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Welcome to Prep My Recipe!
I am a multicultural Southern California native with a lifelong passion for all cuisines. A retired corporate executive, now loving life as a recipe developer and food blogger.
Micheline
Prep My Recipe is a food blog featuring California-style recipes, step-by-step instructions for how to make delicious food and drinks, printable recipe cards, helpful recipe videos and tips & tricks, as well as recommended products for all budgets. Blog pages also spotlight “Pimp My Recipe” ideas for how to customize each recipe for a variety of dietary preferences. Please go to the Recipes menu at the top of this website to browse all categories and access all recipes.
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Quick Hot Butterscotch
My Quick Hot Butterscotch is a delicious alternative to hot cocoa. This easy 5 ingredient recipe is made with milk, a touch of half & half to add some richness, butterscotch morsels, cinnamon, and vanilla. Top with toasted marshmallows for an extra special finish to this cozy drink. A warming drink for cold winter months, this beverage can also be made non-dairy.
Cranberry Moscow Mule Mocktail (non-alcoholic)
Festive and refreshing, this non-alcoholic Cranberry Moscow Mule Mocktail is a delicious drink for the holiday season. Ginger beer and cranberry juice are combined with fresh lime juice, club soda, and my Cranberry Simple Syrup, to make this delicious holiday mocktail. This drink is not overly gingery or overly juicy, and has just the right balance of flavors. For an extra special presentation, serve in a traditional copper mug (or a rocks glass), and garnish with cranberries and fresh mint.
Classic Caprese Skewers
Classic Caprese Skewers are the easiest holiday appetizer ever! Simple ingredients like bite-sized mozzarella balls (Ciliegine), cherry tomatoes, and fresh basil are skewered, seasoned, and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and a balsamic glaze. These small bites of goodness are both tasty and quick to assemble, and a nice break from the heavy and rich appetizers served during the holidays. The “one-bite” size, fresh flavors, and festive colors, make these the perfect Christmas appetizer. And, they are keto friendly!
Sautéed Sugar Snap Peas
Fresh, crisp, and garlicky, these Sautéed Sugar Snap Peas are so yummy that you’ll wish you doubled the recipe! Gently sautéed garlic combines beautifully with the natural sweetness of sugar snap peas. And, their bright green color becomes more vivid as it’s cooking! Prepped and cooked in under 30 minutes and using only 5 ingredients, this is a quick and easy side dish that the whole family will love.
Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade (non-alcoholic)
Our Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade is just as refreshing as it is vibrant in color! With the perfect balance of sweet and sour flavors, this tasty non-alcoholic beverage is a nice change from traditional lemonade. This 4-ingredient recipe can be made ahead, and is easy to make in large quantities, too! The festive color and fizz make this drink great for summer barbecues, pool parties, or gatherings with family and friends - especially when strawberries are in season.
White Chocolate Raspberry Swirl Nice Cream
This White Chocolate Raspberry Swirl Nice Cream has a silky soft serve texture and a lovely flavor that will make you want more (and without the guilt). This quick and easy recipe elevates the standard nice cream by amping up the flavors with a few special ingredients. White chocolate cocoa powder, vanilla, and our easy Raspberry Coulis, transform this healthy-ish dessert into a special and elegant treat. To make it really decadent, top it with fresh raspberries and a few shavings of white chocolate.
Peppermint White Hot Chocolate
Our Peppermint White Hot Chocolate is a cozy winter drink that is perfect for the holiday season. Notes of vanilla and peppermint are combined with white chocolate and milk to form a comforting drink for cold weather months. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with crushed peppermint candy to give it that festive feel! This quick and easy recipe uses only 4 main ingredients, making this delectable peppermint hot cocoa recipe a must for the holidays!
Heavenly Layer Bars
We have taken the traditional cloyingly sweet 7 layer bars recipe and pimped it up to balance the flavors and sweetness in this popular dessert. Our Heavenly Layer Bars have outstanding texture and complex flavor, thanks to the additions of extra dark chocolate, white chocolate, unsweetened sliced coconut, and a cinnamon walnut crust. Finished with a light sprinkle of Himalayan pink salt, this salty sweet dessert bar hits all the right notes. These tasty dessert bars are incredibly decadent and so easy to make, which makes this a great recipe to bake with your kids!
Magic Lemonade
Transforming everyday lemonade into something truly magical, our Magic Lemonade is both stunning and refreshingly tangy. Made with agave lemonade, this vibrant drink is mesmerizing to watch, as the kaleidoscope of colors continually change when the lemonade and butterfly tea slowly combine. We have joined two super easy and tasty drink recipes to create this beautiful non-alcoholic beverage that is great for adults and kids alike. The flavor and look of this lemonade provides a unique appeal for all ages, which makes this a great make ahead recipe for entertaining, and a wonderful drink to serve a crowd.
Dragon Fruit Chia Pudding
Dragon fruit has an insanely beautiful and vibrant color that makes everything you add it to just gorgeous! This Dragon Fruit Chia Pudding is no exception. Our recipe transforms boring chia seed pudding into a tasty and healthy treat that is visually appealing! To give this non-dairy dessert extra flavor, we combined coconut milk, vanilla, pure maple syrup, and cinnamon. If you really want to pimp it up, top it with toasted coconut and even blueberries...so yummy! This chia pudding makes a great snack, or a nutritious meal prep breakfast, too.
Biscoff White Chocolate Hearts
White chocolate meets Biscoff cookie butter, to make this delectably sweet and creamy chocolate treat. If you like the flavor of speculoos cookies, then you will love these little dessert bites. Incredibly simple to make, these Biscoff White Chocolate Hearts take only a few minutes to make, with just 4 ingredients. Drizzled with a little white chocolate, these little chocolates will most definitely satisfy your sweet craving. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, or anytime of year!
Toffee Caramel Ice Cream Pie
Perfect for summer weather, our Toffee Caramel Ice Cream Pie is ridiculously easy and absolutely yummy! This decadent dessert tastes sinful, but doesn’t leave you weighed down like most ice cream mud pies. A delicious light caramel swirl ice cream is smoothed into our quick and easy vanilla wafer crust. It’s topped with toffee bits, and drizzled with warmed caramel sauce just before serving. It is so delicious year round!
Triple Berry Crisp
Wild blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries are tossed with vanilla and cinnamon, smothered with a delicious, crispy pecan streusel and oats topping, and then baked to perfection. When served warm with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, the result is a succulent bite of warm berries and sweet, crispy cookie-like topping. After just one bite, you’ll swear you’ve gone to fruit crisp heaven! This simple dessert comes together in minutes, and is great for entertaining.
Vegan Oat Bars
Oats, chunky almond butter, dark chocolate, and tart dried cherries, make these Vegan Oat Bars a tasty and healthy treat. Packed with almond pulp and other wholesome ingredients, these dessert-like energy bars will curb your hunger for hours. Finished with a drizzle of chocolate, it’s hard to believe that these yummy oat bars are dairy free, gluten free, and vegan!
Almond Milk
This Almond Milk is so thick and creamy, and is ridiculously easy to make. Homemade almond milk has a decadent mouthfeel, but it is healthy, full of nutrients, and free of additives and stabilizers. It can be made unsweetened or sweetened with no refined sugar. It is quite delicious and the best part is it makes amazing lattes! This homemade almond milk actually froths like cream! And, there are so many recipes you can make with almond pulp, which is a byproduct of this recipe.
Blood Orange Spritzer (non-alcoholic)
Our Blood Orange Spritzer is vibrant in color and just as bright in flavor. This non-alcoholic spritzer is a twist on the syrupy sweet Italian sodas, and a deliciously refreshing change to plain sparkling water. Although this recipe does use a bit of agave nectar, we used no refined sugar in this drink. So, if you are looking for a healthy alternative to your everyday soda or lemonade, then this is it!
Healthy Cashews
Our Healthy Cashews are a full-fledged superfood snack, really yummy, and very addicting! This quick and easy, healthy snack is lightly coated with natural honey and sprinkled with Himalayan pink salt. These nuts have a nice balance of sweet and salty flavor, and the crunchy chia seeds add a lovely mild, nutty texture to this healthy snack or appetizer.
Zesty Honey Roasted Almonds
These Zesty Honey Roasted Almonds are incredibly easy to make and absolutely addicting! They have a secret ingredient, along with just a hint of spiciness. With the perfect balance of sweet, salty, and spicy, they are a healthy and tasty snack. They can easily be made kid friendly, too!