This watermelon feta salad is one of our favorite summertime dishes. When it is extra hot outside, it is a go-to recipe for dinner. I fire up the grill and add some chicken or pork chops. How to make this recipe step by step I really hope you enjoy this Watermelon Feta Basil Salad! If you do get a chance to make this recipe, I’d love to hear from you in the comments....
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve pretty much ignored Lo Mein most of my life. Of course it’s because I always have a standing order of Kung Pao Chicken, which in my opinion has so much more to offer in the flavor department. But after remaking my long time favorite into a healthier version with this Kung Pao Chicken Zucchini Noodles recipe, I embarked on a Chinese takeout faze where I started experimenting with all sorts of take out, giving them a healthy veggie filled twist!...
I’m a huge fan of easy dinners, and if they come together in just 1 pan/pot that’s all the better for the dishwasher, (aka… me). Sheet pan dinners are relatively new in our house, but it only took the first meal to know that this concept of baking everything on a cookie sheet is going to be happening a lot! I’ve been craving everything fall right now, so the first recipe I have actually written down for you is packed with butternut squash....
This simple recipe is one of my ‘most made’ recipes ever! I make it most weeks of the year to use in my Fruit and Yogurt Parfaits. But it’s also great with desserts like ice cream or cheesecake. Try it over my Chocolate Mousse or with my Flourless Brownies and top it all off with some ice cream. In fact, this sauce is so tasty, that I just eat it by the spoonful sometimes....
I go a little crazy every year eating local fruit, it starts with berry season, continues through cherry season, and on into local melons. It all tastes so amazing that I tend to get carried away – my record in raspberries is 3/4 of a gallon in a single afternoon! Everyone tells me they can’t eat fruit like that, but it doesn’t bother me at all, in fact I always feel better the more fruits and veggies I eat!...
Road season and closures Extra hiking options and more tips for Trolltunga After we waited to go out on the rock twice, we headed further up the trail away from the beginning of a crowd. We found an off the beaten path spot that was a designated tent area. It worked out perfectly as a place to eat lunch, and have a short drone flight way from anyone. So stay tuned for all our tips on how to have the best time here....
I can’t think of a better way to start off a weekend morning! We keep things pretty simple during the workweek, but when the weekend comes, I love to step it up a bit. There’s a certain indulgent feeling I crave that comes from a leisurely morning, complete with breakfast and a nice cup of coffee over hours of catching up. Usually we like to spend an hour or two catching up from a busy week and discussing a plan of action for whatever needs to be done....
I’ve been getting so many requests for more meal prepping that I’m going to be doing a seasonal meal prep for each season this year. First up of course is a spring meal prep, and it’s hard not to get overly excited because when that first spring produce arrives after a long winter, I do get a little crazy buying all the things! My style of meal prepping is mostly just to prep a few ingredients each week to make meals a bit easier....
If you’ve always been more of a ‘chocolate chip cookie’ kind of person, get ready to fall for oatmeal raisin. I feel like Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are underrated and have so much potential. But so often they can be boring, or even worse… dry. Of course, I had to ‘quality test’ them when they came out of the oven. And that’s how I began to understand just how good oatmeal raisin cookies could be....
It all started with an Italian restaurant. I feel like quite a few of my recipe stories begin with that line. It’s my version of ‘once upon a time’ I suppose! But from the first time I tasted these crispy potatoes scented with rosemary, I knew they had to be a permanent fixture in my life. I’ve been making them for over 15 years now, and everyone loves them! In fact, you may want to print off the recipe because someone always asks for it....
Once you try food from a pellet grill like Pit Boss or a Traeger, you’re instantly hooked! In fact, you’ll find yourself putting almost everything on these grills because it turns out so flavorful. So if you’ve been on the fence about whether or not they’re worth it, they most definitely are! Having a grill that smokes is one of the easiest ways to make flavorful healthy meals. You’ll never get tired of the incredible taste....
This recipe came about entirely by accident. I was trying to picture what sort of topping/salsa I might want on top of my Jalapeno Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken, (pictured below) when it occurred to me that mango salsa would be really awesome. But of course I was running short on mangos, so I added what I did have, which happened to be strawberries. And from there, of course I needed to add avocado because those 3 just go together so well!...
A picture truly says a 1,000 words – I mean what could I tell you that the glistening pepperoni hasn’t already whispered in your ear!?! Yep… that’s it… it’s final – we’re having pizza bites for dinner! There’s no need to make a real meal when you can have nibbling snacks instead! One of my favorite things about these is the crispy cheese lacing around the edges – it’s the perfect contrast to the melty-cheesy-pepperoni on top!...
Swiftcurrent Lookout in Glacier National Park has been on my ‘to-do’ list for years. I’d heard that the views were unbelievable, and they definitely didn’t disappoint. If you hike the lookout from the Many Glacier side, it’s about 16 miles. This is roundtrip mileage with 2,300′ elevation gain. And it’s considered to be a strenuous hike. I personally wouldn’t usually consider 2,300′ elevation gain to be strenuous. But this hike really tapped us out by the end of the day....
Winter is finally letting us out of it’s clutches and it’s time for smooth skin – enter the sugar scrubs! If you use a sugar scrub 2x per week combined with body butter for the extra dry places, within 2 weeks the dry patches will smooth out! Sugar scrubs are one of my favorite beauty products because I’m lazy in that department! They do an awesome job of exfoliating while deeply moisturizing my skin from top to bottom....
Angels Landing is a heart stopper for some, and a crazy good adventure for others. My goal today is to help you decided which one you are before you embark on this hike! I just want to say right off that doing this hike as well as any kind of outdoor activity is always undertaken at your own risk. I don’t mean to sound ominous or anything, but it is important to be prepared so that you can be as safe as possible....
We make these Baked Sweet Potatoes pretty much every single week throughout the colder months. They’re the perfect base for all kinds of things from taco toppings to curries. And these are also great along side a bowl of cozy soup for a heartier dinner. You’ll find more suggestions for how to serve these below. But the sky really is the limit, and I could go on way too long about how much I love these with our dinners....
The trick to the fluffiest mashed potatoes is to beat them together with the melted butter before adding anything else to the mix. This is a trick I learned from Cook’s Illustrated, and there’s no doubt it makes for the best mashed potatoes. This means goodbye to gluey and stodgy mashed potatoes. Only fluffy and rich tasting mashed potatoes around here! How to make this recipe step by step I really hope you enjoy these best ever Mashed Potatoes!...
The traditional Caprese Salad is a flavor inspiration for so many dishes in our house. The trio of vine ripe summer tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil simply can’t be beat! And while I’m not sure that anything can come close to the original classic, this burger really is outrageously good. Chopped fresh basil infuses the burger which sits perched atop a grilled portabello and sliced red onion. The mozzarella gets all melty delicious in the last few minutes of grilling, and the whole thing is topped off with fresh tomatoes and basil, with a drizzle of reduced balsamic vinegar....
I first started making these on a whim one day when we lived in Calgary. I had just bought an exorbitantly priced pint, (produce is pricey in the north – think $8 per pint) of raspberries. They’re Tyler’s favorite berries, and I wanted to make them into a simple dessert. Since I love chocolate, the natural progression was to add the 2 together – of course! They were such a hit, I’ve been making them ever since!...
