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Spicy Pickle Martini
Made with leftover pickle juice and Greek yogurt for a tikka-adjacent chicken marinade!
Pickle Greek Yogurt Chicken Marinade
Made with leftover pickle juice and Greek yogurt for a tikka-adjacent chicken marinade!
Hamburger Bun Croutons (10 Minutes!)
You are 10 minutes away from delicious croutons that are crispy and won’t rip up the top of your mouth!
Chicken Caesar Wrap
chicken caesar wrap all from ingredients from Trader Joe’s!
Protein Puppy Chow
puppy chow or muddy buddies with a protein powder coating for a protein snack!
Instant Pudding Mix Cookies
Instant pudding mix cookies are news to me but I am so glad I discovered them. They are so tasty, soft yet crispy, buttery, and oh so yummy.
Pineapple Bowls
How to make pineapple bowls! For pineapple fried rice, dips, salsas, anything in between!
Vegetarian Pineapple Fried Rice
Pineapple fried rice is the perfect balance between sweet, salty, and spicy. SO GOOD, and you can add literally whatever you want in it.
5-Spice Chicken & Corn Meatballs
Chicken meatballs that combine my favorite foods: corn and 5-spice! Divine! Meal-prep friendly! So good.
Halal Cart-Style Yellow Rice (Stovetop or Rice Cooker)
Easy and flavorful long grain rice that comes together on the stovetop or rice cooker in an hour, completely passively!
Chinese Steamed Egg
Simple high-protein egg breakfast that goes great with soy sauce, sesame oil, and hot rice!
Spicy Vodka-less Rigatoni (Carbone Copycat)
A copycat recipe for Carbone’s spicy rigatoni, down to the fresh pasta! 5 out of 5 friends have confirmed the tastiness.
Mashed Potato Volcano
A fun, fast, simple, and edible craft to do with children and adults alike. Also great for parties and gatherings as a way to eat dip!
Stone Fruit Caprese
Caprese salad with white peach, aprium, plumcots, and absolutely no basil :)
Carrot Pancake (Okonomiyaki)
Okonomiyaki, but carrots instead of cabbage!
Matcha Muffins (not too sweet)
Matcha muffins! And not too sweet!!
Special Mac and Cheese
it’s just ranch mac and cheese
Banana Cream Pie w/ Graham Cracker Crust
banana cream pie, aka magnolia bakery’s banana pudding except in pie form
Wild Blueberry Oat Muffins
the swap of wild blueberries are less sweet than traditional blueberries, so this tastes more like an actual breakfast food as opposed to something like a far-too-sweet breakfast cupcake
Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pesto (Vegan!)
Hands down my favorite summer pasta sauce. It’s so good! And simple. 0 cooking. Does it even count as cooking?
About Kelly
Chicago-based food & lifestyle content creator dedicated to making healthy and accessible recipes in her little kitchen
I’m a self-taught home chef who is passionate about logic-driven cooking. I strive to teach other home chefs to push the limits of their ability and think critically about their recipes and ingredients.