This is Christian’s favorite dessert. Well, it’s a toss-up between this and my apple pie, but my apple pie recipe is not going to be found on this blog. Sorry, family secret. Here, strawberries and rhubarb get married and make a delicious combination of sweet and tart under a crispy blanket of buttery oats and […]
Easy Summer Food Ideas
It’s heating up outside, and we don’t want to heat up the kitchen as much these days. We also have picnics to attend and we need lots of yummy food to accompany burgers and brats, and hot dogs — oh, my! Well, consider this your one-stop-shop for drool-worthy, easy summer food ideas from dinners to […]
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Toasted Coconut Thumbprints with Cherry or Lemon
Typically, I skip the cookies and go for the pie. Until these little babies. Because by the time you add fruit to the center, it’s like pie and cookies got married and had little beautiful babies filled with goodness and light. 🙂 You can’t go wrong when you start with buttery shortbread, roll it in […]
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Better Than Take Out Fried Rice
We LOVE fried rice in this house. And this recipe makes the fried rice you crave with all of its savory goodness plus the perfect additions of salty bacon as well as omitting soy by using Coconut Aminos. Though there is never a substitute for authentic Chinese food, this is pretty darn close with these […]
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Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
This is the kind of food that could make one swoon. In minutes you can make both a tart, homemade lemon curd and melt-in-your-mouth tender pancakes that are almost crepe-like in texture with a hint of lemon. When you just need something different to serve for breakfast or brunch or brinner, this is the way to […]
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Oatmeal Cream Pies
You know you love them. And perhaps you have a bit of guilt when you buy that box of Little You-know-who’s at the grocery store due to the ingredient list. Well, no more, friends. You can totally make these yourself and you, too, can have a dessert your family now calls their absolute favorite thing […]
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Easter Dinner Ideas
The next big holiday meal is hiding behind just a couple little corners! Are we ready? Our family’s tradition for Easter is to break tradition. We started years ago eating corn dogs on a train somewhere in North Carolina, and ever since we find fun ways to avoid the usual. We’ve had several Japanese Steakhouse […]
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Must-Have Mango Salsa
Yeah. I made it, ate it, and now I feel like I have issues because I just. can’t. stop. My daughter, Kyrsten and I have been eating and eating (and eating) it for a few weeks now, and as simple as it is, I feel like I should share it with you because you might […]
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Soft Oat Dinner Rolls
Oh, how my family loves these Soft Oat Dinner Rolls!! It’s easier than you may think to make your own dinner rolls with ingredients you control and trust. Made with cooked oats and sweetened with a bit of molasses, these soft rolls will quickly become a staple at your house. They also make delicious hamburger […]
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Cheesy Sausage Breakfast Braid
Creamy cheese and savory sausage meet inside a flaky, buttery pastry to make a simple, yet spectacular breakfast or brunch showstopper. You can even slice this smaller into cubes or strips and serve it as an appetizer! And since it can be and made ahead and kept in the refrigerator, it works perfectly for a […]
