Cinnamon Peach Bread

 

Cinnamon Peach Bread

It was hard to get a good picture of this bread! I had bought a bag of peaches and a bag of nectarines that were super rock hard, ripe for like 2 days max then started to turn. So I needed to find a recipe that used up a lot. I used both nectarines and peaches in this bread, and I didn't peel them because it was a pain and was just squishing. I also added a little bit of Truvia brown sugar to the batter. Instead of the glaze I just sprinkled on a combo of sugar/cinnamon/Truvia brown sugar. A glaze would have been good too though! I was just impatient.

We loved it, my youngest wouldn't try it. I'd definitely make them again, they were super moist and flavorful. I tried telling my youngest that it's just like banana bread (which he loves) but for some reason he's weirded out with cooking with fruit. 

Click here for the Cinnamon Peach Bread recipe from Our Balanced Bowl

Hello Fresh Chicken Thyme with Zucchini Couscous

 

Hello Fresh Chicken Thyme with Zucchini Couscous

Hello Fresh sent some good coupons and I really needed a break from meal planning so I decided to resubscribe for a week. I know generally meal services like this are super expensive, but when they have good coupons it's 100% worth it. You don't have to find recipes, grocery shop....nothing. They send what you need and you don't have to think lol. Plus it's a good way to try new things you might normally try. We are pretty adventurous but there are recipes I would never normally choose so that's fun.

This was SUPER good! One of my top fav Hello Fresh recipes now. It made a lot of couscous but the chicken portions were kinda small, so I was worried it wouldn't be enough for my husband and teenager. We have a loaf of rosemary sourdough that I toasted with butter, garlic and parm for some garlic bread. It's perfect. The freshness of the lemon with the zucchini is so good. It actually called for way more lemon zest and lemon juice then I added, I thought it was plenty....maybe they gave us big lemons. The sauce/gravy is DELICIOUS, like I need to recreate it even without a subscription. 

Air Fried Chicken Tenders, Hatch Chili Goodles & Sauteed Zucchini with Onions

 

Air Fried Chicken Tenders, Hatch Chili Goodles & Sauteed Zucchini with Onions

Using lightly breaded chicken and high protein pasta really helps make it a bit healthier. It's 100 degrees today and I wasn't turning on the oven, and I didn't feel like cooking too much. I made the Goodles as the directions said, with the butter options. I've tried the regular mac & cheese flavor without the butter option and it was kinda dry and not that great. The hatch chili flavor is reallly good, and even my husband said it's "not bad" which is high praise for a healthier option like this lol.

I followed the directions for the tenders too, I think it was 390 for 10 minutes? It says on the bag. The sauce is just bottled Chick-fil-a sauce because that's always delicious. I was going to make a high protein dipping sauce but like it said, it's hot so I didn't want to spend to much time in the kitchen.

My husband planted some zucchini plants and we didn't even realize we had any growing until we found this giant one buried under some leaves! It's as big as my 40oz cup.

I pretty much followed this recipe by Well Plated, except I did add garlic because garlic good. 

Cheesecake Brookie Cups

 

Cheesecake Brookie Cups

    Ingredients:

- 1 roll of cookie dough

- 1 box of brownie mix (and the eggs etc needed on box)

- 1 tub of already made cheesecake

This was based off a few Tiktok's I saw, it's delicious!

Preheat oven to 350.

 Spray a regular sized muffin tin with baking spray. Slice the cookie dough roll into 12 slices. Lightly squish the cookie dough into the bottom of the muffin tin. Make brownie mix according to directions and dollop the mix into each muffin tin....hole? I feel like that's the wrong word. Then dollop a spoonful of cheesecake mix over the brownie/cookie mix. I think I used about 1/3 of the cheesecake tub. Grab a knife or toothpick and swirl the cheesecake and brownie mix together, it doesn't have to be perfect at all.

I baked it for 30 minutes but I was worried it wouldn't be done because there really wasn't a way to check, so I did 10 more minutes. It was perfect! My oldest and I loved it, my husband said they were fine and my youngest wouldn't try them. I'd definitely make them again though!

Potstickers with Spicy Kani Salad

 

Potstickers with Spicy Kani Salad

Normally when we have potstickers (just the frozen pork ones) I just make a bunch and we munch on that. But I saw this recipe for spicy kani salad that I wanted to make, so I thought it would make a good side for it!

I did make a couple of changes to the salad "dressing", I added some garlic and a bit of chili crunch with a half of a squeezed lime. I also topped it with cilantro because we had some to use up. It's very good! I'd definitely make it again, but I'd make the mayo base before hand so it has some time to meld and be a bit less mayo-e. The store only had a bigger bag of imitation crab meat and a giant cucumber, so I have enough to make another batch this weekend. 

Click here for the Spicy Kani Salad recipe from Al Dente Diva

Edit: so I made this again with a few changes and it's SO MUCH BETTER! I was almost out of mayo so I just used a little bit, and I subbed the rest with nonfat greek yogurt. I also added fresh squeeze tube ginger, some jarlic, and a bit of soy sauce. It's so much better without being full mayo, it's much more light & fresh tasting. 

Swedish Meatballs with Roasted Broccoli

 

Swedish Meatballs with Roasted Broccoli

I've never tried Swedish meatballs but I've always wanted to! They reminded me off beef stroganoff, we really liked them. I wish it made a bit more sauce, or I accidentally reduced it too much maybe. It's fine for dinner but leftovers are gonna be a challenge lol. Maybe I'll serve the meatballs and toss the egg noodles in butter, parm and garlic or something. Both boys loved it so it made me happy. My husband even said thumbs up, which is nice. 

I did add the full 2lbs of meat, so I upped the breadcrumbs to a 1/2 cup and I used 2 eggs. They had so much flavor! I also used regular breakfast sausage, since Walmart has been out of ground pork every single time I've tried to buy it. I Googled it and it said breakfast sausage was a good substitute. Oh I did add a dash of garlic powder to the sauce because I really wanted my husband to like it and he likes garlic lol. 

The broccoli was just tossed in EVOO, salt/pepper/garlic/smoked paprika and air fried at 400 for about 15 minutes. 

Click here for the Swedish Meatball recipe from Budget Bytes

Sam the Cooking Guy's Bagel Bacon Breakfast Casserole

 

Sam the Cooking Guy's Bagel Bacon Breakfast Casserole 

This is incredible! I made it for my husband for Father's day, so I did make 2 changes that he requested. He doesn't like "everything but the bagel" seasonings, so we switched the bagels to onion bagels. Also instead of herb cream cheese we switched to jalapeno cream cheese. Other then that I made it exactly as written. It' so so flavorful and delicious, it's my new fav breakfast casserole for sure. Another company worthy recipe, if we ever had company haha.

Click here for the Bagel Bacon Breakfast Casserole by Sam the Cooking Guy