We’ve got 50 amazing snacks under 50 calories. Satisfy your sweet tooth ½ medium apple, baked, topped with 1 Tbsp low-fat yogurt sprinkled with cinnamon (45 calories) ½ small banana, frozen (45 calories) 4 oz unsweetened applesauce sprinkled with cinnamon (49 calories) 1 miniature box of raisins (45 calories) 2 sugar-free ice pops (30 calories) 1 sugar-free…
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Why You Will Be Eating Muffins for Breakfast Tomorrow
Blueberry Crumble…Double Chocolate Mocha…Carrot Cinnamon Streusel Maple…Need We Say More? Why I love baking muffins: I don’t have such a sweet tooth, and muffins aren’t as sweet as their cupcake look-a-likes. Muffin recipes are easy to tweak to create different flavor combinations. They’re a great on-the-go snack to have around. I can make them jumbo…
Video: “No Crust, Mommy!!”
How to remove crust from bread in seconds There’s a $10 gadget that I actually use daily I really hate cluttering my kitchen with gadgets. Really, who needs more than a cutting board, a good knife, and an apron? I look at the gadget magazines that come in the mail from time to time and…
Babka Buns That Should Be Baking in Your Oven Right Now
So you thought babka needs to be sliced? This babka is simply pull, pull, pulled… and then poof… it’s gone. When I was growing up, I took my mother’s cooking for granted. She has always liked experimenting with new recipes and unique ingredients. Looking back, I think she was a bit of a foodie before…
6 Secrets of a Coffee Snob
Love coffee? Now love it even more. I’m not a coffee addict. I don’t need coffee. I don’t drink it at the same time every day. I don’t even have one every day. But when I do have coffee, I can only have good coffee. And by good coffee, I mean Nespresso. I’m a coffee…
One Pan Dinner: Kim’s Weeknight Chicken and Potatoes
Kim’s kids love this chicken & potatoes dinner the most and we understand why. Below is an original recipe that will appear in my next cookbook! This is a one-pot easy dinner recipe that my children call their “favorite.” Instead of roasting the chicken whole, I like splitting the chicken into 2 halves as this…
5 Things I Always Have in My Freezer
Because life’s just smoother when dinner is as easy as preheating an oven. The saddest sight, for me, is an empty freezer. I rely on my freezer. It’s always there, bailing me out when I need it most. True, there’s the constant restocking to think of, but that becomes sort of a habit. Here are…
What Can Be Better Than Easy Schnitzel?
That’s schnitzel that takes half the time to prepare. This is the easiest and quickest way to get crispy baked chicken schnitzel on the table. I think that schnitzel must be the all-around favorite dinner. But the only thing that’s better than schnitzel (assuming you’re baking your schnitzel) is fried schnitzel. So why put that…
Mongolian Beef
No need for takeout. Mongolian beef is a treat-yourself dinner for nights in. Learn how to make this chef’s most requested dish. Mongolian Beef is one of my most requested dishes from clients and for good reason! The beef is super flavorful and reheats perfectly. Enjoy this over a bed of rice or noodles. I…
Fruit Pie, Fruit Galette, Fruit Tart.
These galettes are one of the easiest desserts I’ve ever made. Editor’s Note: We’ve since added an apple crumb version of this popular galette, and a dairy caramel apple galette! On one cold wintery Friday night, I served a fresh summer-fruit galette. My guest casually asked me where I was able to get fresh plums…