Vegetable Pot Pie

February 2, 2021 Amanda Plott

It’s been a bit chilly here in the mornings. And yes, it does get chilly in Texas. While there’s cooler days and nights around for another 6 weeks thanks to a wonderful and all knowing groundhog, I thought I would keep with he trend and make a delicious, hearty, and filling veggie pot pie.

I’ll be honest in that most pot pies are a no-go for me if only because they’re usually full of heavy creams, and bound together in a lot of dough. So, I decided to swing the other way with this one and used one of my older tricks of phyllo dough as the crust and lots and LOTS of veggies!…

Everything but the... Celery Snacks!

January 31, 2021 Amanda Plott

Sometimes you just need something simple in your life and these Everything but the... Celery Snacks! are just that. They’re made with just three ingredients and a few minutes of time. That’s it! Plus, you can make them ahead of time as part of meal prepping to have ready and hand for when a snack craving pops up.

Everything seasoning just seems to make everything better. And being as it’s been a long time since I had any ‘ants on a log’ or stuffed celery of any kind, I thought it was time to make this easy and healthy snack! It’s low carb, keto friendly, gluten-free, vegetarian, and a whoooole lot of other things too…

Giant Chocolate Chip Unicorn Cookies

January 28, 2021 Amanda Plott

Immediately after I made my last batch of GIANT cookies, my kid was already asking me to make some more. Of course, I didn’t want to do them exactly the same, so today I decided to go with just colorful sprinkles and a variety of chocolate chips. That’s right, a variety. Big, regular, small. Some dark, some semi-sweet.

The end result was some more amazingly delicious GIANT cookies that had something different in every bite. Some bites were full of chocolate, others of sweet candy sprinkles, and then others were a delicious cookie.

Chickpea Salad

January 25, 2021 Amanda Plott

Chicken salad has to be one of my all time favorite lunch options. But, what happens when you’re trying to lessen the amount of meat in your day? Well, the answer is this Chickpea Salad! It’s a quick, easy to make, and delicious vegetarian alternative to chicken salad.

Now, of course the texture is a little different than it is with traditional chicken salad, but I have to say that it’s a very tasty option for going meatless with the classic chicken salad. And trust me, I’ve made my fair share of actual chicken salad in the past…

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake (Instant Pot)

January 22, 2021 Amanda Plott

So, here’s the thing. Sometimes when you’re trying to eat better, feel better, and be better… you need to indulge a little bit. One of the many mantras that I try to keep in my own mind is that you can ‘eat whatever you want so long as you cook/make it yourself.’ I think the idea behind it is that you would burn off as many calories in making your food as you would eating it, or at least enough to counter balance it.

That means, today we’re having a Triple Chocolate Cheesecake and I’m not going to feel guilty about eating it. Why? Because I made it from scratch and I did my very best to make it better-for-you while still tickling that chocolate craving itch with all the richness and decadence that comes along with it….

Hummingbird Bread

January 18, 2021 Amanda Plott

Since getting my knew kitchen appliances this past year, and with the weather being rather nice right now (as most winters are in Texas) I’ve spent my fair share of time recently with baking! Baking always used to intimidate me, but it’s become less and less of a fear as I’ve made my mistakes and learned from them as best I could.

This Hummingbird Bread is a delicious take on a Hummingbird Cake, but I’ve left off any sort of cream cheese frosting because… well, I just didn’t find it needed. This bread is perfectly sweet all on it’s own and it’s loaded with plenty of fruits; coconut, pineapple, and even banana!…