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I create wholesome recipes and share my daily eats, grocery hauls and cooking tips.

05/22/2026

10 recipe ideas for your Memorial Day weekend cookout! 🇺🇸🍉☀️

All recipes can be found on my IG feed & website. Type the recipe name in the search bar for easy searching!

05/04/2026

thechowdown Chows Down Ep. 1: Prebiotic/Probiotic Soda tasting 🥤

I’ve been sitting on this video for a little while now because it’s outside my normal content, but I want to try out some new longer form ideas. Please let me know if you like this style video and if you have any requests for episode 2!

04/30/2026

Rating everything I ate while in Amsterdam! We had a mix of some viral foods and more traditional foods. If you are going to Amsterdam soon, what foods do you want to try?

Stay tuned for my Viral Amsterdam Food video where I tell you which viral food spots are worth the hype & which ones are a skip.

04/13/2026

a yep sesh with my best friend, cocktail & a sunny day would cure me

04/10/2026

Part 6!!! I’ll keep making these for as long as I still have recipe ideas (and I have a lot). Let me know if you’re still liking these! 😊

Recipe 1: Sausage Broccoli Pasta
Ingredients: Italian chicken sausage (removed from casing), baby broccoli, short grain pasta of choice, chicken broth, aglio e olio seasoning, butter, grated parmesan cheese.
Instructions: In a pan over medium heat, crumble the chicken sausage and cook until browned. Add chopped baby broccoli, cover and steam for 2-3 minutes. Deglaze the pan with chicken broth, then add 1 1/2 cups of broth, 1 tbsp of the seasoning and salt and pepper. Simmer for a few minutes to reduce the sauce and finish cooking the broccoli. Add the cooked pasta, butter and parm to the pan and toss to coat the pasta in the sauce.

Recipe 2: Soyaki chicken, noodles and broccoli
Ingredients: Chicken thighs, Soyaki sauce, Squiggly noodles, frozen broccoli.
Instructions: Marinate chicken in soyaki seasoning. Bake at 425°F for 25 minutes or sear in a pan over medium heat for 5-6 minutes each side. Cook the noodles according to package instructions and microwave the broccoli for 4 minutes.

Recipe 3: Dim Sum at home
Ingredients: Pork & Ginger Soup Dumplings, Pork Shu Mai, Chicken Gyoza Potstickers, Garlic Shiitake Green Beans
Instructions: Microwave soup dumplings, shu mai and greens beans. Pan fry gyoza according to package instructions.

Recipe 4: Chicken Shawarma Wraps
Ingredients: Shawarma Chicken Thighs, Lavash Flatbread, Garlic Spread, chopped lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, potatoes, za’atar seasoning
Instructions: Grill shawarma over medium heat to an internal temperature of 165°F. Once cooled slightly, thinly slice chicken. Warm lavash wrap, spread on some garlic spread, top with chicken, lettuce, diced tomatoes and minced red onion. For the fries: Cut potatoes into fries, toss in some oil and za’atar seasoning and air fry at 400°F for 12-15 minutes, tossing a few times.

06/19/2025

Best bites and sips of NYC 🗽✨ NYC is one of my favorite cities in the world and one reason is because of the FOOD. We had a lot of winners from our most recent trip:

📸 1: brisket & & pastrami combo with Swiss on rye from
📸 2 & 3: John’s Bianca & pepperoni/sausage pizza from
📸 4: The Casa with prosciutto, mozzarella, sun dried peppers, balsamic on ciabatta from
📸 5: Oxtail grilled cheese from
📸 6: Strawberry shortcake cookie from
📸 7: Cocktails from our favorite cocktail bar in the city
📸 8: Bagels from 🤤🤤
📸 9: Coffee from
📸 10: Smash burgers from

06/03/2025

What I made for Fun in May ✨ Lately I’ve been doing a lot of cooking just for fun and not to film and I’ve been enjoying it + not having to measure anything is my truly favorite way to cook. Here are some of the meals I made this past month to hopefully give you some dinner inspiration:

📸1: Asian Salmon Rice Bowls: this is an older recipe of mine that can be found on my site. This time I made a carrot salad similar to the quick pickled cucumbers.
📸2: air fried chicken cutlet, spinach salad, burrata, prosciutto, tomato, olive oil, S&P
📸3: Crunchwrap Supreme
🎥4: raspberry lemon bars recipe by (ok this one I had to measure)
📸5: spaghetti carbonara using the panchetta my uncle cured himself
📸6: shrimp & grits
📸7: veggie pasta with a homemade tomato white wine sauce

07/15/2024

POV: you can’t stop making bowl meals

I love bowl meals because the possibilities are endless, they are easy to throw together and each person can customize their bowl exactly how they like it. The leftovers make for great lunches too! If you’re looking for some fresh inspo, here are some of my favorites. Most of these recipes can be found on my feed, let me know if you need me to send you any!

📸 1: Short Rib Burrito Bowl
📸 2: Air Fryer Bang Bang Chicken Bowl
📸 3: Bibimbap
📸 4: Air Fryer Mediterranean Salmon Bowl
📸 5: Ground Beef Burrito Bowl
📸 6: Salmon Rice Bowl
📸 7: Falafel Bowl
📸 8: Orange Chicken Bowl
📸 9: Steak Burrito Bowl

salmon rice bowl, burrito bowl, bibimbap, bang bang chicken

03/27/2024

On a roll with the bowls! These Southwest Chicken Bowls are loaded with flavor!! Southwest chicken, crispy sweet potato, simmered black beans, fajita style peppers and onions and more. These bowls are perfect for dinner or meal prep and are super customizable.
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Chicken
2 chicken breasts, cubed
2 tbsp avocado oil
1 lime juiced
2 tbsp Southwest seasoning, store bought or homemade
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Sweet Potatoes
1 1/2 lbs sweet potatoes, 1/2 inch dice
1 tbsp avocado oil
1 1/2 tbsp Southwest seasoning
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Black beans
1 1/2 cans black beans with liquid
2 cloves garlic minced
1/4 cup minced yellow onion
1 tsp cumin
3/4 tsp chili powder
3/4 tsp smoked paprika
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Peppers and Onions
1 red bell pepper, ribs and seeds removed, sliced
1 green bell pepper, ribs and seeds removed, sliced
1 yellow onion, sliced
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For Assembly
4 cups lettuce
1 cup corn
1 avocado sliced
cilantro
lime wedges
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1. Chicken: In a mixing bowl, combine chicken, oil, lime juice Southwest seasoning. Toss so all of the chicken is coated in the seasoning. Cover chicken and refrigerate while you prepare other bowl items. In a large frying pan, heat avocado oil over medium heat. Add chicken in a single layer and cook for 4-5 minutes on one side. Flip chicken and cook an additional 3-4 minutes, or until inside of chicken is no longer pink.
2. Assembly: Start with lettuce as the base of the bowl. Top with cooked chicken, roasted sweet potatoes, fajita peppers and onions, simmered black beans, corn and avocado. Garnish bowls with fresh cilantro and lime wedges.
*for cooking instructions for the sweet potato, black beans and peppers & onions, please see full blog post on my site. The recipe was too long to fit here!

05/01/2023

This Beet and Goat Cheese Dip is as delicious as it is colorful! Dunk, dip and scoop toast, pita or vegetables into this creamy & tangy dip. The best appetizer for Spring time!
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Ingredients
8 oz beets about 1 small beet
8 oz goat cheese
1 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 clove garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
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For Garnish
2 tbsp pistachios
parsley
lemon zest
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Instructions
Peel and chop beet into chunks. Place beets on a piece of parchment paper, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt. Wrap beets up in parchment paper, then wrap parchment paper in aluminum foil.
Roast beets at 375°F for 1 hour, or until beets are soft and fork tender. Allow the beets to cool completely.
In a large food processor, add roasted beets, goat cheese, honey, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and salt. Blend for 30 seconds, then stop to scrape down the sides of the food processor. Return the lid and blend for another 30 seconds to one minute, or until mixture is smooth. Taste and adjust honey, lemon juice and salt according to personal preference.
Pour dip into a serving bowl and top with toasted pistachios, lemon zest and fresh parsley. Serve with toast points, pita and/or veggies for dipping.
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