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FavoritePinShare Creamy, buttery, and full of flavor, these Colcannon potatoes will become your new go-to side dish recipe for any meal! They are simple and easy to make and packed with all kinds of delicious ingredients! Potatoes make the best side dish because they go with everything! Try out these Hasselback potatoes, these roasted potatoes, or these classic mashed potatoes! What is Colcannon? Colcannon is an Irish mashed potato recipe that usually included kale or cabbage....

FavoritePinShare This is the happiest page on the blog with all of these Disneyland recipes! These are recipes that will bring the parks back home with you and here’s a secret… They taste even better! I love all of the food at Disneyland and I have a hard time picking out my favorites! But.. If I have to choose then I would have to say these macarons or this churro toffee!...

FavoritePinShare An amazing fall salad with the best creamy poppyseed dressing that you will ever have! There is nothing that I love more then a mouthwatering salad. One that tastes so amazing that you crave it and can’t wait to make it again. This salad was just that. One of the best ones that I have had and it is screaming fall! The line up of this salad is all of my favorite things about fall....

FavoritePinShare This chicken alfredo dip is out of this world! It’s creamy, cheesy, loaded with chicken, AND made from scratch! It’s perfect for an appetizer or a delicious side dish! I go crazy over anything involving dips! They are SOO good and this one is absolutely no exception!! And while you’re making this one, go ahead and try these others! This Dill Pickle Dip, Million Dollar Dip, and this Hot Crab Dip are some of the BEST!...

FavoritePinShare Tender and juicy chicken in the most amazing creamy and delicious garlic mushroom sauce! This makes one incredible 30 minute meal! I have been pretty obsessed with creamy delicious skillet meals lately. But my family LOVES them. I always have most of these ingredients on hand. I buy chicken and heavy cream in bulk from Costco and I have a delicious real ready in under 30 minutes. This Creamy Garlic Mushroom Chicken became one of our favorites....

So what’s the secret? PEELED ZUCCHINI. Neutral flavour that’s easily disguise-able with seasonings. Purees smooth – and white. This is life changing – imagine the possibilities! {Gluten free, low carb, nutrition dense} 45 calorie Creamy Healthy Soup broth This recipe isn’t one of those healthy food hacks that calls for an enormous amount of effort, or weird ingredients, or where you sacrifice flavour for the sake of less calories. It is, quite simply, my Creamy Zucchini Soup made using PEELED zucchini to make it white rather than keeping the skin on which makes the soup green....

You’ll love this cozy and creamy pumpkin soup recipe! This pumpkin soup with canned pumpkin and coconut milk comes together with just a few minutes prep and is made with simple ingredients that you probably have in your pantry already. Another bonus: it’s perfect for everyone, no matter who is at the table: it’s naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, easily vegan and vegetarian, and low carb and keto. Once the weather cools down, I’m all about pumpkin smoothies and soup!...

It’s Sunday night here in Sydney and I swore I was going to be healthy this week – starting from tonight. I had salad for dinner and I am munching on carrot sticks as I write this post. So I have to tell you, it is absolute, complete and utter torture writing up this recipe and looking at these photos. Describing to you how delicious this is, trying not to remember every creamy bite, the golden bubbly cheese, the juicy chicken, that sauce…....

Today, learn everything you need to know about making perfect fried chicken using Crisco shortening. If you think it’s intimidating, think again! Frying chicken isn’t as difficult as you imagine it to be. Plus, with all the tips I have for you below, everything will be a breeze. Want some guaranteed fried chicken success? This Crisco fried chicken recipe is calling your name! Let’s eat! Crisco Fried Chicken I was always afraid of frying chicken....

I’ve long been attracted to homestead-y activities like bread baking (thanks to Rosemary Olive Oil Bread for beginners). Others on the list: Gardening. Canning. Raising chickens. Other industrious, crafty things. The canning and the chickens have never come to pass. I blame city regulations and a general lack of motivation. Thanks to Crock Pot Bread, however, a homemade loaf of fluffy, honey whole wheat bread is never more than a few cups of flour away....

The beauty of homemade cured salmon is that you can control the salt so it’s not too salty and it’s got a fresh herb flavour that you’ll never get in a packet! Also, don’t miss the stunning Beetroot Cured Salmon! Gravlax recipe I’ve made cured salmon gravlax a bunch of times over the years and my results were varied. Never any epic disasters, they were always edible. But sometimes they were over cured, under cured, and the biggest problem I’ve had is over salted salmon....

FavoritePinShare Death by chocolate cheesecake has an Oreo crust with creamy, decadent, and rich chocolate cheesecake. Topped with chocolate ganache, this is a chocolate lover’s dream come true! Cheesecake is by far one of my favorite desserts. It can be served anywhere, anytime, and it will elevate your meal! Try out this New York cheesecake, this unique churro cheesecake, and this fantastic key lime cheesecake! Death by Chocolate Cheesecake Desserts are my weakness....

These Raspberry Bars have an oatmeal biscuit base, a layer of raspberry jam, then topped with an oatmeal crumble using the same mix as the base. I used raspberry but you can use any jam you want! THE EASIEST EVER RASPBERRY JAM BARS!! Australian’s have a thing about calling recipes “Best Ever”. Like “Best Ever Chocolate Cake”. If I ever come across a recipe called “Best Ever” something, I know it’s by an Australian!...

FavoritePinShare Packed with fresh veggies, rice, and juicy seared chicken, burrito bowls are the most delicious way to fuel your body! Topped off with creamy cilantro ranch, this is the perfect lunch filled with amazing flavor and texture. Who said tacos and burritos had to be unhealthy? Chickpea tacos, taco-stuffed avocados, and beef taco salad are all ways to get your fix without blowing your diet! Easy Burrito Bowls With Chicken Recipe As one of my New Year’s resolutions, I’ve been trying to cut back on eating out....

FavoritePinShare This lemon chess pie is packed purely with lemon filling and is a lemon-lovers dream come true! The texture is smooth and creamy with a deliciously flakey crust that just about anyone will go crazy for! If you love pie as much as I do, then you agree that it shouldn’t just be reserved for the holidays! Pie should be for every occasion! It should be eaten all year round!...

This lupini beans recipe is the ultimate answer to satisfying salty snack cravings in a healthy way! I’m going to teach you how to cook lupini beans for a snack, full of zesty flavors from chili and lime, plus several other variations if that combo isn’t your thing. This recipe can be made 2 ways – in the oven or in the air fryer. If you have an air fryer, it’s also great for many other things, from tender air fried chicken legs to crisp air fryer bacon… browse out all my low carb air fryer recipes here....

FavoritePinShare You don’t even need an oven to make this banana cream cheesecake! This has a crust and a perfectly creamy filling. Top it with some whipped cream and fresh bananas and you won’t be able to stop at one slice! Cheesecake is one of my all-time favorite desserts! Especially the no-bake kind. Try out some more tried and true recipes like this classic, key lime, or berry cheesecakes! No-Bake Banana Cream Cheesecake No-bake desserts are such an easy way to get a great taste!...

FavoritePinShare These turkey cupcakes are cute, festive, and oh so delicious! Your kids will love making these and they are perfect for the Thanksgiving season! If you have a love for cupcakes like I do then you should definitely make these Apple Pie, these Angel Food, and these delicious Tres Leches Cupcakes. They are all SOO GOOD! Turkey Cupcakes I love anything that is super festive that I can do to make a holiday extra special....

A great Cabbage Salad for everything! Keeping this post short and sweet because it’s an extra recipe I’m publishing today alongside the Brown Sugar Garlic Butter Pork Roast! The dressing is a bit tangy (not sharp) with a touch of sweet, and it’s neutral enough to serve alongside almost any main, any Cuisine. I’d serve it as a side for almost any Western dish, it’s certainly at home with European dishes (Eastern and Western), South American and even Indian and Asian....

A less-work, more-wholesome twist on regular risotto, farro risotto is 100% whole grainPacked with fiber, iron, protein, and magnesiumUltra-creamy thanks to a nutty, salty Parmesan cheeseAnd tastes fabulous when served warm and at room temperature (we enjoyed round one for a cozy dinner on our porch, then I packed up the leftovers to take with us to an outdoor picnic with friends) To anyone who has been intimidated by risotto: this farro risotto is for you....