This Curry Chickpea Rice and Kale Soup is full of vibrant colors and fresh vegetables. It packs a punch in the way of nutritional value and is loaded with bursting flavors. Essentially, it’s the perfect Spring time soup!…
Category: Garlic
Southwest Veggie Omelet | GF + DF
This Southwest Veggie Omelet is so yummy and super filling! AND my husband said it’s the best omelet he’s ever eaten..what?! Woohoo! You can easily add additional protein/dairy, but it’s pretty amazing on it’s own!
It’s sorta a strange thing to talk about food right now. With each new recipe I share from week to week, things are so different…
It’s sorta a strange thing to talk about food right now. With each new recipe I share from week to week, things are so different…
Vegan Basil Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomato Pinwheels
These Vegan Basil Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomato Pinwheels are the perfect plant based appetizer to bring to any gathering this summer! They’re full of flavor and sure to satisfy both meat and veggie lovers!…
Gluten-Free Garlic Kale Pesto Pasta
This Gluten-Free Garlic Kale Pesto Pasta is made using Green Lentil Spaghetti pasta coated in a creamy garlicky kale pesto sauce. The pesto sauce is a combination of ripe avocado, raw pecans, garlic, parmesan cheese, and of course kale. The flavor is bold and earthy with a touch of nuttiness, resulting in so much flavor…
Tikki Masala Veggies and Rice + Vegan
This Tikki Masala Veggies and Rice is the perfect week-night dinner! The sauce comes together quickly and is as good or better than any store-bought option!Is it odd that the foods my kids seem to eat best are Mexican and Indian flavored dishes? I mean, better than pizza, or pasta, or grilled cheese, or whatever else you can think of that kids typically love..
Sun-Dried Tomato and Mushroom Chickpea Pasta (GF)
This creamy Sun-Dried Tomato and Mushroom Chickpea Pasta is the perfect blend of hearty and healthy. Loaded with veggies, garlic, herbs and parmesan cheese!Pasta is one of those things that I don’t think to make often, but actually really enjoy. With the exception of zucchini pasta…
GF Cheesy Garlic Shrimp and Mushroom Pizza
Shrimp, caramelized onions, seasoned mushrooms, creamy white garlic sauce, GF pizza crust + cheese and more cheese. Any takers? If you’re a “yes”, then this GF Cheesy Garlic Shrimp and Mushroom Pizza is a must! There are so many great flavors working together here, making this one of my favorite, more unique pizzas of all time!…
Vegan Green Goddess Mexican Lettuce Wraps
If you’re looking for a quick and easy lunch or appetizer, that’s also totally satisfying, then these Vegan Green Goddess Mexican Lettuce Wraps are for you! Because it doesn’t get much easier than throwing FOUR ingredients + spices/seasonings in a food processor then baking 20-25 minutes…
Instant Pot Split Pea Lentil and Butternut Squash Stew
I really wanted to get this out in time to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving, but as you can clearly see, that didn’t happen. Several things played a part in that, the biggest obstacle is that we’re on our THIRD week of dealing with sickness…
Healthy Pumpkin Black Bean Enchilada Casserole
Like many people, I LOVE Fall. It’s truly my favorite time of the year.
Along with the crisp air, apple picking, and beautiful foliage, pumpkin plays a vital role in my affection for this season. My first inclination is to bake with cooked pumpkin, perhaps pumpkin bread or whoopie pies…
Golden Sweet Potato Lentil Soup with Coconut Milk
I realize we’re less than a week into Summer…which means there’s still a lot of warm {and humid for many of us} days ahead. But does that mean that soup has to be off the table? Is it still okay to make soup this time of year? Because while this Golden Sweet Potato Lentil Soup with Coconut Milk…
Baked Parmesan Zucchini Fries with Garlic Aioli
If you happened to see my post last week for these super-yummy Spinach Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, then you might have noticed they were accompanied by a stack of zucchini strips, encrusted in a Panko-Parmesan-fresh-herb-goodness and baked-to-perfection!…
Easy Spinach Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
So much yumminess in this Easy Spinach Pesto Grilled Cheese with it’s smoldering Muenster cheese, garlic green-pesto-goodness and golden toasted gluten-free bread!
I know, a grilled cheese sandwich hardly seems blog worthy. BUT, before you get all judgy on me {not that I actually think any of you are judgy☺}, let me plead my case…
Easy Lentil and Roasted Sweet Potato Taco Bowl
It’s that time of year where the weather here in Tennessee is constantly changing, some days are gorgeous and warm, while others are cold and rainy. I find myself not really wanting the traditional Winter comfort foods anymore, but also not quite ready for all things Spring. This Easy Lentil Sweet Potato Taco Bowl is the best of both worlds….
Vegan Lentil Curry Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Without question, I love this time of the year.
Without question, I love this time of the year.
Especially now with little ones and seeing the excitement in their eyes as they see Christmas lights for the first time, or bubble over at the thought of a LIVE TREE in our house! Reading Christmas stories at night, baking cookies to give to others, teaching them the joy to give and receive.
Rustic Roasted Veggie Pizza with Lentil Crust
As a full on pizza-lover, I’m always looking for a new healthy crust option. Cauliflower pizza crust is a regular at our house, and I’ve played around with several others including a Polenta crust and even a Swiss Chard crust. So when I came across this Lentil Pizza Crust…
New Mexico Green Chile Calabacitas + Albuquerque Trip
My family lived in New Mexico from the time I was just over a year old until I was ten when we moved to Murfreesboro, a suburb outside of Nashville, Tennessee. I grew up eating lots of Mexican inspired dishes – fajitas, tacos, quesadillas, taco salad, bean burritos, etc…
Roasted Veggie Grain Bowl with Avocado and Hummus
As promised, today’s recipe combines a version of last week’s Mediterranean Roasted Red Potatoes and Veggies with many of my other favorites to make this Roasted Veggie Grain Bowl with Avocado and Hummus…
Mediterranean Roasted Red Potatoes and Veggies
For those of you who follow me on Instagram, you may already know that our little Adelaide has arrived! She was born Saturday, September 9th at 11:19pm and is just a little over a week and a half old. She is beautiful and perfect and our hearts are so full…
Spinach Masala with Organic Brown Rice and Naan Bread
As of yesterday, we officially have a two year old little boy. From the time Brighton was little, we couldn’t help but feel like his name’s been prophetic, often hearing others say “BrightON is so fitting, he brightENs all things”…
Gluten-Free Three Cheese Sun-dried Tomato Pizza with Pesto
First and foremost: this Gluten-Free Three Cheese Sun-dried Tomato Pizza with Pesto – so good!
First and foremost: this Gluten-Free Three Cheese Sun-dried Tomato Pizza with Pesto – so good!
Second: I’m so excited to not only bring you this recipe, but to be teaming up with Sprouts and their Coast-to-Coast Blogger Network to create this gluten-free recipe guide, 7 Gluten-Free Recipes to Get Cookin’…
Sweet Potato Mexican Casserole with Roasted Corn and Black Beans
Planning a night in this Cinco de Mayo rather than heading out? I’ve got just the dish for you!
This Sweet Potato Mexican Casserole with Roasted Corn and Black Beans is bold in both color and flavor! And best of all it’s loaded with nutrition, yet low in calories, allowing plenty of room for some churro cupcakes, Mexican brownies, or fried ice cream!
Quinoa White Bean Cheese and Kale Salad
If you like quinoa and kale salads, then this Quinoa White Bean and Kale Salad is a must-try for you, but careful, it’s rather addicting! If you haven’t tried a quinoa and kale salad before, let me highly recommend this one…
White Bean Creamy Alfredo with Zucchini Pasta + Le Creuset
I know, I know. Another zucchini pasta dish, but what can I say, we eat zucchini pasta weekly and there are so many different healthy ways to fix it! This White Bean Creamy Alfredo with Zucchini Pasta has become a recent favorite…
Sweet Potato and Beet Veggie Flatbread
So, a bit of an interesting story regarding this Sweet Potato and Beet Veggie Flatbread. I got an email earlier this summer from a producer for RFD-TV’s show “Country Women”….
White Bean Hummus with Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper
Hummus anyone? Or rather crispy, salty blue corn chips, dipped and covered in roasted-garlic-red-pepper-and-white-bean-goodness?? This White Bean Hummus with Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper is chock full of nutrition and loaded with flavor, you’ll be begging for more!…
Three Cheese Spinach Pesto Pizza + Vital Proteins GIVEAWAY
As promised, I not only have an amazing recipe to share for this Three Cheese Spinach Pesto Pizza, but thanks to Vital Proteins, I also have a GIVEAWAY! If you missed last week’s post, you can check out the first part of this two part series here…
Three Cheese Zucchini Eggplant Lasagna {GF}
I have been sitting on this recipe for WAY too long. Occasionally I make a recipe that I am super excited about, only for it to somehow sit in my queue for months on end. Which is exactly what happened with this one…
Three Cheese Butternut Squash and Spinach Lasagna
If you’ve followed along for long, you likely know that I genuinely love healthy foods. But I also enjoy balance, and there are no foods {in my book} that are altogether off limits. So while, I love eating whole foods, loaded with veggies…
Roasted Veggie Breakfast Bowl with Fried Eggs + Sriracha
This Roasted Veggie Breakfast Bowl with Fried Eggs is a delicious and healthy dish that can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, OR dinner. It’s a simple combination of chopped and seasoned veggies, roasted to perfection, then topped with a fried egg, a Sriracha based sauce, and a few slices of avocado…