After church on Sunday, Josh and I quickly ran home, changed clothes, packed up some lunch and snacks and made our way to Percy Warner Park for a hike! I don’t know about you, but being outside and getting some exercise helps clear my mind and heal my soul. The trail through Percy Warner is not especially beautiful, being that it does not run along a creek, there is no bluff with a beautiful view, nor a glorious waterfall at the end…
Category: Spinach
Berry and Pecan Spring Mix Salad with Vinaigrette
Happy Memorial Day! I thought I’d be a little patriotic and share this Berry and Pecan Spring Mix Salad loaded with blueberries, raspberries and topped with a bit of goat cheese. Nothing like adding a little red, white and blue to our plates, to help remind us what this day is all about and the gift so many have given us in fighting for our country and our freedom. To those of you serving in our Armed Forces, or have loved ones who serve or have served, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your selflessness, bravery, and sacrifice!…
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…
Green Power Salad with Roasted Veggies + Mom Update
Have you tried the Balsamic Almond and Turmeric Dressing yet?!? If not, here is the perfect Green Power Salad to put with it! If you didn’t get a chance to read my last post, then let me quickly fill you in. I started out making this salad last Sunday, intending on mixing in all my favorites while attempting a new homemade dressing to go with it. However, the dressing took over, stole the show and got a post of its own! So now, as promised, I have the scoop on the salad that left my tummy happy and full, yet wanting more!…
Spaghetti Squash Casserole with Spinach
I know, I know… I just posted a spaghetti squash recipe a few weeks ago, but while getting groceries last week, I couldn’t help but pick one up and make this Spaghetti Squash Casserole! I toyed with making another Mexican dish, but ultimately decided to go the more traditional Italian route…
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…
Pomegranate Christmas Salad
Christmas is in TWO days! Are you ready??
I’m sure most of you have your meal all planned out, but if you’re looking for a festive salad to add to the feast, consider this Pomegranate Christmas Salad!…
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??…
Kale Salad and Delvin Farm’s Organic CSA
Saturday was Josh’s birthday, we spent a lovely, leisurely day together to celebrate. Our day started with a relaxed morning before picking up coffee and heading to a local used bookstore to browse the shelves for used books, movies, and music. It’s amazing how time flies when you’re in a book store…
Vegetarian Quinoa Meatballs + Gluten Free
vegetarian-meatballs-with-patty-pan-pasta4Let’s talk meatballs.
I’ve never really been much of a fan. Red meat, in general, isn’t something I crave or have to have. I do eat it occasionally, and even have a fabulous Grass Fed/No Hormones/No Antibiotics Beef Supplier, my father-in-law!…
Roasted Acorn Squash and Farro Salad
The weekend has come and gone again, where does the time go??
We spent this past Saturday evening out in Woodbury celebrating my niece’s 8th birthday party. Hard to believe she’s getting so big, so fast! With Halloween just around the corner, my niece requested a bonfire and costume party (I’m afraid I was lame and didn’t dress up). My sister, with help from her husband and in-laws, did a wonderful job setting up the fire pit for roasting hot dogs and s’mores, as well as creating a table loaded with festive treats decorated as ghosts, goblins, eyeballs and more…
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…
Basil Pesto Chickpea Sandwiches
I love chickpeas. I love to add them to my daily lunch salad, I love to use them in cookies to replace the flour, and I definitely love them as the star of these Basil Pesto Chickpea Sandwiches.
If you read my last post on Healthy Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, then you know that we had planned a trip to the Smokies with our friends only to have our plans thrown out the window with a steady stream of rain throughout the weekend…