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Blueberry Zucchini Muffins I know, I know!  Another muffin recipe.  There are probably 50 on this website already, but I am going to say that to date, these blueberry zucchini muffins are my favorite.  That pop of sweetness of the blueberries, the zucchini keeps the muffins light and moist, and the lime zest sugar topping is out of this world. Why You’ll Love These Muffins...

Light and Airy Bagels When I think of bagels, I want them to be light and airy bagels.  For some reason my most recent bagel purchases whether that is at a farmers market or bakery, end up being quite dense.  When I saw Baked by Laora make what looked to be light and airy bagels, I knew I had to try to make them.  My...

Eastern North Carolina BBQ Pork My parents were from Virginia originally, and since moving to Chicago in 1964 after what they thought was going to be two years for my Dad’s job, well, they just never left.  While I wonder what our lives what have looked like if they had stayed in Virginia, I have lifelong memories of visiting every single year.  This Instant Pot...

Grammy’s Zucchini Bread My grammy’s zucchini bread is a core food memory for me.  That and sliced cantaloupe will always bring me right back to my grammy’s kitchen in the summer.  The reason her bread was so delicious is because it had two whole cups of sugar and nearly one cup of oil.  I hope you find that this zucchini bread recipe is just as...

Top 10 Shrimp Recipes Below is my top 10 shrimp recipes on my website.  Turns out I also have a lot of buffalo shrimp recipes, but I think this is a great selection of recipes that have minimal ingredients and are easy to make even on a busy weeknight.   Shrimp Spring Rolls These shrimp spring rolls are a perfect light summer dinner and look so...

Quiche Muffins Meal prep doesn’t have to be complicated.  If you make your skinny pizza dough (recipe card below) on the weekends, you can prep these quiche muffins on the weekend to reheat for a quick breakfast, snack or pair it with a salad for dinner.  Only 3 Weight Watchers points, 188 calories and 14 grams of protein.  Also a great way to use up...

Million Dollar Zucchini Fritters A video popped up on my Instagram feed for Million Dollar Zucchini Fritters.  It was an AI video, and it had over 300,000 views.  While they listed a few of the ingredients, in order to get the full recipe you needed to go to their link in bio, click a link to buy a Mediterranean cookbook that cost $60.  The problem...

Mini Blueberry Lemon Muffins These mini blueberry lemon muffins scream summer.  My local farmers market sells local blueberries and at the end of the year I will buy a 20 pound box to freeze and use throughout the year.  While these mini muffins come in at 2 Weight Watchers points each, they are only 64 calories. Nutrition:  64 calories I was recently sent a PR...

Peach Rhubarb Biscuits Some friendships are built over coffee dates. Ours is built over text messages, recipe links, and an imaginary café that exists only in our heads. My online friend Shea and I have never actually met in person, but for years we’ve joked that one day we’re going to open a restaurant together called the No BS Café. It would be the kind...

Peach Walnut Streusel When it comes to food, I am must more of a savory person than a sweet person.  But holy balls this peach walnut streusel is hands down the best dessert I’ve ever made.   What makes it a streusel?  A streusel is a combination of flour, sugar and fat (butter in this case), and those ingredients are what creates the signature crumb texture...