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 [...]
Little gem lettuce means spring is here and it is here to stay y'all. This little gem lettuce salad looks and tastes like a big bowl of springtime sunshine and I'm obsessed! Peas are the easiest spring ingredient ever because you can just buy the frozen ones and steam them. Of course you could always [...]
March is generally the final moth for peak season citrus which is always a sad time. However, I was psyched this past week to find loads of oranges on sale. I promptly purchased about a billion and proceeded to whip up this orange and coconut chia pudding! Using a mix of fresh squeezed OJ, orange [...]
A pantry and freezer-based recipe, this tomato, bean, and kale toast with feta is pure comfort food. While it has a long cooking time, it is almost all hands-off making this a simple recipe that produces major flavor. The tomato base is inspired by Arrabiata, a spicy Italian tomato sauce. You can adjust the amount [...]
Have you heard of tiger butter? It is a glorious mixture of white chocolate and peanut butter swirled with milk chocolate. I used to eat tiger butter bark from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory as a kid when hanging out at the mall was an extracurricular activity. Did you do the mall-hang thing? I can't [...]
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 [...]
Potato skins have been one of my favorite things for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I always ordered the appetizer samplers instead of actual meals at the all-American chains like TGI Fridays and Chili's. Mozzarella sticks, buffalo wings, southwestern eggrolls, and potato skins - such was my childhood. If you're unfamiliar, [...]
I am a sucker for a classic greek salad, but sometimes you gotta switch things up a bit, know what I mean? Enter this delicious broccoli greek salad with crispy falafel spiced chickpeas. Think your good ole' classic greek plus thinly sliced broccoli florets which soften as they absorb and marinate in the herb-spiked vinaigrette. [...]
When you get a bunch of beets with some beautiful, fresh greens in tact you get two veggies in one! Don't throw em' away - use those beet greens to make this warm farro-based salad. This dish combines the earthy flavors of beets and their greens with chewy, nutty farro. A sweet balsamic reduction adds [...]
Life is a fiesta, and all fiestas need a good salsa (or two). Why not go tropical with this delicious mango habanero and avocado salsa? Made with cubes of sweet mango, creamy avocado, crisp bell pepper and red onion, and some chopped cilantro, this salsa is fruity, spicy, and bursting with flavor. Just add margs! [...]
