Blueberry Banana Almond Protein Smoothie Purple. I love it. There’s something about this color that reinvigorates me and gives me the will to live. I don’t know whether it’s my fondness for ube, a Filipino yam, or my undying love for Prince, or just the nature of the color itself, but when I was developing…
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Championship Baked Onion Rings
Championship Baked Onion Rings Less than one month until the NFL season begins. And I am so excited. And if you’re a New England Patriots fan like me, you’re still on a high from the absolute best Super Bowl of all time. Super Bowl LI was something else. I mean, how unbelievably remarkable was that…
Toffee Squares
Toffee Squares An original recipe from The Tasty Page These are seriously addictive. I’ve always called them Toffee Squares, though technically they are more like brittle or bark. I’ve even heard them referred to as crack, which is a more accurate description. Honestly, it doesn’t matter what you call these. Your mouth will be too…
Witch Brooms
Witch Brooms This is dedicated to all people like me on Halloween: non-crafty and saving Halloween stuff until the last minute. I made the mistake of searching “Halloween Food” on Pinterest – and even though I saw some really cool things, I kept asking myself, “Could I actually make this?” And it was followed by…
Cinnamon Pecan Brittle
Cinnamon Pecan Brittle Adapted from Elana’s Pantry http://elanaspantry.com/cinnamon-pecan-brittle/ For the longest time I hated brittle. Specifically, peanut brittle. Probably because when I was a little girl – and up to when I was an awkward teen with a bad perm-mullet combination – I would get as a present a box of peanut brittle. I’m sure…
Chocolate Espresso Walnut Biscotti
Chocolate Espresso Walnut Biscotti Adapted from Karen DeMasco of Locanda Verde NYC http://scrumpdillyicious.blogspot.com/2012/04/chocolate-walnut-biscotti.html One of my favorite parts about reading the book Me Before You was when Will was asked where he would go if he could go anywhere. His answer just makes me smile every time I think of it: “Paris. I would sit…
Ginger Chicken Wrapped in Bacon
Ginger Chicken Wrapped in Bacon An original recipe from The Tasty Page Scallops wrapped in bacon. Mmmmm…. It’s always the first appetizer that runs out at a party and when you order it at a restaurant there never seems to be enough. So you order some more. Or you don’t and then you get sad….
Ginger Scallion Pork Meatballs
Ginger Scallion Pork Meatballs Adapted from Zenbelly: http://paleoparents.com/2013/guest-post-simone-ginger-scallion-pork-meatballs/ Football season is back! That makes me a happy girl. I will be the first to admit that some of that happiness is because of all the game food that I will be having from now until February. Wings, ribs, pizzas, calzones, guacamole, chips and salsa,…
Roasted Eggplant & White Bean Hummus
Roasted Eggplant & White Bean Hummus Adapted from Giada De Laurentiis: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/white-bean-and-roasted-eggplant-hummus-recipe.html You know how they say, “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” The same applies for this roasted eggplant hummus. I’ll be honest, this isn’t the prettiest thing. But just because it isn’t pretty doesn’t mean that what’s inside isn’t amazing. And that’s…
Healthier Banana Bread
Healthier Banana Bread Adapted from Cookie + kate: http://cookieandkate.com/2015/healthy-banana-bread-recipe/ The first time I made banana bread I was about 11 years old. It tasted really good and I didn’t think it was that hard to make. Then again, it was a box mix, so I didn’t really need to be a member of MENSA to…