e-Meals 3-Month Meal Plan Giveaway and an OXO 5-Piece Container Set

My biggest AHA cooking moment came to me when I finally realized that if I actually planned out my meals for the week, much of the stress would in turn dissipate.  Many people detest the drudgery of meal prep, especially when it involves cooking for a family and keeping our meals diversified can be a challenge when there are picky eaters involved. What if I told you that you could win an eMeals 3-month “Classic Family Plan” subscription to help take the mystery and stress out of your meal prep? That’s right.  At the beginning of each … [Read more...]

Homemade Cinnamon Buns

Cinnamon Buns have always been etched my mind as “sinful buns.” As a child, when the mall opened up near my house in Baltimore,  my mother and I would spend hours walking around to the different specialty shops and department stores.  When “Cinnabon” opened up, it was a total treat to watch the employees hand roll the buns and slather on all the cream cheese topping.  The warm sweet smells from that little stall alone seemed to fill up the entire market place. Fast forward thirty years.  … [Read more...]

Valentines: Chocolate-Drizzled Kale Chips

Valentine’s Day is only a few days away so I figured why not create a simple, sweet, tasty recipe combining two ingredients I love to eat: crunchy kale and bitter dark chocolate.  Yes, you heard me correctly… I made Chocolate Drizzled Kale Chips. Take a detour this Valentine's Day.  Forget about those sweetheart  conversation hearts and the endless heart-shaped boxes filled with meltable chocolate candies.  Bake something for your loved ones that truly combines ingredients that directly serve your heart well. … [Read more...]

Chicken Tikka Masala

Somehow I've fallen into a tiny chicken rut again. I guess that's ok if I can continue to keep our meals diversified enough.  I've certainly put some mileage on our Slow Cooker Chicken Chilli recipe.  The weather has been so miserable these past few weeks that I've been compelled to use my slow cooker as much as possible.  I was quite surprised to find an incomplete recipe for Chicken Tikka Masala in Mom's archives. I remember eating absolutely no homemade Indian-inspired food as a kid, nor did we eat out at Indian restaurants.  While I was … [Read more...]