“Cranberry Sauce” When Thanksgiving rolls around, I can't wait to start recipe testing. I LOVE all the flavors of this meal. However, as we all know, Thanksgiving tends to kickstart the season of eating. In an effort to keep the sugar down, I came up with this recipe. The cinnmaon helps to make it taste [...]
“Salty Snack Fix” I don’t know about you, but once a month, like clockwork, I get an insatiable craving for SALTY, SALTY, and more SALTY foods. Ladies, you might know what I’m talking about ;) And with this, comes an unstoppable hankering for EVERYTHING BAGELS! I live in NYC, so I know where to get [...]
“Grandpa’s Potatoes” In my family, it’s a special tradition to make “GRANDPA’S POTATOES”. What is that you ask? It’s the way my grandpa would make leftover mashed potatoes for breakfast the day after we had them at dinner. He simply put the potatoes in some butter and browned them up. No big deal, right? Simple [...]
“Simple Sweet Potatoes” Here is my actual recipe for the sweet potatoes I make for my weekly food prep, as mentioned in my “Food Prep” post. Ingredients: Sweet Potato Directions: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Pierce each potato with a fork. Wrap each potato in aluminum foil. Toss in the oven for about 1 hour. [...]
“Simple Mashed Butternut Squash” As I mentioned in my “Food Prep” article. I like to make a batch of mashed butternut squash in preparation for my week. Here’s how I do it: Ingredients: Butternut Squash, peeled and diced Coconut Oil Salt Garlic Powder Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Toss the butternut squash into a [...]