All Recipes
Christian’s Corn Flake Nachos
This quirky snack is quick, easy, and shockingly delicious. You wouldn’t think the flakes would stay crisp, but they really do! For the latest edition of Fountain Avenue Kids, my younger son, Christian, steps behind the camera to demonstrate the after-school snack he has made for himself countless times over the years. It’s a great recipe…
Chicken Fried Rice
The flavor of homemade fried rice will rival your favorite takeout version and be healthier too. Make use of leftover rice and chicken for the easiest of meals. Leftovers seldom get the credit they deserve. Some meals, of course, really do improve over time, but perhaps the best way to forever change the perception of…
Pimento Cheese Spread…and a 50th anniversary celebration!
Last weekend, my in-laws celebrated 50 wonderful years of marriage with a family trip to The Greenbriar in West Virginia. Their three children along with spouses, significant others and eight grandchildren joined them for three memorable nights of hiking, bowling, croquet, lots of eating, a tour of a secret bunker (so cool!)…and, of course, Final…
Super Easy Egg & Avocado Salad
Avocados and bananas have a lot in common. When you need to buy them for immediate use, they always seem to be rock hard and green. And then, once ripe, plans sometimes change and they’re overripe before you know it. There’s a multitude of delicious ways to ensure overripe bananas don’t go to waste–and they…
Slow Cooker Mexican Flank Steak
Slow Cooker Mexican Flank Steak combines veggies and lean protein in one, easy-to-assemble meal that can be customized with a variety of toppings. It’s family-friendly and worthy of a spot on the weekly rotation! Iโm a big fan of recipes that incorporate a variety of vegetables with a basic protein in one,…
April Fool’s Fruit Punch
Quite possibly the easiest trick that’s fun for all ages. One ingredient is all you need, and before you know it, everyone will be laughing! When I originally posted this silly “punch” on The Fountain Avenue Kitchen several years ago, I did it on the afternoon of April Fool’s Day, right after my kids…
Easter Candy Roundup
🐰 🐣 🌷 🐰 🐣 🌷 🐰 🐣 🌷 🐰 🐣 🌷 🐰 🐣 🌷 🐰 🐣 🌷 I know that not everyone makes Easter candy–getting dinner on the table every night can be challenging enough! But all of these recipes have easy-to-follow steps, many of…
Healthy Peanut Butter Buckeyes
Everyone in my family thinks Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs are the be-all-end-all…the piece de resistance….the bomb! From a nutritional vantage point, they are a bit of bomb. (Of course, we just ignore this fact from time to time!) When I saw a recipe for healthy peanut butter buckeyes from my friend Brianne of Cupcakes and Kale Chips (who,…
Pineapple Kiwi Vanilla Yogurt Smoothie
Green smoothies have a way of making people run the other way. For some, the color is a turnoff. For others, the mere idea of putting spinach or kale into a fruity drink just doesn’t appeal. So when Stonyfield asked me recently to create a green smoothie including yogurt, I used a kiwi as my…
Loaded Tex-Mex Potatoes
I have a random memory of a bitterly cold day last winter. I was standing in front of the washing machine, folding laundry. It was such a simple task, yet I was completely exhausted. Folding one more shirt or matching one more pair of socks seemed just plain impossible. As I slumped over my pile,…
Mango Pineapple Salsa
Recently, my friend Justine asked if I would create an orange recipe to shine a light on something near and dear to her heart. You may be wondering… Why orange? Orange is the official color of the non-profit Cycle for Survival, an indoor cycling event (a four hour relay to be precise!) that raises funds for rare…
Chipotle Turkey Lentil Chili
Lentils replace the beans while ground turkey stands in for beef in this spin on the traditional bowl of chili. It does so with a relatively short list of ingredients and a familiar flavor profile that even my kids enjoy! With their own distinct crusts and toppings, various cities and restaurant chains lay claim…
