Christmas Crunch

It doesn’t feel like Christmas until you’re overloaded with candy, cookies, and snack mix. Add this option to your holiday repertoire for a sweet and easily adjustable snack mix option. You can easily adjust it to feature different nuts, drizzles, and mix-ins. Imagine this with candied oranges, cranberries, and dark chocolate drizzle. Yum! Maybe peanut…

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Healthy Zucchini Tater Tots

This healthier solution to classic tater tots, these zucchini tots use fresh, shredded zucchini, panko, and your favorite shredded cheese to make a great, baked snack whenever the craving hits. Let kids join in on the fun by mixing together ingredients and helping to shape the zucchini tots!

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Pink Grapefruit & Avocado Salad

Grapefruits are one of the healthiest fruits you can eat, and can be a delicious mix of sweet and bitter. If you’re looking for creative ways to incorporate this juicy fruit into your diet, look no further than this simple Pink Grapefruit & Avocado Salad.

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Cheeseburger Sliders

Simple hamburger patties with melted American cheese are a nostalgic and comforting meal that is super easy to make and customize. We love topping them with little mini gherkins – but add any of your favorite toppings to make your perfect burger – tomatoes, lettuce, avocado, bacon, a fried egg and more. We also love…

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Baked Brie with Pistachios, Almonds, and Apricot Jam

Baked Brie is probably one of the easiest appetizers out there, but always makes a great impression. Brie pairs well with sweet toppings – such as honey and jams. We used apricot jam and paired it with pistachios and almonds. Serve the cheese along side some apple or pear slices as well, they balance each…

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Lemon Garlic Shrimp Skewers

We love the bright notes of lemon, green onions (aka scallions) and garlic that make frozen shrimp from the supermarket seem like a meal on a bright spring or summer day, no matter the time of year. Bake or grill them, they taste fantastic – especially with a side of garlic herb crema. Perfect lazy…

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Asparagus and Parmesan Tart

Using frozen puff pastry from the grocery store is THE way to get great pastries with very little effort. In this recipe we layered dijon mustard, parmesan & mozzarella cheeses and blanched asparagus on top of puff pastry dough and baked for 15 minutes to get a shatteringly flaky, cheesy Spring tart perfect for any…

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Cabbage, Corned-Beef, and Potatoes—What Could Go Wrong?

“Why?” “Dear God, why do they use so much mayonnaise?”  Eyebrows raised, the staff at The Carrot Seed Kitchen Co. had plenty of questions to ask while reading through some of the 1960s & 1970s cookbooks left behind in The Carrot Seed’s cookbook exchange basket. But I was fixated. I flipped page after page wondering…

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