We occasionally go to this burger joint, EO Burger. I always get the Portobello Mushroom Burger and every time I order it, the cashier looks at me and says, "You know there's no meat on that burger, right?" Every. Single. Time. Apparently a lot of people order the Portobello Mushroom Burger ...
Dinner Recipes
Easy Homemade Whole Wheat Pizza Crust + Spring Pizza Ideas
Today I'm on a mission. My mission is to convince you how easy it is to make a healthy, homemade, whole wheat pizza crust. I know what you're thinking. Easy is putting a pre-made crust into your grocery cart. Easy is opening a package and popping it into the oven. That's easy, Maryea. Okay, yes, ...
Quinoa and Sweet Potato Enchilada Pie
I sometimes look back at the time in my life when I only had to prepare meals for myself. I don't think I realized at the time that while cooking for one has its own set of challenges, only having to please yourself is a luxury. Those of you who don't have that luxury right now, imagine for a ...
25 Fresh, Clean Eating Recipes for Spring
Who's ready to dive face first into all the spring flavors? I know I am! So many great fruits and vegetables come into season in the spring. Make the most of it and make one of these seasonal, fresh meals! I've done the searching and scouring for you--just click away and find something that ...
Crockpot Vegan Coconut Curry Chickpea Lentil Soup
This Crockpot Vegan Coconut Curry Chickpea Lentil Soup is easy to prep and is a healthy, comforting soup!Marriage is all about compromise. I'm sure you've heard that phrase about a million times, especially if you are married. As cliche as it may be, it's true. You have to be able to bend and ...
Chicken Quinoa Soup
You know the old wive's tale that when you're sick you should eat chicken noodle soup? It's not actually an old wive's tale. It's totally true. There have been numerous studies since 2000 that have concluded that grandma's chicken noodle soup actually does help shorten the duration of a ...
30 Minute Skillet Spinach Lasagna
You thought lasagna could never be part of your weeknight dinner plan, didn't you? Get ready to welcome a healthy vegetarian lasagna to your weeknight dinner table, folks. This lasagna was actually ready in 27 minutes, start to finish, but 27 Minute Skillet Lasagna just didn't have the same ring ...
Sesame-Ginger Spaghetti Squash Bowl
One of my favorite food memories growing up is discovering spaghetti squash with my parents. We all felt similar excitement when we forked the cooked spaghetti-like strands from the squash shell. What a marvel! Back then, we mostly ate our spaghetti squash simply with butter, salt, and pepper. ...
Homemade Alphabet Vegetable Soup Recipe
This Homemade Alphabet Vegetable Soup Recipe is better than Campbell's and much healthier, too! Did you grow up with Campbell's Soup? I sure did. We always had a can of Campbell's in the pantry, ready to be poured into a pan along with some water. It was easy, that's for ...
Roasted Vegetable Brown Rice Risotto with Bacon and Kale
I'm not so stringent with my quest to eat a healthy diet that I have a set of rules I have to follow or I freak out. Eating a whole foods, unprocessed diet as much as I can is important to me. But it isn't everything, and even though I write this blog sharing my ideas, I'm not obsessed with it. ...
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili
The Top 3 Reasons you Need to Make This Chili As Soon As Possible: 1.) It's National Chili Month. Celebrate! 2.) The colors! Could there be a more perfect Halloween meal? 3.) It's a perfect veggie-centric (vegan!) way to switch up your chili routine. Variety is good! I could go on, but ...
Quinoa Pizza Pie
Your pizza night is never going to be the same. Think of this quinoa pizza pie as pizza with a makeover. It has all the flavors of a vegetable pizza, but it's transformed into a healthier package. Instead of being weighed down with a wheat crust, we have a pizza in the form of a quinoa ...
