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Laughter and Lemonade

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Bacon Wrapped Dates with Goat Cheese and Sage

I still remember the first time I had a bacon wrapped date. Do you? Honestly? I don't expect anyone to answer, "yes" to that question. I know... I have a weird memory for very specific details. My husband loooves that quality about me. Especially when I quote exactly what he said in some insignificant moment years ago to "win" an argument <insert kissy face emojis>. When I lived in Portland, Oregon my sister came to visit very … [Read more...]

Grilled Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yeaaaahhhh, so I grilled cookies. {O.M.G.} Even if you don't have a Big Green Egg, you can do the same thing in your grill. Or almost the same thing in your oven. With The Big Green Egg (or any other smoker) you can add wood chips, AKA add smoke, AKA grill and smoke cookies.  Holy moly. AAAAND, I didn't just grill any cookies. No, no. no. I grilled bacon chocolate chip cookies. The idea came about after I shared Grilled Pizza Brava.  I … [Read more...]

Thai Red Curry Noodle Soup with Salmon

I. Love. Thai. Food. So much so, that if ever we have Thai for dinner, you can bet your bottom that in the morning for breakfast you'll find me chowing down on some curry and rice or pad thai. #confession. I make a mean Thai Red Chicken Curry that rivals takeout, but I've yet to really start honing in on learning to make dang good pad thai. It's on my list. In the mean time, I enjoy cooking with Thai flavors even if I'm not making a … [Read more...]

Roasted Radicchio and Butternut Squash Salad

Hellloooooo, Fall. <Insert big open arms.> Charred radicchio + roasted butternut squash + fresh sweet-and-tart honeycrisp apple + candied pepitas + balsamic vinegar. Yes please!!! Roasting squash becomes a staple for me come fall. Acorn squash, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, pumpkin, you name it. They all scream fall, fall, fall! Or Autumn. Whatever you call it. I decided to add roasted butternut squash to a salad today instead … [Read more...]

White Wine Chicken Thighs with Creamy Polenta + I’m an RD!!!!

Oh hey, there. What's up? I'm Alicia Shaw, RD!!!!!!!! Nice to meet you. <-- That's right, RD. Registered Dietitian. Holy crap I did it. I passed my test and am officially an RD. I cannot believe it!!! I have to take a small minute to thank all of my friends and family who supported me on this journey. My husband and parents who listened to my cry and whine for months as I lamented leaving a promising career to explore my true passion. … [Read more...]

Chia Seed Blueberry Jam

My faaaavorite way to have breakfast sausage... is with syrup. Patties, links, whatever, just dip ‘em in syrup. The salty patty with a sweet drizzle? Yum. Can't top it.  Until now… “Whatchu talkin bout sausage, for?” {I know that's what you're thinking.} “I thought this was a post about blueberries!” You’re correct. There's a connection. #waitforit… Recently when out at brunch, I had a delicious wild mushroom and goat cheese omelet … [Read more...]

Peanut Butter & Jelly Ice Cream Sandwiches

A real foods recipe AND a video?? I must really like you.  YOU'LL like you even more too when you treat your body gooood with this yummy, healthy treat. Eat real foods. What sets this recipe apart is the ingredients. The peanut butter cookie recipe alone is a home run. The main ingredients are {peanut butter + sugar + egg} with a little {coconut flour + baking powder + almond milk}. That's it. Chewy, soft, and BAM, it really hits you … [Read more...]

Southwest Quinoa Taco Salad Bowl

My mom makes this uh-maze-ing Black Bean Salsa. It's 4 simple main ingredients {black beans + corn + red pepper + red onion} plus 3 ingredients for the dressing {balsamic + dijon + (optional) olive oil}. A little salt and pepper and bam, you're good to go. It's a great dip but I also love it over salmon or over a salad as the dressing. My college buddy and RD blogger Rachel posted the salsa on her blog Delicious Balance not too long ago. … [Read more...]

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