Ham & Cheese Egg Cups

This low carb breakfast comes together in no time—seriously, you only need 20-ish minutes! If you like your eggs super runny, you might want to pull them from the oven a minute before you think they’re ready. You’ll need to let them rest for a bit in the muffin tin before taking them out (they’ll be HOT), and during these few minutes, the eggs will continue to cook slightly.

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JUICY PORK & CHIVE PAN-FRIED DUMPLINGS

These dumplings are formed into little “purses” and are filled with a simple yet flavorful filling of ground pork, chives, cabbage and ginger. They are like an “almost but not quite” version of Chinese sheng jian bao – extremely juicy, but not to the level of the pan-fried soup dumplings. The dumplings in this recipe have a slightly thicker skin than most other pan-fried ones and store-bought dumpling wrappers like sheng jian bao but again are not traditional, just a simply filled dumpling I have been making recently and topping with some of my favorite things. I choose to serve them topped with spicy crunchy chili oil, sesame oil, chives and sesame seeds with soy sauce for dipping.

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BLOOD ORANGE SCREWDRIVER COCKTAIL RECIPE

If you have been to the grocery store, Trader Joe’s or Pinterest lately, you may have noticed that blood oranges are in season!! Yummy!! They are such a beautiful and fun colored citrus and seem to only be available a short time of the year. The short season makes it even more special when you can finally pick them up and eat one- or make a couple drinks!

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