Give me all the roasted veggies. Roast anything and I can guarantee you it'll be 5,000 times better. I reeeeeally wish I had learned the art of roasting a long time ago, it would have saved me (and my people) a lot of boiled, frozen lima bean medleys. Blech. Blackening your salmon takes away a lot of the salmon, fishy taste that many of us don't love. And it doesn't add a lot of fat! That's been another favorite, adding flavor with herbs and lemons and garlic and onions and all ...
Blackened Salmon and Roasted Veggie Pasta
Grilled Veggie and Hummus Pitas
It's summertime, so get out your grill and get your veggies on! So this can either be a 30-minute meal, or you can get overzealous and make your own pita pockets (which I did) and your own hummus (which I also did). It's a curse, really. Sometimes I'd like to really just pick up a pack of hummus and pick up some pita pockets, but once you know how to make things at home, it's really hard to give in and just purchase the dang hummus. I mean really. Ughh. Marinate your zucchini, ...
Italian Delight
I've decided that this is the perfect summer recipe. Fresh herbs and ripe tomatoes give this pasta sauce a bright rich flavor and a true Italian delight. Not your typical spaghetti sauce. Intact this sauce works amazing with any type of pasta, I chose to pair it with some fresh pasta I made with my KitchenAid Pasta Rollers...those things are amazing. Homemade fresh pasta in minutes. Nothing quite compares to homemade pasta. If you are a pasta lover, they need to be in your kitchen! Click here ...
Blueberry Basil Chicken with Rice Pilaf
I've always thought blueberries have a bit of an earthy taste...almost like basil. So I made a recipe in my head...tasted it in my head for a few days, and made it in real life. And it was good. And then I went online shopping because I needed a reward (Nordstrom, J.Crew, Gap, AND Anthro have all been having awesome sales this last week. My husband has a voice he does when he's making fun of me explaining that so-and-so had a deal going on....so I bought such-and-such amount and saved ...
Mango Lime Fruit Leather // Summer Snack Series
Homemade fruit leather has become a fast favorite around our house. It is so easy, and the combinations are endless. I hope you all have been enjoying our Summer Snack Series here on Oh So. Today I want to share one of our very favorite fruit leather combos - mango lime. Years ago I was told to always eat mango with a squeeze of lime - and oh boy that was such good advice. It is such a nice combo - the sweet with the tart is a party on your tongue. So - of course I put this combo ...
Build Your Own Patio Garden//Edyn Garden Sensor
I used to have a garden. It had several beautiful, ha-uge tomato plants, herbs, zuchinni and squash plants that tried to take over the entire place and even a few pesky snails. Then we moved to the city. Small apartment, smaller patio. No yard. Big adventures. It has been 4 YEARS. 4YEARS People! since I have had a garden, and garden fresh tomatoes. I miss it. Well, I finally decided enough was enough and got a bigger patio with better sunlight and we're growing a small, container garden. It's ...
Summer Snack Series//Dried Mango
Anyone else super addicted to the giant size dried mango Costco sells? It's so delicious! Right now mangoes are in season and lookin' all beautiful. There is no reason you should go buy a big expensive bag of mangeos when you can make your own and they are only .30 cents a mango. Dehydrating mangoes are super easy! Here are a few tips to drying your own mangoes... 1. Let your mango's ripen almost till you think they are about to go bad, but don't let them go bad!! they will be ultra sweet ...
100% Whole Wheat Bread
A delicious and easy recipe for 100% whole wheat bread that can also be made into cinnamon toast! This recipe is so easy to make using a machine or by hand. So we're all food bloggers/recipe developers/basically-pro-chefs here, right? Not! We all love what we do, and would like to think that we're pretty good, but none of us have gone to culinary school. We do not have tiaras at home on our shelves declaring to the world our expertise in the kitchen {now I want a tiara...}. With the above ...
Blended Coconut Pineapple Tea with Boba // Takeya USA
Years ago my husband I lived in Long Beach, CA. There was this little restaurant in a strip mall called Cha For Tea. I still crave that place. They had the most delicious blended drinks with boba. They also had these crispy dumplings that were to die for. When I was developing this recipe I kept thinking of Cha - and wanted to re-create what I used to order there. The base of my drink is the Coconut Lime Rooibos from Takeya. I'm an herbal tea drinker, so this is right up my alley. I ...
Soda Can Chicken
Many many years ago, I had dinner at a friend's house. She made the most delicious grilled chicken. It was moist and flavorful and tender. She told me that she had grilled it with a can of soda in the cavity of the bird. I immediately went home and told my husband about it. We made one that weekend and have been in love with this technique ever since. I like to rub the bird with a seasoning blend like McCormick Montreal Chicken or Webster Kick'n Chicken. You can buy all of the ...
Kalua Pig
There are a few things I love… crockpot meals, pulled pork and Hawaii. Put them together and you get Kalua Pig. My sweet friend Kristi is married Paul and Paul is Hawaiian. Every time they throw a party, Kalua Pig is the meat that is served. I did a little google searching on the word Kalua. According to trusty old wikipedia it's a cooking method that Hawaiian's use where they roast a pig underground and get all sorts of smokey flavor from the leaves used and the pig smoldering in the smoke. You ...
Easy French Toast (Classic Recipe)
Classic and easy French toast topped with butter and syrup makes for a perfect yet simple weekend breakfast or brunch that the whole family will love. Serve with fresh berries, bacon and some orange juice. I have fond memories of my mom making french toast for us as kids. I always loved the warm toast with melted butter and powdered sugar. Tip For Making French Toast?...Use Stale Bread! French toast is such an easy recipe with gourmet results. Have some bread that is going stale? ...
Juicing Recipes + Tips
I love ice cold juice full of sweet ripe fruit, loads of veggies and all the delicious nutrients we need. I've come to love a few different fruit combinations, but you can totally combine your own recipes- I'm sharing a few different juicing recipes and tips to help you succeed at juicing! After reading for a bit I tried it out. It was SO easy and nice. Clean up was a breeze too. (Read on- I talk more about this below.) If you are wondering what kind to get I highly recommend this one. I ...
Avocado Salmon Salad
I am so excited to share this recipe with you today. It is so crazy good. I love seafood and citrus together - so this salad is a match made in heaven. If you don't like seafood - you should! I'm kidding. Kind of. There are so many lovely citrus varieties now-a-days. You can really use whatever citrus you like, but for this salad I used a naval orange, a blood orange, and a red grapefruit. I made a simple baked salmon seasoned only with salt and pepper, and a sweet citrus honey ...
How I "Get it all Done" // Day Designer
Mother's day is just around the corner and I want to share with you a few products that help improve my mom-life. Because life can be crazy. My life gets crazy. Sometimes too crazy. I've worked full-time as an ER RN, Part-time nurse/part time mom and now full-time mom. Honestly, full-time mom has been my busiest!! People say all the time.. how do you handle having kids, food blogging, working, and still have time for everyday things like laundry or reading to your kids?! Well my friends, I have ...
Whole Wheat Pita Bread
You won't believe how easy it is to make whole wheat pita bread at home. Not only do they taste so much more delicious but they're so much cheaper than buying store bought. Say goodbye to stale and boring pitas and hello to soft, warm and fully pitas without the nasty additives! A while ago, I got on a store-bought pita bread and hummus kick. Pita bread/pockets could be hard to find, and often they were dry and flavorless. Then I got on an eliminate-as-many-processed-foods-as-possible ...
Radish and Cucumber Salad with Lemon Honey Poppyseed Vinaigrette
Ok.. I have a confession. I'm not a huge salad person. I mean I like them a lot and eat them regularly but I get so bored with them! I have to have some punch and some flavor. The typical "house salad" better have a mean homemade ranch dressing on it other wise I'm done. I've posted a few salads before such as this WonTon Chicken Salad, Tropical Fusion Summer Salad (which is delicious) and Arugula Salad. All of those salads have some bold flavors going on.. from mango to crispy won tons.. I need ...
Chipotle Chicken Quesadilla
Mmmm...lunch. It can be my favorite or the thing I dread. This year I've been trying to share some adult lunch ideas with you all. I've been careful to make them quick and easy, but tasty as well. The other day I made Desi's creamy chicken tacos for dinner - they have become a favorite around our house. And I had a thought that I could spin that meal into a quick lunch. So, the next Sunday I whipped these up and served them to me and my husband while my little ones had plain ...
The Rotisserie Chicken {Cooking Tip}
The Rotisserie Chicken is one of my secret weapons! I use them as a shortcut to creating delicious meals without cooking a chicken. I love to eat one of these for dinner with a side salad, but I love them even more as an ingredient in a delicious recipe. The meat is perfect for soups, casseroles, enchiladas, salads and more! My Costco sells them for $4.99 - and they are so good! They are moist, they are flavorful, and cooked PERFECTLY. When I make a Costco run I buy 2 or 3 along with ...
Blendtec Recipe Roundup // 40+ Blendtec Recipes
To enter our Blendtec Designer Series 625 Giveaway Click Here We've shared a few recipes this week that are made easy using the Blendtec...but we have only scratched the surface. Blendtec is near and dear to our hearts and is a superstar in our kitchens. Here is a little roundup of the recipes we've made in the past using our Blendtecs...and there will definitely be more to come. Comment and let us know what you love to make in your Blendtec! Lemoncello Lemonade Snickerdoodle ...