Quick Chiquita Banana Oatmeal Smoothie Recipe

BBQ Chicken Quinoa Salad This Loaded BBQ Chicken Quinoa Salad is one of my favorite make ahead meals!! I throw around the term on brand a LOT! I’ll say something like, this restaurant is totally on brand. Wearing yoga pants daily is on brand. My bright red bike helmet… on brand. It’s kind of like a BBQ chicken pizza but subbed with quinoa which makes it healthier and mostly guilt free! 5 Tips from a Private Chef email series Get my latest recipes + my bonus 5 Tips From a Private Chef email series BBQ Chicken Quinoa Salad Gaby 1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa1/2 cup fresh corn cut from the cob1/2 cup black beans rinsed and drained1 cup shredded BBQ chicken can use a store bought chicken and tossed with a little BBQ sauce1 avocado chopped3-4 tablespoons White Cheddar cheese shreddedBBQ sauce2 scallions choppedcilantro for garnish In a large bowl, toss together the quinoa, corn, black beans, chicken and avocado. Photo by Matt Armendariz / Food Styling by Adam Pearson / Recipe from What’s Gaby Cooking

Bird On A Cake Quinoa Salad with Roasted Tomatoes Guess what today is?!? Only the most important day of my entire year! More important than Cinco de Mayo (guacamole – duh!) and Christmas…. it’s my birthday!!!! woohoo I’m celebrating with a little bit of bubbly while I finish up my trip at Roland Garros in Paris. I’m excited to say the least! A few weeks ago, I whipped up another fab quinoa recipe for Tasty Kitchen It’s totally a keeper! Here’s the deal. Here’s the recipe!

Weekend Cocktail~ Pink Grapefruit Margaritas « There Goes the Cupcake… These margaritas will certainly liven up your weekend, both refreshing and delicious. They are super simple to make, the only catch being, you need fresh limes, it really makes a difference. Make these at your next party, they are sure to be a hit. Pink Grapefruit Margaritas From: Barefoot Contessa’s How Easy Is That 1 cup ruby red grapefruit juice1/2 cup fresh squeezed lime juice (about 4 limes)1 cup triple sec orange liqueur3 cups ice1 cup silver tequila1 lime cut in wedges, optional Kosher salt. If you prefer to rim the glasses take a lime wedge and rim, then dip in salt, if you do not like a salted rim sprinkle a touch of salt in each glass, the salt really brings out the flavor. Combine the grapefruit juice, lime juice, triple sec and ice in a blender. Makes 4 drinks. * Just as a note: it is important to use Ruby Red grapefruit juice, it is much sweeter than regular and it has the lovely pink color. Like this: Like Loading...

Cranberry Pecan Rosemary Chicken Salad | Plum Pie My all-time favorite chicken salad has to be the cranberry chicken salad from Celebrity Cafe & Bakery in Dallas. I still hold a special place in my heart for Wrightsville Beach, NC’s best at Robert’s Market (in both regular and low-fat), but Celebrity’s crunchy, sweet cranberry version wins by a landslide. When I lived in Dallas, my office was conveniently located around the corner from Celebrity in Highland Park Village. At least once a week, I picked up the cranberry chicken salad, changing it up a bit each time by ordering either the sandwich version or the salad version (you know, when I was trying to be “healthy”). I’m sure you can imagine how tough the past two years have been without my weekly cranberry chicken salad fix. And after almost two years of living on the east coast, I decided to take a stab at recreating it. Here is where my recipe really diverges from the original inspiration. Now, I just need to figure out how to make those famous Celebrity iced cookies…

Viva Blueberry Cocktail.Last week, my hip hubby and I took a little sojourn to Las Vegas for some much needed R&R. Imagine my delight when he said to me, "Instead of spending a lot of money on a show, let's just go to the nicest restaurants and enjoy good food." Were we meant to be together or what? Vegas is so over the top in it's food and drink presentation that I did not miss seeing Phantom for the 3rd time at all! And thanks to the mixology skills of The Bon Viant's Companion , I might be able to replicate this tasty treat. Lavender Lemonade courtesy of The Bon Viant's Companion1 ½ oz Vodka (preferably citrus flavored)½ oz Lavender-ginger simple syrup (below)MintBlueberriesFresh squeezed, or organic lemonade Prepare in the glass portion of a Boston Shaker so you can see the cocktail as you build it.Place 3 or 4 medium mint leaves, and 4 to 6 blueberries in the shaker. Lavender-Ginger Simple Syrup1 cup sugar1 cup water½ inch slice of ginger cut into thin pieces1 tsp food quality lavender

"Psych"-Inspired Cinnamon Pie I have a confession. I am completely hooked on "Pysch"--you know, that ridiculously crazy, crazily good, pseudo-pyschic comedy-drama mystery series on USA. It's this new obsession that I discovered a few weeks ago thanks to my husband and the good people at Netflix. There are a few cinnamon pie recipes floating around the Internet, but this one from Allrecipes seemed to have the most promise. But I've got to admit, it wasn't quite what I was hoping for. Next time (and there will definitely be a next time!) Cinnamon Pie (Courtesy Sharon Miller, allrecipes.com) 1 C sugar 1 1/2 T all-purpose flour 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 pinch salt 1 egg, beaten 2 T butter, melted 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 1/2 C milk 1 10-inch unbaked pie crust Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Food Snots: Cinnamon and Sugar Pull-Apart Bread I feel like through life we are always finding new things out about ourselves. Like for instance, as a kid I loved clam chowder. Now, I’ve come to realize that I really don’t care for it all that much, and that the only reason I was so crazy about it as a kid is that I thought it was fun to bite into the pieces of clam and have it feel and sound like you were biting into a balloon. I know… I was kind of a weird child, but weren’t we all ;) Anyways, through this blogging experience I have found that I love taking picture, but not just any picture. I really hate lugging around a camera just to have everyone pose awkwardly for some random photo somewhere. So I have an excuse for my addictive impulse to always shoot ingredients while I am pouring them, and I completely release full responsibility for my actions to my little split personality french photographer… who exists in my brain. Where was I going with all this?? Printable Recipe In a large mixing bowl, mix 2 cups of flour. Sugar. Dough

Gluten Free Vegan Breakfast Cookies I’ve been wanting to experiment more with gluten free recipes since I have a few friends that eat gluten free and I am wanting to shy more away from it myself. These cookies are a result of that desire, and although they were kind of an experiment, they turned out so good I simply could not stop eating them (as in “6 cookies in one day” kind of good). My ingredients are simple: Peanut butter, banana, coconut oil, agave nectar, almonds and flaxseed. To keep them gluten free I opted for GF oats, oat flour, and almond meal. And what kind of cookie would they be without chocolate chips? These cookies have some of the heartiest ingredients I know and love, making them more like a healthy snack than a true cookie. What you need to know about this recipe: -It requires just one bowl and about 30 minutes -It’s refined sugar and butter free -It’s vegan and gluten free -It’s makes the perfect take-along breakfast or snack -They’re seriously addicting…remember my 6 in one day comment? Ingredients

Homemade Hummus - Recipe for Gluten Free Homemade Hummus Hummus is a high protein, fiber rich dip made from garbanzo beans, a.k.a. chickpeas. Our recipe for homemade hummus is fast and easy to make in a food processor. It's a real crowd-pleaser served with gluten-free crackers or chips and is an economical alternative to store-bought hummus. Prep Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes Ingredients: 4 15 ounce cans drained garbanzo beans (chickpeas)3/4 cup olive oil3/4 cup Tahini Paste (Sesame Seed Butter)1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice2 tablespoons minced garlic6 tablespoons minced parsley1 tablespoon ground coriander1 tablespoon ground cumin2 teaspoons salt, or to tasteground pepper to taste Preparation: Put all ingredients in a food processor. Tips: Flavors are enhanced overnight. Makes about 2 1/2 quart Reminder: Always make sure your work surfaces, utensils, pans and tools are free of gluten.