Good morning! And I really mean GOOD MORNING, because mornings are a lot better when they include any one of these must-try healthy breakfast recipes. Spring is the time when my body starts to say: enough oatmeal already. It’s been cold forrrrever which means I’ve been eating oatmeal forrrrever which means oatmeal has taken over my life. But enough is enough. I am SO ready for summery-feeling breakfasts that feature real foods and keep me really full all morning, like poached eggs with avocado and fresh tomato salad or almond oat crepes stuffed with bananas and drizzled with nut butter and maybe a tiny bit of Nutella. My Favorite Healthy Breakfasts – Ready, Set, Go! #1) SIMPLE POACHED EGG AND AVOCADO …

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This is straight up veggie ♥. There are so many things happening right now that are just making me cray-zie. I have the excited jitters and I haven’t even had any coffee today. Except the two cups from this morning, swirled with that dreamy heavy whipping cream to help me perk up when I excitedly woke up sans alarm at 5am. I’m a liar. I don’t wake up at 5am naturally, ever. But this morning I was in that can’t-sleep-mode because of some exciting life stuff and also, the exciting memory of this massive pile of veggies that became the most delicious veggie panini a few days ago. Exciting things. Go. School. As in elementary school. Where I’m a teacher. …

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K, Peppermint Mochas though. They are my ultimate favorite coffee drink of all time, and they have a prime season, and their prime season is now! This is a good thing. K, Peppermint Mochas though. They are my ultimate favorite coffee drink of all time, and they have a prime season, and their prime season is now! This is a good thing. As soon as December hits, it’s game over for me. I will no longer order my standard, smart, responsible decaf Americano with cream for my commute over to work. That’s not going to cut it when it’s DECEMBER. In December, I need the real thing. I need all the Peppermint Mochas. A few small problems with this situation: …

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-> CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE HERO ROSTER I’m showing up, doing work that I think matters, letting myself and what I care about be seen, and embracing the vulnerable reality of asking you to be a part of something LIFE SAVING and LIFE GIVING with me. Ready? How It All Started February 2012: Bjork and I were 24 years old, living in a suburb of Minneapolis, working jobs that we liked, and we had just booked two round-trip tickets to the Philippines. *SEE AWKWARD FILTER SELFIE* *YOU’RE WELCOME* We thought it would be “fun” to take advantage of our summer break to go visit this precious place that my siblings called home for more than half of their lives before they …

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There is no way to make this squash coconut curry sound as seriously delicious as it is. And yes, I know. I made curry again. It’s becoming a problem. Like, I haven’t made anything in recent memory that wasn’t some unusual use of cauliflower or a vegetarian curry. I think I might have even combined my two loves not that long ago. Helppp. Leave me some inspiration in the comments or something. My blog is dying a slow and happy curry death. If I could only ever make one meal at home for the rest of forever, I would choose curry – vegetarian, extra saucy, with cilantro all over it. Oh wait, is that what this is? Ok. Yeah. The …

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Once upon a time, I made a caramel frosting using a recipe from 1980. This is a true story, by the way. I only tell true stories. After I poured the frosting all over my face freshly baked pumpkin bars, I went in for the first taste test. That’s not counting the taste test(s) that happened while the butter and sugar were melting in the saucepan. Frosting + pumpkin bar  -> mouth. Be still my beating heart. I’m not trying to ignore the goodness of the pumpkin bars, but there is nothing quite like melted butter and brown sugar frosting that is somehow both creamy and glazey at the same time. It was made to go with pumpkiny cinnamony goodness. …

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And so it begins! This recipe was lovingly cooked, photographed, and snarfed down in .3 seconds from the very new, very bright, and very extra delicious Pinch of Yum kitchen! WELCOME FRIENDS. ♡ In honor of the awesomeness of bright colors popping out of our bowls right up in the face of old man winter – POW! – can we branch out today and do the Healthy Quinoa Chicken Curry Bowls thing together? Because these quinoa chicken curry bowls are not only colorful and healthy and delicious to the core (veggies! spices! hurrah!), but they also come together quickly, which is basically a must-have in my life these days as any and all of my spare minutes are spent geeking …

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Say yes to smooth, mellow cold brew! We’re sharing the ins and outs of how to make the best cup of cold brew coffee, how to serve it, and more. This post contains referral links for products we love for making cold brew. Pinch of Yum earns a small commission on these links at no cost to you, and the links will always be marked with an asterisk. We ♡ honesty! Summer is here and honestly the thought of a hot cup of coffee in the morning or, dare we say it, as a late afternoon pick-me-up while the world around you positively swelters (seriously, are the windows melting?!) is just…not great. Like, is it possible to sweat on the …

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We believe that one of the best, most interesting, most inspiring ways to talk about food is in the context of REAL LIFE EATING. We’re super excited to bring you this mini-series (and bring it to a close today – sad!). All month long, you’ve be hearing from a POY team member as they bring you into their very real, very normal, very regular-home-cook life (during Sugar Free January!) to show you what’s been keeping them full and happy without the sugar. Let’s dive in! Meet Eman Name: Eman Role at Pinch of Yum: Content Success Strategist Have you done Sugar Free January before? Sure have! Three years in a row now! What does Sugar Free January look like for …

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Oh hey. Let’s stuff our faces with General Tso’s Cauliflower and pretend it’s normal. K? Yes? We doin this? Okay, maybe I’m out of line. I admit to the food-blogger cauliflower-loving weirdness today. But guys. BE RATIONAL for two seconds, puhhlease. Obviously weird and delicious are not mutually exclusive, which means PARTY IN YOUR MOUTH! With General Tso’s Cauliflower! I mean, think about what this recipe means. It means you’re going to fry up some golden brown fried bits of cauliflower and coat them in a luscious sweet and savory sauce. Ummmmright? It is the definition of BOTH weird and delicious. Weirdlicious? No. I’m sorry. We crossed a line there. Just delete everything except the part about the delicious party in your mouth. THAT is THIS. …

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