If you love chocolate, peanut butter and sea salt, this post is for you. Who am I kidding, I think everyone does, am I right? These Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bars are perfectly thick and chewy with a generous amount of gooey chocolate chunks with every bite. So, this fun idea came to me today, since…
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bars Baking Challenge
RADICCHIO SALAD WITH CREAMY RANCH
Radicchio salad with creamy ranch, blue cheese, bacon, sweet onion, croutons. This delicious summer salad will be on repeat at your house once you try it too. It’s simply irresistible. I wasn’t a big fan of radicchio before when it was hanging around all bitter in a salad mix, you know, that bag of salad…
EASY HOMEMADE RANCH DRESSING
My easy homemade ranch dressing from scratch is the perfect way to dress a salad, or be a dipping sauce for your favorite snacks, veggies or wings. Making your own sauces and dressings is always the best route. They taste so much better, and you can adjust the herbs, spices, and ingredients exactly to your…
MY FIRST COOKBOOK with RHUBARB MOCKTAIL
There is something about holding a physical cookbook in your hands that gives you all the feels, right? Thankfully Snapfish has multiple customizable options to creating your very own book. I created my first cookbook for my kids and featured a tasty rhubarb mocktail. Flipping through pages of yummy recipes is my favorite past time. My…
BAKED GOOEY S’MORE BARS
Summer time magic calls for these utterly gooey, chocolatey, and delicious s’mores bars for your next summer gathering. These baked gooey s’more bars are a summer classic marriage of graham cracker, chocolate, and marshmallow with added almonds for crunch. If you love s’mores, any type of brownies or bars, you will LOVE my baked gooey…
FINGER LICKING GOOD INSTANT POT RIBS
Make these Finger Licking Good Instant Pot Ribs in 45 minutes. Fall of the bone deliciousness. Finish them on the grill or in the oven to get that slight crispy edges after. To celebrate Fathers Day this year, I asked Shey (my husband) what he wanted me to make as his Fathers Day dinner meal….
3 EASY GARDEN PARTY SANDWICHES
Have you ever hosted a garden party? A few weeks ago, when the weather was perfect in Portland, I hosted an epic Garden Party at my house. Now, I’m sharing simple garden party tips and recipes for 3 easy garden party sandwiches. Lenas Kitchen Garden Party was a big hit. There were lots of beautiful flowers,…
PRETTY PINK RHUBARB + ELDERFLOWER COCKTAILS
Easy to make, pretty pink rhubarb + elderflower cocktails are perfect to celebrate the arrival of spring and warm weather. Seems that rhubarb and elderflowers are in abundance right now in gardens, markets and stores. I just discovered that I have rhubarb growing in my garden. Now, all I have to do is plant an…
CHICKEN & BROCCOLI + MUSHROOM GRILLED PIZZA
I’m always looking for an excuse to fire up the grill and throw a grilled pizza party at home. Two new flavor combos of Korean black garlic kalbi marinate with chicken, broccoli and red onion and my white pizza with shiitake mushrooms and sweet cherry peppers are my new favorites. Grilling is not only for…
10 MINUTE APPLE CABBAGE SLAW
This healthy 10 minute apple cabbage slaw recipe tastes amazing and takes no time to make! It’s made with a simple vinegar and oil dressing and features my favorite apple, honey crisp. It’s gluten free, Whole30 approved and vegan, which means it’s a perfect potluck dish. to bring to your next BBQ. With Memorial Day…