a bean by any other name...
Black Bean Pumpkin Chili sounds better than Whatever Kind of Bean You Have Pumpkin Chili. So I went with black bean. I typically use black bean, it's my favorite. But, I have also used pinto, red beans, and kidney beans because variety is the spice of life! Ryan doesn't…
Recipe
We searched for a great way to celebrate fall. All this pumpkin spice everything culminated in a fantastic Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bread Recipe. Check it out!
When I was young, visits to my grandparents house meant two things: a very long road trip that started before the sun was up and homemade banana bread.
My grandparents house was always cool when it was hot outside. And, it always smelled of talcum powder, clean laundry, and cinnamon banana bread. Grandma Susan would…
A quick and easy blender recipe for pre workout fuel packed with protein and fiber – Pumpkin Molasses Ginger Bran Muffins.
Oh, great. Another pancake recipe? As if there aren't enough pancake recipes to choose from out there in the tangled world of the interwebs? Why should you try these Cottage Cheese Pancakes? Well, it just so happens that I have a few reasons locked and loaded in case you asked that question.
You should…
We've had some people ask how we make our chicken for our Cabbage Salads. So we decided to show you how to cook chicken. We do things a little differently... I think.
Normally, I start out with either frozen or thawed chicken breast. We like the Foster's Farm Frozen Chicken breasts from Costco. Su and…
Rice crispy treats were not my favorite thing as a kid... I know, I know. I was a strange one. If that threw you, brace your self for this bomb. I also did not like Lucky Charms, Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, or that pink, sugary milk that they left at the bottom of the bowl.…
I've never been a huge fan of salad dressing... Don't get me wrong I love a good onion dip with chips or a crudités plater served with a bowl of ranch dressing. And I have never been known to turn down one of those dipping pots with the aluminum tops that come with chicken strips…
An Excess of Lemons
Lemon bars were not my favorite growing up. Far from it. They always seemed too sweet or tasted kind of medicinal/chemical... Cut to me housesitting for a friend who has a gorgeous lemon tree just outside their kitchen window. The lemons it produced were the size of a Nerf football. I…
Enter the Cabbage
What is your first thought when someone mentions cabbage? Mine used to be this mushy apparition involving a pungent tomato and cabbage-based soup diet my mom and sister briefly followed when I was in my Jr. High years.
The words: light, refreshing, crunchy, crisp, adaptable, & delicious, were no where near…