Do you ever have a 24 hour period that feels like you've lived a week inside of a day? That's what the last 24 hours or so have been like for me. This past weekend was one of the coldest of the winter, and with two active kids, taking them to SkyZone, an indoor trampoline park, seemed like a ...
Salad Recipes
Power Greens Salad with Cara Cara Orange, Almonds, and Parmesan
I have to admit, I get excited about salad. That probably makes me a boring person, but when I put the right ingredients together on my salad plate, ingredients that produce a symphony of flavors, it makes me happy. Yes, salads can be boring. Iceburg lettuce with shredded carrots, anyone? But they ...
Chopped Kale Salad with Cranberries, Feta, and Walnuts
If you need a festive, colorful salad to add to your holiday table, this is your recipe. If you need a quick, easy, and healthy lunch salad to balance out the holiday treats you've been eating, this is your recipe. It is always with a little hesitation that I serve Tim kale, especially raw kale. ...
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 ...
Summer Squash Noodle Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
The alternate title for this recipe: Summer in a Bowl. What you have here is the best summer has to offer in one delicious bowl, ready to be eaten in less than 15 minutes. You are welcome. You will feel 10,000 times healthier after finishing this bowl of summer goodness. I promise you. Eat ...
Grilled Kale Salad
If you are a fan of roasted kale chips, you are going to love grilled kale. No need to turn on the oven, just fire up your grill and a few minutes later you'll have crispy, delicious kale that even your kids will eat. Really. There isn't a tastier way to eat your greens than to roast or ...
Walnut Pesto Chicken Salad
This Walnut Pesto Chicken Salad is a versatile recipe you can use for so many things! We had some friends over for dinner this weekend. It was a casual gathering that we planned at the last minute, so I was making the risotto that was already on the menu before we were decided to have guests ...
Fiesta salad with cilantro-lime dressing
The last few months, we fell into a nice little routine. Saturday morning I would bring Meghan to gymnastics. During that free hour I made my meal plan and grocery list for the week. Then Saturday afternoon we made a family trip to the grocery to store to get our goods. {Interesting side note: ...
Sunflower veggie wraps {Gluten-free, vegan, soy-free, nut-free}
Last week, I had a gift card to Barnes and Noble and forty five minutes, by myself, to browse the store. I haven't had that luxury in too long. It was heaven. I love bookstores. In addition to making the stack to t0-be-read-books on my night stand even bigger, I also left ...
Lemony pesto potatoes {dairy-free, nut-free, gluten-free}
I only have a little bit of time to post today because I'm getting ready to leave for vaaaacation. Preparing for a trip is a thousand times harder when you have a child. For each child you have, add another million times harder. I got behind schedule yesterday when I got home from running ...
Operation Eat More Vegetables: blueberry vinaigrette
For those of you just tuning in, this post is an update to Operation Eat More Vegetables, which is my attempt at getting my 3-year-old, as the title amply explains, to eat more vegetables. To get a sticker, Meghan has to eat all the vegetables she is served at dinner. It took her 12 days to get ...
Strawberry quinoa salad {vegan, gluten-free}
I can't get enough strawberries in the summer. I could eat them in everything. And I do. When they're in season, it's not uncommon for strawberries to show up in my breakfast, snacks, lunch, and then dessert all in one day. This salad is an example of how they show up in lunch. Paired with ...
