Do you guys ever have those days when you dropped the ball and don’t have a plan for lunch? Whenever I find myself in need of a quick meal, I turn to toast! This buffalo blue cheese smashed chickpea toast is my favorite!
Avocado toast has been all the craze recently. I never really got on board because, well, I didn’t consider toast to be a meal. When you top it with hearty and filling protein, like smashed chickpeas, why not? Continue reading
Posted in Quick and Easy, Sandwich, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Beans, Blue cheese, Buffalo Sauce, Cheese, Vegetarian, Whole grain
Every summer I go on a fishing trip and come home with a whole bunch of trout! Smoked trout is my favorite way to enjoy it, and I always have leftovers. I used those leftovers to make today’s recipe, smoked trout and beluga lentil bowls.
Have you ever tried beluga lentils? This was my first time, and I absolutely loved them! Their dark color offsets the light trout and cucumbers, to make this dish have more eye appeal, as well as flavor! Continue reading
Posted in Fish and Seafood, Quick and Easy, Salad
Every spring I go crazy over asparagus. This might be my last asparagus post this season. Maybe. Anyway, this lemon asparagus orzo with shrimp is a great recipe to end on, because it’s seriously delicious!
All the flavors of this dish pair perfectly. The asparagus is earthy, the lemon is bright, and the shrimp is sweet. Salt and spice are the only flavor profiles missing, and very easy to mix in with a little salt and pepper! Continue reading
Posted in Fish and Seafood, Pasta, Quick and Easy
Tagged Asparagus, Garlic, Lemon, Noodles, Quick and Easy, Shrimp
Is anyone else ready for strawberry season?! This strawberry arugula salad with strawberry balsamic dressing is loaded with summer flavors!
Fresh picked strawberries are bursting with flavor and are one of my favorite parts of early summer. I shop my local farmers market for the tastiest, fresh summer fruits! Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Quick and Easy, Salad, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Arugula, Balsamic, Cheese, Quick and Easy, Strawberry, Vegetarian
Have you ever tried roasting tomatoes? They make a pasta sauce that is out of this world! For a spring-time dinner, I roasted asparagus right along with cherry tomatoes to make this roasted cherry tomato and asparagus pasta!
Cherry tomatoes are among the sweetest tomatoes. Roasting them concentrates and caramelizes that sweet juicy flavor. It is my new favorite way to enjoy cherry tomatoes! Continue reading
Posted in Pasta, Quick and Easy, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Asparagus, Garlic, Noodles, Quick and Easy, Tomatoes
This simple kale and potato frittata has become standard lunch fair on Saturdays at my house. Frittata’s are a great clean-out-the-fridge meal, but are also special enough to excite!
I love the combination of kale and potatoes in this frittata. Potatoes make it hearty and filling, and kale adds nice color, as well as nutritional value! Really any veggies will do, but this is my favorite, and I usually have the ingredients on hand. Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Gluten Free Dishes, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cheese, Eggs, Garlic, Kale, Potatoes, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian
Spring is the season that gets me most excited about food! All the fresh spring veggies after a long winter are so inviting. This week I found bright green snap peas to make this simple snap pea and fire roasted corn salad!
This salad makes a great side that you can take to backyard cookouts, or even stands as a light meal by itself. I mixed in some chickpeas and made it into an easy lunch! Continue reading
Posted in Quick and Easy, Salad, Side Dish
Tagged Feta, Garlic, Quick and Easy, Snap peas, Sweet Corn, Vegetarian
This months recipe redux them was for “healthy recipes you like to bring on a picnic.” I sprung right into action and whipped up these one pot peanut noodles with snap peas and cabbage!
The peanut sauce on this noodle bowl is what really makes the dish. You can use any long thin noodle, and any seasonal veggies you might have on hand. Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Pasta, Quick and Easy, Recipe Redux, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Garlic, Herbs, Noodles, Nuts, Peanut butter, Quick and Easy, Red cabbage, Snap peas, Vegan, Vegetarian
Let’s be completely honest today. I didn’t make these avocado breakfast tostadas for breakfast. Fried eggs are perfect for any time of the day, and made a speedy lunch this last weekend when I was busy!
I love it when you can pull leftover ingredients from the fridge and pantry and have the perfect amount for a delicious meal. I had three leftover corn tortillas and some cilantro from this black bean taco recipe with corn radish salsa! Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Gluten Free Dishes, Mexican, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Avocado, Eggs, Herbs, Quick and Easy, Tortillas, Vegetarian
This recipe is one of my all-time favorites that is in regular rotation at my house! I serve this vegetarian chili taco salad with pickled jalapenos, and my homemade three bean chili.
If you are a taco salad purist, you will say that any salad with chili on it does not qualify as taco salad. I can’t disagree, but this salad is so fast, easy, and delicious! Maybe it shouldn’t be call taco salad, it should be called get in my belly salad! Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Quick and Easy, Salad, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Beans, Cheese, Quick and Easy, Romaine, Sour Cream, Vegetarian
