Delve into the fusion of food and mood with Sarah. Discover the emotional journey within each recipe. Beyond the kitchen, she's an avid reader and music lover, lost in the rhythms of life.
Sarah Leadon is a freelance food writer and the founder of Food And Mood Creations blog where she takes people on a culinary adventure to understand the relationship between food and mood.
When she is not in the kitchen you can find her lost in the pages of a good book or grooving to some soulful tunes.
Recent posts by Sarah Leadon
Sloppy Joes are a classic dish that will never grow old. To make these keto sloppy Joes, we browned ground beef. Then we combined it with seasoning, aromatic vegetables, red wine vinegar, tomato paste and sauce, yellow mustard, and a little sugar-free sweetener and simmered it until it was perfect. Serve these sloppy Joes on keto burger buns and keto mozzarella sticks, and you have a tasty meal.
*Nutrition Information does not include the keto burger buns.*
Get ready to up your game-day menu with our mouthwatering Honey BBQ Chicken Wings! Forget the hassle of frying—these wings are baked to crispy perfection and smothered in a sticky, sweet barbecue sauce.
Introducing our sensational BBQ Bacon Burger—the burger to end all burgers! Imagine juicy grilled patties adorned with cheddar cheese and crispy bacon, nestled between gluten-free buns and slathered with sweet BBQ sauce. For that extra kick, we top it off with more BBQ sauce and crispy fried onions. It's a flavor-packed feast that'll leave you craving more with every bite!
Gluten-free chicken piccata is lemony, buttery, and filled with so much flavor. The chicken is seasoned to perfection, then dusted with gluten-free flour and seared until golden brown. The chicken gets doused with a rich lemon butter caper sauce that makes the chicken even more addicting.
Sweet peaches transform a plain old milkshake into the best creamy, sweet milkshake you've ever tasted. This Peach Shake is made with vanilla ice cream, maple syrup for sweetness, frozen peaches, and peach juice for double the peach flavor. Try our Jamocha Shake next if you are in the mood for more milkshakes.
You can't have potstickers without potsticker sauce. This Potsticker Sauce recipe is easy to make. All you have to do is mix the ingredients in a small bowl. Next, pour the sauce into a small serving bowl and serve it with our potstickers or boiled dumplings recipe. It's that simple and easy.
Air fryer roast beef is incredibly tender, juicy, and flavorful, especially when made with a sirloin tip roast. Although the sirloin tip roast can be tougher, using an air fryer transforms it into a delectable and tender cut of meat.
Are you looking to try a new variety of beans? Try Runner beans. Runner beans or scarlet runner beans are large flat beans. And they're perfect for making chutney. This Runner Bean Chutney is made by simmering red onions and homemade pickling spice in malt vinegar. Next, add blanched runner beans, whole-grain mustard, turmeric, white vinegar, sugar, cinnamon, kosher salt, and Roma tomatoes. The chutney is cooked until the runner beans are tender; then, it's thickened with cornstarch.
Vanilla Tea is the perfect hassle-free way to relax. It is a flavorful soothing drink that is loaded with vanilla flavor. All you need to make it is water, vanilla beans, a cinnamon stick, ground cardamom, coconut milk, sugar-free sweetener, and an Earl Grey tea bag, and that's it.
Are you getting tired of regular pork chops? Take your pork chops to the next level with our Air Fryer Tonkatsu; it's simply delicious. Seasoned pork chops are dredged in gluten-free all-purpose flour, whole milk, and almond meal, then air-fried until golden brown. The pork chops are served with Napa cabbage, lemon wedges, and a delicious homemade tonkatsu sauce. But you can also serve them with orzo rice or Briam Greek roasted vegetables.
While fresh salsa is best, you don't always have time to make it. That's where Freezer Salsa comes in. You can make a big batch of salsa, freeze it, then thaw it in the fridge overnight. To make the freezer, salsa, garlic, jalapeños, yellow bell peppers, onions, cumin, lime juice, salt, maple syrup, and cilantro are simmered over low heat until tender. Cooking the vegetables removes some of their liquid, preventing the salsa from being watery once defrosted. Next, the salsa is blended, loaded into containers, and popped into the freezer.
Why buy an expensive Iced Peppermint Mocha from your local coffee shop when you can make one at home for half the cost? This iced peppermint mocha is better than anything you can buy. It's made with espresso to give it a strong coffee flavor and served over ice. It is topped with coconut whipped cream and crushed candy canes to make it festive and delicious.
Risotto can be complicated, especially when you make it on the stove. That's why you should make risotto in the microwave. It is much less complicated since you don't have to add broth to the risotto and stir it gradually. The risotto only takes 25 minutes to make, and it is filled with delicious flavor, which comes from parsley, lemon zest, juice, aromatic shallots, bell peppers, onions, and salty parmesan cheese. Ultimately, you will have the perfect lemony, cheesy Microwave Risotto to die for.