Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Anything You Have Chickpea Curry

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Hi friends, how are you doing? We are all staying home as often as we can during the Covid 19 pandemic, which means fewer trips to the grocery store. No quick run to grab just one or two items you are missing for a recipe (this one is a challenge for me, especially when photographing my recipes). But it's okay, we are making it happen. We are using our resources and making what we already have on hand work. And that's exactly what I am here to help you do with this anything you have … [Read more...]

Lentil Quesadillas (Great for Meal Prep)

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  Hi friends, how are you doing? I hope you are doing well, staying safe, and finding those little pockets of joy within your day that helps to make this whole Covid-19 situation a little better. For me, a big pocket of joy has been cooking and sharing food with you here. That has always made me happy, but it feels even more important, and special, during these strange times when we shouldn't be running to the grocery store to get just a few items to add to our recipe. THAT, the not … [Read more...]

10 Ingredient Tuna Melt (My Go To Recipe)

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Hi there my friends. I hope everyone is staying safe and well. It's so hard to know how much, or how little to talk about our current situation of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. It's hard to escape thoughts of it, it's all over the internet and everyone is talking about it. But here we are, we all need to rely more on what we already have on hand and less on running to the store for 1 or 2 items. We need to stretch our fresh food and mix it with those canned goods. That's exactly what … [Read more...]

Kimchi Fried Rice with Shrimp (30 Minutes)

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Say hello to this little number. A one pan, 30 minute meal that's packed with veggies, fiber, and protein. It's kimchi fried rice with shrimp Are you as excited as I am?!! I am going to go ahead and assume that you are in fact excited because who doesn't love fried rice?! That bonus ingredient, kimchi, is what makes this fried rice extra special. It adds a nice tangy, spicy crunch and loads of gut healthy probiotics. So in LOVE!!! If you're wondering what kimchi is, let me tell … [Read more...]

Steak with Mushroom Sauce (30 Minutes)

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Valentine's Day is next week!!! It's on a Friday this year! Do you have your reservation made? If not, no worries, I've got you covered. A special homemade dinner that only takes 30 minutes to make, and only requires 1 pan?!?! YES! That's how we roll on Valentine's Day date night in. Because who wants to spend a bunch of time cooking a meal followed by a bunch of time spent doing a ton of dishes? Not me. I want to sit down with my husband, sip at some wine, and enjoy a nice relaxing … [Read more...]

How to Make a Matcha Latte

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Have you had a matcha latte before? If you get your hands on a good matcha latte it is quite the treat. Creamy, sweet, with pleasant grassy, earthy notes. It's an experience like none other - one you have to try for yourself. The first time I tried a matcha latte at a good tea place, I didn't like it. It tasted like I was drinking grass clippings. Then I discovered the power of a little bit of sweetener. All you need is the right amount of agave nectar or maple syrup and everything … [Read more...]

Healthy Spinach Muffins with Apricots and Raisins

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We are just over here rocking a healthy January by blending spinach into our muffins. Yes!!! These green little muffins have 2 tightly packed cups of fresh baby spinach blended right into the batter, and you can't taste that spinach one tiny bit. All you can taste is a fluffy, moist, perfectly sweetened muffin that's studded with oats, and juicy dried apricots, and raisins. You're gonna love these spinach muffins! And you're gonna feel pretty amazing that you snuck some extra leafy … [Read more...]

3 Edible Cookie Dough Flavors (Gluten Free)

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Do you enjoy eating cookie dough? Do you sometimes make a batch of your favorite cookie dough just so you can have a few bites of that raw dough? I am guilty on both accounts. Today, I have solved all of the world's problems. Well, okay just the whole you-shouldn't-eat-cookie-dough-because-it-has-raw-eggs problem, by making edible cookie dough!!! And not just in a plain chocolate chip cookie dough flavor. Nope, We've got 3 edible cookie dough flavors for you today!!!!! That's right, … [Read more...]

Wild Rice Sweet Potato Soup (with Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey)

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It's one week after Thanksgiving and you've still got leftover turkey....as much as you loved the first 5 turkey sandwiches, you just can't handle another one. The turkey is drying out and there isn't enough mayonnaise on the planet to revive it. What do you do with it? Make soup, of course! Think about it, using dried out turkey meat in a brothy soup brings back life to the turkey. It adds moisture and salt back in, makes it juicy. Yes, even that dried out, boring turkey … [Read more...]

Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes

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Ready or not, here it comes! Thanksgiving recipe number 2 is happening today! Instant pot garlic mashed potatoes!!!! SO GOOD! If you don't have an instant pot/pressure cooker, I have a stove stop version in the recipe notes. Don't worry, I've got you! We'll get more into the details of the process later. First, let's discuss how delicious these mashed potatoes are! These mashed potatoes are not your typical no-texture-no-flavor-possibly-runny mashed potatoes. They have texture, we leave … [Read more...]