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Avocado Chimichurri

June 4, 2019 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

I mean, on a scale of one to ten, how acceptable is it to slather avocado chimichurri all over your body like lotion? A hard six? I'll take it. This chimichurri is THE actual best. We have had it twice on grilled flank steak and once on roasted potatoes, and all times it was life giving. Like...I-want-to-eat-this-straight-from-the-bowl-with-a-spoon level of life giving. It's not only THE ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Condiments, Gluten Free, Keto, Paleo, Vegetarian, Whole 30 Tagged With: avocado, avocado chimichurri, chimichurri, cilantro, condiment, Gluten Free, keto, keto recipes, keto sauce, paleo, paleo sauce, Sauce, Vegan, Vegetarian, whole 30, whole 30 sauce

Hidden Veggie Marinara (great for kids!)

August 17, 2018 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

You may only enter this post if all children under the age of ten aren't in visual range of your computer screen. You must answer TWO secret questions to pass the mom test and prove that you are not, indeed, a small child. The questions follow: How many days has it been since you have showered? How many goldfish and/or other cracker crumbs are in the back seat of your car currently? If ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Condiments, Gluten Free, One Pot Meals, Paleo, Vegetarian, Whole 30 Tagged With: food for kids, Gluten Free, Healthy, healthy sauce, kid food, marinara sauce, paleo, paleo recipes, pasta sauce, primal, primal recipes, recipes for kids, red sauce, Sauce, Vegan, Vegetarian, whole 30, whole 30 recipes

Salmon with Lemon Caper Sauce

August 6, 2018 by Annie Chesson 4 Comments

Hello, there - casually coming to you on a Monday with this perfectly pan seared salmon that is swimming in a buttery, lemony, capery sauce that will make you feel like a master chef and leave you light and extremely satisfied...no big deal. Just regular Monday happenings. JKK there is nothing regular or plain or ordinary about this salmon. This salmon...is...LIFFFEEEE. I can't even here, you ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, One Pot Meals Tagged With: 30 minute meal, Gluten Free, lemon butter sauce, lemon caper sauce, one pot meal, pan seared salmon, salmon, salmon with caper sauce, Sauce, seafood

Cocoa and Chili Crusted Steak with Jalapeno Chimichurri

March 12, 2018 by Annie Chesson 1 Comment

So I'm sure you have seen lots of those meal delivery ads for Hello Fresh, Blue Apron, and other similar companies, right? They're all the rage right now, and I can fully see why - SUPER convenient. Seth and I tried one a few years ago for one week just for fun to see if the food was any good. It was a fun week, but we still prefer just coming up with our own dinners! In February, when I was in ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Paleo, Whole 30 Tagged With: 30 minute meal, chimicchuri, cilantro, dairy free, garlic, Gluten Free, paleo, parsley, primal, red wine vinegar, Sauce, steak, whole 30

Creamy Vegan Cashew Curry Sauce

March 2, 2018 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Hold the phone, I just died. THIS SAUCE GIVES ME ALL THE FEELS. It is... Impossibly creamy Rich Loaded with warm, spiced curry flavor Literally delicious on anything and everything your mind can fathom pouring it on Here's the thing - I enjoy dairy a lot. I like the richness that cream, milk, and cheese brings to a dish. So I was thinking that part of paleo and Whole 30 would be a ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Condiments, Gluten Free, Paleo, Vegetarian, Whole 30 Tagged With: cashew sauce, cashews, Curry, curry sauce, dairy free, Gluten Free, paleo, primal, Sauce, Vegan, Vegetarian, whole 30

How To: Basic Marinara

January 26, 2018 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Everybody's gotta have a basic red sauce recipe in their back pocket. It's like THE easiest go-to dinner ever. I always, always have crushed tomatoes in my pantry, I always have onions, and I obvi always have garlic (garlic is life - peep the blog title, yo). And that's basically all you need for this! I personally prefer adding meat at the very beginning and making it a meaty red sauce, but we're ...

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Filed Under: Cooking Basics, Extras Tagged With: basic marinara, cooking basics, how to, how to make marinara, marinara, red sauce, Sauce

Homemade Green Enchilada Sauce

March 15, 2017 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

If you ever have the chance to make something homemade as a substitute for canned/jarred/premade ingredients, it is ALWAYS the best option! The only exception I can think of is Crescent Rolls. I've never had homemade bread as good as crescent rolls...there is some sort of strange black magic within those little cans that make the most delicious, buttery, and flaky bread that exists on this ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Condiments, Gluten Free, Vegetarian Tagged With: enchilada sauce, Enchiladas, green enchilada sauce, salsa, salsa verde, Sauce, tomatillo

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

Perfect Pesto Plus 3 Uses

October 24, 2014 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Pesto is so easy to make from scratch! And it tastes sooo much better than store bought pesto, not to mention that the store bought stuff is pretty expensive considering how much you actually get. If you love pesto like I do, you should buy one of those live basil plants they sell at the grocery store and just keep it by your window. Then you always have free basil and can make pesto whenever you ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Condiments, Gluten Free, Vegetarian Tagged With: 30 Minute Meals, Basil, Gluten Free, Healthy, Sauce, Vegetarian

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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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