Cranberry pumpkin banana bread combines bananas and canned pumpkin with dried cranberries for a moist, heavenly scented breakfast! It just turned into September, and I’m seeing pumpkin flavored everything, everywhere already. Does anyone else feel like it happens earlier and earlier every year? I’m fully expecting that next year I won’t even get a chance…
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Chewy Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
These Mexican hot chocolate cookies are soft and chewy with crisp, crackly tops and a subtle kick of heat – no mixer needed! I have a question for you: Are you Team Soft Cookies or Team Crispy Cookies? I’ve never been a big fan of crispy cookies. Don’t get me wrong, they…
Salted Toffee Crunch Brownie Brittle
If you’re the type who loves the edges of freshly baked brownies, you’ll love this brownie brittle! Thin and crispy brownie bark is topped with sea salt, toffee bits and mini chocolate chips. Before we embark on this brownie brittle journey, I have a few questions for you: Do you find yourself opting for brownie…
Summer Vegetable Spaghetti
This summer vegetable spaghetti dinner is the perfect way to use up all those summer veggies! The base is spaghetti, zucchini, summer squash, corn and tomatoes and it’s all topped with a garlic lemon sauce, fresh basil and creamy burrata. If you ask me, there’s nothing worse than a heavy meal on a hot day….
Easy Instant Pot Corn Chowder
Corn chowder is the ultimate summer soup! It’s light and creamy, and loaded with corn, red potatoes, bacon and fresh thyme. A great way to use up all that summer corn! Includes directions for making in an Instant Pot as well as on your stove top. Corn is my favorite vegetable. Period. I can eat…
Neapolitan Crunch Ice Cream Cake
An easy Neapolitan ice cream cake with creamy layers of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry ice cream and fudgy crushed Oreos! I’ve had “make an ice cream cake” on my recipe to-do list for, oh, I don’t know… five years. Literally five years. Every year I would mean to do it. And then by the time…
Frozen Gin and Tonics
The simple, classic gin and tonic cocktail is turned into a a frozen, refreshing summer slushie! Grab your ice cream maker for a smooth alcoholic slushie, or swap the water for ice and throw it in your blender. Back in May, I went down to Austin, Texas for a week to attend our all company…
Watermelon Agua Fresca
Watermelon agua fresca is a refreshing drink that’s easy to make and only needs three ingredients! The perfect drink for a hot summer day. In light of our upcoming honeymoon, I’ve been trying to lose a few pounds and I’ve taken to counting calories. Not my idea of a good time. BUT… it works. One…
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream is a classic for a reason. Creamy vanilla ice cream is stuffed with chunks of cookie dough and chocolate chips! No baking, no eggs. I couldn’t possibly give you a recipe for ridiculously delicious homemade waffle cones and not give you another new ice cream recipe to stuff inside…
Homemade Waffle Cones
These homemade waffle cones are quick and easy to make, chewy with crisp edges and have a sweet buttery flavor that’s reminiscent of a sugar cookie! Ice cream cones just ready and waiting to be filled with your favorite ice cream. Oh hai – it’s freaking July. 67 days until our Hawaii honeymoon… not that…
Chewy Margarita Cookies
These chewy margarita cookies are soft, salty and sweet, with zesty lime and orange flavors and a hint of tequila! Extremely popular opinion: Margaritas are wonderful. I love margaritas. Wait, let me be more specific: I love freshly made margaritas with fresh juices and fresh fruit zest. If it’s out of a bottle of margarita…
How to Make Cold Brew Coffee
Save money this summer by making your own cold brew iced coffee at home! You only need two ingredients, a fridge and some time. We have now entered the time of year where I make my own cold brew coffee at home. There isn’t really a coffee shop nearby, and we make the rest of…
Strawberry Lemon Mascarpone Mousse
Slightly sweet whipped lemon mascarpone mousse is layered with tart strawberry puree for a creamy and decadent summer dessert! This week I’m headed to sunny, hot Austin, Texas for our annual company summit. Which means I’m packing, unpacking, repacking, changing my mind about what clothes to pack six times, checking the weather repeatedly because I…
Copycat Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha
Espresso is beautifully complemented by creamy, smooth white chocolate to create an indulgent white chocolate mocha that’s perfect for a cold winter’s day. This Starbucks copycat white chocolate mocha recipe will save you money and let you stay inside in your pajamas! I’m trying to save money (more than usual). And in saving…
Key Lime Pie
This key lime pie is tart, sweet, creamy and easy to make! Only four ingredients in the key lime filling and three ingredients for the graham cracker crust. Are you recovering from Game of Thrones as you read this? The series finale was last night, and while I don’t care about that show in the…
Tequila Sunrise Cocktail
This tequila sunrise recipe is sweet and smooth, requires only three ingredients, and has the gorgeous color gradient of a summer sunrise! It’s not often that I order a fruity drink at a bar. My default is a French 75 cocktail, and aside from that I look for a dry Riesling. Or if I’m at a…
Strawberry Avocado Spinach Salad with Steak
A light and bright salad full of spinach greens, freshly sliced strawberries and avocado, seared steak and a simple lemon balsamic vinaigrette dressing. This past week has been spent at the Everything Food Conference in Salt Lake City, so things have been a little bit busier than usual around these parts. I buttoned up my…
20 Easy No Bake Energy Bite Recipes
A roundup of some of the best and easiest no bake energy bites on the internet for when you need a snack. They’re all refined sugar free and this collection includes paleo, gluten free, dairy free, and vegan options! When it comes to grab-and-go snacks, I’m always on the lookout for new additions to my…
Fluffernutter Rice Krispie Treats
Ooey, gooey soft rice krispie treats are loaded with creamy peanut butter and sweet marshmallow fluff for the perfect fluffernutter flavor! Here’s the thing about these fluffernutter rice krispie treats: there is nothing healthy about them and they’re everything I wanted them to be. They’re soft, and ooey, and gooey, and taste like I covered…
Copycat Ruby Tuesday Pasta Salad
My homemade, copycat version of Ruby Tuesday’s pasta salad. Rotini pasta, diced ham, peas and green pepper make for the perfect side dish for a summer party! Generally speaking, I’m not a “chain restaurant” kind of girl. I live for finding little hole in the wall cafes, family-run diners and restaurants that only use locally-grown…
Blueberry Oatmeal Bars
These blueberry oatmeal bars are just the right amount of sweet with their juicy blueberry filling, soft and buttery oatmeal crust, and golden crumb topping! Deep thought on this Sunday: What if they had called blueberries “purpleberries”? Every time I mash or cook a blueberry and I see the purple inside, that’s what I think….
Strawberry Cashew Energy Bites
These energy bites are loaded with dried strawberries and collagen for an easy, raw, bite-sized, naturally sweetened snack! No baking required, gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free. I’ve been trying to perfect a certain recipe lately, but I’ve been failing repeatedly and I think I’m going to shelve that one for a while. You…
Baked Carrot Cake Donuts
Moist and chewy baked carrot cake donuts are perfectly spiced and topped with plenty of tangy cream cheese icing! It’s April Fools’ Day. You know who is not a fan of April Fools’ Day? [points two thumbs at self] This guy. I’m not a fan of pranks or hoaxes. I love joking around, and I…
Deviled Eggs
This deviled eggs recipe is quick and easy, with variations for different flavors and presentation – and has a bit of a kick! An appetizer that will disappear first at parties, this recipe is naturally gluten free, with paleo and Instant Pot options. I feel like more often than not, when I get to a…