Occasionally…I listen to him. By him, I mean my husband. He loves this Spicy Sriracha Cashew Sauce, and suggested {more than once} that I designate a post to it and it alone. He made the same recommendation for this dressing and the outcome was fairly successful…
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Asian Cauliflower Lettuce Wraps
If you read my last post, then you know two things. First, I’m posting two cauliflower recipes in a row. Oops. Second, Josh and I found a house we really like during our rapid house hunt and were contemplating making an offer. So the update is that we now have a contract on that house {insert excited scream here}, and the home inspection is taking place today at 1pm. If all goes well we are scheduled to close in less than two weeks. Eek!…
Balsamic Maple Glazed Cauliflower
It’s amazing how quickly life can change. Just when you think you have a plan in place, in the blink of an eye, that plan has been thrown out the window and a new one begins to form. If you’ve followed along for a while, you likely know that Josh and I sold our house and we’re waiting on our rental…
PB2 Dark Chocolate Banana Smoothie
I definitely feel like I’ve been a bit MIA around these parts lately, but hopefully that will soon change. Two things are finally official… we have moved the very last of our items out of the house {who knew we had so much STUFF?!}, and as of 10am yesterday morning, we closed on the house and it is once-and-for-all SOLD. Praise the Lord! As much work as this transition has been, we are so thankful to have sold the house and walked away financially in a better place, it is truly a blessing! While we have no idea what the next chapter of our lives holds, we are anticipating it with hopeful expectations…
Zucchini Pasta with Creamy Mushroom Marsala
There are a lot of pictures in this Zucchini Pasta with Creamy Mushroom Marsala post, and I guess part of that is to compensate for my lack of words. I said in this post that I wanted to be authentic with you, and the truth is, I’m heartbroken, discouraged and beat down. If you are new to Lemons and Basil, you can read about the trial my family is facing with my mom’s health here…
Cauliflower Alfredo Veggie Pizza
I knew I loved all things sweets and salads {come to think of it, that might have been a better name for my blog…off subject}, but I didn’t realize I loved pizza quite so much. Being that this Cauliflower Alfredo Veggie Pizza is my fifth pizza post in the short time I’ve been blogging, it’s becoming pretty clear that I adore pizza in all varieties…
Gluten-Free Savory Cornbread Waffles
These Gluten Free Savory Cornbread Waffles are waffles I’ve been so excited to share, but was holding off for the perfect time. With Cinco de Mayo just around the corner and being that they are pretty much the perfect base for all things Mexican, now seems like that perfect time!…
Blueberry Banana Breakfast Smoothie
Happy Tuesday! I don’t know about you, but I’m glad this particular Monday is over! We had a power outage due to storms that lasted over an hour and a half, then it was practically a monsoon the rest of the day. BUT, thankfully we {and our loved ones} survived the storms, and for that, I am truly grateful!…
Zucchini Fettuccine and Cauliflower Alfredo
I’ve written about personal things a couple of times here and each time I find myself surprised by the acceptance and embrace of my readers. I’m still young in this blog world, and still trying to find my voice. But it’s such a relief to know that I can just be me, whoever that is. So before I talk about this Zucchini Fettuccine and Cauliflower Alfredo, I’d love to be candid for a few minutes…
Sweet Potato Pad Thai with Sriracha Sauce
Okay, truth? I’ve never actually eaten Pad Thai. So, I feel like a bit of a phony, or at least a little unqualified, to title this recipe, Sweet Potato Pad Thai. BUT, like the straight-A student I always sought to be, I did do my research. And I think {fingers-crossed} that I have enough of the general ingredients needed to label this Pad Thai…
Turmeric Banana Smoothie with Ginger
It’s Friday, the sun is shining and the high is 70 degrees. I believe a celebration is in order, and lets start it with this Spring inspired, fresh Turmeric Banana Smoothie with Ginger!
I have read so many wonderful things lately about Turmeric and how good it is for the body, it has the ability to help prevent cancer, improve asthma, speed up healing process among so many other benefits – which I’ll dive into in just a minute…
Strawberry Chocolate Green Smoothie
Happy Valentine’s Day!
This week has flown by! I think being sick does that to you, time disappears and consequently, I feel behind on just about everything! I came down with some sort of awful sinus congestion/head cold thing last Saturday and it got progressively worse until I found myself curled up in bed Monday evening with a pounding headache…
Chipotle Butternut Squash Sauce with Pasta and Spinach
SO, now that I’ve claimed to not be a “Pasta Girl”, well…I’ve made pasta.
But after that amazing Hazelnut Agnolotti with butternut squash we ate at Josephine last week, who can blame me for wanting more pasta??…
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Okra – Cleaning out the fridge!
What’s the old saying, “everything but the kitchen sink?” That sorta describes these stuffed sweet potatoes. I picked up my new CSA this week and in order to make room in the fridge, I wanted to finish up my remaining veggies from last week’s CSA. SO, out came the last eggplant, couple ears of corn and okra…
Eggplant, Sausage and Flax Frittata
I think one of my favorites things about my organic CSA…aside from the fact that it is local, organic, in season, flavorful, fresh out of the ground AND affordable, is that I am challenged to make dishes using whatever is in the box that week. I’ve had a lot of eggplant recently, and if you read my post Quinoa and Veggie Stuffed Eggplant then you know that I’m fairly new to cooking and eating Eggplant…
Baked Patty Pan with Sweet Potato and Kale
Has patty pan squash been this popular for a while and I’m just late to the party? Recently I seem to see it everywhere, including our CSA! There is a fairly new farmers market in Nashville, so on a Tuesday evening, a few weeks back, a co-worker and I walked to it after work, to check out the local vendors and see what it was all about. I had already gotten my produce that week so it was more browsing than buying, but I wanted to get something I hadn’t used or bought before and decided to go with a couple patty pan squash since I wasn’t familiar with it. It is a round, sorta scalloped squash that is similar to zucchini and seems to be very versatile. I created a Stuffed Patty Pan Squash with that purchase, but this time decided to go with a different approach…
Low Carb Cauliflower Pizza Crust with Sweet Potatoes
Who knew cauliflower was so versatile? From cauliflower pizza crust to cauliflower Alfredo sauce to cauliflower steak, the options seem to be endless! I first came across a low carb cauliflower pizza crust similar to this one a few years ago when looking for a healthier pizza option. I’ve made it several times over the years and Josh and I both really like it…
Zucchini Pasta with Sweet Potato and Kale
If you are a pasta lover but are trying to reduce the carbs and processed grains, try this Zucchini Pasta dish!
A while back I had been cooking my way through our CSA and when trying to decide what I wanted to create for dinner that night, I remembered the zucchini and summer squash. I decided to throw a few things together for a pasta dish inspired by some of the Julienne Summer vegetable recipes floating around the web. Some of these dishes included a red spaghetti sauce while others use a little olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic and kept it simple…