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Citrus Salad with Toasted Coconut & Pistachios

January 29, 2015 By Alli Smith 21 Comments

Citrus Salad with Toasted Coconut and Pistachios

I’ve been trying to eat a more healthful diet since falling off the clean-eating wagon during the holidays and being run over repeatedly.  And then there’s the blog.  Someone has to sample my recipes before I share them, right?  I’ve officially delegated that entire job to my husband, my children and whoever happens to be at my home or walking by . . . for now.  And what about winter?  Why do I seem to eat more during winter?  It’s not like I’m preparing to hibernate or anything.

We haven’t experienced too much cold weather here in the south (yet), but we have had an unusual amount of rain and cloudy days that seemed to turn into weeks.  It could be downright depressing for a sun-loving girl like me if I didn’t have my citrus salad with toasted coconut and pistachios to cheer me up. It’s healthy, delicious and nutritious!

I was going to call my salad a deconstructed citrus salad with toasted coconut and pistachios and citrus balsamic vinaigrette, but man, that’s a mouth full!  So I just gave it a nickname.

My citrus salad is light, refreshing and provides a crunch from the coconut and the nuts.  The vinaigrette provides a smooth, sweet finish to this perfect winter dessert or snack.

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Filed Under: Brunch, Clean Eating, Entertaining, Salads, The Skinny, Vegetarian Tagged With: blood orange, citrus, coconut, pistachios, Salad, vinaigrette

Raspberry Boston Cream Parfait

January 13, 2015 By Erin Kennedy 4 Comments

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I make resolutions each year, a lot of them are diet and losing weight related, but I also try to make sure they don’t go by the wayside. I want to keep with being healthy and continue with my weight loss all year long.

I get bored easily and that can really affect my goals for staying healthy and losing weight. As long as I feel that I have options and that I don’t have to eat the same thing every single day in order to lose weight, then that is a win for me.

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Filed Under: Brunch, Clean Eating, Entertaining, Recipes, Snacks, The Skinny

Pickled Green Beans

October 6, 2014 By Erin Skinner 5 Comments

Pickled Green Beans // Erin Skinner from The Speckled Palate for My Cooking Spot

Yes, I realize this is a strange recipe for me to be sharing here with y’all…

But these are really good.

Throw in a jalapeño or two along with some garlic, and it’s a party!

Needless to say, these Pickled Green Beans (and jalapeños!) are super tasty in a Bloody Mary… or eaten by themselves if that’s what floats your boat.

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Filed Under: Brunch, Sides, Snacks Tagged With: apple cider vinegar, black peppercorns, drink garnish, fresh green beans, garlic, garnish, green beans, honey, jalapeño peppers, kosher salt, pickled vegetable, water, white vinegar

Classic Banana Bread

September 30, 2014 By Nina B 1 Comment

Classic Banana BreadGrowing up, there were a few things that my mom made a few times a year that made me inordinately happy and one of those things was her Banana Bread. Honestly, when that woman made it–and she often surprised me–I would eat it for breakfast, pack it in my lunch for school, and enjoy some for desert after dinner. (For some reason, my parents would not let me eat it for dinner.) Whenever I would smell it baking, I was so excited.

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Filed Under: Breakfast & Brunch, Brunch, Desserts Tagged With: banana bread, classic banana bread

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