A healthy risotto chock full of broccoli and cauliflower with all of the flavor and none of the guilt! Throw in some cheddar cheese for a broccoli and cheddar taste, or a truffle cheese to add some fancy to your dish! – – I have been super excited to try out this dish! I love risotto, but I don’t love the guilt of all the butter and cheese, even if it’s delicious! One of the keys of getting that full punch of flavor is to use a nice cheese. A nicely aged cheddar means that you can use far less…
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Continue ReadingWarm, gooey brie cheese topped with walnuts and pecans, and a drizzle of caramel. Serve with apple slices for the caramel-apple feel, or toasted crusty bread for some variety. – – This is a new go-to appetizer to go with our brand new house ownership!!!!! We’re not actually moving for a little bit but here’s a perfect housewarming appetizer in the spirit of the day! Even simpler than brie en croute, but just as delicious! Plus, if you serve with apple slices, this is a great alternative dessert! Fruits, cheese, nuts, and just a dash of caramel makes this a healthful…
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Spice up your weeknight pizza by making your own green pizza! Thin crust pizza with a pesto sauce topped with broccoli, artichokes, and feta for a healthy but delicious green pizza! – – I’m a huge fan of pizza! Melty cheese on carbs? I was sold at cheese! Now throw some healthy and tasty veggies and some of that good ‘ol cheese and you’ve got yourself a pretty tasty meal! It does take some work, but I think it is really worth it in the end. This pizza is light and flavorful and even has veggies so I feel half…
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Brie en croute sounds fancy, but is a snap to make! And who doesn’t love a melty medley of jam and cheese wrapped in pastry dough? – – I think this was one of the first recipes I ever made. For something that’s got a fancy French name, and is soooo delicious, it really is crazy how easy it is to make! This is a perfect appetizer when you’re looking to impress without the hard work. One of the main keys is getting a good jam, and it allows for easy variation on the recipe too! You’ll only see the…
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Refried beans smothered in salsa, guacamole, sour cream and topped with a layer of melted Cheddar cheese for the ultimate party dip! – – This is my take on a “seven layer dip”. Five layers gives me plenty of delicious goodness, and fits perfectly into a pie plate! Of course it’s completely customizable, so feel free to swap layers or add back some of the others if they appeal to you! Here are my 5 layers: Refried beans (I get mine canned at Trader Joe’s) Salsa Guacamole (get the recipe, or you can always go with pre-made) Sour cream &…
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So I’m finally going to share with you all the story of our engagement! It’s been a whirlwind few weeks as you can imagine–I can’t believe Tyler and I have only been engaged for 3 weeks! It’s amazing how time flies–I’ve already been looking at venues, and now we’ve also been looking at houses…so you can imagine how crazy it is around here! But let’s go back to the beginning. — I had zero idea. Absolutely none. Tyler and I have talked about the future pretty regularly, we’re both very clearly invested in our relationship, and saw ourselves together in the…
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A vegetarian take on enchiladas with corn, red peppers, zucchinis, and onions mixed with a cheesy bean filling, wrapped in warm tortillas and smothered with store-bought enchilada sauce. – – This recipe is pretty much a straight adaptation of my original enchiladas (recipe) post, but subbing the beef for sauteed vegetables. If I’m being honest, I do like the beef a bit better. But this is still mighty delicious, and if I’m going to try eating more vegetables, I will sit down to eat this quite happily. I’m trying to incorporate a “Vegetarian Monday” into my schedule, so trying to come up with…
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This past weekend was packed full of fun! We finally made our way to the Baltimore Aquarium which has been on the bucket list for almost 3 years now. We originally had plans to grab dinner with friends, but they had something come up last minute, so we instead we called up our friends Karen and Tyler and did something else we’ve been chatting about forever–go to Heavy Seas Brewery for a tour! Mostly they walk you around, tell you about the hopps, the vats, the way they grind the grains, allow it to ferment, carbonate it and bottle it.…
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Tri-colored quinoa mixed with chopped broccoli in a cheesy cheddar casserole, perfect as a weeknight side dish! – – Broccoli cheddar quinoa is one of my go-to side dishes! I typically have all ingredients on hand on a given day, so when I have nothing else planned as a side dish, it’s perfect and easy to whip up! Broccoli is a pretty good staple in my home, since it’s one off my favorite vegetables–don’t get me wrong, I’ll still take twix cookies (recipe) over vegetables any day. But when coupled with the quinoa, it’s actually a pretty decently healthy side-dish! Plus, cheese…
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Another take on these Stuffed rolls, swiss and ham is always a yummy combination for me. I even went one gourmet-step forward and grabbed Trader Joe’s rosemary ham. If you don’t have access to rosemary ham, you can always sprinkle some rosemary into the diced cheese and ham, but make sure you crumble the dried stuff up with your fingers a bit to release the aromatics! You can also just chop through it with you knife quickly before adding it. I chose ham and swiss because I had some leftover ham in the fridge. These are perfect to use up…
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Other than the Apple French Toast, and the Egg Casserole that my friends brought to our New Year’s Eve party, I think these brunch burger bombs were the star of the show! They came about as I was trying to think of the menu, and wanted something a little more “lunchy” to brunch. The result? Little pillows of pilsbury biscuit dough stuffed with maple bacon jam, cheese and burger sliders! Now normally for a brunch burger I’d say that it’d need to have at least some sort of egg in it, but (1) we were having egg casserole separately already,…
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So I’ve seen recipes for “cauliflower” substitute everything recently on pinterest (click for my tipsychocochip board on pinterest!), and to be honest I’ve been fairly skeptical. But I have been trying to eat healthier lately and I wanted a grilled cheese sandwich, so I figured if I was going to stoop, maybe I’d try the cauliflower bread. This is another recipe where this 1.5 c. food processor comes in handy! Just enough to make one or two servings without unnecessary cleanup! It was surprisingly tasty actually. More akin to a bread-like texture than I thought, and definitely not bad smothered with cheese. This…
