I haven't been in the mood for salads as much since fall arrived. Comfort foods and soups took their place on the menu as the temperatures started to drop. Then, Mother Nature got confused and summer-like temperatures re-emerged. I'm not complaining. I'll take as many sunny and 80 degree days ...
Dinner Recipes
Layered Vegetable Crockpot Casserole
This is a super busy week for me. I'm sure you've all been there. It's one of those weeks where I just don't have more than 20 or 30 minutes to spend on dinner. So last week when my sister-in-law requested vegetarian crockpot recipes, it was perfect timing. This meal took about 20 minutes to ...
Crispy baked sweet potato & beet chips
I got an email from a reader today asking from where I get my recipe inspiration. That's a hard question because there isn't one singular place that I look for inspiration when it comes to my kitchen creations. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized my inspiration comes from two main ...
Veggie Pancakes
I know what you're thinking. I'm becoming a sneaky chef. First, I sneak vegetables into muffins, and now they're hiding in my pancakes. My intention is not to hide the vegetables from my daughter or my husband. But sometimes, you gotta do whatcha gotta do, know what I mean? It's not that ...
Raw Vegan Corn Chowder
Whew! I'm back from my vacation and busier than ever. Why is it so much work getting back into the swing of things after returning from a trip? I can't complain, though, Michigan was beautiful and the time spent with family and friends was priceless. I was born and raised a Michigan girl, but ...
Vegan Chili Lime Lentil Tacos
When I track all the food that I consumed for a day (check out the post What this pregnant mama eats), I realized two nutrients I need to make sure I'm getting enough of each day: protein and iron. This is important for anyone eating a plant-based diet, but especially important for a pregnant ...
Grilled Veggie Pizza
This summer, one to two nights a week, Tim isn't home for dinner. He is playing in a baseball league and has games in the early evenings. In the beginning, when he was gone it was easy dinner nights; I thought it wasn't worth it to spend too much time cooking if he wasn't going to be home for ...
Arugula salad with grilled pear & balsamic vinaigrette
I've been on a huge arugula kick lately. I don't know what it is, but something about those peppery leaves makes me happy. Arugula is one of those greens that you either love or hate. If you're a hater, that's okay. You can either stop reading now, or be clever and substitute another green, ...
Vegetarian Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
I don't think I posted one dinner recipe during my first trimester. That's because I didn't create any new recipes. Most of our dinners were 20 minute projects that I threw together while trying to fight off nausea. We had a lot of egg sandwiches for dinner. Now that I'm feeling better (for ...
Massaged kale salad with orange-tahini dressing
The first time I heard about eating kale as the main ingredient in a salad, I thought I'd hate it. The only time I eat kale raw is hidden in the form of a smoothie, I insisted. Kale is much too bitter to be eaten raw in a salad, right? Wrong! Prepared correctly, the bitterness of kale vanishes ...
5 Minute Pantry Dinner
We made it home from our vacation at about 5 o'clock tonight. Our fridge is nearly empty and the pantry down to its barest of bones. But after being away for almost 2 weeks and in the car for 9 hours today, the last thing I wanted was to eat out. So I scoured the pantry and found some convenience ...
Simple Quinoa Salad with Kohlrabi, Apple, and Fresh Dill
When I first opened my CSA box and saw that it had kohlrabi, I didn't even know what I was looking at. Now, I am excited to have a new vegetable in my repertoire. You all gave me great suggestions as to what I should do with the unusual vegetable; I was amazed so many of you not only knew what ...
