Nothing says wonderful college memories like a plateful of Springfield Style Cashew Chicken. This version isn’t the same, but I wasn’t interested in frying chicken and I wanted to include more vegetables. The sauce is key – thank goodness for Hopsing! Springfield Style Cashew Chicken 3 boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1″ cubes Hopsing Springfield […]

A running friend mentioned this recipe during a long run (yes, we talk about food ALL THE TIME while we run). It sounded simple enough, so I whipped up a batch and now we’ll never willingly eat box mix waffles again. Overnight Yeasted Waffles Recipe to help found here 1/2 c warm water 1 packet […]

Why buy bottle after bottle of salad dressing when you can easily make your own? I love making a batch of exactly the quantity we need for a fresh, healthy, know-what-is-in-that serving of dressing. Homemade BBQ Dressing 2 parts BBQ dressing 2 parts olive oil 1 part lemon juice Stir and serve!

I don’t like blueberry pie – it’s too sweet. But add mild pear and it’s HEAVENLY. Blueberry Pear Pie Inspired by this recipe Two pie crusts (use my recipe here) 3 ripe pears, peeled, cored, thinly sliced (about 3 cups) 2.5 c fresh blueberries 1 T lemon juice 1/2 c sugar 3 T cornstarch Make […]

Definitely a delicious healthy mashup of flavors. Greek Bison Meatballs Inspired here 1 lb ground bison 1 large egg, lightly beaten 4 T fresh chopped parsley, divided 1 T chopped fresh mint 3 t finely grated garlic, divided 1/2 t salt 1 c cooked quinoa 3 T olive oil2 T chopped fresh dill Zest and […]

The perfect biscuits are flaky, tall, tender and have just a bit of saltiness. These are those biscuits. Perfect Southern Biscuits Recipe here 1/2 c cold butter, cubed 2 c flour 3 t baking soda 1/2 t salt 3/4 c buttermilk Melted butter Cut butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in buttermilk […]

The only way you won’t like this is if you’re one of the poor unfortunate souls living in “cilantro tastes like soap” land. This uses up an entire bunch of cilantro (though I always double it because it’s just that good). Trust me – you’ll want to have a batch available in the fridge at […]

Made this for a holiday bourbon tasting. Then we made it again and again. S’Mores Old Fashioned Found here 2 oz bourbon 2-3 dashes chocolate bitters (or mole bitters if you can find them) 1 sugar cube 2 small marshmallows, toasted 1/4 c chocolate chips melted, or 1/4 c chocolate syrup 1-2 graham crackers (or […]

I fell in love with honey coconut macadamia peanut butter in Hawaii. It’s very expensive to order and ship, though, so I’ve figured out how to make a not-as-good-but-better-than-what-it-costs-to-get-here version. Honey Coconut Macadamia Peanut Butter Adapted from recipe found here to be more like I remember 3 T honey 3 t coconut oil, melted 1/2 […]

Healthy, fast, delicious. Make this anytime you wish you were at the beach but aren’t. Mexican Snapper Snapper fillets Pico Guacamole Yellow squash Zucchini Red onion Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Chop yellow squash and zucchini into bite sized pieces. Roughly chop red onion. Sauté all with olive oil over medium high heat […]