A quick and easy dinner packed with veggies, protein, and plenty of spices, this andouille sausage, broccoli rabe, and celery skillet comes together in just 15 minutes! For me this is a light meal - it is low carb but very filling thanks to the fat, protein, and high fiber content. Make it two servings by [...]
Baba ghanoush is simple to make with a combination of eggplant, tahini, lemon juice, garlic and salt. My version is topped with a killer za'atar and paprika oil that you can make while the eggplant is cooking. Traditionally, baba ghanoush is made by charing eggplants over a woodburining fire. This method provides the deep smokey [...]
Sheet pan dinners are the kind of thing I want to cook when I am craving something hearty but don't feel like putting in a lot of effort. This rendition of the sheet pan dinner contains crispy chicken, sweet potato and apple chunks as well as halved brussels sprouts, all seasoned with herbes de provence [...]
Chipotle goes so well with the bitter notes of kale, the sweetness of sweet potatoes, and the creamy, nuttiness of black beans. This warm salad capitalizes on the complimentary notes of chipotle with all three ingredients in one dish. I have been combining them in different ways for a while now, and this purple kale, [...]
For recently starting this blog, I was worried that adding another mash recipe was a bit much, but I just had to share this delicious roasted garlic and asiago mashed cauliflower! You see although it might have a white and rather boring appearance, this cauliflower mash is packing major flavor. First there is the roasted [...]
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 [...]
After the richness of the holidays and new year, nothing is more refreshing than this Vietnamese inspired salad! There is lots of veg to go around here: napa cabbage, carrots, green onion, cucumber, and jalapeño peppers all chopped small so you can get a lil bit of everything in every bite. With half a cup of [...]
Just a short post today to share this savory farro with celery and mushrooms. It tastes like a classic Thanksgiving stuffing, but with the delightful chewy bite of farro plus a lot of veg to lighten the whole thing up. Thyme and rosemary make it super herbaceous and savory. Plenty of butter makes it rich. [...]
Once I tried puttanesca sauce, there was no going back. It is easily my favorite pasta sauce on the planet. All the more reason to find ways to eat it aside from the classic pasta dish. Hence, these white bean and artichoke puttanesca stuffed bell peppers in all their glory. The sauce is easy to [...]
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