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FOR FAMILIES & FOODIES
At sugar + Salt, we believe life and wellness is all about balance.
I hope you'll join me on this journey to wholesome living—one bite at a time.
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Browned Butter Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Cinnamon rolls are definitely my love language. I have them every year for breakfast on my birthday. It’s been a tradition for as long as...
Erica Hopper
Feb 14, 20214 min read
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Food Processor Wheat Pizza Dough
Yes, you read that right. This pizza dough is made IN THE FOOD PROCESSOR! Isn't that nuts??? I thought so, too, until I tried it years...
Erica Hopper
Feb 9, 20212 min read
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Herbed Focaccia
When I was in culinary school, bread baking was one of my favorite subjects. It was always so interesting to me to see how the...
Erica Hopper
Feb 5, 20213 min read
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Lemon-Dill Chicken and Rice Soup
Cold winter days call for a warm, comforting soup. It’s been so cold the last few weeks, that all I’ve wanted is soup for every meal! I...
Erica Hopper
Feb 4, 20212 min read
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Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies with Salted Mocha Icing
One of my favorite traditions around the holidays is to make and decorate sugar cookies with my kids. We make an entire morning or...
Erica Hopper
Feb 3, 20213 min read
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Instant Pot Vegan Tortilla Soup with Avocado "Cream"
In this house we generally run at about 90 miles per hour! We are busy all the time, even with pandemic. We have three kids who are all...
Erica Hopper
Feb 2, 20213 min read
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Butternut Squash Risotto with Caramelized Onions and Mushrooms
Risotto is the absolute best thing ever. Ever. EVER. It is a one pot dish. It serves as a blank canvas for so many awesome veggies. AND,...
Erica Hopper
Jan 25, 20213 min read
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Lemon-Rosemary Olive Oil Cake
I have a MAJOR sweet tooth. I mean MAJOR. I love cake, cookies, ice cream, all of it. One thing that I’ve learned, though, is that I...
Erica Hopper
Jan 22, 20215 min read
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Apple Slab Pie
There is nothing more American than apple pie, if you ask me. And as I write this, it is the day that the United States of America is...
Erica Hopper
Jan 20, 20213 min read
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Curried Noodle Bowl with Tofu
Let me start with this. I ADORE curry in all forms and fashions. The sweet nuttiness is just perfect, especially on a cold winter’s...
Erica Hopper
Jan 20, 20212 min read
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Rosemary Pot Roast with Butternut Squash
It has been ridiculously cold in East Tennessee the last few weeks. Like 20-something degrees in the morning, and barely making it out of...
Erica Hopper
Jan 16, 20212 min read
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BEST EVER Gooey, Fudgy Brownies
I’m a self-proclaimed chocoholic. I love rich, dark chocolate and can probably eat more than the average bear. It occurred to me that I...
Erica Hopper
Jan 15, 20212 min read
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One Bowl Gingerbread Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins (Gluten and Dairy Free!)
Who doesn’t love a good banana muffin? Banana bread has basically become its own food group during quarantine (NOTE: if you’re reading...
Erica Hopper
Jan 12, 20212 min read
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Better-For-You Carrot Cake (Gluten Free and Dairy Free!)
Carrot cake is my all time favorite dessert. I am a self-proclaimed chocoholic, but that doesn’t take the place of delicious carrot cake...
Erica Hopper
Jan 8, 20212 min read
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Garlicky Vegetable and Beef Soup
This time of year is perfect for soup of all kinds! I LOVE creamy soup, but I also love the hardiness of a vegetable soup, too. This...
Erica Hopper
Jan 7, 20212 min read
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Sausage and Mixed Vegetable Saute
Saute recipes are one of those things that are so tasty and yummy and easy that you’ll want to make them all the time! This recipe may...
Erica Hopper
Jan 5, 20211 min read
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Turkey and Brown Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash
Acorn squash has quickly become one of my favorite things to cook. It goes well with so many things, can serve as a blank canvas for...
Erica Hopper
Jan 3, 20212 min read
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Pomegranate-Thyme Flank Steak with Herb Roasted Potatoes
Flank steak is one of those meats that is sort of blank canvas. It is meant to be served with a sauce or some sort of topping. On its...
Erica Hopper
Dec 31, 20201 min read
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Grit Crusted Egg Muffins
As a southerner, grits are basically a food group for me! A few years ago, my dad whipped up a quiche for Christmas morning, and imagine...
Erica Hopper
Dec 27, 20202 min read
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Gruyere and Caramelized Onion Scalloped Potatoes
I’m not entirely sure I’ve ever met a potato I didn’t like. This dish is no different! For Christmas, which is just 2 days away...
Erica Hopper
Dec 22, 20201 min read
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