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Feb72020

15 Recipes to Fight the Winter Blues Deliciously!

15 recipes to fight the winter blues deliciously!

When it’s cold, snowing and blah outside, turn to these 15 recipes that will not only put a smile on your face but help you fight those pesky winter blues!

Oh how I love winter and the snow…on tv.

15 recipes to fight the winter blues deliciously!

I mean it’s beautiful and magical but after a day of it, I’m over the cold, frigid temps and gray days we have here in Pittsburgh.

Do you get the winter blues? I’m not too bad with it but I have many friends that really are hit hard by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). The days are shorter, less sun and just overall depressing out.

Well, I’m here to help put a smile on your face and some deliciousness in your tummy to help you fight those nasty winter blues!

Nonna Approved Italian Wedding Soup

This Authentic Italian wedding soup is like a bowl of pure comfort and a hug from an Italian Nonna! Mini meatballs, escarole, carrots, and acini di pepe pasta make this the best anytime soup!

Nonna knows best and knows what you need to cheer you up!

It’s like a bowl of pure comfort and a hug from an Italian Nonna! Mini meatballs, escarole, carrots, and acini di pepe pasta make this the best anytime soup!

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Mexican Veggie Rice Bowls

These Mexican Veggie Rice Bowls are flavor-packed with seasoned rice, roasted corn, black beans, garden-fresh salsa fresca, Cotija and a kiss of lime. Perfect for meal prep and light, and healthy lunch!

These Mexican Veggie Rice Bowls are flavor-packed with seasoned rice, roasted corn, black beans, garden-fresh salsa fresca, Cotija and a kiss of lime. 

It’s just summer in a bowl!

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The Best Soft & Chewy Hoagie Roll

Bread is just comforting and sometimes when those winter blues hit your hard, a warm freshly baked roll slathered with butter can instantly cheer you up! I mean it does that to me!

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French Radishes with Salted Buttered Toast

French Radishes with Butter and Salt on toast

The brightly colored radishes, the creaminess of the butter and that zing of the fleur de sel really hits all the right notes when you want a delicious and easy meal.

Fresh fruits and veggies make us think of summer. While you’re enjoying this, plan out what you want to get done this spring and summer!

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Thai Shrimp Lettuce Cups with Peanut Sauce

Chilled Shrimp Wrap with Spicy Peanut Sauce

These Thai-Style Chilled Shrimp Lettuce Cups are healthy, easy and delicious! Shrimp is high in Omega 3 which is a great mood booster!  Plus it helps that this recipe is absolutely delicious!

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Slow Cooker Mocha Beef & Mushrooms

Break out your slow cooker and get ready to enjoy the BEST comfort food to cross your table this season! These Slow Cooker Mocha Beef Tips and Mushrooms are so good it'll make you want to lick your plate clean!

So not only is this all done in the crock pot AND absolutely delicious but mushrooms also contain Vitamin D!

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Salsa Fresca

This Farm-Fresh Salsa Fresca is the perfect mixture of chopped tomatoes, red onions, cilantro, garlic, avocado and jalapeno. Use it with chips, add it to burgers for a fiesta topping, spoon it over chicken or pork. Works great on crackers and in omelettes!

Whether it’s 10 below or 110F, you can’t help but want to salsa dance in the kitchen while eating this Salsa Fresca!  And who cares if you do it fuzzy slippers and sweatpants!

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Triple Lemon Sunshine Cookies

Pin to save these Triple Lemon Sunshine Cookies as they will be your warm weather favorite cookie!

These Triple Lemon Sunshine Cookies are light, bright and perfect for your spring and summer gatherings. Perfect for snacking while dreaming of sitting on the porch sipping ice-cold lemonade!

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Turkey Gobbler Meatball Bowls

If you love Thanksgiving and all of the great flavors of it, then you will LOVE these Thanksgiving Gobbler Turkey Meatballs! Ground turkey blended with stuffing seasonings, milk bread, sauteed onions, and celery plus cranberry relish! It's like turkey and stuffing as a meatball!

Ground turkey blended with stuffing seasonings, milk bread, sauteed onions, and celery plus cranberry relish! It’s like turkey and stuffing as a meatball!

Some days you just need a hug, right?!  Well, this recipe in a bowl of mashed potatoes and gravy is like a hug for your soul!

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Roasted Shrimp Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Honey Dijon Vinaigrette

Roasted Shrimp Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Honey Dijon Vinaigrette!

This Roasted Shrimp Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Honey Dijon Vinaigrette is loaded with quinoa, roasted peppers, crispy bacon, and the best dressing! From the leafy greens to the omega 3s in the shrimp and HELLO… BACON you can’t help but be in a better mood!

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Bacon Cheeseburger Smiles Sliders

Bacon Cheeseburger Smiles Sliders

These Bacon Cheeseburger Smiles Sliders are a great one-pan meal that the kids can help make! And c’mon, you can’t help but smile when you make these!

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Creamy No-Bake Cheesecake Strawberry Tart

No Bake Cheesecake with Strawberry Glaze

Oh, Summer how I love you! The sun on my cheeks, riding with the windows down with the radio blaring (80’s metal naturally), backyard cookouts and chilling out with friends around a fire-pit drinking a few cold ones.

Even though you may not be able to do that right now, you can still pretend by sitting in a brightly lit room (maybe with the fireplace running) and eating this cheesecake!

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Italian Tuna Crostini

Italian Tuna Crostini - AD Whether it's for your weekly meal prep or a night with friends, this Italian Tuna Crostini is sophisticated, packed with flavor, high in protein and requires no cooking! Step up your tuna game with StarKist Selects E.V.O.O. #healthy #tuna #protein #italian #nobake #nocook #crostini #appetizers #mealprep #mealplan #party #fingerfoods #starkist #oliveoil #evoo

Whether it’s for your weekly meal prep or a night with friends, this Italian Tuna Crostini is sophisticated, packed with flavor, high in protein and requires no cooking. Plus foods high in B12 and omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to decrease depression and improve mood!

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The Ultimate Charcuterie

Be a hosting guru with this Ultimate Charcuterie Board

A dish full of bright colored foods makes you happier so whip up a charcuterie board for 1 or 10 and get your happiness on!

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Smashed Avocado Dippy Egg Breakfast Toast

Eggs have vitamin D and that helps boost your morale and mood. Plus eggs visually remind people of the sun. And the fact that this has smashed avocado on it.. WIN!

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Pairs Perfectly With:

French Radishes with Butter and Salt on toast French Radishes with Butter and Salt on toast
This Farm-Fresh Salsa Fresca is the perfect mixture of chopped tomatoes, red onions, cilantro, garlic, avocado and jalapeno. Use it with chips, add it to burgers for a fiesta topping, spoon it over chicken or pork. Works great on crackers and in omelettes! Salsa Fresca (pico de gallo)
Thai Peanut Shrimp Summer Rolls

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  1. promocodeshub says

    October 17, 2021 at 9:37 pm

    Thank you for sharing best simple and easy recipe for winter season . I hope keep posting kore recipes.

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