The classic family dinner made budget-friendly, this easy Ground Beef Stroganoff recipe is complete with 3 different dairy-free options as well! It’s super easy to make, the perfect comfort food, and is a family favorite. Ground beef and mushrooms come together in a creamy sauce the whole family will love. We love serving it tossed with freshly cooked pasta, or steamed rice, and it’s really delicious over these Roasted Sweet Potatoes as well....
The perfect dinner for weeknights, this Instant Pot Salsa Chicken is family-friendly and versatile. It’s made with just 3 ingredients and the Instant Pot does all the work. It’s gluten-free, dairy-free, and perfect for tacos, burrito bowls, and quesadillas. We love to meal prep it for the freezer for even faster meals in the future. Meet one of my favorite meal-prepping recipes . This shredded salsa chicken is so versatile we love to have it on hand in the freezer for quick and easy Mexican-inspired meals....
Once in a while we find a favorite that we’re both absolutely crazy about! It started with some store bought Peanut Butter Cookie bars for our backpacks. I always like to keep healthy packaged food along for emergency rations when we’re in the mountains. Anyways… it wasn’t really an emergency but I was super hungry so I cracked into one, and it really does takes like a peanut butter cookie (and sweet/salty flavors are really addicting when you’re hiking)....
This Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub is a super simple recipe that starts with a cinnamon sugar scrub base. From there you can add pumpkin whenever you’re ready to use this super smoothing sugar scrub to give your skin some extra glow. This Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub smells like pumpkin pie, and it’s definitely my favorite fall homemade beauty product! Lately, we’ve been in Canada celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving, ( chasing the Northern Lights ) and I’ve been embracing all things fall!...
This Refreshing Peppermint Sugar Scrub is one of the easiest homemade skin care recipes you can make with just 3 ingredients! It’s both moisturizing and exfoliating, and it makes a wonderful homemade gift as well. It keeps for months in a tightly sealed container and can be customized to whatever essential oils you love as well. The peppermint is extra refreshing during the warmer months, but any essential oil works here....
Snyder Lake in Glacier National Park is a great option for the spring and fall seasons when the Going to the Sun Road is closed at the Lake McDonald Lodge. There aren’t a ton of options when the road is closed, and this makes for a great hike that’s not as long as other hikes in this area. I’m not going to sugar coat it though, this doesn’t even come close to making it into my top 10, and I wouldn’t bother with it if you only have a couple of days in Glacier....
Easy to make in less than 5 minutes, this Sriracha Mayo is incredibly good with so many things. You may just find yourself making it regularly to put on everything. From Asian-inspired recipes to burgers and fries, this sriracha mayo will add some zip to your dinners. You can quickly stir this recipe together with store-bought mayonnaise or make your own in minutes. Either way, this sauce is one you’ll come back to again and again....
This Watermelon Feta Basil Salad is based on the classic pairing of watermelon and feta cheese paired together with fresh summer produce. It’s super easy to make, and is always a hit at any gathering or barbecue. Tangy feta cheese, combined with juicy, sweet watermelon, makes an incredible salad over a bed of greens. Add a little red onion, basil, and drizzle it all with a balsamic vinaigrette for an unstoppable summer salad....
I never noticed before, but there is a stunning lack of side dishes on this website. So I’ve been working on turning that around! I think the main reason is we make so many one pan/pot dinners, that side dishes don’t happen all that often. But another fun way to make dinner time easier is to make a flavorful side dish along with an easy main – like Easy Herb Roasted Chicken or Baked Sweet Potatoes for a meatless night....
These easy-to-make cheesy mashed potatoes are based on the super popular twice-baked potatoes. You’ll also find an additional variation or two in the recipe to fancy these up a little as well. Whether you make them with the classic bacon, cheddar, and green onion combination, purely cheesy, or with my prosciutto and sage, everyone is going to love these. My inspiration for these mashed potatoes comes from the twice-baked potatoes my mom always made growing up....
This easy Chicken Stir Fry recipe comes with 5 sauce variations so you’ll never be bored again. It’s family-friendly, and you can mix up the veggies, and even try different meats to keep this basic recipe tasting brand new. Everyone needs some good basics, and this chicken stir fry is simple yet so flavorful you’ll want to make it every single week. It’s better than takeout, gluten-free, dairy-free, and paleo, and there are some Whole30 options too....
My favorite part about the last hurrah of summer is when tomato and corn season finally collide. We’re a little behind everyone else seasonally here, which means local corn just showed up last week! So to celebrate, I took the now classic Mexican Street Corn, and turned it into an absolutely loaded dinner salad. Picture perfectly spiced grilled chipotle chicken over a bed of greens topped with loads of street corn salad....
This easy to make Cilantro Pesto over Zucchini Noodles are the perfect meatless dinner, or veggie packed side dish. The pesto is dairy free and vegan, but oh so creamy thanks to the avocado. The cilantro pesto can also be used on it’s own tossed with fresh pasta, or with roasted or grilled meats and veggies for a super tasty dinner. So the next time you’re craving pesto, this cilantro version is sure to be a winner!...
This Cranberry Kombucha Mocktail is the definition of festive! It’s so easy to make and with the addition of orange, you get a flavor combination that never gets old. We love making kombucha mocktails and you’ll find a whole list linked below. But this one is a little extra special because it’s so perfect for the holidays. The beautiful deep color of the cranberry is paired perfectly with some kombucha and sweetened up a touch with orange juice....
This Creamy Cashew Roasted Red Pepper Sauce is good with so many things, it’s hard to even list them all out. But our 2 favorites are paired with any cut of meat pan-fried or grilled and tossed with gluten free pasta! I’ve finally developed a dairy free alternative to my most popular recipe with this Creamy Cashew Roasted Red Pepper Sauce. I get so many questions about how to omit or swap out the goat cheese in my Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Zucchini Noodles ....
This fresh and tasty Detox Island Tropical Green Smoothie has all the appeal of the popular smoothie chain version. It’s easy to make at home and more affordable too. You also get to easily customize any superfoods you want to add. It’s gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan as well as packed with leafy greens. Fresh tropical fruit flavors with a hint of vanilla make this smoothie a treat. Tropical flavors are probably my #1 favorite when it comes to green smoothies....
I try and keep Tuesday night suppers extra simple because I always go to our local Farmer’s Market, and there’s not much time left to the evening after that. One of my favorite things to make is an ever changing salad based on what’s in season at the time. I rarely write them down into a formal recipe, but I really loved this Basil Honey Mustard Dressing, so I got serious about measuring the ingredients instead of just winging it!...
All your favorite things about Antipasto Platters combine into this super tasty Italian Chopped Salad! Fresh crunchy lettuce and juicy tomatoes pair perfectly with cubed cheese and slivered salami. From there, depth of flavor is added with roasted red peppers, olives, and pepperoncini. All in all this salad is a meal unto itself and perfect paired with your favorite Italian pasta dinners, or anything from the grill as well....
The Lake of Hanging Glacier in British Columbia is absolutely stunning, with unreal views, and vibrant aqua colored water! Our day hiking into this jewel of a lake was all around magic! There were a few setbacks of course which I’ll mention below. But between the waterfalls and having this gorgeous destination all to ourselves, it was pretty incredible. We hiked to this lake in September, and the larches were just beginning to turn golden....
This summer Strawberry Kombucha Mocktail is the perfect pairing with anything grilled all summer long. With 1 taste, you’ll have found your perfect patio sipper that’s perfectly refreshing for those hot sunny days. It’s a perfect 75ºF, and I’m sitting on our patio with this Summer Strawberry Kombucha Mocktail in hand trying to come with some proper words to tell you all about them! Sometimes the words come fast with too much to say....
