without Powdered Sugar

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If you don't know this already, Friday means CARROT CAKE!!! I mean, no, Friday does not actually translate to carrot cake lol. What I mean is that on Friday I am sharing a carrot cake recipe. Right here, on this very blog. Just in time for your Easter celebrations!! But first, before the carrot cake, I am here to talk about the frosting. Cream cheese frosting...without powdered sugar, to be exact. Yes, you read that right. A cream cheese frosting. Without. Powdered. Sugar. But, is … [Read more...]

10 Minute Curry Chicken Salad (Great for Meal Prep)

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YES, you read that right, 10 minute, I repeat, TEN MINUTE curry chicken salad!!!!!! This curry chicken salad is here for your busy weekday lunches, your lazy dinners, or your summer picnics, or pool side parties or potlucks. It's just here for you whenever you need a 10 minute meal that you know will be anything but boring. The secret to a chicken salad in 10 minutes?! Use a store bought rotisserie chicken. Yes, I am not above paying a little extra for someone else to cook me a chicken. … [Read more...]