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Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup with Spinach

By Inger Sep 13, 2025 Soup 2 Comments

As tasty and warming as chicken noodle soup, Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup is an easy comfort food, perfect for dinner or a starter.

Let me share a little secret. I absolutely love soup–all year round. But there’s something about the chill of fall that makes it feel almost like a necessity.

And… another true confession… I’ve never been especially fond of your basic chicken noodle soup. But instead of skipping, I flavor it up. With sage and cream in my Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup with Sage. Or with fun gnocchi like my One Pot Chicken Gnocchi Kale Soup.

Today’s Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup with Spinach is the next in my series of (ahem) souped up chicken soups. I love the flavor from the Italian seasoning, and the chew from the tortellini. Not to mention the extra nutrition from the butternut squash and spinach.

Yes, comfort food season starts in 3… 2… 1! Read more

Coconut Chia Pudding

By Inger Sep 6, 2025 Breakfast, Cooking & Recipes, Desserts & Snacks No Comments

Creamy, tropical and ready any time you are, Coconut Chia Pudding is a fun and tasty breakfast or snack.

Sometimes new recipes are discovered out of inspiration. And sometimes out of desperation. Either way it can be a win.

Today’s Coconut Chia Pudding is a creamy, tasty and convenient breakfast or snack. And it’s every bit as nice as the classic Overnight Oats. Plus it’s lower in carbs, vegan and dairy-free.

And who wouldn’t love a slightly tropical vibe from the coconut. Doesn’t it always seem like summer goes too fast?

Which takes us back to the desperation. Read more

Homemade Pumpkin Bagels with Cranberries

By Inger Sep 4, 2025 Breads & Muffins 26 Comments

Homemade Pumpkin Bagels with Cranberries is a fun fall treat, made a little healthier with whole grain. Enjoy with pumpkin cream cheese!

Nothing shouts fall quite as loudly as pumpkin. Yes, foods like pumpkin chai lattes and pumpkin cookies are everywhere and they’re all truly fun. But if you want to take your pumpkin a little healthier, why not go with pumpkin bagels!

Yes, I know. You’re thinking that bagels sound difficult. But if you’ve made yeast bread before, bagels are only slightly harder. They take just two extra steps–one to form into bagels (instead of a loaf) and the other to boil for a couple minutes before baking.

Once you’ve done it a first time, you’ll be a pro. Read more

Brown Butter Green Beans with Pecans

By Inger Sep 2, 2025 Cooking & Recipes, Fruits & Vegetables 8 Comments

Enjoy the rich flavor of browned butter and pecans with this super simple, 3-ingredient recipe for Green Beans with Pecans.

Growing up, my mother used to make Green Beans Almondine on a pretty regular basis. That’s because it was one of the few vegetables her picky oldest daughter (that would be me, ahem) would eat.

But recently I looked up some official recipes, and I realized that other people were doing a lot more work than she did. And using a lot more ingredients.

Yes, Mom’s green beans, coated in browned butter toasted almonds, had a mere three ingredients. And they were still amazing—way to go, Mom!

Now I actually took Mom’s recipe one step easier (and dare I say tastier?), by using pecans instead of almonds. Pecans are such a versatile nut, I always keep them handy. And that means no trip to the store either!

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