Last weekend my boss was hosting a baby shower, and she asked me to prepare a few things for the event. It was a toss up between this fruit salad, or a more plain berry fruit salad, but in the end this one won. I wasn't sure about it when I first read the ingredients because I thought the glaze sounded a little funky. However, my suspicions were put to rest when it was all put together. This Poppy Seed Fruit Salad with Citrus Honey Glaze is so simple, yet so pretty and tasty. The poppy seeds and almonds give it an added crunch, and the honey citrus glaze add a pop ...
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Easy Baked Tofu
Even before I became a vegetarian, I loved tofu....especially when it's fried, crispy, covered in sauce and in Chinese food. Who doesn't like that? But, since learning to cook with it more, I have found different techniques to mock frying the tofu, and still being able to get a nice crispy outside, without all the bad points of frying. In a different post I talked about 'dry frying' tofu, which is really handy and easy, but it can sometimes be time consuming. So when I stumbled upon a baked tofu recipe on All Recipes, I thought I hit the jackpot. With ...
Guest Blog: Crock Pot Barbacoa
Today we have another guest post from Shannon! If you didn't see her first guest post, Guiltless Fettuccine Alfredo, I highly suggest you check it out! Here she has whipped up her take on Barbacoa (and I am embarrassed to admit that I had not even heard of this!). Looks tasty! Barbacoa (A Happy Accident) Meal planning and grocery shopping is an art form for me. By the time I’m done with my weekly grocery list, it is full of notations. I star items for which I have coupons, mark BOGO deals and other weekly specials, and mark which stores some of the items will ...
Fire-Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons
Fire Roasted Tomato & Red Pepper Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons is the perfect cold weather comfort food, yet healthy at the same time. Lately we have been eating a lot of soup at my house. It's generally pretty easy to make, and healthy too (deja vu?!). Like I said in a previous post, I have been trying to make a couple weekday meals, on the weekends, so that I don't have to cook every night. I've made this Fire Roasted Tomato & Red Pepper Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons for years, and actually posted it a few years ago on Domestic Superhero, however, I've updated ...
Mango Frozen Yogurt
Last week I received a HUGE package from Chobani! I never knew such perishable items could be shipped so quickly, and in bulk...but I guess it can be done! What a delivery! Chobani was kind enough to send me 6 huge containers of greek yogurt. I am so excited to try them all: Mango, Peach, Chocolate Chunk Blueberry, Pineapple, and Black Cherry- yum! I have been searching various recipes and found several for inspiration. My husband loves mango anything, so when I saw a recipe for Mango Ice Cream, I figured I could try making it with Greek ...
Blue Cheese and Chive Biscuits
For the longest time I never attempted to make biscuits...I am not sure why, other than I probably thought they were too time consuming and difficult. Plus, I am a sucker for a crusty rustic french loaf. But then I noticed lots of enticing biscuit recipes popping up, and upon closer examination, I realized they really aren't difficult. Not difficult at all. Of course I had to try these, because I am also a sucker for anything involving blue cheese. Load it on whatever, and I will eat it. These biscuits looked particularly delicious so I gave them a whirl. ...