Vegetarian

Mapo Tofu Recipe I don’t think I have ever tried Mapo Tofu before.   This dish has such a depth of flavor, promise you’ll love it.  And tofu is zero Weight Watchers points. Mariano’s hosted a Phoenix Bean tofu virtual cooking class, but my Cooking Club was the same night so I wasn’t able to attend. My friend Amanda sent me the recipe and at first...

These pancake protein balls are so delicious.  Full of flavor, not too sweet and just the right size ball to put in your mouth. I never really had a sweet tooth.  Well, unless you count my love affair with gummies.  That’s a whole other story. 😂 These balls were ready from beginning to end in literally ten minutes.  This would be a fun project with...

These potato chips with jalapeno ranch dip are going to be the hit at your next get together. Or you can make them for yourself and eat them alone like I did!  No judgment. 😁 Before I became a widow I was a football widow. If you have a spouse, significant other or partner who loves football as much as my husband did, you know...

Mini Banana Bread Loaves Recipe I love when I post a recipe like these mini banana bread loaves and within a couple days dozens of you make it and love it! That makes me so happy.  I am notorious for buying too many bananas and then throwing them in the freezer whole to use later.   A quick inventory of my freezer revealed that I had...

These blueberry oat scones will taste decadent but will not break the calorie bank. A story about scones. My late husband tried a scone at a business meeting in 1989.  He declared it was the worst thing he ever ate. And never ate another one the rest of his life, even after I’ve made DOZENS of scones on this blog. Slightly crunchy on the outside,...

I’ve never been able to get granola bars to stay together after baking.  They would look good, I would let them cool and then as soon as I went to cut them, they would crumble. And I would have just made granola.  My friend Nicole from Prevention RD makes an amazing granola, and she uses whipped egg whites as a binder. And that worked! I...

These blueberry vanilla latte muffins turned out delicious.  But it was because my first recipe sucked ass.  😂 Pretty sure you can tell which muffin worked out.  This is why baking is foreign to me.  When I am cooking something, I can taste as I go.  With baking you pretty much have to wait until it is cooked.  My thought process was that by adding...

These rainbow bagels were a food memory blast from the past.  I used to make rainbow bread for Hannah when she was little. My friend Sam posted about a place in Chicago called Taste of New York that had rainbow bagels, and I thought I needed to make a batch of rainbow bagels with my skinny pizza dough. Best decision evah! Now, this is a...

Overnight Quinoa Oats Wow is all I can say about these overnight quinoa oats.  I never thought of doing that before but I picked up a bag of quinoa over the weekend with no idea for it. A few google searches later and I saw quinoa as overnight oats.  Huh.  I wasn’t sure I would like the texture of just quinoa, so I added quick...

I am going to go ahead and say it.  This acorn squash bisque may be my new favorite soup. It’s light, velvety – can I even say luxurious?!  And it’s so simple.  Roast two acorn squashes.  Throw everything in a blender.  Cook for 10 minutes.  Delish! I decided to make it more of a meal, and added spicy shrimp on top.  I would pay $15...