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Oven Roasted Balsamic Brussels Sprouts

October 25, 2016 1 Comment
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Some nights are just roasted brussels sprouts kind of nights.  Last night was one of them.  I know there are all kinds of fancy bacon, cheese, lemon juice add-ons, and goodness knows I love all of them.  But when you’ve got a Costco sized bag you need to quickly roast (read: expiration date quickly approaching) and you’re home alone with kids climbing all over you, you need easy.  And fast.  Oh, and easy.

Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts {www.fireflytales.net}

Preheat your oven to 375 degree f.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Trim and halve the sprouts and drizzle with olive oil, balsamic vinegar (no sugar added for Paleo & Whole 30), sea salt and pepper.  Toss to coat and throw in the oven for 35-45 minutes.  THAT EASY!

Make a cup of tea, chase kids, knock out the kindergarten nightly reading assignment, find the Paw Patrol episode for your 2 year old that you’ve all watched a million times already and wait for your beautiful, bright green orbs, to gently steam to tender and then crisp up.

Here’s where you can get caught up in eating them right off the sheet pan, or you can do the practical thing and portion it out for meal prep for the week.  I won’t have enough for the full week now, but it was totally worth eating them hot off the pan.

Enjoy!

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Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts
 
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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
A super quick, super healthy, super delicious veggie side dish. Great for weeknight dinners, meal prep for the week or holiday gatherings!
: Phanneth Wood
: Side Dish
Serves: 8-10 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs Brussels Sprouts, washed, trimmed and halved and dried
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3-4 tbsp balsamic vinegar, aged, no sugar added
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
  • black pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees f
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
  3. Spread prepared brussels sprouts evenly over parchment
  4. Drizzle olive oil, vinegar and salt and pepper over sproutus, toss to coat
  5. Bake 35-45 minutes or until desired crispness - be careful not to burn them
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Best Zucchini Bread Recipe

October 13, 2016 3 Comments
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Did your garden spit out some ridiculously sized zucchini like mine did?  Good golly, did we get some giants out of the garden this year! Perfect for grilling, perfect for snacking on raw, and PERFECT for fall traditions of making the best zucchini bread ever.

Best Zucchini Bread Recipe | www.fireflytales.net

The hardest part about making zucchini bread is grating the zucchini.  No joke – my mom used to have us grate, by hand, on an old green tupperware grater.

vintage-tupperware-grater

Popular in the 80’s, funky and ugly, now considered a classic, possibly even vintage, this baby never disappointed and always turned out the world’s best zucchini bread ever.  EVER.

I have to admit, I’ve tweaked mom’s tried and true recipe a touch.  But Joel and the boys ate two mini-loaves in under 48 hours, so we’re still talking about the good stuff here.

I used a food processor with a grating attachment to quickly churn out 12 cups of grated zucchini – used what I needed for the triple batch I made to share with neighbors and still froze 6 cups…from ONE zucchini!  I cut chunks big enough for the food processor chute, removing the large seeds first and collected it all in a large bowl to assemble my ingredients.

Best Zucchini Bread Ingredients | www.fireflytales.net

DO NOT squeeze any liquid from the grated zucchini.  No body likes dry zucchini bread!

Each batch will make two standard loaves, or 3 mini loaves.  I opted for mini loaves and had the boys walk them down to neighbors to ring in the fall season!

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Happy sharing, happy fall and happy best zucchini bread season!

Enjoy ~

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Best Zucchini Bread Recipe
 
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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
60 mins
Total Time
1 hour 15 mins
 
The best, and easiest, zucchini bread recipe you'll ever need. We've made this in my family every year since I was a little girl. Great for meal trains and leave-behind dinners, especially in the fall.
: Phanneth Wood | www.fireflytales.net
: Bread
Cuisine: American
Serves: 2 standard loaves or 3 mini loaves
Ingredients
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar, packed
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla
  • 2 cups zucchini, grated
  • 3 cups unbleached flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup nuts, optional (walnuts or pecans)
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat ovevn to 325 degrees F, grease (Pam spray, oil or butter) 2 standard loaf pans or 3 mini loaf pans, set aside
  2. Grate zucchini, set aside
  3. In a bowl, mix dry ingredients (flour, cinnamon, soda, powder, salt), set aside
  4. In a mixer with paddle attachment, beat eggs and sugar until fluffy
  5. Add oil, applesauce and vanilla, beat to incorporate
  6. Add dry ingredients and mix until flour is incorporated, about 2-3 minutes, but do not overbeat
  7. Fold in zucchini and nuts, if using.
  8. Bake 50-60 minutes, until bread is beautifully browned on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
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Avocado Cilantro-Lime Dressing Recipe

March 18, 2015 2 Comments
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I’ve been meaning to share the simple Avocado Cilantro-Lime Dressing recipe I used for the Southwestern Cobb Salad for over a year now!  And then I meant to post it for St. Patty’s day {hello, green!?}, but the day got away from me!
Holy smokes how time flies…
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I have to tell you that we use this for more than just salad dressing.  It’s great on steaks, chicken, salmon or any protein or salad that you need to add the fresh bite of lime flavor to.
Just grab your food processor, wash and trim your cilantro and juice your limes.  Throw these into the food processor with smashed garlic, white wine vinegar, honey, salt and pepper and start that baby up.  As it’s churning, drizzle in your olive oil and water.  Check consistency and flavor and add water or vinegar to desired consistency and taste.
Not all avocados blend the same and not all limes are as juicy as each other.  Adjust consistency and water to your liking.  Make this yours!
And try not to eat it by the spoonful.  Seriously.  Just a warning…
~p
Simple Avocado Cilantro-Lime Dressing Recipe
 
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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
A simple dairy-free, gluten-free, paleo dressing to jazz up any grilled protein or salad. Use it with my Southwestern Cobb Salad ~ perfect combination of flavors!
: Phanneth Wood
: Condiment
Serves: 12 oz
Ingredients
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 bunch of cilantro, washed with larger stems removed
  • 2 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 2 limes, juiced
  • up to ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2-4 tablespoons raw honey, or more for a sweeter dressing (depending on how sour your limes are, or how sweet your tooth is)
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • Water, depending on desired consistency ~ you may not need any at all, you may need about 1-4 tablespoons (roughly ¼ cup).
  • kosher or sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste (about ½ - 1 teaspoon each)
Instructions
  1. Throw all ingredients, except olive oil, into a food processor and pulse until combined. Drizzle in olive oil slowly to emulsify. Check the flavor and add water, olive oil and honey to consistency and sweetness desired.
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Best Baked Lemon & Dill Salmon Recipe

March 5, 2015 1 Comment
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Here’s a super easy salmon recipe that doesn’t require a marinade or tons of prep to get in the oven and on the table.  High protein, omega-3’s, bright lemony flavor and still great tasting leftover for tomorrow’s lunch.  And super affordable when salmon is on sale; which it always seems to have been for us lately.

Easy Baked Dill, Lemon & Caper Salmon | www.fireflytales.net

I like to line my baking dish with foil to start ~ this will make clean up a cinch!

Wash your salmon and pat dry.  Place on foil lined baking sheet.  Grab a lemon, fresh (or dried) dill, capers, sea salt and pepper & garlic powder.

Baked Dill, Lemon and Caper Salmon | www.fireflytales.net

If you’re not afraid of mustard, grab a jar of country dijon.  Smear about a tablespoon or so over the fish ~ makes an easy, delicious, secret weapon-style, layer of flavor.  Next, sprinkle on sea salt, pepper, garlic powder, dill and capers.  Spill a little caper juice on top. Go ahead; it won’t hurt.  Just a little.  Squeeze half the lemon over the dressed salmon and slice the other half thinly.  Dress the salmon with the sliced lemons and throw it in a cold oven.  Bake for 25 minutes at 400 degrees.

Enjoy right away, with a side of veggies for dinner, or the next day on top of field greens as a salad.

Easy Baked Dill, Lemon & Caper Salmon | www.fireflytales.net

I love lemons…and salmon…and capers.  I hope you will, too!

xoxo,

~p

Best Baked Lemon & Dill Salmon Recipe
 
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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
An easy, baked salmon recipe with bright lemon, briney capers, dill, salt and pepper. Couldn't get much easier than that!
: Phanneth Wood | www.fireflytales.net
: Dinner
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1.5 lbs of salmon
  • 1 lemon - half juiced / half sliced thinly
  • 1 teaspoon fresh dill, chopped (or ½ teaspoon dried)
  • 1-2 teaspoon of capers (more is ok if you like capers!)
  • 1 tablespoon caper brine
  • Sea salt & cracked black pepper, to taste
  • ¼ - ½ teaspoon garlic powder, to taste
  • 1-2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil, divided
Instructions
  1. Line a baking sheet with foil, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
  2. Wash salmon and pat dry. Cut into 4 portions, place on the olive oil, skin side down.
  3. Squeeze the juice of half the lemon and drizzle the other tablespoon of olive oil evenly over the top of each piece.
  4. Sprinkle with garlic powder, salt, pepper, dill, capers and caper brine.
  5. Lay sliced lemons over the top.
  6. Put in a cold oven and bake for 25 minutes at 400 degrees (just don't pre-heat the oven).
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💧Peppermint (2) to stimulate my mind and help me focus ⠀⠀
💧Tangerine (3) to promote happiness and calming and combat irritability ⠀⠀ Biggest takeaway from my flow was consciously make an effort to SMILE every day 😀 ⠀⠀ I know these times are scary and there is so much unknown but we also have community and love and light. I hope you find time today to find something to smile about. ⠀⠀ STAY IN and spread joy to those in your social distancing circles as best you can. ❤️
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Instagram post 2188615754102258949_9478705541 Yay!! YL’s Black Friday sale has been extended through today! 😱

So thankful for a company that takes product quality (we own our own farms!), and its members’ non-toxic health and wellness seriously! 🧡

These are wholesale member prices so let me know if you want to jump on my order TODAY to try a few out OR use the link in my profile to jump in and get your membership. 🙋🏻‍♀️ You can add these specials to your cart, along with your membership enrollment, when you check out and will get the wholesale membership pricing for these PLUS a membership kit. Membership kits start at $35 (1 oil and a few samples + your membership discount, no diffuser). PM me for deets on the other options 💜😘💜
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⠀⠀
🙅🏻‍♀️ My boys all have allergies so we had to break the candle habit and I’m so grateful we did. Huge difference! ⠀⠀
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