Hello hello howdy.
I couldn’t be extra excited that Tieghan from Half Baked Harvest is on the weblog at present. The truth is, we did a weblog swap! On her website I’m sharing 3 of my favourite enterprise ideas: branding, time-batching, & working ON your small business not IN your small business, so make sure to test it out after you see Tieghan’s superb recipes.
Particularly, she is sharing recipes for the individuals who ‘don’t prepare dinner.’ These are all EASY. QUICK. SIMPLE, & scrumptious. Tieghan is sharing her excellent coconut macaroons, creamy mac & cheese & the yummiest Brussels sprout recipe EVER ).
Let’s get proper to it, as a result of I must go make the macaroons once more ASAP.
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Hey TSC readers! Tieghan Gerard right here, creator of Half Baked Harvest. I’m so excited to be on the weblog at present sharing some tremendous easy recipes that actually anybody could make. Once I requested Lauryn what her favourite meals are, she was very particular: chocolate dipped coconut macaroons, Brussels sprout salad, & mac cheese ( with a heavy squeeze of lemon ).
The proper stability of candy, tacky, & wholesome. I took her ideas & created three simple recipes with some wholesome swaps…whereas maintaining issues scrumptious, in fact!
With a brand new child at house, these are the right recipes for Lauryn & Michael…or possibly for Michael to make Lauryn? So with that, let’s discuss recipe particulars.
First up, Cacio e Pepe Brussels Sprout Salad. This recipe is for the cheese lover who needs to like Brussels sprouts – however doesn’t. Cacio e pepe interprets from Italian to English as “cheese & pepper” & historically is served as a pasta.
You’ve most likely had it, it’s scrumptious. To create a lighter dish, I swapped the pasta for shredded Brussels sprouts & tossed them with just a bit grated cheese, uncooked cultured butter, pepper, a lot lemon, & toasted nuts for a pleasant little crunch. Save your self time by shopping for shredded Brussels sprouts from Dealer Joe’s or Complete Meals & this salad will come collectively in minutes. It’s an ideal aspect, or you may serve it as a major alongside a fried egg, grilled rooster, or crispy chickpeas.
Need to make this vegan? Use extra olive oil instead of the aesthetic butter & swap out the parmesan cheese for dietary yeast. It’s simply as scrumptious.
Cacio e Pepe Brussels Sprout Salad
SERVES: 6 | PREP TIME: 10 minutes | COOK TIME: 5 minutes | TOTAL TIME: 15 minutes
Elements:
♡ 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
♡ 1½ teaspoons freshly floor pepper
♡ crushed crimson pepper flakes
♡ 1 (12-ounce) bag shredded Brussels sprouts *You may fastidiously shave your individual Brussels sprouts utilizing a mandoline, however I discover it’s a main time-saver to purchase them already prepped
♡ 2 tablespoons salted cultured butter or Ghee
♡ 1 teaspoon kosher salt
♡ 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving
♡ zest of 1-2 lemons
♡ 1⁄3 cup toasted hazelnuts or pecans, roughly chopped
Instructions:
1. In a big skillet over medium warmth, prepare dinner the olive oil, pepper, & crimson pepper flakes collectively till toasted, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add the Brussels sprouts & prepare dinner, with out stirring, till they start to melt, about 2 minutes.
2. Stir within the butter, season with the salt, & prepare dinner till the Brussels sprouts simply start to char, about 2 minutes. Take away the skillet from the warmth & add the Parmesan, lemon zest, & hazelnuts.
3. Serve heat, topped with extra recent Parmesan.
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Subsequent up, shifting alongside to one thing somewhat extra comforting, & one in every of Lauryn’s favourite meals…mac & cheese. Who doesn’t love mac & cheese? It’s the one meals that nobody can complain about. However right here’s the deal? The way in which mac & cheese is historically made is manner too sophisticated. And nobody has time for sophisticated recipes.
My recipe makes use of simply one-pot, & the elements & strategies are easy. My trick is to first boil the pasta in simply sufficient water to start out the cooking course of. Then add a splash of milk ( it may be dairy free ) & a handful of additional sharp cheddar cheese. There’s no boiling & draining the pasta…completely nothing fancy.
What’s actually nice about this recipe is simply how adaptable it’s. You may create so many various variations. In case you love spicy, strive including in a jalapeño. Need to up your greens? Stir in recent spinach + a number of spoonfuls of canned pumpkin puree. The pumpkin will make the mac & cheese even creamier. Or roast up a head of cauliflower & toss that in. Scrumptious!
For pasta, you should use no matter minimize you’re keen on most. I often order mine by means of Thrive Market. Brown Rice, chickpea pasta, lentil pasta, & common pasta all work nice.
Tip: When you’ve added every little thing in, you may resolve whether or not you’re proud of the consistency. If it’s essential to skinny the sauce out a bit, merely add in somewhat extra liquid.
Best Ever Range-Prime Mac and Cheese with Lemony Arugula
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 35 minutes | Whole Time: 50 minutes | Serves: 6 to eight
Elements:
♡ 1 field ( 1 pound ) short-cut pasta
♡ ½ cup canned coconut milk or your favourite creamy, unsweetened milk
♡ 2-3 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
♡ 1 tablespoon salted cultured butter or Ghee
♡ ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
♡ Kosher salt & freshly floor pepper
♡ floor cayenne pepper
♡ four cups recent arugula
♡ 1-2 lemons
Instructions:
1. In a big saucepan, convey 3½ cups of salted water to a boil over excessive warmth. Add the pasta & prepare dinner, stirring sometimes, for eight minutes. Stir within the milk & prepare dinner till the pasta is al dente, about 5 minutes extra.
2. Take away the pan from the warmth & stir within the cheese, butter, & garlic powder. Season with salt, pepper, & cayenne – to your style.
3. In a bowl, toss the arugula with the zest of 1 lemon plus the juice of 1-2 lemons. Season with salt. Sprinkle the arugula over every bowl of mac & cheese. Take pleasure in!
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Our final recipe at present is coconut macaroons…however dipped in chocolate & made a lot more healthy. I’m telling you, these are a sport changer, SO GOOD, SO SIMPLE. Belief me, if it’s essential to fulfill a chocolate repair, make these. They’re further coconutty, completely candy, & heavy on the chocolate.
Natural manuka honey & floor cinnamon maintain these macaroons stuffed with added well being advantages. A darkish chocolate masking over every macaroon makes them antioxidant wealthy. Nothing to not love right here!
Tip: Add somewhat flaky sea salt to every macaroon. I like somewhat salty-sweet dessert.
Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes | Whole Time: 30 minutes + cooling | Makes: about 24 macaroons
Elements:
♡ 2 cups finely shredded unsweetened coconut
♡ 1 giant egg white
♡ ¼ cup natural coconut oil, melted
♡ ¼ cup natural manuka honey
♡ ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
♡ ½ teaspoon natural floor cinnamon
♡ ½ teaspoon kosher salt
♡ eight ounces darkish chocolate, melted
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 levels F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, mix the shredded coconut, egg white, coconut oil, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, & salt till mixed. Roll the combo into rounded tablespoon dimension balls & place on the ready baking sheet. Switch to the oven and bake 10-12 minutes, till frivolously golden & toasted. Take away from the oven & let cool.
3. Cowl/dip every ball in darkish chocolate, place every chocolate dipped macaroon onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Switch the macaroons to the fridge to permit the chocolate to arrange. Macaroons will maintain within the fridge for as much as 2 weeks.
Alright, and that’s it from me!
Hope you all have enjoyable re-creating these recipes in your kitchens!
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Hope you guys love these recipes! Can’t wait to make the macaroons. You’ll want to observe Tieghan on Instagram @halfbakedharvest & try her new cookbook too!
x, lauryn
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