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The Best Egg Drop Soup (15 Minutes)

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Egg drop soup that comes together in only 15 minutes, has been saving this winter!!! We have been having wind chills as low as -30 degrees, Fahrenheit the past few weeks.🥶 Having a quick and easy soup recipe to make, when all we want is a warm hug in a bowl for a meal has been a life saver!!! 😊 The best part is I pretty much always have all the ingredients needed to make egg drop soup on hand. So, without planning, I can have a hot bowl of homemade soup ready to enjoy. Which, let's be … [Read more...]

No Bake Brownies with Chocolate Frosting

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Hi friends, happy Valentine's week 💗. No matter how you are spending the holiday, I think we can all agree that a nice little chocolate treat is just the thing we need. When I start testing recipes for Valentine's day (usually in January), I am still burnt out from all the heavy Christmas desserts. I am not quite in the mood for baking again, yet, I want to share a luscious, chocolate-y treat to celebrate the day of love. Because to me, chocolate = love! Anyone else? These no bake … [Read more...]

5 Minute Vegan Chocolate Frosting

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You all have LOVED this vegan chocolate frosting recipe. It was originally published in 2017. It has been one of my most popular recipes on the blog. It's time to give this recipe the extra attention it deserves. I have updated the photos, and re-tested and re-written the recipe for a better user experience. Despite re-writing the text of the recipe the ingredients and recipe itself have stayed mostly the same. I have included a few tips I have learned. I have also answered some … [Read more...]

Satisfying Instant Pot Lentil Soup

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I know, I know - at the mention of lentil soup half of you are probably thinking "well this sounds boring". I promise you, it's not. Yes, it is possible to make a deliciously satisfying lentil soup that won't leave wishing you ate a bowl of beef chili instead. This lentil soup is packed with a variety of veggies for interesting texture, and flavor for the taste buds. It's also has loads of perfectly cooked lentils. Several cups of the veggies and lentils are blended up and stirred back … [Read more...]

Homemade Hot Chocolate (5 Ingredients)

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Hi friends. Coming in HOT with the hot chocolate!!! 🤣 Man, 2020 has this been a doozy of a year. Hasn't it? I think this means that we all need a warm hug. And, that hug can come in the form of a mug of homemade hot chocolate. Besides, what better drink is there to be enjoyed during December? Silky smooth, chocolate-y, and rich and creamy, warm and comforting, this is just what the world needs right now.  Top it with my homemade frozen whipped cream, or marshmallows, or keep … [Read more...]

Sheet Pan Maple Pork Chops with Apples and Cabbage

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This post was originally published on Robust Recipes in 2017. It has been updated for a better user experience. Enjoy. I have shared a lot of recipes here on the blog, over 500. I give each recipe the care, and time it deserves to make it the best it can be, and then I release them out into the internet world; where they will hopefully be made, and shared by you lovelies.  Then, I look at that recipe again when it's relevant to share on a social media channel depending on the … [Read more...]

Healthier Zucchini Bread (Whole Wheat)

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Is there a better way to celebrate the transition of summer to fall then baking zucchini bread? Well okay, maybe baking some healthy pumpkin muffins would also be great way to get us into the spirit of fall. But, today, let's make some zucchini bread!!! Zucchini bread that's' tender, and moist, perfectly spiced,  and studded with just the right amount of chocolate chips. And most importantly, packed with shredded zucchini. Do you taste the zucchini? No! That's the best … [Read more...]

Super Easy Instant Pot Chicken Broth

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Hi there friends, I have been MIA this past week because I was little sick. Ironically, returning with a recipe for homemade chicken broth is the perfect scenario. If you saw last week's recipe for instant pot whole chicken, you knew this instant pot chicken broth was to follow this week. I started making Instant pot whole chicken over the summer as a way to replace the store bought rotisserie chicken we were buying pre-covid 19 pandemic - with the continuation of us staying out of … [Read more...]

Instant Pot Whole Chicken (Great for Meal Prep)

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What if I told you that I make a whole chicken, along with homemade chicken, broth almost every week? Would you think that I am some sort of kitchen, and meal prep wizard? Would you think that I spend hours upon hours of time prepping food for the week? Yes, I might be a little bit of a kitchen wizard, otherwise why would I even be here sharing recipes with you once a week? 😜 But, I am also a person with a full schedule, who doesn't ALWAYS want to cook every single day. Shocker, I … [Read more...]

Apple Overnight Oats (Hot or Cold)

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It's mid September. In the Midwest that means cooler mornings and cooler evenings. We're over here hanging onto every last bit of those end-of-summer warm days. We are making the most of our beautiful garden basil by making lots of caprese pasta salad, or other caprese inspired recipes. It's a wonderful time. Yet, as a food blogger I need to start testing all the fall themed recipes in order to get the pumpkin spiced desserts, and the cozy soups out to you guys in time for when the … [Read more...]