Loaded with over-ripe bananas, crunchy walnuts, and scrumptious chocolate chips, this is one banana bread recipe you’ll crave again and again. Martha Stewart’s Banana Bread Martha Stewart’s banana bread has a tender crumb and an irresistible flavor. But besides all the banana goodness, this bread also features crunchy walnuts for a lovely textural contrast. Tender + crunchy = banana bread bliss. And unlike the usual banana bread that’s topped with cinnamon sugar, this one uses decadent chocolate chips....

FavoritePinShare This shamrock shake is a mint ice cream shake that is such a fun treat for all ages! Skip the line at the drive-thru and make your own at home! This fun, green shake is the perfect cold treat to celebrate St. Patricks Day. Make an entire St. Patricks Day meal by serving this shake after cooking up some corned beef and cabbage, this stew, or these stuffed cabbage rolls for a festive dinner!...

I was never an egg sandwich lover. In fact, with the exception of frittatas and omelettes, I’m not much of an egg person, period. For example, I will run for the hills at the sight of an egg salad.??? Sorry, egg lovers, but the truth is I didn’t come into this world with the egg gene. So, it took me a long time to have my first Bacon Egg and Cheese Sandwich....

Peanut butter fans delight! This dreamy peanut butter pie recipe is super simple with just 6 ingredients. Whip it up in just 20 minutes and then freeze until firm. Perfect for any occasion and can be topped with graham cracker crumbs, Oreo pieces, or chocolate chips. I also love to drizzle some chocolate and caramel sauce on top. Tastes delicious and makes for a gorgeous presentation. Ingredients: Peanut Butter. I personally recommend using Jif or Skippy for the best texture....

Life is truly about the little things, like the crispness of these quick roasted potatoes, which can be seasoned with your favorites from your spice cabinet. Oven roasted potatoes can make any meal a special treat. Make them herby, cheesy, garlicky, or smothered in aioli…or all of the above! Or keep them simple with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Whatever pleasure you prefer. Roasted vegetables, like these easy oven roasted potatoes, often require very little prep work, yet add a well-rounded component to any main dish....

Pillowy soft slices of bread soaked in a cinnamon-, maple-, and vanilla-spiked egg mixture, showered in cinnamon-sugar fairy dust, then baked until it’s lightly golden on top and custardy underneath, this large-scale version of classic French toast is ideal for a crowd. Though, if you want to make overnight French toast for two instead, I promise you and whoever is lucky enough to share it with you won’t mind the additional servings in the least!...

In a double rite of passage, I became a grill owner a few short days after becoming a homeowner. My purchase was an optimistic one, made with the hope that Ben might take to grilling with, if not enthusiasm, at least cooperative direction-following. Neither came to fruition. (Though he still washes dishes, so I will keep my grievances to an inaudible mumble.) Rather than miss out on the easy, healthy, and indisputably delicious genre that is grilled food, I decided to pick up my skewers and learn to grill myself....

Here’s how it goes down: You begin at one end of the pumpkin pull apart bread; your friend begins at the other. Twenty minutes later, you meet in the middle with the simultaneous, elated realization that this bread (and ok, each other) are the only two things you need to be deliriously happy for the rest of your lives. Here’s what I love about this pumpkin pull apart bread recipe:...

Thank you for filling my life with the pictures, messages, and conversations about how The Well Plated Cookbook has found a home at your table. It’s been just over one month since The Well Plated Cookbook has been available. In that time, many of you have sent pictures of you sharing its meals with your family and others. Many of you have let me know that it has already positively influenced your health goals, that your picky eaters LOVE these wholesome recipes, and that your confidence in the kitchen has grown....

Cauliflower is always best served cooked rather than raw, and my favorite has been roasted cauliflower. I normally roast it with some olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic and Parmesan cheese but when visiting a local Middle Eastern restaurant I was inspired by their version of cauliflower served with tahini sauce and sprinkled with ruby red pomegranate seeds and pomegranate molasses. Their cauliflower dish tasted very different from what I was accustomed to, yet so delicious that I got determined to recreate it at home....

This is literally a one-ingredient recipe. Red bell peppers. That’s it! One simple ingredient that, when roasted, enhances your meal with abundant vibrancy and a complexity that will make you wonder what other depths our vegetables have been hiding from you all along. Since roasted red peppers keep well in the fridge, like Roasted Tomatoes, you can roast a large batch of them in your oven to have on hand for sprucing up an array of recipes – from pizzas and pastas, to sandwiches, salads, and scrambles....

If you’re looking for something quick and easy that you can put together for the next tailgating party, family get-together, or social of any kind, you’ve justhit the jackpot. Rocky road has always been one of my favorite ice cream flavors. Which makes this salty, sweet, crunchy sensations one of my favorite treats. How Long Can You Store Rocky Road Fudge? Fudge will easily last up to two weeks in the refrigerator when placed inside an air-tight container or a Ziploc bag....

I purchased this punch bowl nearly five years ago. Every year I make a point to validate its space in my cabinet by using it at least once. Christmas Punch is lightly fizzy and features apple cider, sparking wine, and rum or brandy.Champagne Punch is glittering with raspberries.Skinny Margaritas are begging to be made by the pitcher (er, punch bowl). This year, I wanted to return to the punch bowl’s roots and make a traditional rum punch, but with one important twist....

What’s really special about this salmon piccata is the buttery-soft texture of the fish. It’s so tender, so soft that you immediately fall in love with it. Searing fish in butter and oil helps achieve that kind of texture. But so does the temperature to which you cook your salmon. I seared on one side for about 2 minutes, until the internal temperature reached about 115F-120F, then flipped and seared for another minute....

FavoritePinShare Delicious soft and chew sugar cookies with cream cheese frosting and a salted caramel drizzle Hi everyone! Chelsea back from Chelsea’s Messy Apron and today I’m sharing one of my family’s favorite sugar cookies! A soft and chewy sugar cookie base with the most flavorful cream cheese frosting, a caramel drizzle, and some sea salt to finish everything up! These cookies are inspired by a local cookie shop. They have the most amazing sugar cookie varieties and we make way too many stops there!...

This healthy baked salmon recipe is a riff on my everlasting, always reliable Baked Salmon in Foil. After making it (literally) dozens of times (and, all my other healthy salmon recipes), I can tell you it is the best baked salmon recipe in the world. It’s also incredibly adaptable! For today’s sweet and spicy baked salmon twist, I took the same core concept of baking salmon in the oven in a large foil a completely different flavor direction....

FavoritePinShare Sticky Sesame Garlic Shrimp is coated in the most amazing sticky Asian sauce and topped with green onions and sesame seeds! This is a quick and easy 30-minute meal that you will make again and again! If you love shrimp recipes then be sure to also try: Creamy Tuscan Garlic Shrimp, 15 minute Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry, or this Sticky Honey Garlic Shrimp! School is OUT for summer!! I totally was the mom to take the pictures of the first and last day of school....

FavoritePinShare Fresh Spring greens, strawberries, crunchy pecans, chicken, and feta cheese come together in this delicious and healthy wrap. It is drizzled in balsamic dressing and the flavor is amazing! We currently have a nutrition challenge at our gym. It is eight weeks long and we have a partner to help hold us accountable. It is just in time for summer and my team is currently in the lead! I am always looking for delicious recipes to create that help me get my protein, carbs, fruits, and vegetables in for every meal....

I am chronically late. No matter how much time I allow myself or how important the occasion is, I never seem to be able to push myself out the door at the proper hour. Honestly, I would have been late to my own wedding if I didn’t have six assertive bridesmaids shoving me into the back of an SUV (and a dreamy Strawberry Cake, erm husband-to-be waiting for me). Inevitably, I arrive at my final destination frazzled and lightly perspiring, but these strawberry oatmeal breakfast bars are my saving grace (these Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats save me often too)....

I’ve made stuffed bell peppers a thousand times before, but stuffed poblano peppers with chicken and cheese? You guys, I don’t know why I waited so long. In addition to taco salad and barbacoa on everything, this has become one of my favorite healthy Mexican meals. With chicken, cheese, plenty of Mexican flavors, and quick prep time, I happen to think this is the best stuffed poblano peppers recipe out there....