Hey Hey Hey!!!! Christmas is only few days away. Perfect timing for this super easy salmon cream cheese ball. It's great for an appetizer or to add to a cheese board. Best part? It only takes 15 minutes to make (minus several hours of chill time in the fridge)!!! 15 minutes of active effort for a Holiday appetizer?!? Yes, I know it's hard to believe but it's true! Sometimes last minute recipes are the best that way. And no one has to know how simple it really was! Because it certainly tastes … [Read more...]
Easy Vegan Caramel (Made with Coconut Sugar)
Hey friends...it's been a minute. I got the stomach flu last week...which is the WORST kind of sickness to have for anyone, but especially when you rely on your appetite for your job. I'll spare you the details lol. I'm glad to have my normal appetite back and get to some serious Christmas baking! How about you?! First up, this amazing easy vegan caramel! It's seriously so good! This vegan caramel is part one of a two part recipe...on Friday be prepared for some chocolate turtles. You … [Read more...]
Favorite Cranberry Apple Pear Sauce
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...]
Spicy Chipotle Black Bean Hummus
HUMMUSSSSS!!! My true love! I haven't shared a new hummus recipe in a while. How dare I?!?! It's time my friends, for this ultra smoky, slightly spicy chipotle black bean hummus! Yes, we are making hummus with something other than chickpeas...is it still called hummus? I say yes! Why not? Food rules are meant to be broken. I guess the other option is to call it black bean dip but it's got that thick, rich, starchy hummus texture...it's not as runny as what I think of a dip to be. So we are … [Read more...]
Epic 11 Layer Taco Dip
Who doesn't love a good layered taco dip?!?! If you don't than who are you?! I mean it's all the flavors and fun things about a taco in dip form. It's perfect for summer parties, fall parties, football parties, college parties, pool parties, birthday parties, book club, baby showers, wedding showers...I mean is there a party that layered taco dip wasn't meant for? I think not. Get your chips ready for dipping because we've got an epic 11 layer taco dip for you today! Let's talk about those … [Read more...]
The Best Ever Guacamole
I have been making guacamole for most of my life. I remember making it with my mom when I was very little and than later being in charge of making it while she made the remainder of the meal. What's not to love about guacamole? It's creamy, tangy, garlic-y, and maybe a little spicy + served with crunchy tortilla chips....and if you're doing it right than it's served along side some Mexican food and a margarita. We all know that everything is better with a refreshing margarita! I originally … [Read more...]
My Go To Hummus Recipe
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...]
Roasted Baba Ganoush (Eggplant Dip)
Everybody make room for some baba ganoush!!!!! See ya later hummus!!! Umm just kidding hummus, I still love you - you're my everyday dip whereas baba ganoush is my special occasion/party dip. Not because baba ganoush is super fancy or anything but because it takes a little more time than just throwing some chickpeas into a food processor and blending away - but trust me it's soooo worth it! If you're like..."what is this weird sounding stuff you speak of?!" Baba ganoush is a Middle Eastern dip … [Read more...]
Easy Salmon Cakes with Greek Yogurt Horseradish Dip
Easy salmon cakes with Greek yogurt horseradish dip is on the menu this week! AKA, the most delicious gluten free salmon cakes you'll ever eat! The outside of the salmon cakes gets a nice golden crust and then you bite into the center and it's creamy and delicate, the perfect salmon cake texture studded with sauteed veggies! Then you dip it in that tangy, spicy Greek yogurt horseradish dip that goes so perfectly with the salmon cakes. You will be licking up every last crumb and schemer of … [Read more...]
Super Easy Asian Marinade
Are you ready for a super easy Asian marinade to flavor all your your steaks, and fish and pork, and maybe chicken?! I say maybe chicken, because when I tested this recipe with chicken breasts the marinade charred onto the chicken because it needed to cook for so long. BUT I imagine that it would do great on chicken that is first cut into bite sized pieces, or pounded to be a thinner cut of meat...BTW I don't really love pounding chicken, or any meat for that matter, it's kind of scary and kind … [Read more...]
