Vietnamese Spring Rolls Crispy Tofu

You want something that is fresh, tasty, and filling. You won’t feel bad afterward. That’s what I call (healthy) living. I’ve never made Spring Rolls with so many herbs and flavors. Fresh Spring Rolls: Their Origins The Vietnamese love their fresh spring rolls, also known as Goi Cuon (summer rolls), but it is believed that the idea originated in China. They
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1-Bowl Carrot Apple Muffins

Recently, we took a trip out to Portland, Oregon. I stopped by several of my favorite bakeries. Crema is my favorite. They have the largest, fluffiest, and sweetest zucchini muffins I’ve ever tasted. After mastering the art of the gluten-free zucchini cake, (- Have you tried it? I decided to try carrot cake. The recipe could be
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No-Bake peanut butter cup cheesecakes

I have learned to trust myself and accept the unconventional. I’ve learned that is important, even if I feel silly. Food photography has become my favorite hobby. I loved it before we started this blog. I’ve discovered that creating a food blog together with your spouse is not only fun but also extremely fulfilling. I learned
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Peanut Butter S’moreos

If there’s anything I’ve learned about life so far, it’s that life is really short, and you have to make the most of every moment and experience you get. You’ll never know when they will be gone. But seriously. You know what happens. You promised to swim for the entire summer because winter was awful, but
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No-Bake PB&J Pie

My family lived in New Mexico. My mom would pick me up at noon, then make me a diagonally-cut PB&J when we got home. I would eat the sandwich while seated on a “place mat” of a towel on the floor, with my eyes fixed on “Woody the Woodpecker,” and slurping milk in between large
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Chocolate Cherry Almond Milk

This recipe will give you more almond milk. I’m a big chocolate milk fan and have created my own from scratch in the past. But as Anna, my favorite beauty blogger, would say: “I just can’t be bothered to make it every day.” Therefore, Almond Breeze + selected add-ins = DIY flavored milk in minutes Artful
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Simple Summer Corn Soup

To my parents’ surprise, I once ate four corn in a single sitting at a cookout with family. It’s that good. In the summer, I love corn. Cornbread, waffles, salsa, and all things corn. In my cookbook, I share all of my favorite cornbread recipes and cornbread crutches. It’s good on/with everything. It was the perfect time
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Whiskey BBQ Ketchup

A new restaurant does not easily win over John and me. But the moment I tried the whiskey bbq sauce at Beer Kitchen, in Kansas City, we were hooked. It was at home. If there is a house-made ketchup anywhere, chances are that I have tried it. Oddly, I have never made my ketchup! It was time
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Crispy Baked Garlic Matchstick Fries

French fries. Our relationship is on and off. This means I eat them every month, then swear off their consumption until the next time we meet. But I have recently mastered how to make fries super crispy at home without frying. Score! Thank goodness. Now we can see each other more often. Before, I baked French fries, which
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