Month: January 2015

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Sriracha Aioli

Sriracha Aioli
Sriracha Aioli

Here’s the second super quick recipe to go with that gorgeous Paleo Scallion Pancake! But this Sriracha Aioli is so good on so many things. I’ve taken to spreading it over a piece of toast, topping it with a crispy faux chicken patty, and drizzling a little extra Sriracha Aioli over top. It’d be great with seafood, burgers (oh my gosh, it’s the burger sauce of my dreams), chicken fingers. Drizzle it over a finished stir fry or add it to scrambled eggs. In short: I’m addicted. I blame my mother-in-law, who introduced us all to Sriracha Aioli for dipping crispy roasted steak fries in. Ohhhh man.

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5-Minute Sesame Shrimp (use as a condiment or full meal!)

5-Minute Sesame Shrimp
5-Minute Sesame Shrimp

This is the first of two quick and simple posts to show you toppings for the amazing Paleo Scallion Pancake I posted yesterday. These shrimp were incredible on the pancake and I can also imagine them being wonderful served with rice or cauliflower rice. Whether you use them as a condiment or a full meal, be prepared to have your socks knocked off. I can’t believe a recipe this simple tastes this good.

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Paleo Scallion Pancake

Paleo Scallion Pancake
Paleo Scallion Pancakes

I doubt I’m alone in this little admission: I’m always looking for that perfect healthy meal. You know, the one that’s healthy AND delicious AND filling AND cures diseases AND makes my skin glowy AND ends wars AND …

Why is that so much to ask?

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Buttery Almond Pastry Braid (and How I Managed to Have a Crazy Cheap Wedding for under $1,000)

Buttery Almond Pastry Braid Recipe from Willow Bird Baking
Buttery Almond Pastry Braid

I made you another pastry braid, because I can’t help myself. But before we get to that, how about some wedding talk? My wedding was over a year ago, but it only just occurred to me that I could share how I threw together an inexpensive wedding.

Have you noticed that just adding the word “wedding” to any product increases the price exponentially? Wedding plates are more expensive than regular plates. Wedding shoes are more expensive than regular shoes. Wedding venues are more expensive than regular venues. My friend was drowning in her own wedding costs recently and threatening to throw herself off a (scenic, perfect for weddings!) cliff. When she asked for advice, I decided to put together a little outline of how I managed to have a crazy cheap (less than $1,000) wedding.

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Four-Ingredient Protein Pancakes (and 16 other simple, healthy meals)

Recipe for Four-Ingredient Protein Pancakes from Willow Bird Baking
Four-Ingredient Protein Pancakes

Okay, I did it. I went to a hot yoga class.

Some context: I’m trying to be healthier. I’m trying to get more fruits and veggies in my diet, trying to exercise more often and in different ways. So when this coupon popped into my inbox for hot yoga classes, I bought it.

And then I realized just buying it doesn’t actually do anything. You actually have to go to the class or whatever. Oh.

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