Happy Cinco de Mayo!
I'm celebrating with one of these delicious margarita mocktails!
And hey--no judgement here if you want to add some tequila! 😉
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If you know me, you probably know my bread machine is one of my FAVORITE kitchen appliances! (Here’s the one I have: https://amzn.to/401LlXx)
I make homemade bread all the time, as well as other goodies! Here's a roundup of my most used + favorite recipes...
*I always add the vital wheat gluten because it seems to really make a difference with the rise!
*I used maple syrup in place of honey when my babies were under a year old, and we honestly couldn't taste the difference. 🥰
Pizza Dough: Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Recipe | Food Network
Burger/Hot dog rolls: Whole Wheat Burger Rolls | Stephanie Saienni (franklysteph.com)
Soft Pretzels: Recipe: Fluffy Whole Wheat Soft Pretzels - (poemeblog.com)
Pro Tip: I highly recommend weighing your ingredients (or at least the flour) when baking. I think it's so much easier, and it's for sure more accurate! The rule I follow is 5 oz = 1 cup of white flour and 4 oz = 1 cup of whole wheat flour.
Extras...
- My favorite flour: https://amzn.to/3J961Ya
- My favorite storage container for a loaf of bread: https://amzn.to/3KR9n39
- My favorite kitchen scale: https://amzn.to/3F6CjQX
OK, let's start with the dressing because it is so ridiculously EASY and SIMPLE!
Mix together equal parts:
- mayo (I highly suggest looking for a healthier mayo like Primal Kitchen avocado mayo)
- Dijon mustard (I love Organicville!)
- pure maple syrup
That's it!! So easy and SO GOOD!! For one big single-serving salad, I like to use one tablespoon of each. Adjust as needed.
Next, let's talk about what's in the salad. You can do what you want, but I'm here to share my current favorite combo, haha!
- arugula
- shredded purple cabbage
- sautéed shrimp (I like to sauté in either a little butter or avocado oil and freshly pressed garlic)
- Einkorn Crunch - sprinkle as much as you want on top! I usually do about a half of a little package. If you don't have this, chopped almonds are great to use also!
Please let me know if you try this! I'm obsessed and wanted to share the love! 😆
I HAVE to share the breakfast recipe I've been obsessing over lately!
This recipe is adapted from Skinnytaste (one of my favorite healthy food blogs!)
I've been really trying to prioritize protein, so when I came across this recipe, I HAD to try it! One waffle packs about 26 grams of protein! And lemme tell you... it did not disappoint! This makes one big waffle, so double or triple, etc. as needed.
Power Protein Oat Waffle
1 egg
⅓ cup 4% milk fat small curd cottage cheese
4 Tbsp water
½ tsp pure vanilla extract
½ cup oats (I love these)
1 scoop Inner Beauty Collagen
¼ tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
You can throw all the ingredients in a blender, but I haaate cleaning my blender. Haha! I prefer to use my immersion blender for blending pretty much all things, and I absolutely LOVE this silicone mixing cup for things like this. I add all of the ingredients to my mixing cup and blend well with my immersion blender. Then pour the batter into the preheated waffle maker. I love topping mine with fresh berries and pure maple syrup!
Who else likes to meal plan for the week? I feel so much more organized and less stressed when I do! I'm not the best at keeping up with it though. It's a work in progress! My new goal is to spend some time every Sunday to plan out the week a best I can.
I love having a menu visible to everyone. Anyone else get tired of hearing "what's for dinner?" from multiple people every. single. day...? Haha!
Anyway, I've been using a blank menu in a picture frame for a few years now. I write the meals right on the glass with a dry erase marker. It works great! I was getting tired of the design I had been using and decided it was time for a refresh. Sooooo I figured I would share it for anyone else that would like to use it!
Just print this image and put it in an 8x10 picture frame. Voila!
