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No Bake Summer Berry Icebox Cake Looking for a quick and easy Summer dessert recipe? Try out delicious No Bake Summer Berry Icebox Cake ! After such a great response from No Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake, my brain started churning with other similar ideas. Summer is so close and the hot temperatures, are already in full swing where I live, and I have NO desire to crank up my oven. That’s where this No Bake Summer Berry Icebox Cake comes into play! There’s very little preparation involved in this recipe, which makes it great for hot summer days or for crazy busy days (fighting off the million to-dos running through your head to catch a few precious hours of sleep, sounds familiar?). You can throw it together whenever you have time (even the day before is fine) and it will be ready and waiting for you in the refrigerator when you want a sweet treat! The wonder of the No Bake Summer Berry Icebox Cake is that you layer graham crackers, cream cheese pudding mix, fresh berries – since it’s fre...

BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN WITH JALAPENO CREAM SAUCE In the delicious world of bacon, this Bacon Wrapped Chicken with Jalapeno Cream Sauce will heat of your kitchen and captivate your tastebuds. BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN Why is it that there are two things in life that make everything better? Butter and Bacon! This Bacon Wrapped Chicken with Jalapeno Cream Sauce is truly a flavor powerhouse. The bacon cooks up nice and crispy and keeps the chicken super moist and tender. Then when you add in the Jalapeno Cream Sauce the flavors just explode. The mixture of both the bacon and the jalapeno cream sauce add so much depth to this recipe and it all comes together very easily in one skillet, making your cooking efforts minimal and delicious. HOW DO YOU WRAP BACON AROUND CHICKEN? I like starting with thick cut pieces of bacon. Take the bacon and begin at one end of the chicken. Holding the bacon tight at your starting point, wrap it all the way around the chicken to the opposite end. Place the chi...

No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake Looking for a special keto fat bomb or dessert? This no-bake keto chocolate cheesecake is most definitely it!! No-Bake Keto Chocolate Cheesecake    For One (Or Two!!) If this no-bake keto chocolate cheesecake doesn’t scream ‘make me!!’, we don’t know what will. Rich, decadent, tangy, ultra-chocolatey… and don’t even get us started on the instant ‘oreo’ crust! All in all, no-bake and fairly instantto satisfy those (individual!) cravings. Though if you’ve already met our classic keto cheesecake-for-1, this chocolate variation needs no introduction. Rich, creamy, airy and totally addictive… this is one keto treat we cannot urge you enough to whip up! And don’t skip the ‘oreo’ crust in this one, it’s a-mazing (and easy-peasy, so no excuse). The Cream Cheese Procuring an organic or artisanal cream cheese is more ideal than your regular variety (i.e. Philadelphia). But not completely necessary. During our trial runs we tried the cheesecake with both orga...

Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Recipe This Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Recipe is made in the slow cooker for a juicy and flavorful Mexican pulled pork perfect for tacos, tostadas, salads and more! (gluten free, dairy free, paleo) This carnitas recipe was originally published in November 2015. It was retested, rephotographed, rewritten, and republished based on reader feedback in February 2018. Hi. I’m Isabel and I have a love-hate relationship with my slow cooker. Like many things in life, the slow cooker has its pros and cons. Pro – it can make even the toughest cut of meat tender and flavorful. Con – it requires time and patience. Because of the slow cooking process (after all, it is a slow cooker), many recipes require a total cook time of about 8 hours. Sure, that’s perfectly okay if you remember to plan ahead, but I know many people, including myself, that quite simply forget. What if I told you that I had a recipe for Mexican Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Tacos that took about HALF the norm...

MEATBALL SUB CASSEROLE Layers of savory meatballs, creamy mozzarella cheese, and buttery garlic bread make this meatball sub casserole a perfect weeknight dinner. ABOUT MEATBALL SUB CASSEROLE You might remember that a week or so ago that I posted an uber delicious recipe for Italian Style Meatball Kabobs. And because we’re big fans of meatballs in this house, I knew it was a good idea to pick up two bags just in case I messed up the first recipe so we’d have more on hand should the craving for meatballs ever strike us again (knowing full well that it totally would). And as you’ve probably guessed by now, it was not even a week later before I was already eyeing that bag of meatballs, plotting their inevitable doom in our oven. They’d barely settled into our freezer and already their days were numbered. I’ve also been on a serious Italian comfort food kick lately, and wanted to continue this theme with a new dish… but what? What creative dish could I possibly make with meatballs? The on...

KETO CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES Keto Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies – Perfectly chewy and gooey, low carb chocolate chip cookies.  Cookies, cookies, cookies! Shout it with me! I am so excited to bring you another delicious keto cookie recipe. A nut-free keto cookie recipe at that. But this time, it is a recipe from my super talented friend Cristina. She is the chef behind the popular blog The Castaway Kitchen. We met online through social media, and a shared love of blogging about real food. From there, it turned into a real-life friendship when we met in Maui. You’ve got to love any friend that shows up with a fresh batch of low carb cookies to your first meeting. It was love at first bite! Not only does Cristina make delicious keto cookies, but she also makes some incredible savory recipes also. In fact, she just wrote her first cookbook. Be sure to read all about it below before skipping straight to the sweet treat! IN ADDITION TO THESE KETO CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES, CHECK O...

The Best Vanilla Cake (Soft and Buttery Vanilla Cake) If you’re looking for the BEST Vanilla Cake recipe for delightfully soft, buttery classic vanilla cakes then you’ve come to the right place!  I’ve shared all my tips (for every step) for getting the best results when making a homemade vanilla cake.  This is a comprehensive guide to making delicious vanilla cake as an 8 inch cake, 9 inch cake, sheet cake, or even cupcakes, with chocolate OR vanilla frosting! Every cake baking adventure starts with a good vanilla cake! It’s the universally loved cake flavor that acts as a great canvas on which to build other flavors. So today, I’m going to be talking about how to make the BEST Vanilla Cake recipe ever! It’s the first cake that I learnt to bake, and it’s still my go-to, especially since K loves it too. Here, I’ll be sharing STEP BY STEP instructions on how to make this amazing homemade vanilla cake that’s sure to be a family favorite for you!  Plus, I’ll be sharing a coup...