Before I begin, I have a tip for this recipe. When you are transferring the leftovers to your Tupperwares after the soup is finished, try as hard as possible not to spill half the soup onto the counter/all over the front of your shirt and jeans and then spend 20 minutes cleaning up as your dog eats half the leftovers. Okay now that we covered that, moving on! This soup tastes as good as it looks! ...
Archives for March 2015
Baby Kale, Farro Salad with Creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette
Do you ever watch the show Top Chef? If you do, the name Richard Blais might sound familiar to you. He came in second place on his season (still bitter about that) and came back to compete again on Top Chef All Stars, which he won. Anyway, he is my favorite person that has ever been on that show - I love him. Well I found out that he has a restaurant in Atlanta, which is only an hour and a half ...
Baked Whole Wheat Pancake with Berry Orange Compote
It's almost Easter! I have very fond memories of Easter from my childhood - egg hunts, going to church on Easter morning (I did not, however, enjoy the floral print dresses and MASSIVE bows that I was forced to wear every year), beautiful spring weather, the Easter bunny - who, by the way, I swear I saw hopping across the yard a few different Easters while I was growing up ...
Broccoli and Brussels Sprout Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette
It's always fun when creating a salad to try and find that perfect balance of flavors and textures - crunchy and soft, salty and sweet, etc...That delicious balance is the mark of a great salad, in my opinion. This Broccoli and Brussels Sprout Salad is a perfect example of that! You get the crunch from the broccoli, the salty from the bacon and sunflower seeds, and the chewy/sweet from the ...
Liebster Award!
I was so honored to receive a nomination for the Liebster award by the awesome Coty and Mariah over at Quirks and Twists! Basically the Liebster Award is something given from a blogger to another blogger. It is mainly aimed at smaller, newer blogs just as a way to get to know other bloggers/get more involved in the blogging community! You answer a list of questions provided by the blog that ...
Homemade Chicken Stock
I have been meaning to make homemade chicken stock for years now and have never quite gotten around to it. The convenience of the boxed chicken stock has always been too tempting for me and I just end up getting that instead! But if you have ever watched Ina Garten on the Food Network, you have heard her say (about 8 million times to be exact) that homemade chicken stock makes all the ...
Crock-Pot Lasagna Soup
Lasagna. One of the best, most delicious comfort foods ever. Soup is another meal that is definitely one of the top few comfort food contenders. Mix them together? Pure deliciousness. I was actually very surprised at how much this soup ended up tasting like lasagna. I assumed it would end up tasting like a meaty tomato soup, but it actually tastes exactly like lasagna...but in soup form...It ...
Healthy Vegan Chocolate Milkshake
Okay...those of you who follow The Garlic Diaries might think I am starting to sound like a broken record when I say this...but I am going to say it anyway. You know how I've said a million times that I absolutely LOVE it when healthy food tastes unhealthy? This milkshake is literally the epitome of that phrase. This is seriously, and I'm not exaggerating, one of the best milkshakes I have ever ...
Chickpea and Veggie Curry
March has been CRAZY! I think this month has been the least I've blogged since I got started with The Garlic Diaries. So much has been going on lately, and I was planning on blogging ahead enough so that I would still be posting every other day, but I totally lost track of life and just got behind! It felt great to get back into the swing of things today and make/photograph a few recipes. ...
Superfood Green Tea Smoothie
Don't you love it when you are eating something that is crazy, insanely, ridiculously good for you but still tastes amazing? It's like when you are eating a doughnut or a cookie and thinking...man, how amazing would it be if eating junk food like this was the heath equivalent of a salad? I love creating recipes that are amazing for you but don't make you feel like you are making a sacrifice to eat ...