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Browse By: Next Recipe Stumped for dinner? Recipe Box Grocery List Print Share Produce-Prepping Like a Pro (1:35) Spicy Mexican Hot Chocolate Fudge – With a little cayenne pepper, chili powder and lots of cinnamon, this fudge is spicy, delicious, chocolaty and EASY!

Hola, amigos! Bienvenido! Como estas? And that’s about the extent of my Spanish… Translation per Google: Hi, friends! I took French. Blackberry Arugula Salad With Citrus Vinaigrette This delicious blackberry arugula salad recipe only calls for a small number of ingredients, but is big on great flavor!

Over the holidays, my good friend Ally hosted a huge Thanksgiving dinner for friends, including a bunch of foodies). I’m sitting at my computer right now eating a bowl of vanilla ice cream covered in salted caramel sauce and chocolate pita chips.

I’m still eating it (this amazing salted caramel) every single day with no end in sight but that’s ok with me. It’s ok because I rarely go on such an overindulgent bender. Super clean salads highlight all kinds of fresh, wholesome, unprocessed foods, like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and more.

This one features spicy arugula, sweet red grapes, and another clean eating staple, sunflower seeds. Seeds and nuts are a common ingredient in “clean” cooking because they fill you up, provide hard-to-get nutrients like magnesium, zinc, selenium, and vitamin E, and are chock full of good fats. When it comes to salad dressings, “clean” dressings are low in fat but still pop with flavor from fresh herbs, zesty spices, or a splash of fruit juice. Don't miss my follow-up post to this one with8 MORE REFRIGERATOR OATMEAL FLAVORSplus FAQs and more tipsCLICK HERE This easy, no-cook "summer porridge" has make-ahead convenience and is packed with nutrition to get your day off to a healthy start.

Make it in individual mason jars for a perfect serving size and an easy grab-and-go breakfast straight from the fridge (it's eaten cold). Take it along to work or anywhere. Great to serve on a breakfast or brunch buffet. High in protein, calcium & fiber; low in fat & sugar. Apparently this kind of cold yogurt & oatmeal mixture has been around for awhile. I played around with some different flavor combos, and created single portion recipes that will fit in a half-pint mason jar. This recipe appeared in The Hinton Voice as my April Column also called "Cooking With Jax".

[The concept for these came one day when I was trying to brainstorm some quick and easy dinner ideas that would freeze well so I could make them ahead of time. Most can agree that there’s really nothing better than coming home from a long day of work to having a meal already pre-cooked for you. With my husband and I both working long hours this month, being able to pop something out of the freezer and into the oven after a hard day of work is pretty much essential. It’s so easy to fall into the same routine, making the same recipes week after week. Even though this recipe is a common favourite, mixing up the delivery every once in awhile is surefire way to spice things up in the kitchen. The idea was to make individual lasagna portions that would be easy to freeze using as little packaging as possible. Recipes makes 12 lasagna cups Ingredients. Chicken Salad Wonton Cups How is it possible that the 4th of July is over?!

Once the 4th passes, it’s kind of like the summer is already almost over. I have big plans for the weekend.

We are going to be baking cookies and delivering them to our friends. We are going to be wrapping presents while drinking hot chocolate. We are going to be watching Christmas movies while eating popcorn. We are going to have the best time ever. Admittedly, this won’t be the healthiest weekend ever, but I am doing what I can to create balance by incorporating plenty of veggie-based meals and healthy smoothies to make sure we are still getting the things our bodies need. Refresh your standard green salad with this produce-packed dressing from Gwyneth Paltrow's cookbook It's All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great ($32).

8-Layer Taco Salad Recipe. Spicy Cauliflower Stir-Fry. Consider this penance for the brownie recipe I posted Monday. Ha. That said, ohhhhhhhhhh this is good. So simple, so delightful, so delicious. I first made it one dark and stormy night awhile back when I was in the mood to eat something light and veggielicious, but I was a day away from going on a big grocery shopping trip and my food supply was low.

So here were my choices: * 4 somewhat wrinkly grape tomatoes * Half of a very sad looking zucchini wrapped in plastic * A carrot that had lost its will to live * A respectable head of cauliflower. Overnight, No-Cook Refrigerator Oatmeal. 19 Overnight Oats Recipes To Restore Your Faith In Breakfast.