Warm Caramelized Onion Dip

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Warm Caramelized Onion Dip

I love caramelized onions {pronounced car-melized, but I guess some people say caramel-ized. It must be my Michigan showing}. I have very vivid memories of my mom in the kitchen caramelizing onions for Mujaddra and sayyadiyeh — a fried fish and rice dish. Despite the fact that she’d close the kitchen door, I could always smell the sweet scent of those onions seeping through the cracks in the door. I’d even sneak in and steal a taste after she scooped them out of the pan. The best part, she always made extra so we could add as much as we wanted to our plates at dinner. (more…)

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Pumpkin Spice Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Pumpkin Spice Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting_3

There are some things that are just staples of Fall. Call me basic, but the minute we switch over from September to October, I’m ready for all things pumpkin {within reason}. You will not find me walking around with a pumpkin spice latte– mostly because I’m still holding onto my coconut skim lattes from Peets Coffee. However, you will find little pumpkins scattered around the house, and of course, a glass pumpkin outside the front door. You’ll probably also come across the wafting scent of pumpkin desserts freshly baked at least once a week. The latest being Pumpkin Spice Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. (more…)

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How To Make and Store Chicken Broth

categories: Posts, Recipes, Soups

How to Make Chicken Broth

It’s Fall! Which means, it’s officially time for one of my favorite food groups — Soup. Soup season [in my book] runs from late September through early March. Soup is just so warm, and cozy. It’s also very filling, and if done right, can be low calorie and super filling at the same time! #winning [Are we still using hashtags in conversation, or is that so 2017?]

The base for all my soups, even the vegetable ones, is chicken broth. I usually have a few boxes hiding out in my cupboard. This year, though, I’ve been making an active attempt to decrease my processed food intake — I consider boxed chicken broth processed. I mean, how do you think they keep broth suitable for consumption when it isn’t even refrigerated? A little bit of work on the front end, will save you lots of time later on. First things first … (more…)

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Veggie Packed Spinach Artichoke Dip

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Veggie Packed Spinach Artichoke Dip

 

 

I love dips. Love them. My only issue with restaurant dips and pre-packaged dips, is that I don’t know what they’re really putting in there. And also, why are they filled with so many calories? I got to thinking that there has got to be a better way to make my favorite dips with a lot less calories and without sacrificing taste.  Let’s be honest here, sometimes when calories are reduced, flavors dull. I’m not about that life. I won’t eat something that doesn’t taste good just to cut calories. So I set out to make “skinny/healthy” Spinach Artichoke Dip. (more…)

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Honey Almond Fig Cake

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Honey Almond Fig Cake

It’s fig season, and what better way to celebrate than with Honey Almond Fig Cake. Fig season generally runs from August through October – so look out for tons more fig recipes from all your favorite bloggers.

Let’s talk about Figs for a minute. I love figs. It all started in Kindergarten when they used to pass out Fig Newtons during snack time. Remember those? I’m not going to lie, they were my favorite snacks. At the time, though, I did not make the connection between the sweet fruit-filled bar and the actual fruit. That mental connection didn’t happen until many years later. (more…)

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Easiest Chia Pudding Recipe

categories: Breakfast, Posts, Recipes

Chia Pudding

This is probably the 100th time you’ve seen me mention wanting to get my act together and get fit.  I’ve mentioned wanting to get healthy and back in shape. That’s only because I’ve been telling myself this over and over and making no real strides to progress. Sounds like a personal problem, right? Well, I’m pleased to announce, I signed up for (way more classes than I should have) of Pure Barre. And yes, I’m actually planning to stick with it. I’m even going back to counting my calories using my favorite tracking app, My Fitness Pal. (more…)

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