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I'm a doctor, mom, runner, and food blogger sharing my favorite weeknight meals, weekend bakes, and the occasional cocktail. I hope you find something that makes your life a little more delicious.
Elderflower Collins
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This variation on a classic cocktail is made with gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, and club soda over ice. It's an adult lemonade, perfect for those hot summer evenings on the patio.
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Lamb Meatballs with Pine Nuts and Raisins
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Big flavors shine in Mediterranean-inspired lamb meatballs with pine nuts, raisins, cinnamon, and cumin. Serve them over chickpeas or couscous, or pack them in pita. Delicious dinners made simply!
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How To Make Dried Apple Rings In The Oven
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These dried apple rings are the perfect snack for home or to take along to school or the beach. They're proof that not everything that is good in life is illegal, immoral, or fattening.
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Honey Wheat Sandwich Loaf
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Some days call for simple sandwich loaves. This honey wheat is ~50 percent whole wheat, so it wins on nutrition over white bread. But it's also soft and light, so it wins on taste with kids of all sizes.
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Baked Purple Sweet Potato with White Beans, Parmesan, Garlic, and Rosemary
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A simple sweet potato takes on big flavors with little effort when loaded with a can of beans, Parmesan, garlic and rosemary. Easy to make and perfect as a vegetarian meal or a side for roast chicken.
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Taco Meatloaf Bowl with Macaroni and Cheese & Braised Carrots.
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Build a meal-in-a-bowl with taco meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, braised carrots, and some green vegetables. It's all about balance between richness and healthy!
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Sweet Potato Sourdough Bread with Bacon
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This sweet potato sourdough is made with mashed sweet potato, crisped bacon, and maple syrup. Add some yeast for a cheater sourdough in a shorter rise time. Perfect for grilled cheese sandwiches!
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Ube Macaroons Dipped In White Chocolate
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Ube macaroons are a simple but stunning combination of ube-flavored condensed milk, sweetened coconut, and whipped egg whites. Dip them into melted white chocolate for a presentation worthy of guests.
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Strawberry Limeade Or Strawberry Gimlet
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Warm nights call for refreshing beverages. Turn an easy strawberry simple syrup recipe into strawberry gimlets for the adults and virgin strawberry limeade for the kids.
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Cavatappi Alfredo and Peas
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This one pot alfredo pasta comes together in minutes and is the perfect hot lunch for you or your kiddo. Pasta, butter, cream, and cheese, plus a half-cup of peas to make it a smidge more healthy!
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache Drip Cake with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
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Can you have too much chocolate + peanut butter? With fudgy cake layers, peanut butter buttercream, and a chocolate/peanut butter ganache drip, this is the birthday cake I make for myself every year.
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Bacon Cheddar Popcorn Is Better Than Nachos: Prove Me Wrong.
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For your next movie night. It's a perfect combination of crispy bacon, crunchy popcorn, and oozy melted cheese that holds it all together. And bonus: no powdered cheese residue on your fingers.
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One Bowl Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
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You probably have a favorite banana bread, but the variations in this—whole wheat flour, OJ for moistness, and a dusting of coconut—might make you a convert. All in one bowl for easy clean up.
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Earl Grey Lavender Cake with Lavender Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
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This moist buttermilk cake is flavored with Earl Grey tea and ground lavender and frosted with a fragrant lavender cream cheese buttercream. If you like floral flavors, this cake is for you!
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Sausage Ragu (the Difference Between Ragu and Bolognese)
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Confused about the difference was between ragu and bolognese? Spend some time in the kitchen with this sausage ragu, pour a bit of wine for yourself while you do, and learn about the difference.
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One Pot Gnocchi with Asparagus, Peas, Spinach, and Lemon
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This springtime gnocchi uses one pot and comes together in minutes with all of your springtime vegetables. Weeknight dinner is served!
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Purple Velvet Cake
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This purple velvet cake is a twist on a classic. It still has all the cocoa taste and the velvety texture of the original, but with a fun new color!
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