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(Many thanks to DREAM for sponsoring today’s post!) While I am still recovering from all the delicious food I ate at the Everything Food Conference, I am never one to say no to comfort food. Especially when it involves truffle! Okay, maybe not REAL (fresh) truffles, as my bank account is still a little sore from all the recent traveling. But truffle oil surely does the trick! And, if your bank account is a little chubbier than mine, you could definitely use some shaved truffle in this dish for an even more luxurious version....

If you are making a steak, you must try my Red Wine Reduction Sauce! This sauce is flavorful, rich, and the perfect pairing to a pan-seared or grilled steak. It uses the drippings from the steak as the base and fresh ingredients that complement each other so well to bring it all together. And, it takes under 10 minutes to make! Best Red Wine Sauce for Steak If you know anything about me, you know I love cooking steak for my family....

FavoritePinShare Air Fryer “Roasted” Cauliflower is perfectly tender, crisp and full of amazing flavor. You are going to love how easy it is to make this delicious side dish! Air Fryer vegetables are the best, they get roasted to the perfect texture both inside and outside. These tried and true recipes will prove it to you, from Potatoes, to Broccoli and Brussel Sprouts. Air Fryer Cauliflower I love my Air Fryer, it is changing the way I make food and especially my vegetables....

These easy roasted cauliflower parmesan steaks, or as I like to call them, cauliflower parm, make everyone want to eat more veggies! This simple cauliflower parmesan recipe comes together with just 8 basic ingredients and is a low carb, vegetarian twist on chicken parm. When I received my friend, Erin’s, The Well Plated Cookbook, I immediately flipped through the pages looking for some low carb options – and this one instantly caught my eye!...

This post is brought to you by Morton Salt. The truffles are dark-chocolate dipped, then topped with a crunch of coarse sea salt, one of the pro tips shared at the Morton Next Door Chef event I attended last fall. Read on for the tasty details about the recipe and the event too. Getting a homemade salted caramel sauce to a consistency that’s thick enough to enrobe in melted chocolate to create a caramel-filled truffle, yet soft enough to still melt and ooze when you bite into it, is a tricky endeavor that I’d prefer to leave to a French pastry chef....

FavoritePinShare Sausage Mushroom Breakfast Bake is a blend of sautéed smoked sausage and fresh vegetables, added to a scrambled egg mixture then baked in less that 30 minutes. This breakfast bake is perfect for the holidays! Breakfast for the holidays is one of my favorite traditions! If you love breakfast casseroles as much as I do, try The Best Breakfast Casserole, Tator Tot Breakfast Casserole or Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole....

Whether it’s sauteeing or stir frying vegetables, making them on the stovetop is often the fastest way to cook them. This tutorial will show you how to saute asparagus in just 10 minutes. The key to this simple sauteed asparagus recipe with garlic and lemon? Start with olive oil to saute, then add a lemon garlic butter at the end. (I use a similar method to make sauteed zucchini, too....

I’m going to start this post by being completely honest with you. While the chicken in this recipe is delicious, the real star here is the batata harra (or the Lebanese potatoes, if you’d prefer). Maybe it’s because I’m going through a major carb phase, but I was utterly obsessed with them! As in, I gave my husband two or three and devoured the rest of the potatoes by myself....

I believe passionately that enjoying a healthy, balanced diet should never EVER leave you feeling deprived. What inspires my recipes here (and every recipe in my upcoming cookbook) is creating nutritious meals that taste so fabulous, you forget that what you are eating is “healthy.” This Skillet Lasagna with Basil, Italian Sausage, and Butternut Squash is the perfect example. Every forkful delivers the kind of wrap-you-up, grandma’s-cooking comfort that we seek from lasagna, but the ingredient lineup is shockingly good for you (just like in this Sweet Potato Pasta)....

FavoritePinShare Skinny Taco Soup is jam packed with flavor and texture and is a comforting hearty meal your whole family will love! The meat and beans are super filling and the spices from the seasonings make your taste buds smile. It’s the perfect complete meal all in one bowl! If you are like me and you love soup that you can throw together quickly any night of the week.. 8 can chicken taco soup recipe, taco soup or easy cheesy taco soup...

FavoritePinShare Slow cooker bacon wrapped maple glazed pork cooks to tender and juicy perfection in a carmelized maple mustard sauce. The flavor is incredible and will become a family favorite! If you are looking for a few more delicious pork entrees that your family will love then try out these pork chops, these sandwiches, and this roast. They are all delicious and hearty! Slow Cooker Bacon Wrapped Maple Glazed Pork Bacon-wrapped pork....

This post is sponsored by Dole. New year, new life! Just kidding. Same old new mom life, trying to balance motherhood with the blog and marriage while still taking care of myself. Sounds exhausting, doesn’t it? It is. My word for 2018 is discipline. It took me some brainstorming to find a word that would actually mean something I really want to achieve! We usually choose words like “happiness” or “abundance”, and while it’s obvious that we all want these things, they are not as tangible and we end up forgetting about it by February....

FavoritePinShare Corned Beef and Cabbage slow cook all day with hearty vegetables making one delicious stew! The McCormick spices also add such amazing and unique flavors! I am so excited to be an ambassador this year for McCormick. When they asked me if I would like to be one, it was a no brainer! My cabinet is filled with McCormick spices and I love working with brands that I stand behind....

FavoritePinShare Snickerdoodle Bars All I can say about this recipe is, MAKE IT! If you like snickerdoodles, you will LOVE these. I ran 3 ½ miles this morning and walked 2 to pick up my boys from school. As I was eating my second snickerdoodle bar I was thinking, dang I just ruined what I did today. But they were so good, I didn’t even care. Have you heard the saying, “skinny and sad or happy and fat?...

A chai tea latte is the perfect combination of sweet and spice in one lip-smacking beverage. It’s so comforting, and it’s the perfect drink if you need a little pick-me-up. With tea lattes, Starbucks is arguably king. Frothy milk and black tea are infused with a blend of cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon, giving you such cozy and well-balanced flavors. It smells amazing, to boot! The only problem is, these drinks aren’t the cheapest....

FavoritePinShare Delicious coffee cake with a cream cheese and strawberry center! Do you ever know that you are going to absolutely love something even before you eat it? Yeah. I knew I was going to love this cake! I have been craving it since I saw it and couldn’t wait to make it. The strawberries are looking better in the store lately, so I snatched some up and knew I needed to make this....

FavoritePinShare This frozen pie is perfect for warmer weather! No baking needed, and the pie itself is a creamy cool strawberry and cream flavor. Made with greek yogurt, real cream, and fresh strawberry puree! All on top of a pretzel crust. Hi everyone! Serene from House of Yumm here with you today. And I am bringing you this completely irrisitable Frozen Strawberry Yogurt Pie. This pie is no bake. Perfect for the warmer weather....

I don’t believe I’ve spoken about my love of K-Mart on the blog as yet? I’m absolutely obsessed. Not even moderately joking. I’ll find any excuse to go have a browse through K-Mart. I’m not sure if K-Mart in Australia is the same as America, but K-Mart in Australia is renowned for super affordable and cute kitchenwares. Which is probably why I love it so much. A few months back while I was browsing through K-Mart I found a $2 6-piece popsicle mould and just knew I had to have it....

This post is sponsored by ChocZero. All opinions are my own and I only share products I personally love. Thanks for supporting the brands that make this site possible! The right coffee creamer transforms your cup of morning coffee, especially during the holiday season! This sugar free peppermint mocha creamer is easy to make and will give your morning coffee a delicious minty flavor that feels festive. Plus with less than a gram of sugar, it delivers rich chocolatey flavor and creamy texture without the sugar crash....

What tomatoes are best for the summer pasta salad? For best results, use vine-ripened, locally grown tomatoes. If you grow tomatoes in your garden, things will be super easy for you. This is the second year I am growing tomatoes in my backyard for salads and sauces and I could not be happier with the results. If not, head to your local fruit and vegetable market and pick some nice tomatoes....