A White Texas Sheet Cake with a Sweet Cherry Glaze Topping. Perfect for a birthday cake or celebration for any cherry lovers (and those who don’t like traditional frosting)! Super easy recipe. Recently I was having a conversation with my grandparents about our favorite family recipes that have been passed down, and ones that maybe I …
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How to make your own homemade sweet pickle relish. After a bit of marinating time you’ll have a super easy, tasty and customizable relish topping for sandwiches, deviled eggs and more! Recently I was at the store buying sweet pickle relish for a special recipe (coming soon!) and realized most of the options available were …
Arugula (or spinach) and artichoke brie dip, made in a cast iron skillet. A delicious and unique appetizer! Who loves brie cheese? {raising hand} I almost always have a wheel of brie in my fridge. You know – in case of emergencies. I’ve long had on my list to try a brie dip of some …
A vegetarian breakfast pita wrap that can be made in 5 minutes and is full of protein, fiber and flavor. A hot, quick breakfast idea that can be made even on busy mornings! Can I be honest? This wasn’t even a planned post. I made this because I was STARVING and needing something QUICK. Therefore …
Rosemary Maple Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls. Perfect for holidays, dinner parties, and using up leftover mashed sweet potatoes. THESE ROLLS ARE THE BEST ROLLS I’VE EVER EATEN. I repeat. The. Best. I’ve. Ever. Had. And I’ve had a lot of rolls. That includes steak house yeast rolls (what else does a vegetarian eat at a …
This broccoli and cheese baked potato casserole is a super easy dinner with just 5 ingredients plus spices! Vegetarian, gluten-free. Who doesn’t like a good baked potato? They are pretty easy, customizable, and can be pretty healthy if you do them right. I don’t eat them often, but they sure are a good way to …
Garlic Sage Smashed Potatoes are a great side item at your dinner table. A customizable version of mashed potatoes that everyone will love. I’m not sure where I first heard of “smashed” potatoes, but the idea is brilliant! It has the best features of mashed potatoes with the added benefit of being customizable, and in …
Spaghetti Squash Nests garnished with fresh basil are the perfect dinner appetizer for your guests or casserole-style dinner for your family. Customizable and delicious! Vegan-friendly and gluten-free. With this recipe, I was originally trying to recreate these spaghetti nests with spaghetti squash. A little bit by accident (because I forgot), there is another difference. These …
Maple roasted Brussels sprouts and butternut squash with pecan pieces and dried cranberries. A perfect appetizer or side for holiday or Autumn dinners. Gluten-free, vegan. Did you think I was kidding about being obsessed with butternut squash? These roasted veggies would be perfect as an appetizer for a holiday table spread. Especially for Thanksgiving with …
Butternut Squash Macaroni and Cheese is the perfect healthier comfort food. Adding in squash to the cheddar sauce is a great way to sneak in some more veggies to your dinner! I’m OBSESSED with butternut squash. It’s been on my brain so much lately that I’ve been saying “butternut” in place of “buttercup.” You know, …
Vegan Herb Drop Biscuits. Perfect with soup, easy to throw together. This is one of those “accidentally vegan” recipes. I rarely have regular milk in the fridge, so when I needed some biscuits for soup I thought why not use coconut milk? And no, I don’t think it tastes like coconut! When you refrigerate full-fat …
Pumpkin Cake with Pumpkin Cream Cheese Icing. Perfect for Halloween or a Fall sweet treat! As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I bought this pumpkin cake pan on a whim and the most logical thing to make in it is, obviously, pumpkin cake. Cake is actually not one of my favorite things, …
Lemon Garlic Hummus is a quick and easy, vegan and gluten-free snack or appetizer dip for all your favorite crackers or veggies! You may remember this lemon garlic hummus from these delicious lettuce wraps, but there are a couple extra toppings if you want to serve as a dip! The thing with flavoring hummus is …
Spiralized Zucchini Quinoa Tomato Salad. Eat as a side or a light meal, cold or hot! Healthy, vegetarian, delicious. As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I HAVE A NEW FAVORITE THING! It’s called the Vegetarian Flavor Bible. <– Have you heard of this?? Basically it is a huge book of ingredients that …
Blackberry Lavender Chocolate Chip Cookies – a unique twist on the classic with some fruit and dried lavender. Perfect dessert in summertime! Recently I was in serious need of some comfort food. My mind naturally went to chocolate chip cookies, but I had also been having a (weird?) desire to make something with lavender and …
Peach Caprese Salad is a wonderful summer side dish, appetizer or even a meal! Mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, peaches and basil makes a fresh and satisfying dish. Fresh tomatoes with sea salt is one of my favorite things. I’ve been known to go to the farmer’s market and ONLY buy tomatoes. So it’s no wonder that …
These nutrition-packed cookies are referred to as lactation cookies because they help nursing mothers produce milk, but they can be eaten by anyone! Made two ways, there is a gluten-free recipe with peanut butter as well as an easily customized flour cookie. Let me start out by saying, to all my friends and family reading, …
Lentil lettuce wraps with lemon garlic hummus. Healthy, easy, customizable and full of flavor! Vegan and gluten-free. This post is sponsored by Lentils.org in collaboration with their #LoveALentil #LetsLentil campaign. All opinions are my own. Time for another lentil recipe! We already know that lentils are not just for soups. (Remember those waffles? Dreamy.) But this …
Plant based carrot cake energy bites, vegan and gluten-free. It’s a quick and easy snack that’s healthy but still tastes like dessert, ready in 10 minutes!
Heads up: this recipe is sponsored by Lentils.org in collaboration with their #SpringCleanse campaign. Belgian Waffles made healthy with split red lentils, blood orange juice and blueberries. Breakfast doesn’t get any better than this! This waffle recipe is brought to you by… lentils. What the what? Let me start from the beginning. Over a year …