If you are obsessed with the chocolate + coconut combination like I am, you will love these cookies. Â A chocolate cookie base with chocolate chips and coconut added in? Â You really can't go wrong. It's just a bonus that these cookies happen to be healthy, too. Â These whole grain cookies are made ...
Vegetarian Recipes
Creamy Carrot Brown Rice Risotto
The last time I made risotto I was pregnant with Meghan. Â I was still in the sick-all-day phase, but apparently feeling ambitious. Â I stood over the stove, nauseous, while I stirred, stirred, stirred that rice. Â Soon I pulled up a chair, doubled over with my arm extended so I could continue to stir. ...
Cilantro Pesto
So many times when I buy a bunch of cilantro, I only need a few tablespoons. Â Then I have this huge bunch leftover, which doesn't sit well with this mama. Â I hate to waste food, so whenever I buy cilantro I find myself scrambling to find ways to use it up. That's how this recipe was born. Â I had ...
Broccoli and Cream Cheese Sammy
After my experiment with adding a vegetable with cheese to create a sandwich mixture turned into a successful green grilled cheese (check out the comment section over there--a lot of readers have tried the green grilled cheese with their kiddos and they loved it), I realized that I could use  this ...
Peanut Butter Chocolate Spread Recipe (Healthy snack idea!)
This Peanut Butter-Chocolate Spread takes minutes to mix together and yields a sweet treat that is healthy and delicious! Is there a better flavor combination out there than peanut butter + chocolate? Â Really--is there? Peanut butter and chocolate just go together, but you don't really think of ...
Focaccia with Fig Spread, Goat Cheese, and Arugula
I hoped to be bringing you a recipe for herbed focaccia bread tonight. Â Whole grain bread baking has been on my list of things I want to get good at--I even took a bread baking class last fall that was supposed to focus on whole grain breads. Â In reality, the class featured recipes that split white ...
Sweet Potato Enchiladas with Chipotle and Spinach Sauce
A lot of food blogs have something called "Meal Plan Monday" where they post their meal plans for the week. Â There's a reason I don't do this. Â Putting my meal plan out there is too much of a commitment. Â I'm sorry if I sound like the flaky guy you dated in your early twenties, but I would feel like ...
Broccoli Cheddar Millet Cups
What is a sure-fire way to get your kids to eat broccoli? Â Okay, let me be honest here. Â There are no sure fire ways to get your kids to eat broccoli, so allow me to rephrase that. Â What are some ways to up your chances of getting your kids to eat broccoli? 1.) Add cheese. 2.) Â Bake it into a ...
Vegan Chickpea Tomato Wrap
This Vegan Chickpea Tomato Wrap makes a super quick and easy lunch that is full of flavor!Often times, I eat whatever Meghan is having for lunch. Â If she's having a mashed banana and tahini sandwich, I go ahead and have one, too. Â Some days, however, I just want something that I know Meghan most ...
Polenta Pizza
Last week as I was putting together my family's meal plan, an intriguing idea popped into my head: Â polenta pizza. Â We all love pizza, I thought, why not mix it up with a change from the same old whole wheat dough I usually make? Â I thought I was brilliant for a minute, until I googled it and found ...
Three Bean Vegetarian Chili in the Slow Cooker
My kitchen had a very good Christmas. Â She was a little selfish, but got everything she wanted. Â She received a fabulous all-purpose cooker that is a rice cooker, slow cooker, and steamer in one. Â It's hard to believe we've gone this long without a slow cooker. Â I've had fun experimenting with it, ...
Yogurt Parfaits
If you want to feel like you are eating breakfast at a fancy hotel, make a yogurt parfait and put it in a martini glass. Â It's a great way to use those martini glasses you registered for despite the fact you don't drink martinis on a regular basis or ever have eight people over who drink ...