The Grinch Punch is the perfect fun and festive drink that your kids or any adult will love around the Holidays. Only 3 Ingredients! Kids and adults of all ages will definitely approve. Sprite and Green Berry Rush Hawaiian punch will bring back some of your childhood memories. You can spike it up for the adults to add some vodka or Midori Melon liquor to it. Some recipes for the Grinch Punch call for lime sherbet. This is completely OPTIONAL and totally up to you if would like to ... continue reading...
Peppermint Meltaway Cookies
This recipe for peppermint meltaway cookies looks really pretty and festive on a cookie platter and they really do melt in your mouth! Save the recipe because people will be asking you for it! Well, pumpkin season is officially over with and it’s time to let the Holiday baking season begin! How was everyone’s Thanksgiving? My Thanksgiving was great. The food was excellent and so was the time spent with my family. They all went back early because of the storm which was kind of a ... continue reading...
Air Fryer Empanadas
Empanadas are usually deep-fried in a lot of fat and contain a ground beef filling mixture. My empanadas are air-fried and stuffed with creamy buffalo chicken for a super filling on-the-go lunch or snack! If you love your Air Fryer and Instant Pot as much as I do, my content planned for the next 3 months includes quite a bit of those recipes. Today is a really simple recipe that is great to make for Lunch or Dinner. I make my buffalo chicken on the stovetop with just 4 ingredients ... continue reading...
myWW Purple Zero Point Food List
Here you will find a complete list of zero-point foods on the Purple plan for myWW. The foods listed are in alphabetical order. It includes 300 zero point foods. You can base meals around these zero point food items. Pick your zero point protein, Add some vegetables, kick it up a notch with some spices, and include some fats.I love how the Purple Plan has potatoes and whole-grain pasta listed as a zero point food. If you are worried about overeating that type of food on this plan don't be. ... continue reading...
myWW
WW released their myWW plans this week to the World and it’s been an exciting week seeing all the changes that they made. So, I thought I would give you an update on this site about the current points. I’ve been working behind the scenes on recipe-diaries.com to update all the recipes on this blog with the new current myWW points for all 3 programs. Blue, Green, and Purple. Every point listed on my recipes is currently outdated with old Freestyle points which are now called Blue ... continue reading...
Air Fryer Apple Crisp
Apple Crisp is the essential Fall dessert and it can be made in the Air Fryer! Bet you didn't know you can make sweet things in your air fryer didn't you?Most of my air fryer recipes you've seen on my blog have been savory recipes and for the longest time, I've been wanting to experiment making sweet recipes in the air fryer.What kind of dishes can I use in my air fryer?When we make savory dishes in the air fryer we just set the food in the basket and it cooks without any ... continue reading...
Instant Pot Turkey Breast with Gravy
Making a turkey breast in the Instant Pot was quite the learning process and I’m here to share it with you. I started off with 7 pound bone-in turkey breast and went to the store to get the stuff for the brine recipe which can be found here. For a really juicy bird on Thanksgiving day I really like to brine them. On the day I was going to make this in my Instant Pot I drained the brine in a colander and washed the turkey off. I set the turkey breast in my Instant Pot for 45 minutes ... continue reading...
Caramel Apple Cider Mimosa
Caramel apple cider mimosas are the perfect Fall breakfast drink. Super easy to make and only require 2 ingredients.Mimosas are the ultimate breakfast drink and are usually made with orange juice. Normally, I’m not a fan of mimosas with orange but any other fruit juice like cranberry or apple I’m down for. This salted caramel apple cider hit the spot. Aldi has this caramel apple cider out right now and I knew I wanted to make some kind of festive drink for Fall with it. When ... continue reading...