tips, tricks, and recipes that simplify yummy food
Mmmm these Pad Thai Zoodle Bowls – healthy, easy, and so yummy! Maybe you feel like me and that you have been exclusively existing on a quarantine diet of banana bread and cheez-its (just me? no?) but I have been needing something packed with veggies and healthy. But still yummy – very important. There are three parts to these bowls- the zoodles (zucchini noodles), the sauce, and the protein.
Every spring and summer, I want to make this blueberry lemon loaf on repeat. Lemon is so fresh and summery, and I usually have more blueberries that I know what to do with in the summer! I’ve also been missing the lemon loaf from Starbucks, so I make this instead! I love a nice thick slice of this with some dark roast coffee! This bread is a dense, rich, soft loaf with LOTS of yummy blueberries. It has a punchy citrus lemon flavor from some sloth secret shortcut ingredients that make this a quick and easy bread.
These carnitas tacos are cooked either in the slow cooker or the instant pot for some tender, flavorful, meat, then they are crisped up in the oven under the broiler for some awesome crispy texture. YES PLEASE!!
Cinco de Mayo is tomorrow – quarantine edition! It’s also Taco Tuesday (whaaat?) I’m bummed I can’t celebrate this mega holiday at my favorite Mexican restaurant with friends, so tacos and margaritas at home will have to do. Make these easy peasy lemon squeezy NO SQUEEZE Margaritas to go with your Taco Tuesday Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Serve them with some barbacoa tacos or fish tacos, and this Spanish Rice!
Biscuits and Gravy- my ultimate weekend breakfast. The odds of getting much done after eating this (before a nap anyway) aren’t great, but it is the best way to savor a slow Saturday morning. Hot, flaky biscuits with some smooth, creamy, just a little bit …
In preparation for Cinco de Mayo, here is a recipe for Spanish Rice! This rice makes any Taco Tuesday more exciting (although any kind of tacos are already VERY exciting by themselves, in my book). This is a great side to any Mexican dish and it is easy peasy. Lots of substitutions for what you have, and some Sloth Shortcuts to make this rice any day of the week!
Lasagna is one of my favorite meals to make for a party. It’s the perfect meal to have to gather your people together and enjoy a long, leisurely dinner over. (Sob, writing this from quarantine. Dreaming about having friends and family over to have this.) It also freezes like a champ so I like to make sure I have one in the freezer at all times if I need emergency pasta. Win win win. It’s a rich, filling, beautiful dish- that cheesy, creamy layer, a rich hearty tomato sauce with italian sausage, the pasta, and of course, CHEESE. It’s a pretty quick process, especially with these Sloth Shortcuts.
I heart these salmon cakes. They are kind of like crab cakes but um… salmon. They are fresh, healthy, and so versatile! The three ways I make them are lemon herb, asian spice, and Cajun…
Here’s my take on banana bread. Please note: this is not your healthy, same as eating a bowl of oatmeal recipe banana bread, but it is oh so good! This is quarantine banana bread. We need some butter and happiness in our lives right now. It’s soft, and fluffy, and indulgent. SO YAAAAMMY.
Mmmmm Tacos. We probably eat some version of tacos at least twice a week in the sloth kitchen. Two reasons: Sloth friendly- fast and easy with these sloth shortcuts!
YUM. Did I mention yum? Easily my favorite food. They can also be customized to everyone’s different tastes, and they can be dairy free and/or gluten free if you want (see recipe notes) There are 5 important components…
