Mae's Menu

Developing quick, healthy & occasionally gourmet recipes for runners & other active people!

10/29/2026

Halloween treat alert: these Ube Brownies are a vivid, spooky-fun purple. 🟣👻
Fudgy, buttery, with white chocolate chips, and made in one bowl in 45 minutes.

Recipe in the comments below!

10/29/2026

Team toss-the-seeds or team save-the-seeds? 🎃 If you’re saving them, here’s the trick: dry them completely (15–30 min on a towel), then air fry.

They’re done in half the time of the oven and SO much crunchier. Now vote for your flavor in the comments 👇

🌿 Classic smoky rosemary garlic (my go-to!)
🔥 Spicy chili lime
🧂 Simple salted
🍂 Cinnamon brown sugar
🥯 Everything bagel
🧀 Parmesan herb

Comment “recipe” or grab the link in my bio for all 6 flavors! https://maesmenu.com/recipes/air-fryer-pumpkin-seeds/

10/23/2026

This Pumpkin Banana Bread is finally getting the love it deserves. 🎃

Moist, warmly spiced, and so easy — Landry said it “came out so moist and delicious and an easy recipe to follow.”

Who’s baking this week?

Full recipe: https://maesmenu.com/recipes/pumpkin-banana-bread/

09/11/2026

I refined this Chicken Bolognese after visiting Bologna — the birthplace of Bolognese — using strategic techniques to make it rich, meaty, and so deeply flavorful that nobody ever guesses it's chicken. 🍝

Sun-dried tomatoes, red w**e, a triple tomato sauce, and 24g of protein per serving. The perfect, healthier weekend comfort food recipe!

Get the full recipe: https://maesmenu.com/recipes/chicken-bolognese-sauce/

09/01/2026

Sloppy Joes just got a serious upgrade. 🍔

My Turkey Sloppy Joes are saucy, comforting, and high in protein — everything you loved about the classic growing up, but better tasting and way more nutritious.

I just shared a TikTok of this one and had to bring it here too! Follow me over there for more () and grab the full recipe below.

Full recipe: https://maesmenu.com/recipes/quick-easy-turkey-sloppy-joes/

08/22/2026

Sometimes you just need a Saturday baking project — and these Blueberry Zucchini Muffins are the one. 🫐

Warmly spiced, packed with juicy blueberries, and a great way to use up any leftover zucchini — plus the hidden veggie situation means my little guy eats two without complaint. Make a batch on the weekend, and snacks and breakfasts are completely sorted for the week. 💃

Full recipe:

Tender, sweet, & warmly spiced healthy Blueberry Zucchini Muffins make a delicious breakfast or snack. Toddler-approved and easy to make!

08/20/2026

Garlicky, lemony, buttery shrimp scampi on the table in 15 minutes — and it tastes like something you'd order at a restaurant. 🍋 🍤

This Healthy Shrimp Scampi is lighter than the classic but just as delicious, with 23 grams of protein per serving and only one pan to clean up.

Full recipe: https://maesmenu.com/recipes/healthy-shrimp-scampi/

08/19/2026

One pan. 35 minutes. A perfectly unreasonable amount of melted mozzarella.
Creamy tomato turkey orzo is the dinner I make when I’ve got nothing left to give, and everyone still expects to be fed. Sun-dried tomatoes do most of the heavy lifting. I take full credit anyway.
Full recipe’s on my Substack — link in bio 🍅

08/09/2026

Sunday meal prep tip that has changed my weeknights in a big way: cook one big batch of protein at the start of the week and build everything else around it. 🙌

Mojo chicken, grilled steak, BBQ chicken, tuna salad — or even a rotisserie chicken for the extra-harried weeks! — whatever sounds good. Slice it over salads, tuck it into wraps, pile it on bowls.

One cook session, five easy dinners. What protein are you prepping this week? 👇

08/03/2026

The perfect end-of-summer side dish: no oven, no heat, no fuss — just a fresh, herby Greek Quinoa Salad that comes together in minutes and gets better the longer it sits. 🫒

Savory, crunchy, and loaded with good stuff — bring it to a cookout, serve it alongside grilled chicken or salmon, or meal prep it for the week ahead.

Full recipe: https://maesmenu.com/recipes/greek-quinoa-salad/

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