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3-Ingredient S’mores Dip

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Super quick and easy 3-ingredient s’mores dip! Melty chocolate and gooey marshmallows, served with graham crackers. Throw together this simple dessert in just 10 minutes!

overhead image of s'mores dip with graham crackers and mini marshmallows on the side.

What You’ll Need to Make S’mores Dip

Chocolate Chips – Either chocolate chips or a chopped chocolate bar will work here! Layer your chocolate at the bottom of a baking pan, then top with marshmallows. After baking, the chocolate chips will be perfectly melty and delicious.

Marshmallows – I used mini marshmallows in my s’mores dip, but large marshmallows work just as well. Arrange the marshmallows on top of the chocolate chips before baking. Then, bake until the marshmallows are perfectly toasted and golden brown.

Graham Crackers – Serve your s’more dip with graham crackers on the side. Or, if graham crackers aren’t really your thing, serve it with whatever you’d like! For a healthier option, try fresh strawberries and apple slices. I also love serving my dip with these Simple Mills Honey Sweet Thins – they’re gluten-free!

graham cracker being dipped into s'mores dip

Tips and Tricks

  • Like a more well-done s’more? Then bake this dessert dip for a few extra minutes, or until the marshmallows are toasted to your liking.
  • Jazz up this recipe for your next holiday party! Making s’mores dip for fourth of July? Add a small handful of red, white, and blue sprinkles to the top of your dip right before serving.
  • Store leftover s’mores dip covered, at room temperature, for up to one week. To reheat, simply add back into the oven according to the recipe instructions.
s'mores dip in a small cast iron skillet.

Adjust This Recipe to Your Dietary Needs

Make it Vegan: For a vegan s’more dip, use vegan chocolate chips and vegan marshmallows.

Make it Gluten-Free: Use your favorite gluten-free graham crackers in this recipe.

graham cracker being dipped into s'more dip
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3-Ingredient S’mores Dip

Super quick and easy 3-ingredient s’mores dip! Melty chocolate and gooey marshmallows, served with graham crackers. Throw together this simple dessert in just 10 minutes!
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Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 7 minutes
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
  • 20 large marshmallows, or 2 cups mini marshmallows
  • graham crackers, for serving

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450° Fahrenheit and lightly grease an 8-inch baking pan or cast iron skillet.
  • Spread chocolate chips in an even layer in the bottom of the pan, then arrange marshmallows on top of the chocolate chips.
  • Bake for 5-7 minutes, or until marshmallows are toasted to your liking. Remove and let cool for 5 minutes before serving with graham crackers.

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal
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Watermelon Salad with Feta, Mint, and Lime

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Fresh and delicious watermelon salad! This easy summer side dish is finished off with a tangy 3-ingredient lime dressing. Make this watermelon salad with feta, mint, and lime for your next summer party or barbecue!

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What You’ll Need to Make Watermelon Salad

Watermelon – Fresh watermelon is in peak season from May through September, so get your watermelon fix in while you can! Need help with how to cut a watermelon? Follow my step-by-step how to cut a watermelon post here. Or, save some time and buy pre-cut watermelon from the store.

Cucumber – Half an English cucumber adds to the freshness of this delicious summer salad. Dice or slice your cucumber however you’d like for this recipe.

Red Onion – Thinly sliced red onion adds a nice, tangy bite to this sweet and savory salad. However, if you’re not a fan of raw onion, you can totally leave this out.

Feta – Add as much or as little crumbled feta to your salad as you’d like! Feta is deliciously creamy and salty, and tastes incredible in this watermelon salad recipe.

Mint – Fresh mint takes this salad over the top! Not sure mint in a salad will taste good? Just give it a try, trust me.

Lime Juice – The acidity in fresh lime juice brings out the freshness of all ingredients in this dish. A 3-ingredient lime dressing may sound simple, but it does a lot for this salad!

lime dressing being poured over watermelon salad.

Tips and Tricks

  • Feel free to prep this salad ahead of time! Make the salad, then whisk together the dressing, and store them separately. When ready to serve, pour lime dressing over the salad and enjoy.
  • Have fun with this watermelon salad, and customize it however you’d like. Add or remove any ingredients you prefer. I’ll sometimes add a small handful of chopped pistachios to this salad, and it’s delicious!

Adjust This Recipe to Your Dietary Needs

Make it Dairy-Free/Vegan: Either leave out the feta, or use your favorite vegan feta (I recommend VioLife Vegan Feta) for a vegan watermelon salad!

overhead image of watermelon salad in a bowl.
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Watermelon Salad with Feta, Mint, and Lime

Fresh and delicious watermelon salad! This easy summer side dish is finished off with a tangy 3-ingredient lime dressing. Make this watermelon salad with feta, mint, and lime for your next summer party or barbecue!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 3 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 cups watermelon, cubed
  • 1/2 English cucumber, diced
  • 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup feta, crumbled
  • 1/2 cup fresh mint, roughly chopped

For the lime dressing:

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Add all salad ingredients to a large bowl and gently toss to combine.
  • In a separate small bowl, whisk together all dressing ingredients.
  • Dress this watermelon salad right before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal
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Blackened Salmon Bowls with Coconut Rice and Pineapple Salsa

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Perfectly cooked and seasoned blackened salmon, served over coconut rice with a fresh pineapple salsa! This delicious dinner recipe is surprisingly easy to make, and comes together in about 30 minutes. It’s full of flavor, super healthy, and will quickly become a family favorite!

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What You’ll Need to Make Blackened Salmon with Coconut Rice and Pineapple Salsa

Salmon – I prefer either atlantic or king salmon fillets for this recipe! Those varieties are thicker, and cook up perfectly flaky and tender. Another common type of salmon you’ll find at most grocery stores is sockeye salmon. However, sockeye is very lean, and doesn’t have nearly as much flavor as atlantic or king salmon.

Fresh Pineapple – Peel, core, and finely dice fresh pineapple for your pineapple salsa! Pineapple is perfectly tangy and sweet, which helps to balance out the savory and spicy components of the rest of this dish. Not a pineapple fan? Try one cup of fresh diced mango instead.

White Rice – Make sure you use a long grain white rice for this coconut rice recipe. Any other type of rice won’t cook the same. I love this organic long grain white rice – it’s delicious! Though if you’re looking for a grain free option, sauté up some cauliflower rice in about a tablespoon of coconut oil, instead.

Blackened Seasoning – Sure, you can buy blackened seasoning from the store, but it’s just as easy to make yourself at home! It’s a simple blend of six spices, which you likely already have on-hand. And this way, when you make this blackened salmon seasoning blend yourself, you have complete control over the flavors. Feel free to add in as much or as little of each spice as you’d like!

close-up image of blackened salmon served over coconut rice with pineapple salsa on top.

Tips and Tricks

  • Not sure if your salmon is cooked through? Check by inserting a meat thermometer into the thickest part of one of the salmon fillets. If the thermometer reads a minimum of 120° Fahrenheit, then your salmon is fully cooked and ready to eat!
  • Avoid heating your skillet to too high a temperature before cooking the salmon. I know this recipe is for blackened salmon, but we mostly achieve that blackened look through the seasonings we use. Not by cooking at a high temperature, which could easily burn and overcook our salmon fillets.
  • Switch up this recipe anyway you’d like! If you don’t like salmon, you can replace it with whatever fish you prefer. Blackened mahi mahi, halibut, or even red snapper would all taste delicious!
overhead image of a blackened salmon bowl with pineapple salsa and coconut rice on the side.

This Blackened Salmon Recipe is…

close-up image of three blackened salmon fillets on a plate.
5 from 1 vote

Blackened Salmon with Coconut Rice and Pineapple Salsa

Perfectly cooked and seasoned blackened salmon, served over coconut rice with a fresh pineapple salsa! This delicious dinner recipe is surprisingly easy to make, and comes together in about 30 minutes. It’s full of flavor, super healthy, and will quickly become a family favorite!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

For the pineapple salsa:

  • 1 cup finely diced fresh pineapple
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, finely diced
  • 1/4 cup finely diced red onion
  • 1 jalapeño, seeded and finely diced
  • 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

For the coconut rice:

  • 2 cups long grain white rice
  • 1 (13.5 ounce) can coconut milk
  • 1 1/4 cup coconut water, or plain water
  • pinch of salt

For the blackened seasoning:

  • 3 tablespoons smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • pinch of cayenne pepper, optional

For the salmon:

  • 4 (6 ounce) salmon fillets
  • 2 tablespoons avocado oil

Instructions

  • Start by making the pineapple salsa by adding all salsa ingredients to a bowl and mixing to combine. Set aside, leaving the flavors to develop and intensify while you prepare the rest of this dish.
  • Now, make the coconut rice by adding all coconut rice ingredients to a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring rice to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cover. Simmer for 15 minutes, then remove from heat and fluff with a fork.
  • While the rice cooks, prepare the blackened seasoning by adding all seasoning ingredients to a small bowl and mixing to combine.
  • Pat salmon fillets dry with a paper towel, then sprinkle flesh side with blackened seasoning.
  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once oil is hot, place salmon fillets in skillet, flesh side down, and cook 2-3 minutes. Then, flip salmon and cook 6-7 minutes, or until internal temperate of salmon reaches 120° Fahrenheit.
  • Divide the coconut rice between four bowls, place a salmon fillet into each bowl, then top the bowls with pineapple salsa.

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal
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Nourishing Green Lactation Smoothie

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Looking for a way to boost your milk supply? Try this nourishing green lactation smoothie! Loaded with fruits, veggies, healthy fats, and plenty of protein.

lactation smoothie being poured into a glass.

As a first-time breastfeeding mom, I’m always looking for ways to increase my milk supply. And after lots and lots of research, I found the best way to increase my supply was through food. Aside from simply making sure I’m eating enough foods, there are certain foods that can actually boost milk production! So I took as many of those foods as possible (oats, greens, flaxseeds, brewer’s yeast) and added them to this lactation smoothie in a way that actually tastes good.

Nourishing green lactation smoothie with a metal straw.

What You’ll Need to Make a Nourishing Green Lactation Smoothie

Banana – A whole frozen banana makes this smoothie ultra-creamy, and gives it just a hint of natural sweetness. If you don’t like banana, you can use 1 cup of frozen mango instead!

Spinach – Dark leafy greens, such as spinach, are a great source of iron and calcium, which are essential for boosting your milk supply. Fresh spinach will have the most nutrients, but if you don’t have any, frozen spinach will also do the trick.

Oats – Look up any lactation recipe, and it’ll likely have oats in it. Oats are a go-to ingredient for increasing breast milk production. This is because oats are high in iron, and act as a complex carbohydrate – two vital components to a lactating mama’s diet!

Almond Butter – I add a healthy fat to all my smoothie recipes, which helps slow down the body’s digestion rate of the fruit, allowing us to absorb as many nutrients and hold onto as much protein as possible. Almond butter is a delicious healthy fat option in this lactation smoothie! Though feel free to use any nut butter you’d like – peanut, cashew, pecan, etc.

Brewer’s Yeast – Another lactation essential is brewer’s yeast! Brewer’s yeast is a known glactagogue, and thought by many to help increase milk supply. It’s totally flavorless, and a great addition to this smoothie recipe. Here’s a link to the brewer’s yeast I’ve been using and loving!

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Optional Add-Ins

Give your nourishing green lactation smoothie a boost with any of the following…

  • Chia Seeds – more healthy fats, omega-3s, and fiber.
  • Hemp Seeds – extra protein, healthy fats, omega-3s, and omega-6s.
  • Protein Powder – I love this Aloha Vanilla Protein Powder!
  • Honey – for an extra bit of sweetness.
  • Frozen Cauliflower – because why not?! more veggies!
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Nourishing Green Lactation Smoothie

Looking for a way to boost your milk supply? Try this nourishing green lactation smoothie! Loaded with fruits, veggies, healthy fats, and plenty of protein.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1 serving

Ingredients

  • 1 frozen banana
  • 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
  • small handful fresh spinach
  • 2 tablespoons oats
  • 1 tablespoon almond butter
  • 1 tablespoon brewer’s yeast
  • 1 teaspoon ground flaxseed
  • 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, optional
  • 1 cup water or milk, I used unsweetened almond milk

Instructions

  • Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal
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Stuffed Dates with Cream Cheese, Pistachios, and Honey

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Fancy, but super easy stuffed dates with cream cheese, pistachios, and a drizzle of honey! A perfect no-bake appetizer or snack that comes together in just a few minutes. They’re gluten-free with a dairy-free and vegan option!

honey being drizzled over stuffed dates.

What You’ll Need to Make Stuffed Dates

Medjool Dates – Soft and sticky medjool dates are naturally sweet and totally delicious! I enjoy medjool dates completely on their own, but stuffed with cream cheese, pistachios, and honey take them over the top. You can either buy dates with the pits removed, or buy whole dates and remove the pits yourself before eating.

Cream Cheese – Either cream cheese or goat cheese will work great in this recipe. Both are soft, creamy, and perfectly tangy. A scoop of soft cheese helps to balance out the sweetness of these stuffed dates.

Pistachios – A sprinkling of chopped pistachios contribute the perfect crunch to this dish! Without it, these dates are all one texture, and lack variety. Therefore, for an exciting appetizer, add some chopped pistachios, or your favorite chopped nut to the top of these stuffed dates.

Honey – The finishing touch to this fancy-tasting app is a drizzle of honey. After we’ve added in all our savory components, it’s always nice to round out the dish with an extra bit of sweetness.

Flaky Salt – I seriously put this Maldon flaky sea salt on everything! It instantly elevates any dish, and makes it taste like you spent hours on it, when in reality these stuffed dates come together in under 5 minutes.

stuffed dates on a plate.

Tips and Tricks

  • If your dates are too hard/dried out, zap them in the microwave for about 20 seconds. This’ll heat them up just enough to help them open with ease!
  • Prep these dates ahead of your next dinner party or potluck! If prepping more than an hour in advance, I recommend leaving the pistachios and honey off your stuffed dates until right before serving. Leaving them to sit for too long could cause the pistachios to go soft and soggy.
  • Feel free to totally customize this recipe and make it your own! Use any soft cheese you’d like, and any chopped nut you’d like. Have fun with this appetizer, and don’t overcomplicate it!
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Adjust this Recipe to Your Dietary Needs

Make it Dairy-Free: For a dairy-free version, stuff these dates with your favorite non-dairy cream cheese instead.

Make it Vegan: Make these stuffed dates vegan by taking the dairy-free option above, and replacing the honey with a drizzle of maple syrup!

close-up overhead image of stuffed dates with cream cheese, pistachios, and honey.
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Stuffed Dates with Cream Cheese, Pistachios, and Honey

Fancy, but super easy stuffed dates with cream cheese, pistachios, and a drizzle of honey! A perfect no-bake appetizer or snack that comes together in just a few minutes.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 12 servings

Ingredients

  • 12 medjool dates, pits removed and sliced open
  • 4 ounces cream cheese (or goat cheese)
  • 1/4 cup chopped pistachios
  • honey, for drizzling
  • pinch of flaky salt

Instructions

  • Fill the cavity of each date with a couple teaspoons of cream cheese.
  • Press chopped pistachios into the cream cheese on top of each date.
  • Arrange stuffed dates on a serving plate, drizzle with honey, then sprinkle with a pinch of flaky salt.

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal
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