CrockPot Granola with Coconut Oil. An easier way to make this healthy gluten-free snack in a slow cooker instead of the oven. My aunt has a favorite granola recipe that everyone loves. She makes it all the time and it makes her so happy that people always ask for the recipe. This, um, isn’t that granola …
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Baked Zucchini with Truffle Oil is the perfect easy side dish! Delicious and quick way to eat up your zucchini crop. No matter how many times I try to remind myself not to over-buy zucchini, I still somehow always end up leaving the grocery store with a few. I’m lucky enough to have friends who …
Homemade Pizza with Truffle Oil, Pear, Black Olives. A sweet and salty combo to give pizza night a unique and delicious spin. Recently I was introduced to the wonders of truffle oil. It’s just flavored olive oil, but it tastes good. And is fun to say. Earlier this year my mom started putting truffle oil …
Lavender Honey Ice Cream with Chocolate Chips – The perfect unique ice cream flavor for that will have everyone asking for more. No eggs required. Considering I just posted a cookie recipe I wasn’t planning on posting another dessert today. But I just found out today (July 17) is National Ice Cream Day, so I …
Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pomegranate Seeds. Sweet from cinnamon and vanilla, and slightly tangy from the seeds, these cookies are addicting! There are certain food items I buy whenever I see them, even if they aren’t on my list and I have no plan for them. Pomegranate seeds are one of those items, because I …
Riced cauliflower with green peppers and spices. This low-carb, healthy side dish is completely customizable and will be ready in 15 minutes! Cauliflower: vegetable of the year for 2015 (or 2014, depending on your source). Who decides this stuff? And yes, I realize it’s 2016 or later, depending on when you’re reading this. I’m known to be a …
Simple Summer Tomato Salad. Healthy, light, delicious and portable so you can pack it to-go for all your summer adventures. This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SamsClubMag #CollectiveBias Summer is here! Well actually it’s not officially here until June 20 if you want to get technical, …
Roasted Vegetables with Rosemary – Colorful and flavorful side dish that will help anyone get their daily dose of veggies. Chopping vegetables can be so meditative. I still prefer to buy some vegetables pre-cut (like butternut squash) but for the most part I enjoy it. Sometimes, I get so excited about food prepping that I …
Easy homemade vegan pizza dough – Make your own dough in less time than ordering in. This recipe for quick yeast dough will make dinner prep easy! One of my favorite go-to dinners to make at home is homemade pizza. I pretty much always have the ingredients on hand for at least a basic pizza, …
Broccoli Cheddar Bites – perfect snack or finger food for a delicious serving of veggies. Both kids and adults will love them! Confession – these were originally going to be called “broccoli tots,” an imitation of “tater tots” that I’ve seen floating around the web. However, since they both look and taste nothing like tater …
Spinach and mushroom bowtie pasta. Vegan one-pot meal ready in less than 30 minutes!
Multicolored Shredded Carrot Salad with dried cranberries, dried blueberries and parsley. A beautiful and healthy veggie side dish that is vegan and gluten free. I have my mom to thank for this salad. This is a perfect example of how she can throw together whatever she has on hand to make a wonderful recipe. It’s …
Butternut Squash and Veggie Bake – ready in under 30 minutes, loaded with vegetables, protein from black beans, a little sweetness from corn, topped with cheese and served with tortilla chips. Option to spice it up with jalapeño and hot sauce. Dinner is served! This is a meal prepared in 30 minutes and takes only one …
Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower Halves – a unique way to bake cauliflower and a colorful + flavorful side. Many of the recipes I make are not pre-planned, but actually result from leftover ingredients that I need to figure out how to use. I buy cauliflower often and since I only have time for so many cauliflower …
Nana’s Potica recipe – a Slovenian nut roll traditionally served at Easter and Christmas. Make this dessert to give as gifts or for holiday dinner parties. Grandma makes the best potica!
Vegan and Gluten-Free Sweet Potato and Apple Soup. Only 4 main ingredients plus spices makes this a super simple and delicious thick soup for the colder months. I had a little deja vu when I was making this soup. It wasn’t until I started writing this that I realized it’s because the only other soup I’ve posted …
Skinnier zucchini bread – made with applesauce and less sugar so you can indulge in that second or third slice. A deliciously easy quick bread! Don’t we always need more ways to use up zucchini? Or is it just me? This applesauce zucchini bread is a great way to bake with it! Even though zucchini …
Easter Paska Bread – My Nana’s recipe for this Eastern European egg bread. I look forward to making this all year! Before I get to the (amazing) Easter bread recipe, let me start by bragging. My family gets me really cool gifts. It must be because I’m a food blogger. I have all sorts of …
Good old fashioned Italian Bread. Very easy dough consistency and a great (vegan) addition to any meal! It’s time for a simple bread recipe! It’s been a year since I last posted a dinner bread (rosemary bread, anyone?) which is surprising given the amount of bread I consume on a weekly basis. This Italian bread …
Butternut squash apple soup. Delicious autumn flavors blended together make this vegan soup a crowd-pleasing appetizer. Like many things, I used to think I didn’t like soup. I’m not sure exactly how I could declare that for such a broad category, but it was mostly because it wasn’t “filling enough” (i.e. I felt deprived of …