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21 Day Fix Garlic, Rosemary, and Parmesan Popcorn

January 18, 2017 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

POPCORN IS LYFE. But fo reals. Popcorn is my everything. Dearest popcorn, can you please come into my life and be a constant presence with me always? For every second of every day with your crunchy, buttery goodness? Thank you. Sincerely, your truest admirer, Annie. Now, hold on. I'm about to drop some knowledge on you: did you know that popcorn is actually a healthy snack?? I don't mean it's ...

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Filed Under: 21 Day Fix, 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Game Day, Gluten Free, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: 21 day fix, 21 day fix popcorn, coconut oil, garlic, Gluten Free, healthy popcorn, healthy snacks, parmesan cheese, popcorn, rosemary, snacks

Warm Black Bean and Quinoa Salad with Spicy Lime Dressing

January 6, 2017 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

I got a rice cooker for Christmas and I ❤️ it so hard. It only has a white rice and brown rice setting, but I decided to be a rebel and cook quinoa in it the other day - it was fluffy and delicious and perfect 😍👍! So - what to make with my cooked-to-perfection-thanks-to-my-new-rice-cooker quinoa? Thiiiisssssss. Salads in winter are hard. Freezing cold weather doesn't exactly make me crave cool, ...

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Filed Under: 21 Day Fix, 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Salad, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: bell peppers, black bean salad, garlic, honey lime dressing, lime, quinoa salad, Salad, shallot, spicy, spicy lime dressing, winter salad

Ultimate 5 Minute Homemade Hot Chocolate

December 10, 2016 by Annie Chesson 6 Comments

Yes. So much yes. There is nothing better in this world than a hot mug of cocoa warming your hands as the snow is coming down outside. Or, in Kansas' case right now, no snow but BITTER cold temperatures. It was fifteen degrees this morning. Some of you North Dakota and Minnesota natives may be rolling your eyes at me right now, but for this North Carolinian, THAT IS AWFUL. The Cackalackies weren't ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Christmas, Dessert, Drinks, Gluten Free, One Pot Meals, Vegetarian Tagged With: Chocolate, Christmas, cocoa, cozy, drink, hot chocolate, hot cocoa, winter

Rustic Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes

November 16, 2016 by Annie Chesson 8 Comments

So...Crock Pots. They are SO popular right now (hi, Pinterest!), and I think it's because there is something so satisfying about throwing some ingredients into the slow cooker, walking away, goin' aboutcho bidness, and then walking into your kitchen several hours later with a meal/side that is ready to go! I understand the love. I feel the love. Me and my Crock Pot are buds, buuttt I will say ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Fall Recipes, Gluten Free, Lunch, One Pot Meals, Sides, Thanksgiving, Vegetarian Tagged With: mashed potatoes, potatoes, side dishes, Sides, Thanksgiving, thanksgiving sides, vegetable sides, vegetables, yukon gold potatoes

Pumpkin Spice Granola

November 9, 2016 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

Alright, first of all, I've gotta give a big shout-out to my friends over at Chobani for sending me a delicious package of their products. I love representing companies that I can actually stand behind, and Chobani is definitely one of those companies! Greek yogurt is always something I have in my fridge, and Chobani is always the brand I buy. Especially now that they came out with their whole ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Breakfast, Brunch, Fall Recipes, Gluten Free, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: breakfast, Fall, flax seed, granola, Healthy, oats, pumpkin granola, pumpkin pie granola, pumpkin spice, pumpkin spice granola, Quinoa, snacks

Chicken Tikka Masala

October 21, 2016 by Annie Chesson 6 Comments

My brother, Lyndon, and his wife, Amanda, came to visit this summer, and they made all kinds of awesome food. Amanda really loves to cook, too, and she's awesome at it. One night, her and Lyndon made Tikka Masala, aaaaannd I was freakin' out. It was SO good. So flavorful. So saucy. Perfectly spicy. Did I mention flavorful? Because the flavor was on point, people. So obviously I told them I was ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, One Pot Meals Tagged With: Brown Rice, Chicken, Gluten Free, half and half, indian food, masala, one pot meal, peas, tikka, tikka masala, tomato sauce

Crock Pot Spaghetti Sauce

October 17, 2016 by Annie Chesson 9 Comments

Spaghetti sauce is just one of those things that you have to make from scratch. I mean...I guess you don't HAVE to, but it's just so dang easy to do! It's not like making pizza dough from scratch, where you have to knead it for several minutes, let it rest, roll it out, etc...(though I do love making pizza dough ❤️??). With spaghetti sauce, you just throw a few ingredients together and let it ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Condiments, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch Tagged With: crock pot, crock pot marinara, Easy, Gluten Free, ground beef, marinara, marinara sauce, Sauce, sausage, slow cooker, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, Tomatoes

Homemade Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows

October 7, 2016 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

OKAY, people, it has taken some serious self control to wait all the way until Friday to post this recipe. I have been dying to put these marshmallows on here all week. They have just been sitting on my counter...staring at me every time I walk by...saying "Hello, look how pretty and fall-y and fluffy and delicious we are! POST US." So...I am very excited to finally be able to do so. And I have ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dessert, Gluten Free, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: allspice, cinnamon, Dessert, Fall, ginger, Gluten Free, nutmeg, Pumpkin, pumpkin spice, snacks, Vegetarian

Roasted Tomato Soup

October 5, 2016 by Annie Chesson 10 Comments

Tomato soup and grilled cheese HAS to be one of the most comforting and delicious combinations in the entire world. Agreed? Agreed. The way I've always made tomato soup is sauteing some veggies, adding canned tomatoes, and letting that cook in a pot for however long you want. But this tomato soup uses fresh roasted tomatoes - no cans here. GET OUT OF HERE, CANS! The difference in flavor is ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Soup, Vegetarian Tagged With: fresh vegetables, Gluten Free, roasted tomatoes, Soup, tomato soup, Tomatoes, vegetables, Vegetarian

Overnight Slow Cooker Apple Butter

September 27, 2016 by Annie Chesson 17 Comments

Okay, halllooooo FALL. I know, I know...I'm five days late. Absolutely unacceptable for someone like me who lives through their entire year looking forward to the first day of fall. BUT, can I please make up for my lateness by giving you this recipe for the best apple butter in the whole entire world? Okay, good. Preesh. I will explain my VERY long (over two weeks...yikes) absence from this ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Christmas, Condiments, Gluten Free, One Pot Meals, Snacks, Thanksgiving, Vegetarian Tagged With: apple butter, apples, butter, Condiments, crock pot, Fall, slow cooker

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