In the local coffee shop where my boyfriend frequents, there's a large container of homemade biscotti next to the cash counter. I am drawn to the vast apricot-flavored biscotti whenever I'm there with him. I'm always in awe, but I turn each time since I know that I could whip up the whole batch at home with the cost of one or two. I finally had the chance to create an entire collection of Almond Apricot Biscotti just a few weeks ago and was right. 28 delicious homemade biscotti for just over $3! It's probably one-tenth of what I would pay at a coffee shop. WIN STASH...

I'm indeed an English Muffin lover. They're a complete breakfast delight to me, exceptionally when turned into breakfast eggs. I remember making my first batch of muffins eight to nine years ago. And from what I can recall, they came out quite good. Now having the time and space to get back into baking, Homemade English Muffins are at the top of my list. RECIPE INSPIRATION AND ADJUSTMENTS After looking through a collection of 20plus recipes, I opted to base my recipe on this recipe found on allrecipes.com. After reading several reviews, I made some changes. There are two critical elements to making an English...

This post isn't an actual recipe but rather an idea for a meal or an example of how I create meals at the moment using what's in the fridge. I've written about my breakfast bowls with savory ingredients before, but recently, I discovered a new element that can transform your bowl into Hummus. Hummus providesHummusamy a sweet, tangy component to the bowl, which elevates it to the next level. It's also because I made it. Four varieties of Hummus! The other Hummus'm almost at Hummus Breakfast Bowl heaven this week. START HERE, THEN MAKE IT YOUR OWN! If you're a breakfast with a flavor...

My boyfriend brought me a jar of these super-soft and tiny scones that you can only find in the supermarket the other day (yeah, he's indeed an enabler). While eating one, I noticed how much they tasted to my favorite five-ingredient freeze biscuits. They're light, soft, and delicious and melt into your mouth. I could tell immediately I needed to attempt making those two-bite scones by myself. To make them sweeter than average biscuits, I added powdered sugar. This gave them that soft, melt-in-your-mouth taste. I used a hefty amount of fresh lemon zest to deliver the lemony flavor, which provides them...

You all know that I'm addicted to eggs. You might also know my insatiable love of Sriracha (I don't mind if it's been overdone, I enjoy it). !!). Therefore, it's only natural that I would make Sriracha Egg Salad. I briefly discussed Sriracha Egg Salad in my blog post on Sriracha Deviled eggs; however, I wanted to create an entire recipe for this delicious and easy recipe. The Sriracha deviled egg is somewhat "heavier" in flavor thanks to the garlic powder and smoked paprika; however, you'll be eating just one or two eggs (...probably). You'll likely eat some less than the eggs, so I wanted the dish to...

Two things that always stay in my fridge and freezer areare frozen eggs and spinach. I hadn't eaten the creamy spinach for a while, so when I decided to cook some one day, I threw some eggs on top and baked it all to make a delicious breakfast delight. Why would I not? Also, I had some feta, too and tossed it onto the top to add a little flavor. The feta transformed these Creamed Spinach Baked eggs into "this is pretty good" to " Yassssss girl." BAKING TIME MAY VARY The time to bake eggs can vary, so consider the recommended 15 minutes and...

The Cumin Lime-Roasted Sweet Potatoes for a while much prior to the time that Budget Bytes was created. Why? because sweet potatoes are delicious and cheap This recipe is simple to make and has vibrant and bold flavors - just my kind of food! I've used this cumin-lime method to numerous recipe ideas since the beginning, yet combining it with the subtle, creamy sweetness that sweet potatoes provide will be one of my favorites. WHAT TO SERVE WITH CUMIN LIME SWEET POTATOES I made them from scratch this week, as I had an unexpected craving However, they're well with any Southwest-inspired dish. Serve them...

Have you ever gotten flavor overload? For instance, if you eat many times and the next day all you want consume is something easy? Maybe it's my personal experience or simply because I have to deal everyday with food however, yesterday I needed something that was, well, for want of an appropriate term, clean. I don't like using the term clean when it comes to food, because it's an such it's a buzzword, however that's exactly the way it tastes in this golden coconut lentil Soup tasted. It's easy, bright, light and easy. It's exactly the kind of thing I needed yesterday. LIGHT AND FRESH FLAVORS I've prepared lentils...

Ok, let me admit that that I have made this salad purely to help me get to make lime crema. This is solely about crema. It's life-changing and I've not been able to put off making it since the first batch. So, I decided to throw together a few of other ingredients that I love and it all came together to create a stunning organic rainbow and I came with the Roasted Sweet Potato Rainbow Salad (...with lime crema). MEAL PREP READY! This salad is ideal to prepare meals for the week ahead. Simply mix the ingredients of the salad, but make sure to add dressing...

I've been avoiding cauliflower for a few months because it's expensive. We had an acute shortage of cauliflower at precisely the time that the cauliflower rice, pizza crust made from cauliflower, and the"alfredo" sauces for cauliflower "alfredo" sauces hit their highest popularity, and we were sucked into a total cauliflower crisis. I remember hearing an article in the news that reported that heads of cauliflower were sold at more than $7 in certain regions! What. What's the matter? Prices have come down a little; I've stumbled across this pre-shredded and "riced" cauliflower at Trader Joe's and am having fun playing around with it. This week,...