If you are craving your own homemade ice cream, but you don’t have an ice cream maker (or maybe you just don’t want to pull it out), I have a quick, easy and delicious solution for you! This No Churn Cake Batter Ice Cream comes together using the mixer in only five minutes and with only four ingredients. If you love the sweet indulgence of cake batter, this ice cream is for you!
Do you ever have those nights when you want something quick and easy, but you also want something delicious and packed with flavor? I have the solution! My Damn Good Noodles can be ready in 15 minutes and they are oh so satisfying. Feel free to enjoy these noodles alone as a main dish (that’s what we do!), have them as a side dish or even add some chicken or shrimp to make it a more substantial meal.
I have said this before, and I will say it again: there is no better combination in the world than chocolate and peanut butter. I could eat those delicious peanut butter cups all day, but I try not to (unless it is just one of those days). My chocolate, peanut butter and banana smoothie is a great way to satisfy that craving without over indulging. This smoothie may taste decadent and sinful, but it is actually a very healthy breakfast, snack or dessert. Loaded with protein, calcium, iron, potassium and antioxidants, this smoothie is a great, super easy and delicious way to start your day!
This Caprese Pasta Salad is made using whole wheat pasta, fresh tomatoes, basil and mozzarella pearls. Balsamic vinegar, olive oil and salt are tossed in and a simple, quick, delicious and easy pasta salad is born! This would be a great dish to have as a quick and easy vegetarian dinner, or as a side with your favorite protein. This would also be an excellent thing to bring to your next summer get together. Your friends will love it!
If you have never heard the term “brookie”, let me explain. Anything that is described as brookie is a combination of brownie and cookie. I have taken super chocolatey brownie batter and classic chocolate chip cookie dough and combined them to make a “cupcake”. I then created a decadent chocolate chip cookie dough frosting and put a hefty scoop of it on top of each cupcake. These brookie cupcakes with cookie dough frosting may just be my family’s new favorite dessert!
Smoothies are one of the only ways that I manage to get a healthy breakfast. By the time I feed everyone else in my house in the morning, there isn’t a lot of time left to feed myself. I love to make smoothies because they are delicious, quick and easy and loaded with healthy ingredients and. You may have already tried my PB&J Smoothie and my Orange Cream Smoothie (if you haven’t, you should!). This blueberry smoothie is another regular in my rotation. This is a healthy breakfast that even your kids will love!
No one ever said mashed potatoes have to be overloaded with heavy and high calorie ingredients to be delicious. These mashed red potatoes are only 305 calories per serving, and it isn’t a skimpy serving either! Although this is a lighter version, the flavor and comforting taste is definitely not lacking. You will not miss your normal mashed potatoes at all! An added bonus for this recipe is the red potato skins. These skins are thin and delicious and packed with lots of fiber, B vitamins, iron and potassium.
Growing up, I was a cereal loving kid all the way. To be honest, I am still a cereal loving adult! Fruity Pebbles has, without a question, always been one of my favorite cereals. While a bowl of cereal is always great, I decided to make something a little more exciting using this colorful and delicious cereal. These soft and rich cheesecake flavored cookies are chock-full with crunchy Fruity Pebbles. Kids and adults alike will go crazy for these cookies!
To me, plain white rice is something that I eat only as an accompaniment to something else. It is never something that I am excited about, and it is most definitely never the best part of any meal. I don’t like serving anything that doesn’t add a good amount of flavor to a meal, and that is why I love this Habanero Lime Rice. This rice has both habaneros and jalapeños and it also has cilantro and lime juice. This is one side dish that is anything but bland, and if you aren’t careful, it may even outshine your main dish!
Muffins are such an amazing baked good, because they are perfect for any time of day! It is acceptable to have them for breakfast, as a snack or as a dessert. I shared my recipe for Birthday Cake Muffins a couple weeks ago, and I took that recipe and modified it just slightly to give you this Chocolate Chip Muffin recipe. My kids go crazy for these muffins, and to be honest my husband and I love them as well. Try this recipe out today and your family will love them too!
