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THE Ultimate Artichokes (Instant Pot + Grilled)

June 5, 2018 by Annie Chesson 4 Comments

Oh...my goodness. I have peaked. It is impossible that it will ever get any better than this, so I might as well just quit blogging. It was nice meeting you and knowing you for 3+ years, byeeeee. Just kidding...but seriously...these are legitimately one of the most delicious things I've ever made or eaten. I was having a bit of an emotional experience while stuffing mass amounts of artichoke ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Gluten Free, Instant Pot, Paleo, Sides, Snacks, Vegetarian, Whole 30 Tagged With: Appetizers, artichokes, Gluten Free, keto, paleo, paleo recipes, primal, Sides, Vegetarian, veggies, whole 30, whole 30 recipes

Watermelon Salsa

May 21, 2018 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

One million percent inspiration for this recipe goes to my bestie, Megan. I have two AMAZING best friends that I've known since I could barely read (aka forever), and to this day they are still two of my favorite people in the entire world. More family than friends at this point. Anyway, they both live in North Carolina, so we try and visit each other whenever we can. Recently, I went there and we ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Condiments, Gluten Free, One Pot Meals, Paleo, Sides, Snacks, Vegetarian, Whole 30 Tagged With: condiment, Gluten Free, Healthy, paleo, primal, salsa, tacos, topping, Vegan, Vegetarian, watermelon salsa, whole 30

Super Simple Tomato Mozzarella Salad

May 18, 2018 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

Welcome to the world of ridiculously easy salads that include 3 ingredients + a just-as-easy dressing, which also includes 3 ingredients. It takes less than 10 minutes to make, and it tastes like a summer explosion in your mouth if you want a truly accurate description. This salad was inspired by a lady in my FRG (family readiness group - a huge thing in the Army for wives and families [mainly ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Gluten Free, Lunch, Salad, Sides, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: balsamic, Basil, caprese salad, Gluten Free, Mozzarella, Salad, tomato, tomato basil, tomato mozzarella, Vegetarian

Smashed Chickpea and Avocado

May 9, 2018 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Aaaaand welcome to my obsession. My love language. My crack = ^^^^. I made this recipe FOR-EVER go, before my Instant Pot series and before Whole 30, so it has taken me this long to actually get around to posting it because I had to finish those two things out first. Now that I am done with my Instant Pot series and done with my Whole 30 recipes, this delicious little baby FINALLY has its time in ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Gluten Free, Lunch, Salad, Sandwiches, Sides, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: 10 minute meal, 30 minute meal, avocado, chickpea and avocado, chickpea mash, Chickpeas, dip, Gluten Free, Greek yogurt, Healthy, one pot meal, smashed avocado, smashed chickpea, spread, Vegetarian

Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries

March 19, 2018 by Annie Chesson 5 Comments

There is a mythical, mysterious creature out there called the "crispy baked sweet potato fry." I was skeptical of its existence for a very long time after trying unsuccessful recipe after unsuccessful recipe. I finally decided that a crispy sweet potato fry is a nice theory but sadly is impossible to find and have for myself. Kind of like a unicorn. HOWEVER - my husband made sweet potato fries a ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Game Day, Gluten Free, Paleo, Sides, Snacks, Vegetarian, Whole 30 Tagged With: baked fries, baked sweet potato fries, crispy baked fries, crispy fries, fries, Gluten Free, paleo, primal, sweet potato fries, Sweet Potatoes, Vegan, Vegetarian, whole 30

Hot Cheesy Corn Dip

January 15, 2018 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Okay, I mean...let's just be real with each other for a second. Is there anyone out there who doesn't have an emotionally intimate moment with their computer screen when they hear words like hot+cheesy+corn+dip in one title? How could this dip possibly not be the most delicious chip topper ever when it's cheesy, creamy, and loaded with sweet kernels of corn? If I'm being honest, I could go to TOWN ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Game Day, Gluten Free, Snacks, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers Tagged With: appetizer, Cheese, cheesy dip, corn, corn dip, cream cheese, dip, Easy, Greek yogurt, greek yogurt dip, hot dip, one pot meal, pepper jack cheese, snack, Vegetarian, weight watchers

Microwave Mac and Cheese in a Mug

December 20, 2017 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

It's official. My life is changed forever now that I can have a piping hot mug of delicious mac and cheese in five minutes FLAT. No joke on that five minutes - the pasta and water cook in the microwave for four minutes, during which you grate your cheddar cheese. The mug comes out of the microwave, gets a quick stir, the cheese and half and half get thrown in, and after another thirty seconds in ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, One Pot Meals, Snacks, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers Tagged With: 5 minute meal, cheddar, Cheese, Mac and Cheese, mac and cheese in a mug, microwave, microwave dinners, mug, Pasta, quick and easy, weight watchers

15 Minute Peppermint Bark

December 13, 2017 by Annie Chesson 4 Comments

Hello, my name is Annie, and I am incompetent when it comes to baking. I rarely post desserts on here because I've been known to ruin a BOXED BROWNIE mix. Aka I can't bake. Hence why the first dessert I've posted on here in I don't know how long is literally melted chocolate that you spread onto a baking sheet...holllaaahhhhh - this is my kind of homemade dessert! And the cool thing is that ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Christmas, Dessert, Gluten Free, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: bark, Chocolate, chocolate bark, Christmas, christmas treats, Dessert, Gluten Free, holiday, Peppermint Bark, Vegetarian

Curry White Bean Dip

November 10, 2017 by Annie Chesson 6 Comments

Are you ready for quite possibly the easiest little appetizer/party food/snack ever? This white bean dip takes TOPS five minutes to make. Everything just gets dumped into a food processor and whirled around to smooth, mouthwatering perfection. SO easy it’s not even fair! What will you use your extra not-prepping-complicated-appetizers-and-snacks time doing? Sitting down with a cup of coffee? ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Condiments, Game Day, Gluten Free, Snacks, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers Tagged With: 30 Minute Meals, Appetizers, bean dip, coconut milk, Curry, curry dip, curry powder, dip, Gluten Free, Healthy, snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, weight watchers, white bean dip

Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onion, and Pine Nut Toasts

October 9, 2017 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Ima have to make this one short today, friends. Today has been busy and crazy, and little Mr. Ford has been a high maintenance little nugget. Fussy, fussy, fussy any time I try and rock him to sleep. After asking a bunch of people for advice, it turns out that the magic trick is to just stand up, walk him around, and sway/bounce him. Apparently he just hates sitting and being rocked to sleep with ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Brunch, Fall Recipes, Game Day, Lunch, Snacks, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers Tagged With: caramelized onion, goat cheese, pine nuts, snacks, toast, toasts, weight watchers

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Annie Chesson
I am a passionate Christian, wife, cooking addict, and mom to the two sweetest boys in the world! Join me in my journey to create delicious, flavorful food. More About Me...

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