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Chicken Sausage & Kale French Bread Pizza

January 29, 2017 Brooke Lark

It's just like all the: GIMME. AND GIMME NOW.

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In Recipes Tags dinner, lunch

Ricotta Panna Cotta with Raspberry-Blood Orange Chia Jam

January 28, 2017 Brooke Lark

Ricotta panna cotta, topped with raspberry-blood orange chia jam. An elegant dessert so good, you simply must must must.

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In Recipes Tags dessert, snack

Mango Margarita Limeade Bars

January 27, 2017 Brooke Lark

They're like lemon bars. But they're MANGO. MARGARITA. LIMEADE. BARS. And I love them almost as much as I love my own children.

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In Recipes Tags dessert

Blueberry Almond Poppyseed Beignets

January 26, 2017 Brooke Lark

Whether you're celebrating Mardi Gras, or simply need some fried dough and powdered sugar in yo' face, stat, these beautiful little lazygirl beignets are life. Made from a mound of ready-to-go refrigerated pizza dough, spiked with poppyseeds, lemon zest, cardamom, then topped with amaretto-blueberry syrup--and powdered sugar, of course--you'll be eating these babies just 15 minutes from now. So easy. Super da most splendid.

If you're feeling wild and fancy-free, skip the poppyseeds and toss in chia. I tried this recipe with both, and both work splendidly.

Or nix the seeds alltogether. That's okay, too. But don't they make such divine little freckles, all up in there?

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For the base, I hit the refrigerated deli section of Whole Foods and grabbed a bag of $3 pizza dough. You could also use Pillsbury pizza dough. Or frozen roll dough. 

Or, by golly, if you're wild and craycray, make your own homemade. 

You are a better woman than I.

Regardless the dough you choose to use, the one thing we can all get behind in the required 9 pounds of powdered sugar. It's really the part that makes these little splendors so splendorous. 

So grab an extra big cart at the grocers, buy one bag of pizza dough and 89 bags of powdered sugar. Then fry it up and call it a day.

A Beignet Day.

The best kind of day there ever was.

Blueberry Almond Poppyseed Beignets

6-8 servings | 15-20 minutes

  • 15 oz coconut oil, for frying
  • 1 round refrigerated pizza dough (I used Whole Foods)
  • 1 Meyer Lemon or blood orange, juiced and zested
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom
  • 1 Tbsp poppy seeds (or chia)
  • 1/3 cup amaretto (or 1/4 cup water and 1/4 tsp pure almond extract)
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 pint blueberries

In a large skillet, melt coconut oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle lemon zest, cardamom and poppy seeds  on dough, flatten with a rolling pin between two pieces of parchment, until 1/4" thick. Cut into 2" squares with a pizza cutter. Fry in hot oil, until golden brown. Transfer to a serving plate.

In a microwave-safe bowl, stir together amaretto and 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar. Fold in blueberries. Microwave for 60 seconds, or just until blueberries begin to soften and some begin to pop. Drizzle over hot beignets. Sprinkle mounds of powdered sugar up top. Serve and enjoy.  

In Recipes Tags dessert

Gluten-Free Smoked Cheddar & Beer Fondue with Crunchmaster

January 25, 2017 Brooke Lark

Smoked Cheddar-Beer Fondue. On a killer party platter. And the whole dang dealio 100% gluten-free. #yaaasssss

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In Recipes Tags appetizer, lunch, dinner

Mushroom Bacon Alfredo Poutine

January 24, 2017 Brooke Lark

For those days when you want to move to Canada. Or Italy. Or France. Mushroom Bacon Alfredo Poutine. Foreign foods have never tasted so comforting.

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In Recipes Tags appetizer, din

Blueberry Almond Cookie Chia-Hemp Overnight "Oats" (Paleo)

January 23, 2017 Brooke Lark

Wake up to a grab-and-go breakfast that'll make your head happy. Chia & hemp overnight "oats" are paleo perfect. Sweet & tasty to boot. 

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In Recipes Tags Breakfast, breakfast

Sugared Chocolate-Raspberry Pancake Mix Donut Muffins

January 22, 2017 Brooke Lark

Sugared mini donut muffins, made from pancake mix and chocked full of raspberries and chocolate and chocolate.

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In Recipes Tags Breakfast, breakfast, dessert

Sparkling Sunshine Sangria

January 21, 2017 Brooke Lark

Need a little sunshine in your life? Sip sangria! (This sangria). Bright, sparkling and so durned purty.

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In Recipes Tags cocktail

Chicken Tikka Masala One Pot Pasta

January 20, 2017 Brooke Lark

If Indian Food moved into a culdesac with Italian Pasta and their next-door neighbor was a harried mama who's family would never eat without grocery-store rotisserie chicken (I totally don't know what this is like). They would be fast friends, drink copious amounts of wine and make this for dinner. I mean, obvs. And also: Dayammm. Delicious.

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In Recipes Tags dinner

Roasted Truffled Artichoke, Cauliflower & Hummus with Kale Pesto (Paleo)

January 19, 2017 Brooke Lark

Paleo hummus, made with roasted cauliflower, instead of beans. And topped with kale pesto. Because, that's what cavegirls would want us to do.

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In Recipes Tags snack, Lunch

Two-Bite Havarti Dill Tuna Toasts on Rye

January 18, 2017 Brooke Lark
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Teeny tiny tuna melts, made on spicy rye bread, topped with zesty fresh dill, a zingy tomato and creamy, melty havarti. Can I get helll yeahhhhz?

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In Recipes Tags lunch, Lunch, dinner, appetizer

Smoked Bourbon Caramel, Brownie Bite & Peanut Buster Popcorn Parfait

January 17, 2017 Brooke Lark

It's like a Peanut Buster Parfait. But the caramel has bourbon. And the middle has brownie bites. And you'll feel totally grown up eating it. (Kidding. You'll feel giddy as a kid at Christmas). 

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In Recipes Tags dessert

Waffle Iron Cauliflower Hash Browns

January 16, 2017 Brooke Lark

Make cauliflower...into paleo hashbrowns...in your waffle iron...in, like 2 seconds stat. Okay, 3 seconds. But let's not get nitpicky here. WAFFLE IRON CAULIFLOWER HASHBROWNZZZZ.

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In Recipes Tags Breakfast, lunch, dinner, paleo, Keto

Kitchen Sink Green Smoothie

January 15, 2017 Brooke Lark

How to make a perfect green smoothie every time. Without a recipe. "The Kitchen Sink Formula" is my go-to green smoothie trick for using up all that ripe fruit left in the fridge.

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In Recipes Tags smoothies

Quesadilla Chicken Rocket Taco Salad

January 14, 2017 Brooke Lark

Here's how to Quesadilla your chicken, you smartiepants low-carb lover, you. 

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In Recipes Tags dinner, lunch, Salad

Cheesy Fried Ravioli Skillet with Spring Peas and Asparagus

January 13, 2017 Brooke Lark

15 minutes to cheese in yo' face. And asparagus. And peas. But also: FRIED RAVIOLI AND CHEESE. Let's eat.

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In Recipes Tags dinner

Maple Iced Chocolate-Mandarin Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookies

January 12, 2017 Brooke Lark

It's like a chocolate-orange made love to an Oatmeal cookie. And then brown sugar and maple came over and wanted to be friends. And it is perfection. Maple-Iced Brown Mandarin Chocolate Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookies. 

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In Recipes Tags dessert

Lemongrass-Ginger & Turmeric Carrot Blender Soup with Coconut Almond Streusel

January 11, 2017 Brooke Lark

Get veggies. Make soup. This Lemongrass-Ginger Turmeric Carrot Soup is so easy. Just toss everything into the blender and...boom. Happy, healthy soup.

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In Recipes Tags dinner, soup, lunch, paleo, vegan

Banana Bread Coffee Cake Cinnamon Rolls with Toasted Coconut Almond Icing

January 10, 2017 Brooke Lark

Wake up to coffee...in your cinnamon rolls. Banana Coffee Cake Cinnamon Rolls to be exact. With coconut-almond icing. It's gonna be a good day.

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In Recipes Tags dessert, Breakfast, breakfast
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