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 ...
Fall Recipes
Gluten-free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars
These Gluten-free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars are an easy one-bowl recipe and are great for a healthy breakfast, dessert, or snack!Do you ever buy food or ingredients on a whim? Or is that just a #foodbloggerproblem? That's exactly what happened with the cranberries I used for these bars. I saw a bag ...
20 Allergy-Friendly Thanksgiving Dishes
Food intolerances and allergies are no fun on holidays. Here are over 20 Allergy-friendly Thanksgiving dishes!There's nothing worse than trying to navigate a spread of food when you have dietary restrictions. Whether you have food allergies, intolerances, or just follow certain dietary guidelines ...
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. ...
Warm Brussels Sprout Salad with Pomegranate and Goat Cheese
I'm convinced that everyone who thinks they don't like Brussels sprouts because of some childhood memory simply hasn't had them prepared correctly. I don't remember ever having Brussels sprouts served to me, but apparently that is because I'm the baby of the family and by the time I came around my ...
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 ...
2-ingredient Vegan “Caramel” Dip
Just 2 ingredients is all is takes to make this healthy, fake-out caramel dip. With sliced apples, it makes the perfect after-school snack! I promise you that we are not living on pumpkin and apples alone over here, although it make seem like it based on the recipes I've been throwing at you the ...
The Ultimate Whole Wheat Apple Pancakes
These Whole Wheat Apple Pancakes are light, fluffy, and have incredible apple flavor. They are made with no oil or butter and make for a hearty, filling, and healthy breakfast. Want to know one of my favorite thing about the weekend? Having more time in the morning to have special breakfasts ...
Look Again: Beet Burgers
Look Again is a series where I feature old recipes from posts that showcase my bad young photography skills. Some of my favorite recipes deserve a second look. Today I'm bringing back the beet burger! I had to include my beloved beet burgers in my Look Again series. I adore this recipe! You ...
Balsamic Roasted Grapes and Pistachio Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
If you've never tried roasted grapes, ...
Easy Homemade Fruit, Nut, and Seed Granola Bars
Do you guys have to send snacks with your kids to school? Meghan is in kindergarten this year and we are required to send two snacks with her every day in addition to her lunch. And somehow, when she gets home, she's starving again. So let me just warn you that you may see an increase in snack ...