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! ...
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 ...
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 ...
Peach Jalapeno Ketchup
Anyone I went to middle school or high school with would be shocked that I am posting a recipe for ketchup. I was known to have quite the ketchup aversion throughout those years of my life. NO idea where it came from, but it really grossed me out, and in certain instances it would actually make me sick! Like if it was on the side of a cup...or dried onto a table...or on a napkin. I know...super ...
Crock Pot Pepper Beef Stew
It has been absolutely FREEZING in Georgia this week! Well, freezing compared to the sixty degree winter we've had so far this year. I've been spoiled...spoiled bad. Next winter we will be in Kansas, and I'm pretty sure it will be nowhere near sixty degrees in February...so I'm trying to enjoy it while I can! This stew was the perfect meal to counteract the bitterly cold weather we have been ...
30 Minute One Pot White Chicken Chili
"This chili is way too delicious to be done in 30 minutes"...is what you would think after trying this yummy recipe. But it is true...perfect white chicken chili...one pot...thirty minutes. Bam. This chili is so easy! But the flavors are just amazing. The chili powder and cumin give it an authentic taste, and the lime just brings it to a-whole-nother level. I've never made "white" chili before ...
30 Minute One Pot Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Broccoli Cheddar Soup is one of my favorite things ever. I don't know why it's so good...I mean, broccoli is pretty good but it's not absolutely delicious or anything. But when you throw it in a soup with some cheese it become sooo yummy. Not to mention a great way to sneak some broccoli into your kids' bellies. This recipe has two whole heads of it, so it's not a small amount! This is such an ...
Crock-Pot Enchilada Soup
This is the easiest recipe ever. It is so simple...and it tastes awesome! There are so many different toppings you can add to this soup too, avocado, black beans, tomatoes, Greek yogurt, cilantro, tortilla chips...the list goes on and on. The thing that makes this soup a little different from other Enchilada Soup recipes I have seen before is that it's nice and thick rather than broth-y. I add ...