I hope you guys are ready for a break from holiday recipes and ready to dive into some pizza! If you are enjoying time with family this year, pizza is sure to be a hit, and I recommend this whole wheat deep dish pizza dough recipe.
I prefer to have a whole wheat crust on pizza. Let me explain why. When you are trying to make a recipe healthier, it is hard to remove tasty ingredients and end up with something you love just as much. Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Pizza, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cheese, Herbs, Marinara, Tomatoes, Vegetarian, Whole grain
Curry is a great dish to make in advance for busy nights because the flavors only get better as it sits. This butternut squash chickpea curry is loaded with vegetables as well as flavor!
I like to prep all the ingredients for this recipe in advance to make it an easy and pleasant cooking experience. Chopping the butternut squash can be time consuming, and sometimes difficult, so you don’t want to rush for safety’s sake. Continue reading
Posted in Asian, Gluten Free Dishes, Grains, Vegan
Tagged Butternut Squash, Chickpeas, Coconut Milk, Rice, Spinach, Sriracha, Tomatoes, Vegan
If you are like me, you still have some summer garden produce lingering that needs to be used. Even though it is October, I still have garden cucumbers and tomatoes that are delicious in this tzatziki pasta salad with chickpeas.
Has anyone else had a busy fall? I feel like I am so far behind on all my projects, including blog posts. I had extra time at the end of summer to photograph some delicious recipes, and now they are finally making it onto the blog when the produce is almost out of season. Better late than never I suppose. Continue reading
Posted in Quick and Easy, Side Dish, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cucumber, Dill, Garlic, Quick and Easy, Tomatoes, Vegetarian, Yogurt
This recipe is a little late coming to the blog, but better late than never. Late this summer I was craving some barbecue and decided to experiment with my own sauce. I made peach bourbon barbecue sauce with this years bumper peach crop!
Barbecue sauce comes in soooo many varieties, there is no one way to make it. This barbecue sauce recipe is a little sweet, but still balanced with savory flavors like onion, garlic, and tomato. Continue reading
Posted in Condiments and Spreads, Gluten Free Dishes
These zucchini feta rye berry cakes with roasted cherry tomatoes is by far my favorite way to make a zucchini “fritter”. It’s really more of a cake or patty because the rye berries add so much dense chewy texture.
The cakes are delicious on their own, but the cherry tomatoes and yogurt make this something special. The sweetness and slight acidity of the tomatoes balances the earthy, tangy notes of the rye berries while the yogurt adds a creamy luscious texture. Continue reading
Posted in Grains, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Feta, Tomatoes, Vegetarian, Whole grain, Yogurt, Zucchini
Do you guys ever have those moments when you see a picture of a recipe and you just have to make it!? Well it happenend to me when I saw two of my favorite ingredients together: black beans and pasta! I made my own healthy tweeks to this black bean taco pasta salad recipe.
First of all, I don’t mess around with taco seasoning packets. I stock so many spices, there is no need! Also, those packets have added ingredients that you don’t need. Just keep a well stocked spice rack and you are set! Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Pasta, Quick and Easy, Side Dish, Southwestern, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Black Beans, Cheese, Noodles, Peppers, Quick and Easy, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, Yogurt
It’s finally zucchini season! Zucchini is one of my favorite summertime produce items. They grow plentifully in my garden, so I have to come up with new and exciting ways to use them, like this tex mex black bean zucchini skillet.
This skillet meal is fast and simple, made with ingredients that I always have stocked in my pantry like frozen corn, salsa, and black beans. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Quick and Easy, Southwestern, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Beans, Cheese, Quick and Easy, Sour Cream, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, Vegetarian, Zucchini
I love all things spicy. However, balance is also an important component to a great meal. This chili glazed tofu with pineapple salsa and coconut rice has got it all! Spicy tofu, cooling coconut and bright, fresh pineapple!
Coconut rice is a favorite side dish of mine because it pairs well with many things. It’s also really easy to make, and is made from pantry staples like brown rice and coconut milk. Continue reading
Posted in Gluten Free Dishes, Grains, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cilantro, Coconut Milk, Garlic, Pineapple, Rice, Tomatoes, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole grain
Mexican food is my aboslute favortie cuisine, so I figured, why not have it for breakfast? This veggie breakfast quesadilla is loaded with scrambled eggs, diced veggies, and cheddar cheese!
Honestly, this recipe is so simple and quick, you could make it for a speedy weeknight dinner, or easy on-the-go lunch as well. It doesn’t even really have the “breakfast for dinner” vibe like when you have pancakes for dinner. Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Mexican, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cheese, Eggs, Peppers, Quick and Easy, Tomatoes
Gnocchi are soft, fluffy, little pillows of Italian pasta that are surprisingly easy to make. They come in multiple varieties, including potato gnocchi and ricotta gnocchi. Ricotta gnocchi come together much faster than their potato counterpart. This whole wheat ricotta gnocchi with rustic tomato sauce is so easy that anyone can do it!
I try to eat whole foods whenever possilbe. I wanted to have light and pillowy gnocchi, so I tried whole wheat pastry flour and it was a huge success. You would never notice that these were whole wheat. Continue reading
Posted in Pasta, Quick and Easy, Vegetarian Main Dish
Tagged Cheese, Garlic, Quick and Easy, Tomatoes, Vegetarian, Whole grain
