Fresh, bold, and the prettiest color green - this pesto will enhance whatever you add it to! It is as delightful to make as it is to eat thanks to the use of a food processor. While die-hard purists definitely pooh-pooh using a processor for pesto in lieu of a mortar and pestle - I [...]
This apple compote is seasoned with rosemary, ginger, and cinnamon. It makes the most delicious accompaniment to Fall and Winter charcuterie boards and is so easy to make! The key to making the best compote for charcuterie boards is to dice the apple into very small cubes. This makes the perfect texture for piling it [...]
The weather is getting colder, and you know what that means: it's time to start slathering all your toast, waffles, pancakes, muffins, and other baked goods in whipped salted maple butter! The perfect mix of sweet and salty with lots of maple flavor and a hint of cinnamon, this butter screams fall. Whipping butter makes [...]
This bold teriyaki sauce is so easy to make and so delicious! By using less sugar than your typical teriyaki sauce, the flavor of the ginger, garlic, and sesame oil really shine through. Adding just a bit of fish sauce, five spice, black pepper, and red pepper flakes give this sauce a lot of dimension [...]
Ramps! Every year I cannot wait to get my hands on em'. They work AMAZINGLY as the star of the vinaigrette in this salad featuring arugula, roasted red bell pepper, crispy roasted eggplant, and torn fresh mozzarella cheese. The ramp vinaigrette was the starting point and the salad was built around it - it is [...]
These delicious beef kofta are packed with onion, parsley, garlic, and dried spices making for an ultra flavorful base perfect for hiding a secret super healthy ingredient: liver! Add a classic tahini sauce and a sumac spiked tomato-cucumber salad and you have a delicious meal that is filling but light, herbaceous and fresh, and full [...]
Made with a quinoa base, all the colorful veg, and a parsley-lemon green tahini sauce, this rainbow bowl is an explosion of freshness, texture, and flavor. This is the kind of bowl you can eat for any meal of the day! It is modeled after the rainbow bowl from Bluestone Lane Cafes, which happens to [...]
I am one of those people who only makes the same meal twice or maybe three times a year. What can I say? I love variety! BUT I find myself craving this crispy salmon with garlicky preserved lemon yogurt on a weekly basis. Today I am finally sharing the recipe! I see a lot of [...]
Breakfast salads are one of the most satisfying ways to start the day IMO. Packed with protein, fat, and veggies, I feel fuller for longer with less cravings than I feel when I start the day with lots-o-carbs. These benefits aside, this bacon and egg breakfast salad with sumac vinaigrette is freaking delicious! Bacon and [...]
Being from Arizona, southwest flavors are always close to my heart and on my mind. These portobello fajitas with habanero avocado crema are a vegan version of a southwest classic... and honestly with the meaty goodness that portobello mushrooms provide who even needs meat?! With a super fast sear in a blazing hot pan, the [...]
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