The cutest gift tags on the block! These will dazzle all the kids in your family and bring a smile to everyone! Who can resist these cute designs!
A few more adorable gift tags for all you present wrappers out there! These are just the cutest little clip arts with really cute colors! These will just make everything pop!
Check out some of the designs below!
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Have fun with this Christmas Gift Tag Printable & Happy Present Wrapping!
xoxo
For a snack filled with protein and packed with flavor, this easy garlic hummus is right at the top! Grab your dippers and enjoy!
In the search for more healthy snack ideas, I decided to try my hand at hummus. My husband and I both love hummus but it is a never heard of thing here in Costa Rica.
Problem solved!
This easy garlic hummus is a snack that just draws me to the fridge. One of those things just calling my name saying, “Eat me.” I love that! I always struggle getting snacks and tend towards things that are processed.
Another problem solved. Yippie-skippy!
So, for all you hummus lovers out there, this is so easy you will be making it all the time. No need for special ingredients, this recipe is without tahini. Now you would think the flavor would be terrible without that yummy stuff but it’s an amazing alternative! Give it a try!
Start by adding the garbanzo beans and minced garlic to your blender (I added them to a bowl first so I could demonstrate better)
Oh, just remember, go crazy with that garlic. It’s the best flavor in the world! Add as much in as you like!
Add some olive oil.
Add the spices.
Blend it all up until it’s creamy. Just like that, a snack waiting for you! (and hopefully calling your name)
15 oz can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
5-6 medium cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp paprika, plus more for garnish
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
pinch of salt
1. Drain and rinse the garbanzo beans.
2. Add the beans and the chopped garlic to the blender.
3. Add the olive oil, cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt.
4. Blend until creamy and thick. Serve with vegetables, crackers, and pita bread.
Enjoy!
{adapted from: Carla’s Confections}
Let me know what some of your favorite dippers are for hummus! This is such a great snack it makes me so happy!
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Celebrate this holiday season this year with these deliciously soft and chewy eggnog cookies! A real treat for all eggnog lovers out there. Easily the best cookie at any holiday party!
I must admit, I am not a huge eggnog fan. I guess it was never really a tradition I grew up with so I don’t have much experience with it. However…
These eggnog cookies are game changing!
I’m a goner. Hook and sinker. There is just something so addicting about super soft and chewy cookies. The flavor of eggnog mixed with nutmeg has holidays written all over it. It’s fabulous!
You have to make them for your next holiday party! I know they will be a huge hit!
Yield: about 24 cookies
3/4 cups butter
1 cups sugar
1/4 cup eggnog
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 and 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp cloves
granulated sugar
1. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add the eggnog, egg and vanilla to the sugar mixture. Stir until well combined.
3. In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt. Gently add to the wet ingredients while stirring.
4. Scoop about two tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball. Roll the ball into sugar until evenly coated.
5. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees F. Allow to cool 5 minutes before serving.
Enjoy!
{adapted from: Life, Love & Sugar}
With a to die for crust like this, this chocolate chip skillet cookie just oozes with chocolate and satisfies like nothing else can!
No words. I literally have no words to describe how ahhh-mazing this cookie is! For one, the word cookie, one BIG cookie. As in, I ate almost ate the whole thing.
You just have to make it to have this experience. One cannot live life without having eaten a skillet cookie. It’s just not possible.
Have I convinced you yet!? Now get in the kitchen and start baking!
Sigh* I can dream about these all day! This batter is super fun to play with too!
Start out with your butter and sugars. Mix them all together until light and fluffy.
Next, add your egg and vanilla.
Give it all a whirl until well combined.
Next add in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix it until well combined.
Throw in the chocolate chips. Now really measuring isn’t necessary here. We know how much or how little chocolate we like. Just eyeball it. I tend to have a big eye for chocolate chips!
Next, lick the beaters. Hello! We are baking cookies here, that’s a must! Sharing them is the best too so wander out and find your husband or kids and give them one. They’ll love you.
Choose your cast-iron skillet and butter it up. I used a smaller one because it was just the two of us. I just used half the batter and froze the rest for another time!
It’s a great idea because you have cookie dough ready in a pinch!
Add the cookie dough to the skillet and spread around until evenly spread and edges are touching all around the skillet.
Throw the whole thing into the oven and get ready for the best cookie you will have had in your ENTIRE life!
10 Tablespoons butter, softened, divided
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together 8 Tbs of butter, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add in the egg and vanilla. Stir until well combined.
4. In a separate small bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. While mixing, gently add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients.
5. Once mixture is well combined, add the chocolate chips, mixing until well incorporated.
6. Grease a 9-inch cast iron skillet with the remaining 2 Tbs. of butter. Place the cookie dough in the pan a spread evenly until the dough is touching all the edges of the skillet.
7. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until edges are browned. Remove from oven. Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
{adapted from Gimme Some Oven}
If you try this recipe comment below and let me know how you like it! I’m in LOVE with this cookie! (if you couldn’t already tell)
Do you have a cast iron skillet? What do you love about yours?
They are the best! I LOVE how mine is so seasoned, I can cook anything in them! I’ve learned that I won’t use it if I store it away. I use it as my only skillet (well I have two of them) and I just leave them on my stove so I have easy access.
Now, I’m not scared of them anymore! And I can make cookies!
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Happy Friday! December is always a busy month and we are excitedly looking forward to some friends of ours coming to visit! Nothing like spending time with friends and family over the holidays! Here are some of my Friday favorites!
Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies by Julies Eats & Treats
How to Make Giant Lollipop Decor by Glorious Treats
Strawberry Shortcake Golden Oreo Truffles by Life Made Sweeter
Polka Dot Garland by Glorious Treats
Olive Garden Salad Dressing by The Country Cook
Hobby Holster by Holster Brands
Chubby Chicken Taquitos by Cinnamon Spice & Everything Nice
Candlestick Jars by Teal & Lime
Avocado Toast by Willow & Jade
Apple Cinnamon Bubble Up by Pilsbury
The best way to bring a zing to your fish! Sweet & Sour Tilapia is a burst of sass and a dash of sweet!
I am always looking for ways to add something special to tilapia. It’s such a juicy perfect fish to make! Tilapia has just always been one of my favorites! I had some homemade sweet & sour sauce left over from my Cauliflower Nuggets so I decided to add it to the tilapia!
Surprise! Ahhh-mazing! Check it out!
Add the tilapia to a heated oiled pan.
Thinly slice some carrots, bell pepper, and onion. Gently saute until tender.
Mix the vegetables in with the sweet and sour sauce and scoop a portion onto the cooked tilapia.
Zing, Zang, and Bang!
4 tilapia fillets
1 cup carrots, thinly sliced
1/2 cup red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 small onion, diced
1 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp water
2/3 cup vinegar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp ketchup
2 tsp soy sauce
1. Place the tilapia fillets into a well greased heated pan. Cook on low until no longer pink and flaky.
2. Thinly slice the vegetables. Add to a heated pan and saute until tender.
3. Prepare the sweet & sour sauce by adding the vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, and ketchup. Heat in a sauce pan until boiling. Mix together the cornstarch and water and add to the mixture. Heat until thickened.
4. Add the sauteed vegetables to the sweet & sour sauce. Scoop on top of the cooked tilapia. Serve warm.
Give a new healthier meaning to Pizza night! These pizza quinoa bites are packed with flavor and have all the attributes of pizza that everyone loves!
I honestly have not cooked much with quinoa. I know, I know, there are SO many good things about it and it’s yummy! My husband is a HUGE fan of quinoa so I am pledging to make more dinners with quinoa. Hold me to it guys!
A few weeks ago I shared a great Cauliflower Nuggets recipe. This week I am sharing these! They are basically the same, just a different base! I love throw together recipes like this and I know you will LOVE this one! Give it a try, even if it’s your first time trying quinoa.
Start by adding together all of the spices. The red pepper flakes are optional here but nothing says pizza like a little spice!
Next spread the pizza sauce all around. Oh wait, actually this time all you have to do is dump it in! See! It’s easier than making a pizza. Whaaa??
I added some sausage we had laying around because hello, Meat Lovers! I want to feel like I’m ordering my own pizza here so add in those toppings you like! Throw in some olives or whatever topping is your favorite too because after all this is YOUR pizza!
Add the cooked quinoa and mix it all together.
Now add the egg so it gets all sticky and wants to stick together! This is the “crust” right?
Bake for 12-15 minutes in the oven. Top with cheese or more toppings and broil until crispy but careful not to burn them! Have a great pizza night!
1 cup cooked quinoa
½ cup shredded cheese + 2 tablespoons of cheese
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
3 tablespoons of marinara sauce
1/2 cup diced sausage meat (or pepperoni), cooked
½ teaspoon garlic powder
3 teaspoons italian seasoning
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cup diced olives (optional)
Marinara Sauce, for dipping
{adapted from Iowa Girl Eats}
It’s Christmas time! Snow is falling, cookies are baking, and houses are glowing! Such a fun time of year! I have a special treat for all of you, my readers! A FREE Printable! This Christmas Subway Art is absolutely adorable!
It’s so fun to think about all the things that describe Christmas time of year. For me, it’s family and a warm home!
This lovely printable would look great framed, to add to your Christmas decor!
Click HERE to print!
This free christmas printable is easily uploaded to Costco if you want to make a bigger print. My favorite size print is a 16×20 which you can print for just a few dollars at Costco or printing at home on card stock, this would make a great 8×11 as well!!
*Note the PDF is in high resolution so it should print great up to 16×20 or even bigger!
Enjoy!
With over 10 grams of protein in each serving, this protein snack is a great post-workout snack or even just for a little chocolate snack!
Hemp Protein? Huh? What’s that? Welll, lets just say it is really good for you. I mean, take a look at the bag there!
And not only that, it contains all 9 of the essential amino acids making it one of the most complete proteins out there! Can’t beat that!
This shake? Chocolate, Banana, Protein? Yes, all the good stuff wrapped into what we call “lunch!” I love fooling myself sometimes!
Start by adding the bananas and water to the blender. Whoops you caught me! I used milk.. sigh*
One day I’ll get over my obsessed love for milk. So I’ll say it then, you can use milk or water. There.
Next add in all the smelly good stuff. Cinnamon, vanilla, hemp powder (not so good smelling) and cocoa powder.
Give it all a whirl!
Now add in some spinach. Just do it, trust me it’s not bad at all besides turning the shake a ugly green tint, you can’t even tell it’s there! Get your veggies!
Add some ice cubes. I love the actual shake resemblance so make sure to add enough ice so it’s creamy and thick like ice cream :)
Such an amazing and easy combination! This smoothie is very often our lunches when we are busy blogging away and there is no time for a meal. A great way to get your protein in and feel full until dinner!
2 large bananas, frozen
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2-3 Tablespoons of Hemp Powder
1/2 cup water
2 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
2 handfuls fresh spinach
3-4 ice cubes
1. In a blender, add together the frozen bananas, water, vanilla, hemp powder, cinnamon, and cocoa powder. Blend until smooth. Add more water if needed to get the consistency you like.
2. Add the handfuls of spinach to the blender along with the ice cubes.
3. Blend again until completely smooth. Enjoy!
{adapted from: The Detoxinista}
Let me know if you have any smoothie/shake recipes you use with Hemp powder or any other type of protein. There are so many options! Get ya’ shake on!
Time to get those presents wrapped! Are you super organized and all ready done or are you one of those last minute people who likes to scramble and then have an amazing gift? That’s me! I always come up with these last minute, oh that’s adorable, maybe I should make that.
It only annoys my husband when I decide I want to try a new recipe at 7pm. He’s like, “You should have started at 5…” Glad he puts up with me!
Well for all you present wrappers out there, I have another Free Printable! Check out these adorable christmas gift tags! I love these wreaths, and you can never go wrong with Chalkboard style! I’m no exception to the craze!
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These will be sure to get an “Aww, so cute” from everyone who sees them on your beautiful gifts! Get classy this Christmas and try these Christmas gift tag printables!
Enjoy!