How to cook chickpeas aka garbanzo beans in your instant pot. Using soaked or un-soaked dried beans, cooking your chickpeas from scratch will save you not only time but money too! The cost of food has gone up tremendously over the past few months. Not only have prices increased, but over the past few
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Over the years I’ve written many blogs around this theme. You can read about them here, here, and here. However, this year I thought I’d write about a few of the most common issues/complaints/themes from my Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) participants. Real life changes to our lifestyle habits and how
3 recipes in 3 weeks, who am I? Let’s just say I’ve been trying to get more in the kitchen and write down my recipes as I make them. Putting pen to paper, literally. Taking pictures, now that’s the tough part. This week’s pictures are not that spectacular, but what is spectacular? This homemade Instant
Pressure Cooker. Slow cooker. Air Fryer. Sous vide. All the gadgets to help one cook better. But do they really? I bought my mom a pressure cooker, specifically the Instant Pot®, a couple of years ago. Within the first six months she hadn’t used it. At all. I asked her why and her answer was
This Egg Potato Salad is creamy, crunchy, and delicious! It’s the perfect side dish for your summer BBQ, family gatherings, potlucks and picnics. Easy to make and prep ahead, the flavors get better the longer it sits! Labor Day weekend is synonymous with get togethers and barbeques. Enter this egg potato salad as a must
Crispy smashed potatoes with a salt ‘n’ vinegar flavor, just like your favorite chip. Never met a potato recipe I haven’t liked! One more potato recipe to add to your repertoire. Crispy, salty perfection. Potatoes, the number one recipes on my site! Twice-Baked, Rosemary Parmesan Stacks, and Mashed Potato Waffles. There truly isn’t a way
How to make a smash cake for your baby’s first birthday party. This cake is super moist, easy to make, and will definitely ‘smash’ easily! Made with almond flour and naturally sweetened with mashed banana. This smash cake is perfect for your baby’s first birthday celebration! Earlier this year a friend’s baby turned one. Tasked
A round-up of apple recipes for apple season! Perfect if you go apple picking this weekend and have lots of apples on hand. Honeycrisp are my current favorite – crisp, juicy, and beyond sweet! What’s your favorite apple? This might be an unpopular thing to say, but I prefer apple flavors over pumpkin flavors. I
Nothing screams fall more than apples and apple cider. This Apple Cider Margarita uses seasoning from the cinnamon sugar rim paired with sweet apple cider for an irresistible combination. Perfect for all your fall gatherings, and parties. Cheers to the first day of fall! Today is the first day of fall! And even though it’s
This quick and Easy Homemade Salsa can be made in 5 minutes. Thanks to canned tomatoes you don’t have to wait for in-season tomatoes and can have easy homemade salsa anytime (where you get to manage the seasonings & spices)! ‘Heat and Eat’ has been my theme over the last few months and how I’m
