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How to cook quinoa completely so it’s ready to use in your favorite quinoa recipes. The best way to cook quinoa is on the stove, but I also share ways to cook it in the microwave, in the Instant Pot, and using your rice cooker! It took me a while to fall in love with quinoa. This simple stovetop quinoa recipe did it for me. Quinoa cooks down to be light and moist without being mushy or bitter. Our quinoa recipe takes 25 to 30 minutes, so you’ll have light and fluffy quinoa in no time! Although the stovetop is … Read more

This website may contain affiliate links and advertising in order to provide you with recipes. Read my disclosure policy. Christmas dinner just got a whole lot easier! This menu plan has everything you need—delicious recipes and a shopping list to keep things stress-free. No more scoffing, just amazing food and holiday cheer. Culture: Make your Christmas dinner special by starting with some traditions! This dish is classic but fresh and you will look forward to seeing it year after year. Stress Free Planning: An all-inclusive shopping list for Christmas dinner?! Sign me up! It is customized for everyone – Whether … Read more

These oven roasted green beans are a great side dish! They are incredibly soft and sweet, with crispy edges. To make them really special, we toss them with garlic, capers, and herbs. They are so beautiful! We have a lot of green bean recipes on Inspired Taste, but roasting might be my favorite way to cook them. If you’ve never tried roasting them, you should! Whether you keep it simple with oil, salt, and pepper or follow our advice and add more flavor with garlic, capers, and fresh herbs, these green beans are sure to please a crowd! Green beans … Read more

This easy mulled cider is my family’s favorite holiday drink! It is served warm and tastes like apple pie. Instructions for non-alcoholic cider and mulled with rum or bourbon are below. This mulled cider recipe is amazing! It tastes amazing and makes your home smell amazing, thanks to a short list of spices. Delicious on its own (family-friendly!) or with rum or bourbon. You can even make them on the stovetop OR in your slow cooker—both ways work great! The slow cooker method is perfect for entertaining as you can use the warm feature all night. For another delicious drink, … Read more

The perfect Campari Spritz is bold, refreshing, and surprising! We first tried this classic Italian cocktail in Venice and have loved it ever since. After our trip to Italy, I came home with an Aperol Spritz and Adam fell for a bold and spicy Campari Spritz. If you enjoy the complex, spicy taste of Campari or enjoy Negronis, I bet you’ll love the Campari Spritz cocktail. Campari Spritz is less sweet and herbal than Aperol Spritz. If you’re like Adam and prefer dry cocktails with a touch of bitterness, this could be your new favorite cocktail! Key Ingredients Campari: Look … Read more

This website may contain affiliate links and advertising in order to provide you with recipes. Read my disclosure policy. I love, love, love to enjoy a delicious Christmas breakfast but I don’t want to spend too much time doing it. This Christmas breakfast menu plan has 3 recipes: sweet, savory and a fruit option and ALL are easy! ” class=”wp-image-280192″ title=”I love, love, love to enjoy a delicious Christmas breakfast but I don’t want to spend too much time doing it. This menu plan has 3 recipes: sweet, savory and a fruit option and they are ALL easy! ” data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=”” … Read more

My asparagus soup is incredibly smooth and creamy, yet made without a drop of cream. Instead, we combine asparagus, potatoes, and a simple and flavorful homemade broth. It’s healthy, satisfying, and naturally vegetarian! This asparagus soup recipe screams Spring and is one of my favorite asparagus recipes! It’s light on calories but has a very sweet, light, fresh taste. Although I love rich, cream-based soups, sometimes I crave something lighter. This is where this recipe shines. By using potatoes instead of cream, we achieve that same silky texture without the extra calories. I use the same trick in our creamy … Read more

These mini baked brie crescent rolls are super easy and super delicious! Perfect for holidays and gatherings. Everyone I’ve worked for loves them! I serve these brie stuffed crescent rolls as appetizers and in my bread basket as a side for holiday meals. They are quick to make and versatile, so if you don’t have brie cheese, replace it with anything you like! Store-bought crescent dough (like Pillsbury) makes this easy, but any brand-name or homemade pizza dough works just fine! If you like brie, I highly recommend our stuffed brie bread or this warm honey brie! How to Make … Read more

Cranberry Salsa, You Are My New Favorite Holiday Dish. My friend Amanda has a great recipe for cranberry-salsa-topped cream cheese dip. I’ve been looking for it for years, and this year I finally gave it a try. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! Well-textured, juicy, zippy, fresh and sweet with a little fire from the jalapeño. There are tons of cranberry salsa or cranberry relish-type recipes out there, but the best thing that sets them apart from other recipes is that add a pinch of fresh ginger. Hello! Good. I brought her a treat, with a creamy base, to a holiday party in … Read more

These are the easiest, most irresistible cookies ever! Our recipe is flour-free, butter-free, and dairy-free, yet the cookies are amazingly good. My family can’t get enough of them! You won’t believe how amazing these peanut butter cookies taste with just a few simple ingredients. They are soft, chewy, super sweet, and full of peanut butter flavor. These cookies are a staple in our house. Whenever I need a quick and easy treat that everyone will love, these are my go-to items. Our recipe is based on the classic 3 ingredient peanut butter cookie recipe, but to make them irresistible, we … Read more