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White Bean and Red Pepper Salad
White beans, red peppers, poblano peppers, onions, olive oil, spices...perfection. This is so good. Poblano peppers are my obsession right now. I ...
Roasted Maple Butternut Squash
Roasting butternut squash is my favorite method. Roasting it with a little maple syrup? Yes, definitely one of my favorite ways to EAT it. It doesn't ...
Apple Blue Cheese Salad with Maple Vinaigrette
Mmmmmm. One of my favorite salads. Truth be told, I can eat A LOT of this salad. Apples, blue cheese, maple...yes! Salads are really only limited ...
Cheddar Roasted Smashed Potatoes
In our family, we love roasted potatoes and we love mashed potatoes, so why wouldn't we put them together? Enter the roasted smashed potato - ...
Simple Bread Boule
The title says it all, it really is simple. A versatile bread ball that can be used as a pull apart bread, a bread bowl to serve a dip, sliced bread ...
Oven Dried Tomato Bites
Oven dried tomatoes. Just as delicious as sun dried tomatoes. The perfect balance of sweetness, chewy, and juicy. So, why am I making oven dried ...
Cucumber and Strawberry Salad
It's still summer, right? I whole heartedly believe it is and I refuse to give up on it. Even as I write, my windows are open and the sun is shining. ...
Squash and Cucumber Sandwiches {Recipe Redux}
It's redux time again and I love the theme this month: With produce galore, now’s a great time to enjoy lots of fruits and vegetables. Show us how ...
Summer Caprese Salad
If you don't like tomatoes, look away now. But really, how could you turn away from something so beautiful? If you've never had a caprese salad, take ...
Roasted Corn Salad in Tomato Cups
It's getting warmer outside. There are two reasons why I love this. It's not cold - I am not a fan of the cold Fresh food - I can't stand heavy ...
Spinach and Cheddar Cookies
Yep, cookies for dinner. You heard me. Welcome to my newest obsession - making veggies fun for dinner. My innovative dinner mind is on overload with ...
Spinach, Avocado, and Black Bean Salad with Lime Vinaigrette and Cornbread Croutons
Have you fallen short of your New Year's resolutions yet? Maybe it was to lose weight or increase your intake of healthy foods? Maybe it was to eat ...
Strawberry, Mango, Pineapple, and Avocado Salad
We eat fruit every night at dinner. I'm not stretching the truth at all, EVERY night. I can be sure, if I didn't get enough fruit in during the day, I ...
Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, and Brussels Sprouts with Rosemary Butter
Now this is a pan full of flavor. This is the dish to try if you are convinced you don't like brussels sprouts. I wanted to call this, Roasted Winter ...
German Potato Salad
Oh, German potato salad, you have eluded me for too long. I have actually had people tell me that they don't like German potato salad. To them I say ...
Fork Tender Stovetop Potatoes with Herbs
Potatoes should be the beginner food when learning to cook. Maybe it is and I just did things a little differently. They are probably the world's ...
Citrus Brussels Sprouts Salad
One of the best pieces of advice on how to save money on a grocery bill is to buy seasonal produce. I'm not sure how much brussels sprouts are in the ...
Mediterranean Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
One of these days I will stop posting greek inspired salads. Today is not that day. It's my favorite and I get such good feedback from everyone ...
Parmesan Mashed Cauliflower
Am I a little late to the mashed cauliflower party or am I bringing it back? A couple of years ago, it was everywhere and I never see it anymore. I ...
Avocado, Mango & Red Onion Salad
Four ingredients, 5 if you include salt, but that is not something you usually have to go out and buy. Simple is my calling. Ease of preparedness ...
Brussels Sprouts and Figs with Walnuts and Balsamic Reduction
I am absolutely one of those really strange people who love Brussels sprouts. Maybe not so strange. Four out of 5 of my family diners this evening ...
Roasted Potatoes with Kale and Yogurt Dressing
I'm pretty sure the title says it all. Okay, here's the recipe. Haha - just kidding. It is crazy good. We love roasted potatoes in our house and ...
Mashed Maple Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes
Did someone say dessert? Not exactly, but I think it could definitely double as dessert, it seems so sinful. Around this time every year, I have a ...
Pinto Beans with Bell Pepper and Onions
I love the flavor of cooked beans from dry beans, but I rarely get the chance to make them. If we're going to be completely honest, they take a ...
Tomatillo Infused Rice
Happy Accident - that's what this should be called. That wouldn't make sense to anyone but me though. If I tossed out every food that began as a ...
Radish and Orange Salad with Mint
We all do it. We spend an hour or more on a main course for dinner and when it is done, we look around and have nothing else to eat. It happens to ...
Avocado and Red Onion Salad
I eat avocados at least 4 times/week. And I made this salad so much one summer that it was almost banned completely, not by me, of course. I could ...
Yeast Rolls
Is it bad that I make these a lot? I love the light, fluffy texture of a yeast roll. It has to be homemade though. A store bought yeast roll just ...
Oven Zucchini Fries with Yogurt Dipping Sauce
So, how do you get zucchini shy kids to eat zucchini? Bake them, call them "fries", and have something to dip them in. Having a dip makes everything ...
