Sweet and salty kettle corn popcorn. A highly addictive, easy to make snack that takes 5 minutes on the stove top with only 4 ingredients! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. WARNING! Highly addictive popcorn recipe coming up. I’ve talked before on how to make your own popcorn at home without all …
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Maple Apple Spaghetti Squash Bake – a vegan friendly, gluten free veggie side dish that is great for family dinners and holidays. I’m so surprised that even though I have a post on how to cut and cook spaghetti squash, it took me a while to get an actual spaghetti squash RECIPE up! (Update: Now …
Spicy Baba Ganoush (Eggplant Dip) – with red pepper and sriracha, this appetizer is for you spicy food lovers! Can someone please tell me, is it “baba ganoush,” “baba ghanoush,” “baba ghanouj” or a spelling I’m not even aware of?! The ever-reliable wikipedia tells me the primary spelling is “ghanoush” with the “GH” at the …
Carrot Leek Soup – one pot meal ready in 30 minutes. Super flavorful and healthy vegetable meal!
How to make vegan whipped cream made from coconut cream. Plus 4 flavors to try: chocolate, vanilla, peanut butter and cinnamon! Vegan whipped cream, or whipped cream made from coconut milk/cream is not a new concept. But I was playing around with some different flavors and thought it would be good to share. To make …
Blueberry crisp crumble with an oat and coconut oil topping. Healthy and fruity dessert that’s gluten-free and vegan with no added refined sugar! Two things I have an obsession with lately – blueberries and coconut oil. So I’m only surprised this recipe didn’t happen sooner. I didn’t know whether to call this a “crisp,” “cobbler,” or …
Vegetarian chili that’s also vegan friendly and gluten-free. This one pot meal can be ready in 30 minutes and is deliciously flavored with McCormick Organics Chili Seasoning. This post was sponsored by McCormick Organics. I’m baaaack with another one-pot meal. Summer is coming to a close soon and back to school season is upon us. …
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 …
Lemon Garlic Roasted Artichokes – a simple and different way to cook this veggie side dish. Serve with melted butter or other favorite dip! I remember eating artichokes as a kid – picking each leaf off one by one, dipping it in butter and scraping off the edible part with my teeth. I didn’t know …
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, …
How to make homemade popcorn, 3 different ways – in a microwave or on a stovetop,. No need to buy store-bought popcorn bags when it’s so easy to make healthy preservative-free popcorn at home! As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Years ago, my mom gave everyone a popcorn maker and organic popcorn …
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 …
Homemade Kiwi Lemonade – freshly squeezed lemonade with a twist of kiwi fruit! While I’m not much of a straight-up lemonade fan, I do like to combine other fruits with lemonade as the weather starts warming up. The other day, I was out of mint so I couldn’t make my blueberry mint version, but I did …
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 …
Peanut butter, pickles and chips sandwich. A combination that is weirdly delicious and addicting. I know. I KNOW. It sounds weird. But if you are an adventurous foodie at all, add this to your bucket list. And yes, you read it right… peanut butter… pickles… and potato chips. In a sandwich. This is why my …
Veggie Lo Mein with mushrooms, green beans and carrots. Packed with veggies and ready faster than take-out. I’ve been slacking on cooking lately. Personal life has taken over and I have resorted to eating out more, snacks on-the-go, and relying on friends to feed me. On a day I was particularly missing a home-cooked meal …