Archive for April 2012

Tostada Casserole

I was wanting something Mexican, but not the typical stuff like tacos, enchiladas, etc. So I came up with this little recipe. We all loved i...

Breakfast

Fluffly Pancakes

I don't make pancakes very often and when I do (sad to say) I use a mix. Well, not anymore! I found a recipe for pancakes and it...

Can Be Paleo, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless, Meatless Monday, Vegan

Recipe for Raw Baby Kale Salad with Apples, Sunflower Seeds, and Lemon-Dijon Vinaigrette

Raw Baby Kale Salad with Apples, Sunflower Seeds, and Lemon-Dijon Vinaigrette! There's no doubt about it, I'm seriously smitten with...

Weekly Weight Update

So just a quick post because it has been a crazy day. The kiddos were over the grandparents so we had a nice night with no kids. I got a g...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Phase One Fridays

Recipe for Thai-Inspired Turkey Mini-Meatball Lettuce Wraps

Turkey Mini-Meatball Lettuce Wraps with spicy Thai Flavors! (For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that have be...

Forgiveness

I was reading a blog today from Kipp over at If you Nibble it, Scribble it about our ability to forgive ourselves when it comes to weight l...

Vegan Muffin Review

Ever since I realized that I have a fairly significant lactose intolerance I have been looking for different recipes to keep up with my baki...

Kalyn's Kitchen Celebrates Seven Years, and Seven Things I Know About Food Blogging

Hard to believe it, but I have been blogging for seven years! (Edit: Thanks to David Burger from the Salt Lake Tribune for this nice featur...

Trying not to get overwhelmed-Plus weekly update

Ok first things first my weekly update (which clearly I haven't ever really been so good at doing). This week I lost a pound...which ge...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Meatless, Meatless Monday

Recipe for Whole Wheat Orzo Salad with Kale, Chickpeas, Lemon, and Feta

A delicious healthful salad with whole wheat orzo, kale, chickpeas, lemon, and Feta. You could use brown rice or quinoa for a gluten-free v...

Meal Plans

Meal Plan 54 - Spring Rejuvenation

Click here to get a printable version of this week's meal plan and recipes Grocery List: The grocery list is color coordinated by mea...

Bread, Side Dish

Homemade Biscuits

Perfect, easy biscuits. They were even extremely delicious the next day. Definitely one to go in the recipe box! 3 cups flour 1 1/2 t. salt ...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Five Ingredients, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless, Phase One Fridays

Recipe for Sauteed Asparagus with Melted Gorgonzola and Pine Nuts

This Sauteed Asparagus with Melted Gorgonzola and Pine Nuts tasted amazing (For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recipes from the pa...

A belated Easter

Only a few weeks late but a few of my favorite photos from Easter!!! Dylan using his new cutting book Josie checking out her Easter Basket T...

Getting Down To Business

So for awhile now...lets be honest here about seven months I have been hovering around the same weight. I have been watching some of my onl...

Easy to Cook, Favorites

Tuna Pasta Salad Recipe with Lemon, Green Olives, and Cucumbers

When I started looking in the pantry for something to eat, this Tuna Pasta Salad was the happy result! Pasta salad. When I say that do any ...

Too Personally

So something has been weighing on me for awhile now. It is something that I need to work on. It is that I take things way to personally. ...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Five Ingredients, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless

Recipe for Mediterranean Salad with Hummus Dressing, Olives, Capers, and Feta

A great salad with Mediterranean flavors, made from ingredients I had in the fridge! (Updated with step-by-step directions and better photos...

Appetizers, Pizza

Cheesy Garlic Bread Sticks

I’m always looking for a new twist on pizza and/or bread sticks. These hit the spot! They were even really good as leftovers. These are...

salad

Greek Salad with Spinach and Feta Chicken Sausage

Another one of my Allrecipes Allstar Activites this month was to prepare recipes from Al Fresco Chicken Sausage recipes on allrecipes.com. ...

Main Dish

Go Bold with Butter, I did!

I am an Allrecipes.com Allstar Brand Ambassador (a voluntary position). As an Allstar I was very excited to be involved with the brand part...

Breakfast

Cherry Chesse Danish

I have to admit I'm having a hard time coming down from all the excitement I had with the Pillsbury Bake Off. So in honor of Pillsbur...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Meatless, Meatless Monday, Vegan

Recipe for Southwestern Quinoa Salad with Black Beans, Red Bell Pepper, and Cilantro

Luckily this Southwestern Quinoa Salad is loaded with healthful ingredients, because it was hard to stop eating it! Lots of people are becom...

Kalyn's Kitchen Picks: Earthbound Farm Ready-to-Use Organic Mixed Baby Kales

This ready-to-eat baby kale is a great product for anyone who's trying to eat more greens! This ready-to-eat organic mixed baby kale fro...

Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Meatless, Phase One Fridays, Vegan

Roasted Asparagus Recipe with Creamy Tahini-Peanut Dipping Sauce

Delicious roasted asparagus with a tahini-peanut dipping sauce. (For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that hav...

Earth Day Product Review and Giveaway

I was recently sent some samples of Clean and Green pet cleaning products to test out. Of course since I have a cute, yet always shedding d...

Can Be Paleo, Easy to Cook, Favorites, Gluten-Free, Meatless, Vegan

Easy and Amazing Recipe for Barely-Cooked Carrots with Tahini, Lemon, Garlic, and Sumac Dressing

Slightly-crisp carrots with a dressing of tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and sumac. Mind-blowingly good! Allow me to introduce my ...

My Baby is Two

So lets just begin to discuss how this is completely awe inspiring to me. I can't believe that two years has passed since my wee one wa...