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Cooking with a Wallflower

Asian Inspired Dips and Sauces Gluten Free Healthy Quick and Easy Recipes Sides Vegan Vegetarian

Garlic Edamame Purée Dip

Creamy and rich edamame blended with a touch of garlic and salt for a delicious and healthy purée dip. Served with tortilla chips or crackers, this garlic edamame purée dip is the perfect snack to start the new year.

Garlic Edamame Purée Dip | Cooking with a Wallflower

My first brand new recipe for 2015, and I thought we’d start with something simple and healthy, especially with all that holiday eating we did the last month or so!

No? Just me? I swear I tried to resist gingerbread cookies and peppermint bark, but well, they’re gingerbread cookies and peppermint bark! It’s not like I eat them all year round. So I thought it’d be okay to indulge a little. Now, it’s a brand new year so let’s start off with something lighter and healthier.

I’ve wanted to create a recipe for edamame purée dip for awhile now. I first tried an edamame dip when I went out to lunch with a friend a few weeks ago at Blue C Sushi. They served edamame puree with fried wonton wrappers, which I thought tasted amazing. So of course, I wanted to come home and attempt to replicate the dip.

Garlic Edamame Purée Dip | Cooking with a Wallflower

What I love most about this garlic edamame purée dip is that it’s both creamy and rich, similar to avocado, but contains less fat, even of the healthy kind. Edamame itself has tons of protein and fiber. It’ll keep you full and satisfied for awhile so it’s the perfect afternoon snack to keep you happy until dinner, right?

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Holidays

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year!

May your 2015 be filled with laughter, happiness, fun surprises, and delicious food! Because really, how can we forget the food, right?

2014 was an unforgettable year filled with lots of accomplishments both personal and through my blog. Thank you so much for making it so wonderful!

Here’s to 2015! May it top 2014 in every way!

While I don’t make New Year’s resolutions (because my goals are constantly changing!), I’d love to hear yours =)

Have a wonderful New Year’s Day! And I’ll be back soon posting brand new recipes!

~ Andrea

 


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Recipe Disasters

2014 Recipe Disasters

My last post listed some of my most popular recipes in 2014. As a change in pace, I thought I’d share with you some of the recipe disasters that took place in my kitchen this past year.

Every post (or at least, almost every post) on this blog contains my best photos as well as tested recipes. But not everything comes out perfect, and sometimes, it’s an absolute disaster.

I want to share with you all my fails so that you know that not everything comes out right the first time, that it takes practice and many tries before it looks anything like the photos on the blog.

Let me show you some of the fails that happened in my kitchen.

2014 Recipe Disasters

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Roundup

10 Most Popular Recipes of 2014

A whole year has almost gone by. Can you believe it?

This year has been life changing for me. I finally got my license, started working as a dental hygienist, and reached so many personal milestones with my blog.

Thank you so much for staying with me on this amazing journey! And I can’t wait to see what’s in store for 2015!

Today, I thought that I’d share with you some of my most popular recipes.

10 Most Popular Recipes of 2014

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Life of a Wallflower

Life of a Wallflower, 19 – Christmas Holidays

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, if you celebrate! And if not, I hope you had a restful day off.

I thought I’d share with you what I’ve been up to these past few weeks for the holidays.

Can you believe that my family has never had a Christmas tree? Not even a fake one. Growing up, we never had that much money to spare so a Christmas tree was out of the question. My first pay check as a dental hygienist? I bought a Christmas tree for my family. It’s small, lopsided, and perfectly imperfect. But it’s our first tree so we love it to death. And spoiling it like crazy with ornaments.

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Chocolate Desserts Holidays Homemade Gifts Quick and Easy Recipes Winter Cravings

Peppermint Bark

Swirls of semi-sweet chocolate and white chocolate topped with crushed peppermint candy canes. Delicious and easy to make, this peppermint bark is perfect as a holiday indulgence or as a last minute gift.

Peppermint Bark | Cooking with a Wallflower

Happy Holidays! And if you celebrate, Merry Christmas! I hope you will have a wonderful time spending the holidays with family and friends!

I wanted to share one last recipe before I take Christmas off to spend time with family. I have plans that involve Peppermint Hot Chocolate, Christmas movies, and presents. Did you have any doubt that I would be spending Christmas watching Christmas movies?

One of my favorite holiday treats is Peppermint Bark. Layers of chocolate and white chocolate swirls with the wintry flavors of peppermint are completely irresistible to me. Every year I spend so much money on Ghirardelli’s Peppermint Bark or Lindt’s White Peppermint Truffles or if I feel like indulging, Godiva’s Peppermint Truffles. So I thought this year, I’d create my own Peppermint Bark using Baker’s Semi Sweet Chocolate Baking Bar and Baker’s Premium White Chocolate Baking Bar and crushed peppermint candy canes.

Peppermint Bark | Cooking with a Wallflower

Seriously, best decision ever. And it takes about 10 minutes at most to prep.

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Beverages Gluten Free Holidays Quick and Easy Recipes Vegan Vegetarian Winter Cravings

Cranberry Ginger Ale Soda

Sparkling water garnished with bursting cranberries and fresh ginger. Sweet with just the hint of spicy, this festive cranberry ginger ale soda is delicious and easy to make for guests over the winter holidays.

Cranberry Ginger Ale Soda | Cooking with a Wallflower

Happy Christmas Eve!

There were so many things I wanted to do with my blog for the holidays, but I just had no time while I worked most days these last couple weeks. It seems everyone wants to fit in a dental cleaning before the end of the year. Hopefully it’ll be less crazy after the new year begins. Luckily, I love my job as a dental hygienist so I don’t mind being so busy!

Today, I wanted to share another seasonal beverage, cranberry ginger ale.

Cranberry Ginger Ale Soda | Cooking with a Wallflower

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Appetizers Dips and Sauces Healthy Holidays Quick and Easy Recipes Snacks Sponsored Posts

Loaded Chicken Guacamole

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #WaysToWow #CollectiveBias

Mashed avocadoes loaded with shredded chicken, corn, and diced tomatoes with green chiles. Delicious with a hint of garlic, this loaded chicken guacamole is perfect with Townhouse crackers for small gatherings.

Loaded Chicken Guacamole | Cooking with a Wallflower

Three days till Christmas which means it’s time to find #WaystoWow your guests.

What will you be doing over the holidays?

I’m usually entertaining family over the holidays and since we love to snack, I thought I’d create a dip that’s just perfect for that! After all, we’ll need something to munch on while we’re watching Christmas movies and wait for dinner.

Loaded Chicken Guacamole | Cooking with a Wallflower

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Cookies Desserts Holidays Quick and Easy Recipes

Soft and Puffy Cranberry White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Soft and puffy cookies filled with sweet dried cranberries, white chocolate chips, and chopped macadamia nuts. These cranberry white chocolate macadamia nut cookies are perfect for the winter holidays.

Cranberry White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies | Cooking with a Wallflower

My favorite cookies ever.

I love the taste of dried cranberries, white chocolate, and macadamia nut in these brown sugar cookies. It’s soft, thick, and puffy, like taking a bite out of clouds.

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Chocolate Desserts Holidays Quick and Easy Recipes Winter Cravings

Peppermint Brownies

Chewy and fudgy brownies with crispy edges and a moist chocolaty center topped with peppermint chips. These peppermint brownies are the perfect dessert for the winter holidays.

Peppermint Brownies | Cooking with a Wallflower

I mentioned that I love peppermint and chocolate, right?

I know I made brownies not that long ago, but seriously, how could I pass up on a chance to share peppermint brownies?

Peppermint Brownies | Cooking with a Wallflower

I can’t even begin to tell you how amazing these brownies are. Just picture that crispy outer edge, that crunchy thin crust on top, the refreshing sweet taste of peppermint chips, that chewy yet moist chocolaty center. Is your mouth watering yet? No? Shall I continue?

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