The perfect green dish – Pesto Shrimp California Avocado Salad – healthy and oh so good! Have you all heard of “Dinner en Blanc”? I hadn’t either, but it’s a pretty cool thing where a bunch of guests dressed in white meet for a secret dinner, in an all white decorated location. You can read about…
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Chocolate Almond Picnic Bars Recipe
Chocolate Almond Picnic Bars are like a fudge filled brownie, amped up! Topped with Fisher Naturals Sliced Almonds, Pretzels, and Chocolate Chips, this is the recipe for your chocolate cravings! The end of summer… I always have such grand plans for big end of summer bashes, picnics and fun with all our friends before school…
Five Ingredient Chicken Caramelized Onion Pasta
This quick and tasty Five Ingredient Chicken and Caramelized Onion Pasta Recipe is from one of my new “go-to” cookbooks, Five Ingredient Recipes. I’m so excited to share this recipe and cookbook review with you all today! I’ve had the new Five Ingredient Recipes cookbook in my hot little hands for quite some time now, and…
Healthy Veggie Avocado Lettuce Cups Recipe
Here’s a heathy, veggie and California Avocado lettuce cup recipe, perfect for summer! My friends at California Avocados challenged me this month to create a vegetarian recipe, showcasing their avocados. Here’s the deal…since I am currently all about the protein and the veggies, I knew that if I just shared a vegetarian recipe, my family…
Almond Peach Summer Salad with Peach Vinaigrette
This Almond Peach Summer Salad is a fresh taste of summer in a bowl! One thing I love about summer is the opportunity to create fresh and healthy food is as easy as a quick trip to the local farmers’ market. Where we are, peaches are in prime season right now. I couldn’t resist coming…
Shortcut Avocado Ice Cream with Chocolate Chips
Take this quick and easy shortcut to make tasty California Avocado Ice Cream at home, without a lot of work! The very first time I had Avocado Ice Cream was at Herzog Wine Cellars in Oxnard, California. I’ll admit, I was really hesitant to try avocado ice cream at first. No matter how much I love…
Recipes Ideas for a Farmers’ Market Haul
After coming home with a nice haul of fresh vegetables from the Overland Park Farmers’ Market, I browsed the internet for recipes ideas. Here’s a roundup of recipes I found, perfect for garden veggies and fruit. I love visiting the Saturday Farmers’ Market. I especially love the burst of cooking inspiration that comes from bringing…
Buffalo Chicken and Beans Lettuce Wraps Recipe
This spicy Buffalo Chicken and Beans Lettuce Wraps recipe is a quick and easy meal, that tastes even better as leftovers! This recipe is created in partnership with Bush’s Beans. Oh friends, I’m really excited about this keeper of a recipe I’m sharing with you today! Fans of spicy, easy and protein packed meals will want to stick…
Cauliflower Rice Bowl with Chili Lime Chicken and Avocado
A simple and healthy bowl recipe featuring cauliflower rice, California Avocados and Chili Lime Chicken. I can’t remember if I told you all that early in the year I changed my eating to be a low carb, high protein, low sugar, no alcohol, plenty of good fat kind of thing. I always thought that limiting carbs…
Spicy Habanero Grilled Pineapple Shrimp Recipe
Grilled Pineapple Shrimp gets a spicy kick from the new KC Masterpiece® BBQ Sauce Mix and Dry Rubs. I’ve had a bit of an awakening lately when it comes to food and that is, the simpler the recipe, the better. Gone are the days where I have time to follow a recipe with 20 ingredients and an…
