These Buffalo Chicken Jalapeño Poppers aren't just a delicious option for snack, party, or anytime food, they also feature a mission-driven brand that I think is doing admirable work to bring a delicious, sustainable, and humane product to discerning consumers. These Buffalo Chicken Jalapeño Poppers feature a key ingredient that is important to source with care: chicken.[...]
I'll be poolside with these fruit-loaded, chocolate-drizzled coconut cups tomorrow, celebrating American independence on the 4th of July. 🇺🇸 I wanted something that requires minimal time and effort to pull together yet is color-coordinated with the holiday. Enter these Red, White, and Blue Coconut Celebration Cups. Chocolate and Coconut is such a delightful combina[...]
Yes, I know "simple" is so over-used by recipes where one of the ingredients is puff pastry, or Nutella, or boxed cake mix. But this is the real deal, old-fashioned simple. If you don't opt for the toppings, these are the simplest, easiest, no-brainiest bars ever to be. There are literally 3 ingredients, no baking. Only measuring. Measuring just three ingredients. Of course, I co[...]
I put this frittata recipe together to showcase one of my favorite brands, that I enjoy almost daily: Vitals Farms. If you're searching for responsibly-sourced protein, Texas startup Vital Farms should be on your radar. The company works with approximately 60 farms to produce and distribute 1.5 million eggs from pastured chickens every week to stores across the country such as Whole Foods[...]
Can you tell I am so ready for spring? These simple springtime-inspired honey lemon cookies helped ease the craving for warm weather, buds opening in the gardens and on trees, and baby animals frolicking (I'm nostalgic for the chicks and foals every year on my parents' ranch back in Texas during my childhood). I also used this cookie recipe as an excuse to dig into honey contamination, adulte[...]
It's a rainy winter morning here in San Francisco, so I crafted this Creamy Coconut Blackberry N'Oatmeal to bring a bit of early springtime color and sweetness to the day. I have been giving some thought to more meatless recipes here on Fresh Planet Flavor in the past few weeks... If you're looking for an alternative to eggs in the morning, try this Creamy Coconut Blackber[...]
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This isn't the first time that I've written about the carbon-farmed deliciousness at Stemple Creek Ranch. See my previous post (we'll call it Carbon-Farmed Beef, Part I) for a nice introduction to the topic, not to mention the wonderful recipe for Thai beef with basil. 🐮🌱 This time, I have created Sheet Pan Fajitas: a one pan meal consis[...]
It's very simple. Easy weeknight vegetables are good for you. Easy weeknight vegetables made with Hungry Harvest produce are good for you, society, and the planet. Let me explain. Late last year, while visiting family in Maryland, I was curious to find East Coast startups involved in food and nutrition while having a positive sustainability impact. Hungry Harvest came[...]
These 2 Ingredient Banana Nut Cookies are low-key genius. Combine nuts and banana, bake. When I first developed my 2 Ingredient Banana Coconut Cookies, I was amazed that something so simple as bananas and coconut could possibly combine to create anything that even remotely resembled a cookie. The same amazement applies to these 2 Ingredient Banana Nut Cookies (the basic version without add-in[...]
THIS. This breakfast is... huge, and unrepentant. Enough to feed Paul Bunyan (and Babe, too) which is why the "Lumberjack Omelet" name seemed to fit. You can't go wrong with an omelet filled with sun-dried tomatoes, bacon, mushrooms, and accompanied by avocado, smashed potatoes, and arugula. As I was whisking the eggs for this recipe, however, the importance of suppo[...]
I'm back! I took an unintentional month-long hiatus from blogging, because sometimes life gets unexpectedly busy, but I'm delighted to be back in time to present my first pumpkin recipe of the year. This is my small tribute to the famous, ubiquitous Pumpkin Spice Latte... in dairy free, fruit-sweetened creme cup form. The pumpkin creme that is piped on top is incredibly versatile an[...]
This quick and tasty 30-Minute Thai Beef with Basil is my first recipe introducing carbon farmed beef. What is carbon farming? The TL;DR version: it's a style of farming that removes carbon dioxide from the air through agriculture. How it works involves a quick science lesson: all agricultural production involves the process of plant photosynthesis, which uses sunshine to combine carb[...]
Getting food from the farm to our fork eats up 10% of the total U.S. energy budget, uses 50% of U.S. land, and swallows 80% of all freshwater consumed in the United States. That's the statement by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) scientist and "food waste warrior" Dana Gunders that begins Wasted: How America Is Losing Up to 40 Percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork t[...]
I made this Date-Night Spicy Sausage Stuffed Ravioli solo, but I definitely think the effort is better split between two people... So make a date night out of it or give it a whirl with a friend or roommate. I am making use of fresh, seasonal ingredients here, so I skipped any type of labor-intensive prep of the vegetables and instead opted to let their natural flavor&[...]
I went in a different direction, flavor-wise, with these oysters (in a big way). With summer in full swing, I wanted to combine the briny freshness of oysters with cherry tomatoes in the height of their season, plus fresh herbs with jalapeño and lime to achieve a real celebration for the palate. I absolutely cannot wait to make this colorful, flavorful plate for friends as a[...]
Have you heard the phrase "breakfast is the most important meal of the day"? Where did you hear it? Do you believe it? Why? Perhaps because your mother told you, who was doubtless quoting the words of highly-qualified, impartial nutritionists who publicized their findings after rigorous research? Earlier this month The Atlantic posted an article titled Why Cereal Has Such Ag[...]
Today I have a boatload of recipes for healthy kid-friendly snacks, which remind me: have you been following the drama between the FDA and Kind bars? The FDA is re-evaluating its definition of what counts as a "healthy" food, because healthy fats—such as the fats found in nuts and avocado—are increasingly recognized as part of a nutritious diet. The change was precipitated[...]
Meet your new skill, friends. Crafting a seasonal charcuteria board? Adulthood level 1,000,000 unlocked. Maybe you've eyed charcuterie boards on menus at restaurants, or raided them shamelessly at weddings (is that just me?) but now it's time to level up and learn to craft your own. I don't use the word "craft" lightly... While this charcuterie board comes together rapidly once the ingr[...]
Necessity is the mother of invention. When you have a bunch of beautiful, long-stemmed, slender asparagus waiting impatiently in your refrigerator to be the star or a lovely new recipe just as soon as you invent said recipe, well, there's little time to waste. This week was also a rare one in which I had a surplus of eggs, after 1) buying a carton and forgetfully leaving it in the off[...]
This Spaghetti Squash Chow Mein is just my latest tribute to a long-time love: the versatile, delicious, easy-going spaghetti squash. Once I tried cooking spaghetti squash in the microwave, it opened up a whole new world and I've never looked back. If you're looking for more spaghetti squash goodness, see my Spicy Spaghetti Squash Beef Bowl, One-Pan Spaghetti Squash Chicken Chorizo Skillet[...]
I made this Blueberry Baked N'Oatmeal on a Monday, and shamelessly ate it for several meals in a row after perfecting the recipe (not to mention straight from the pan)! I named it Blueberry Baked "N'Oatmeal" because it's not oatmeal. See what I did there? It makes a wonderfully filling make-ahead breakfast that keeps well for days and is delicious hot or cold. Sometimes I rea[...]
Here they are: BROWN BUTTER chocolate pecan bars (or BBCPB, according to my affectionate abbreviation for them). Brown butter and I are having quite the moment... I can't get enough of creamy pastured butter from happy, healthy cows toasted to nutty perfection and finished with a dash of nutmeg to pull the flavor deeper into rich caramel. This depth of flavor is tempered but th[...]
I created this Quick Apple Pie recipe in honor of Pi Day. This year's Pi Day was an extra-special occurrence... a once in a lifetime one, actually. March 14 (or 3/14) celebrates the mathematical constant of pi. Pi represents the ratio of circumference of a circle divided by its diameter. While it is often abbreviated as 3.14, pi has an infinite number of digits beyond the decimal poin[...]
Pastured bone broth: I finally found a shelf-stable brand that is made from grass-fed cows! If you don't have time to spend hours making your own bone broth, Kettle & Fire makes a game-changing broth from organic bones, slow-cooked to draw out the nutrients and collagen hidden deep inside. Get it here. The recipe for this Slow Cooker Short Rib Chili has been on my mind for a long t[...]