My son just turned 1! For his birthday we decided to make a smash cake. I did some research and saw that there were a lot of “healthy” smash cakes. I did think about making one of those but decided that it was not worth it since he probably wouldn’t be eating a lot of…
Tag: Easy
Fennel and Fava Beans
I have been experimenting with new veggies for the past couple of weeks. This time I had fava beans and fennel. I thought I would make a simple salad with these two items. Fennel has a mild licorice taste that adds some dimension to a salad and fava beans give the salad a different texture…
Easy Dulce de Leche
Dulce de Leche is sweetened milk cooked for several hours to make a creamy caramel sauce. This version cuts the cooking time to only 2.5 hours!! It is really simple and easy to make. When I make this recipes, I make a couple cans and save them for later use. They store well in the…
I Scream for Ice Cream: 3 Ingredient Blender Green Tea Ice Cream
Summer and warmer weather is just around the corner. This just means it is time for ice cream! Okay ice cream is for all year long but I enjoy it best in the summer. My favorite ice cream flavor is green tea ice cream. I found this super easy recipe that only takes 3 ingredients…
Candy Kumquats
I love kumquats especially when they are ripe and sweet. However I got a batch that wasn’t as tasty. I decided I couldn’t eat them as is and to candy them instead. This is a super simple recipe. First you need to prepare the kumquats. Quarter them and remove as many seeds as you can. …
Bacon Wrapped Scallops and Dates
You’ve probably heard of the people say “Bacon always makes things better”. Well they were not wrong. This recipe was inspired by a trip to Alaska where I was served bacon wrapped dates. It was not a combination that I would have put together but it works. I decided to make bacon wrapped dates and…
Lazy, Easy and Quick 4 Ingredient Granola Cereal
Lately I have been addicted to yogurt, cereal and fruit or berries. The trouble with my special diet is that I try to avoid anything with white sugar (cane sugar). Unfortunately most cereal is filled with white sugar. I decided to make my own granola. We already have a recipe online for homemade granola but…
Easy Berry Tiramisu
This dessert is perfect to make your loved ones for Valentines Day or a fun activity to do with your kids on Family Day or a fun date night activity. This dessert takes about 20 minutes to make and can be made the night before. You will need Nilla cookies (or lady fingers), whipping cream…
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Sourdough Cookies: What to do with Sourdough Discard (And Other Variations)
I have had my sourdough starter for a couple years now. The trouble that I have with it is knowing what to make from my sourdough discard. Yes I could make sourdough bread, or sourdough waffles but I get tired of having it every week. I stumbled across this recipe for sourdough cookies and made…
Korean Bulgogi
Easy meals get boring when you do the same things over and over again. I usually tend to fall in the same routine when I don’t have a lot of time to cook. This makes food taste bland and boring. I decided to spice things up and make some bulbogi, a Korean marinated beef dish….
