Breakfast BLT Salad You can also have this salad for lunch, if you want a BLT Salad without the eggs, you may want to try this BLT Avocado Salad, it’s delish! What exactly is massaged kale? Kale is a hearty winter green that holds up well in soups and stews. But it’s also wonderful as a salad if you give it a three-minute massage. With a little oil, this tough green leaf shrinks in size and the texture becomes soft....

Broccoli and Cheese Egg Muffins These egg muffins are a great way to start the morning because they are high in protein, taste great and satisfy me until lunch. You can fill them with any combination of vegetables, cheese and meats you like. I refrigerate them, then pop them in the microwave for one minute when I need a quick breakfast. I also make egg white muffins if you want something leaner....

Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad I love capers, which pair perfectly with the tangy lemon vinaigrette in this light Broccoli Cauliflower Salad. The dressing makes any vegetable taste delicious and works wonderfully on any veggies like carrots, arugula, etc. This refreshing summer salad is easy to make and packed with fresh, crisp flavors. It is excellent for a picnic, potluck, family gathering, or weeknight family dinners. More broccoli salad recipes, try this Broccoli Salad Recipe with bacon, mayonnaise, red onion and sunflower seeds....

Looking for more great appetizers you can easily make in a skillet? Try this shakshuka or provoleta next! They’re both so delicious and flavorful. Burrata and Tomato Appetizer You’ve got to try this burrata appetizer – it’s seriously delicious! Just imagine juicy cherry tomatoes, sweet dried figs, and creamy burrata cheese all coming together in one pan. This dish is similar to caprese salad, but made with cherry tomatoes and burrata....

Butternut Squash Soup The farmer’s market is stocked with beautiful squashes and pumpkins this time of year. I bought this beautiful squash and got inspired to paint my kitchen the same color. This soup is low in points and is very filling. Enjoy! More soup recipes I love around this time of year are Pumpkin Ginger Soup and Roasted Cauliflower Chowder. Also Potato Leek Soup and Red Lentil Soup with Spinach....

Shrimp and Grits Recipe This meal fulfills so many wanted elements. It’s got the Crispy Bacon, the Cajun shrimp that satisfies your hunger and the grits that pulls the whole meal together with it’s hearty addition to the plate. I love this meal because kids also enjoy it and it gives the entire family a meal that tastes like a million bucks but only costs a few. I personally love that this meal is easy to make in big or small quantities....

Nutella. Whoever invented Nutella is pure genius. That stuff is amazing and pretty much good on anything. Nutella is always there for you especially when you are sad. 🙂 I have always wanted to incorporate Nutella into a cookie. I know that I have seen cookie recipes that stuff nutella inside, but I wanted these cookies to taste like nutella. But then I wanted to take them to a whole different level and stuff the insides with caramel....

It is starting to feel like spring around here and we are loving it! It was such a beautiful day today and it got into the 70s. We spent most of our day outside enjoying the nice weather. It is such a relief to start being able to go outside when you have been in hibernation for the winter. I love spring desserts. Carrot cake is one of my favorites and I could eat it year round....

Switch up taco night and try some of these other Mexican-inspired recipes next: molletes, tostadas, or chile relleno! What is a Chalupa? If you’ve never had one from Taco Bell before, here’s what a chalupa is and why they’re so great! Chalupas are a tasty Mexican dish known for crispy fried tortillas topped with various delicious ingredients. (You can customize them however you like!) This recipe makes fresh chalupa wraps by mixing flour, baking powder, and milk to create the dough....

Isn’t dip the absolute best? There are so many different kinds that you can try, and they go with everything! You must try this fantastic cannoli dip this sweet fruit dip, and this perfect toffee apple dip. They are all so delicious! What is Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip? The first thing that I asked myself when coming up with this dessert dip was, “How do I make this dip delicious, edible, and light?...

Chocolate Crepes with Strawberries One of my daughter’s favorite breakfast are crepes! Here I took my homemade crepe recipe and added cocoa powder to give them a chocolate flavor. I filled them with strawberries and cream and they came out great. Helpful Tips The batter can be kept in a container for about 4 days. I always make a batch on weekends, then make 2 crepes each morning fresh for Madison which takes just minutes to make....

Ground beef, cabbage, vegetables and tomatoes, this is the perfect soup to clean out your fridge! And it’s super easy to make. I grew up on homemade soups, in fact most dinners in my house growing up either started with soup, or soup was the main dish. My Mom usually threw whatever she had in the refrigerator and would whip up a new soup. I was a pretty picky eater, but I always loved when she made cabbage soup....

Cilantro Lime Fish Tacos Tommy doesn’t care for fish, but he loves fish tacos! These are so easy to make, and unlike most fish tacos they’re so breading or frying so they’re much healthier. The fish is cooked in the skillet with onions, garlic, jalapenos, tomatoes, cilantro and lime. Then served on tortillas, so flavorful and light! A few other seafood taco recipes I love: Cod Fish Tacos, Blackened Fish Tacos, and Green Scallop Tacos....

This cilantro lime roasted cauliflower is one of my new favorite veggie bowls when the weather gets cold. I could seriously eat an entire bowl of this and call it a day. To change things up from my usual recipe, I added some lime juice, a little zest and finished it with cilantro. The results were wonderful! Try this as a side with pork, steak, chicken or lamb.

Cilantro Lime Shrimp Cilantro lime shrimp is so easy to whip up, and it’s loaded with flavor!! This is always on my dinner rotation. We serve it over rice, with tortillas to make shrimp tacos or over a salad. For more shrimp recipes, you might also enjoy this easy Air Fryer Shrimp, Honey Garlic Shrimp, Shrimp and Grits and Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice. Ingredients Shrimp: You can buy fresh or frozen jumbo shrimp that’s peeled or unpeeled....

Coconut Lime Raspberry Chia Pudding I absolutely love chia pudding for dessert. Some of my other favorites are Superfood Triple Berry Chia Pudding, Mango Coconut Chia Pudding, and even Raspberry Coconut Chia Pudding Pops! Me, I’m a huge fan of chia seeds. They have no taste so it basically takes on the flavor of anything you mix up, and those tiny seeds expand to more than triple in size when soaked in any liquid and did I mention they have a satiating quality to them?...

Butter makes everything better! It’s the master of ingredients in the kitchen that I can’t live without. I have some incredible recipes you have to try with butter as the star of the show. Try these steak bites, this fish, or this delicious fried gnocchi with a brown butter sauce. You can thank me later! What is Cowboy Butter? Plain butter gets a whole new identity when it becomes cowboy butter!...

My family loves a good hearty casserole, and I love making them because they are so easy to throw together. If you’re looking for other recipes to try, you’re sure to love this crowd-pleasing John Wayne Casserole, this family-favorite Chicken Tetrazzini Casserole, and this delicious Philly Cheesesteak Casserole. Cowboy Cornbread Casserole Recipe This casserole has become a family favorite because it’s loaded with all the traditional Tex-Mex flavors and that wonderful texture everyone loves....

Crab Guacamole We make guacamole a lot in my house, it’s one of the few ways I can get Madison to eat avocados. For a crab-less version, you can check out my Best Guacamole Recipe. You may also enjoy Guacamole Deviled Eggs or Breaded Chicken Cutlets with Deconstructed Guacamole. Variations of this crab guacamole can be made with imitation crab or lobster.

Chicken a la Criolla Criolla (literally creole) is a Spanish word widely used to describe Caribbean or Hispanic cuisine. This is one tasty and inexpensive meal for 10 Smart Points. A few other chicken Crock Pot recipes I love are Pollo in Potacchio (Braised Chicken with Tomatoes and Rosemary), Moroccan Chicken and Olive Tagine, and Easy braised Chicken Drumsticks in Tomatillo Sauce. As promised, I played around with my crock pot last night making this easy yet flavorful dish which requires no pre-cooking on the stove....