Everyone, meet the mother of all salads. Mother of all salads, meet everyone. This salad covers every base you could ever dream of a salad covering! We've got the rich meatiness from the salmon, the hearty, satisfying roasted veggies, the toasty crunch from the almonds, and the peppery bite from the arugula. It checks every textural block that a salad can possibly check, giving you THE perfect ...
Instant Pot Green Chili Chicken (perfect for tacos!)
At this point, I've had my Instant Pot for a year + a few months, and I am still SO OBSESSED. It is one HUNDO P my favorite kitchen item, and I get excited when I think of ways to use it. I really can't say enough about this beautiful pot of magic, but if you are on the fence about getting one, you should - for sure, for sure, for sure. I'm in love. And this green chili chicken is the perfect ...
Garlic Balsamic Roasted Tomatoes
Can we just take a moment here? Look at that beautiful little tomato. Stuffed with garlic, drizzled with balsamic vinegar and olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper, and then roasted for an entire hour so it just condenses and becomes ultra soft, sweet, and loaded with roasted, caramelized flavor. What you're looking at here is tomato dreams, people. The peak of tomato perfection. What each ...
Whole 30 Zuppa Toscana
I have conflicting opinions about Olive Garden...I'm not a huge fan of their food overall, and Seth definitely isn't super into it, BUT their unlimited soup and salad is BAAAEEEE. The salad is okay, but the soup is tha bomb.com. Specifically their Zuppa Toscana. It's so simple, but it's so so yummy. The flavorful sausage, soft potatoes, tender kale, and delicious, slightly spicy, slightly creamy ...
Hidden Veggie Marinara (great for kids!)
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 ...
Instant Pot Italian Beef
You guys. I have made tons of Instant Pot recipes since I got it as a Christmas gift this past year, but - let me tell you - this is by far the easiest. It literally requires no work...unless you call searing a piece of meat in the Instant Pot and then dumping two jars of Italian goodness on top "work," becaauussee I don't. It's a zero effort prep...craziness. The jar of pepperoncinis and ...
THE Ultimate Artichokes (Instant Pot + Grilled)
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 ...
We Completed Whole 30!
Ohhhhh my goodness, IT'S FINALLY OVER. That month was a strug, fam - definitely harder than I thought it would be. If I'm being super honest, I really don't think I would have finished it if I hadn't made it so public on the blog and The Garlic Diaries' Insta. BUT - we finished it! Finished it legit and 100% with zero cheats. And now that it's over, I'm so glad we did it, and it was a good ...
Whole 30 Week Two Recap
Half way through, half way through, half way through! Whew. This second week has been an interesting one...In week one, we were all firey and motivated since it was still so new. We are still motivated, but we have also dealt with a little Whole 30 boredom and have at times felt a liiittttle over it. BUT - we are pushing over this hump and are determined to finish strong! Let's break down this ...