Sweet bananas and creamy nutella make for a lovely coffee cake filling in this banana nutella coffee cake. Topped with copious amounts of spiced streusel, this is perfect for breakfast or brunch.
Banana Nutella Coffee Cake

Banana nutella swirls, yo.

They’re everything you didn’t know you needed in your life (but especially in your coffee cake).

AND MORE.

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Shrubs, otherwise known as drinking vinegars, are this summer’s trendiest beverage! These sparkling hibiscus shrubs combine a concentrate of brown sugar, dried hibiscus, and Pompeian organic apple cider vinegar with sparkling water for the perfect mix of sweetness and acidity.
Sparkling Hibiscus Shrubs

I feel like these are more of a “choose your own adventure” drink than a recipe.

After all, we’re drinking vinegar! By choice!

It’s a new frontier.

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Real life starts NOW.

Maybe I’m ready for it?

I’m pretty sure you can never really be mentally or emotionally ready to start your intern year. So many unknowns! So much responsibility!

I. Just. Can’t.

BUT!

Even if I can’t be psychologically ready, I can be dinner-ready. I WILL be dinner ready. The power of positive thinking.

Sounds like kind of a lame way to spend my last day of stay-cation, but my plan for Sunday is to meal prep, meal prep, and meal prep some more. Like, full on cook all of our meals for the week. I may not be home in time to eat the dinner but at least I’ll know that my husband isn’t trying to feed my child his leftover chocolate bunny from Easter as a balanced meal. And THAT kind of peace of mind is priceless.

Be sure to check out the meal plan below for some great healthy vegetarian options if you’re doing some meal planning yourself and happy eating!

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Brown sugar berry shortcakes that combine fresh summer berries with tender, flaky shortcakes and a luxuriously airy whipped cream.
Red, White, and Blue Brown Sugar Berry Shortcakes

What are your 4th of July weekend plans?!?!

I’m mostly asking because my current plan is to lay on my couch in fetal position contemplating how on earth anyone actually trusts my medical judgment/knowledge enough to be someone’s doctor come Monday.

And maybe that’s not the best use of my last weekend of freedom?

But I just can’t wrap my mind around anything else right now!! So I need you to distract me with your awesome fabulous weekend to-dos.

No pressure.

Kthanks.

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Crispy baked zucchini fries coated with seasoned breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese make for the perfect filling for these cheesy zucchini parmesan sandwiches.

Zucchini Parmesan Sandwiches

If there was one Italian dish I would happily never see on a menu again, it’s chicken parm.

My husband orders it ALL. THE. TIME. and it drives me bonkers!!!!

I’m like, I could make that at home! With my eyes closed! Why are you paying $$$ for it?!?!?!?

(I mean, I wouldn’t because, POULTRY. But it’s the principle!!)

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Richly spiced braised lentils are simmered with tomatoes until tender and then topped with a toasted coconut and mustard seed topping.
Spiced Braised Lentils with Tomatoes and Toasted Coconut

So, I’m the weirdo serving you a big steaming bowl of lentils on the second official week of summer.

But for me to stray so far from everything that is zucchini and corn and cherries and seasonal you know it has to be good!!

HAS. TO.

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