Everyone wants their Thanksgiving turkey to be perfect! Here is a simple, foolproof recipe that makes a juicy, flavorful turkey for your holiday. Thank you to Ohio Poultry Association for sponsoring this post. All opinions are, as always, my own. The turkey is the center of your ...
Dinner Recipes
Spaghetti Squash Recipes
Where are my spaghetti squash lovers at? I love spaghetti squash so much I thought it'd be a great idea to have a page dedicated to spaghetti squash recipes. Spaghetti squash is such a versatile vegetable. You can eat it plain with a little oil or butter along with just salt and pepper and it's ...
Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash (Vegan Recipe)
This Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe makes an easy, but elegant vegan dinner! It's easy enough for a weeknight, yet would make a lovely addition to a Thanksgiving menu. It's my first recipe post of October and I'm so excited to bring you alllll the fall foods! First up is this Wild Rice ...
Vegan Corn Chowder
This Vegan Corn Chowder is full of flavor and is also gluten free! Heads up! This recipe for Vegan Corn Chowder was originally published in May 2011. Photos were updated August 2018; text and recipe remains the same. Enjoy! One of my favorite parts about summer is sweet corn season. When I ...
Instant Pot Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
This Instant Pot Pasta makes an easy and tasty vegetarian weeknight dinner the whole family will love! It's back-to-school time and I already miss the easy summer schedule. The throwing together of dinner--a salad with all the fresh things we have and maybe some grilled chicken. If there's no ...
Smoky Black Bean Tacos (With Feta and No-Mayo Coleslaw)
These Smoky Black Bean Tacos are a quick and easy vegetarian dinner idea! Heads up! This Smoky Black Bean Tacos recipe was originally posted in August 2011. Photos were updated August 2018. Text is original from 2011. This remains one of my favorite recipes and it I hope if it's new-to-you you'll ...
Sweet Potato Fritters Recipe with Avocado Dipping Sauce
These pan-fried Sweet Potato Fritters are easy to make and crazy delicious! I could easily change the name of this blog to Sweet Potatoes: A Love Story. It would be a love story with a bit of tragedy. Why? Sweet potatoes are my true food love. A more perfect food I've yet to find. Yet. My ...
Delicious Salmon Cakes Recipe
These Salmon Cakes are a delicious and easy way to get enough omega 3 fatty acids in your diet. Salmon patties are easy to make and are a family favorite recipe. Heads up! This Salmon Cakes recipe was first published in January 2011. Photos were updated June 2018. Enjoy! Let's talk about omega ...
Vegetable Lasagna Recipe (Easy & Healthy!)
Nobody will miss the meat with this healthy and easy Vegetable Lasagna recipe! Oh, vegetable lasagna. You have my heart. If eating lasagna is wrong, I don't want to be right. This is an easy recipe for vegetable lasagna that will make your heart sing. It's not quite as easy as this ...
Instant Pot Jerk Chicken Recipe
Instant Pot Jerk Chicken is full of flavor and super easy to make in the pressure cooker! This recipe for Instant Pot Jerk Chicken combines two of my favorite things: jerk flavoring and using the Instant Pot for dinner. I first fell in love with Jamaican Jerk Chicken during our Jamaican ...
Healthy Summer Recipes
This is the ultimate collection of healthy summer recipes! It's Memorial Weekend here in the United States, which is the weekend that unofficially kicks off summer. I thought it would be the perfect time to do a round up of the best Happy Healthy Mama recipes for summer. There are certain ...
Sun Basket Review-A Healthy Meal Kit Service!
You've decided to try out a meal kit service, but have no idea which one to try? This Sun Basket review will help you make your choice, especially if you're interested in a healthy meal kit service! Have you tried any of the meal kit services? Once upon a time there was one or two available, ...