If you recall this salad, I have a few gym cafe obsessions. They are always fairly healthy options that fill you up in a super tasty way. This Asian Tuna Salad is my take on one of their menu items and its nothing short of delicious. The flavors get better as the salad sits so its perfect for making over the weekend and snacking or lunching on throughout the week. Its savory and sweet and full of fresh flavor. Continue reading
Well, the infamous USB cord has been found. No, my daughter did not throw it in the trash. No, my son did not flush it down the toilet. My third child wonderful husband put it in his briefcase. Because he just assumed it was one of his. All that garbage digging, brain wracking for nothing, friends. Sometimes you get the bear and sometimes the bear gets you. So as promised, here is the recipe for the grilled broccolini we are so crazy about around here. Its barely a recipe. It barely takes effort or time. But its tastes so darn yummy. Continue reading
Well, friends. I’m just going to lay it all out there. Consider this a no-judgement zone. Tell me your deepest and darkest secrets….it’s safe here. This is a blog made up of love, compassion and trust between you and I. The tree of trust, lets say. Ate all your kids Easter candy before it made it to the baskets and told yourself it was for their own good? Confess here, you’re in the tree of trust. Do you secretly love the “get cash” option when you are checking out with your Red Card at Target so that you can disguise your coffee addiction? Tree of trust. What? It was just a random guess. I would never do something like that. Friends. My name is Melissa, and I have a major crush on Chef Michael Symon. Continue reading
Guys…I’m just not sure what to write. What do you want me to say? That this is the most awful burger I’ve ever put in my mouth? That I’d positively never, EVER advise you to eat such a disgrace? That the spicy, creamy sauce is a joke…and that teaming it up with a grilled burger, gooey, rich egg yolk and a juicy tomato is just disgusting? Well thats surely not going to happen. It’s pure heaven in my belly, people. PURE. HEAVEN. Continue reading
This number was inspired by an awesome side dish, my sisters “cheesy potato” recipe, on a I-dont-feel-like-cooking kind of day. Because, well, sometimes we need an easy side dish to turn into a complete meal. It’s quite possibly the most effortless dinner to put together in the entire universe and my family goes nuts for it. Cheesy, gooey, comfort mania, right here folks. Continue reading
This is an absolute must for your Sunday meal repertoire. Ina Garten is a complete go-to for me when I need a solid recipe that is no fail. She never disappoints. This is a version of her roasted chicken. I simply add extra veggies to make this a one-pan meal and it comes out positively perfect. Every. Single. Time. The roasted veggies get caramelized and incredibly flavorful. My belly would be in heaven just eating the slightly crispy onions alone. And the chicken? Well. Theres a good chance you may never purchase a store-prepared chicken ever again. Continue reading
Well, we’ve come and gone from our winter getaway. Sun, warmth and peace was had and, much to my dismay, winter greeted us back home with a big, fat hello. Every year we go away around this time. And every year as we are sitting on the beach the sun soaks all of its optimism into my body. We talk about how the winter will always be so much more bearable if we make it a priority to get away somewhere warm for a short time. And how we aren’t even sure if we could live in a place so consistently warm all year around. How much we love the seasons change in Minnesota. And how our winters are really not that bad. And then it happens. The airplane lands back in our home state. Continue reading
If you’re down with cheesy, gooey, comforty goodness this ones for you. Adult devoured and kid approved around here. I like this recipe because of its simplicity…there are very few ingredients and it requires very little work. The sauce and veggies cook together which makes clean up a breeze and the ham is precooked which saves crazy amounts of time. And an extra thumbs up in my book because theres no cream of anything soup and no flour for thickening. A wonderful dish to ring in the cool fall days ahead…was that the fastest summer ever, by the way? Ill take fall any day of the week…bring. it. on. apples…pumpkins…stews…gratins…oh my!! Continue reading
Once upon a time there was a mommy. And this mommy promised her little girl allllllllll day long that after her nap she would wake up to a wonderful treat of peanut butter crunchy bars with chocolate drizzled on top. So when the little girl when down for her nap the mommy headed right for the kitchen…she was so excited to eat the peanut butter chocolate treats herself prepare such an awesome treat for her little girl. She measured and scooped and poured and stirred. The crunchy peanut butter bars smelled amazing. And now came the really fun part….the chocolate drizzled on top! Mommy went to the cupboard to get the chocolate pieces. But she could not find them. She looked high. She looked low. And everywhere in between. She began to sweat. How will I make the peanut butter crunchy bars with chocolate drizzled on top without the chocolate? I know I bought chocolate! And then she became angry. Smoke nearly started coming out of her ears. The mommy had not-so-nice thoughts running through her head of what she wanted to do to the daddy. She realized the daddy probably ate all of the chocolate pieces because daddy has a problem. A problem with consuming everything in sight that resembles chocolate in a matter of milliseconds. He’s like a really friendly chocolate monster. Mommy decided she was going to get a padlock for her chocolate cupboard. Not for the little girl or her baby brother but for her daddy. Continue reading
If you were looking for us on Saturday, you would have found us sitting on the deck at some of our nearest and dearest’s house…kids playing, adults baby-gushing, wine in hands and the darling hosts feeding us some of the best guacamole on the planet and an awesome burger bar, to boot. Pretty sure it doesn’t get much better than that. This salad was my dish to share and it received pretty darn great reviews. Continue reading
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