Recipe : (1 Servings ) 1 cup frozen Strawberries (about 151 g ) 1 large ripe Banana, frozen ( about 115g ) 1 1/2 ...
This Aloo Gobi tastes just as delicious as the restaurant version - and you won\'t believe how easy it is to make this popular Indian potato and cauli ...
Do you remember Panera Bread" My wife LOVED their Broccoli Cheddar Soup, so I made a vegan version and then converted it to an Instant Pot Recipe! ...
Stop calling moussaka “Greek lasagna.†There’s no pasta, no marinara sauce, and cheese is minimal, at best. Moussaka, the national ...
When it comes to beans, people often feel like they need to be extra, paired with many ingredients, and fussed over?often feeling that beans have no f ...
This is a post that was originally created for Casual Zine. Pizza has become a weekly tradition in our house while being at home over the past year. I ...
When it comes to flavorful finishes for vegetables, nothing quite compares to compound butter. This little bit of fat, which can also be a vessel for ...
I love a solid garnish to use as something to draw your eye to a dish. And, while some say I over garnish, it is an easy way to not only visually dres ...
Mayo is a newer condiment to my repertoire, but I can?t seem to get enough now. Mayo helps create creamy dressings, spreads, and dips. And while I?ll ...
One of my major weaknesses in gardening is over-planting cherry tomatoes. I let my fear of not having enough cherry tomatoes take over, and before I k ...
One of the most significant changes to our lives over the years has been evening activities with our child, which has meant less time for making dinne ...
I believe that savory pie and variations make for a delightful vegetarian lunch. You can easily pair with a salad and a simple roasted vegetable for a ...
While I adore and use as many vegetables as possible, I have a handful of ones I turn to more often, primarily because they grow well, and I love them ...
A certain kind of magic happens when you combine vegetables with a bit of binding and fry them until golden and crisp. Think of a solid okonomiyaki wi ...
This post is in partnership with Bob?s Red Mill. Risotto is a go-to recipe on this site and in my kitchen. Something is comforting about a big dish o ...
This post is in partnership with Bob?s Red Mill. It?s the time of year when I like slightly warm salads. Roasted vegetables tossed in my favorite gr ...
This post is in partnership with Bob\'s Red Mill. Most of my broth-based soups have two parts: the soup base and a flavor stir-in. I?ve been making t ...
This post is in partnership with Bob\'s Red Mill. Since March, pasta has become increasingly harder to source at some of the local grocery stores. Th ...
This post has been a long-time coming; it just took a pandemic, and my life being flipped upside down for me to get to the point of writing it. The ...
Post in partnership with Pete and Gerry\'s Organic Eggs When the temperature drops below 90 degrees here in the valley, I call that the start of fall ...
This post is sponsored by Bob\'s Red Mill. About this time of year, my meals revolve around the easiest way to eat as much summer produce. Typically ...
This post is sponsored by Pete and Gerry?s Organic Eggs. I?m actually surprised I haven?t shared a version of this zucchini frittata before. Usually, ...
With the summer heat still lingering around California, my meals revolve heavily around fresh produce and components (usually vegetables, fruit, and ...
Summer salads are a daily occurrence in our house. This peach salad brings enough heft that it can hold it?s own as a meal or be a delightful side sa ...
This post is sponsored by Pete and Gerry?s Organic Eggs. Pasta in the summer is about as easy as possible, but I like to take it one step more and ma ...
A note about culture/this recipe: I\'m sharing this recipe for the filling. I did not grow up with potstickers but have a deep appreciation for the ...
This post is sponsored by Pete and Gerry\'s Organic Eggs. More often than not, I think about how lucky we are to know and have the influence of globa ...
When it comes to broth-based soups, I have three parts I focus on to make it great. There\'s the flavor base, the core ingredients, and finally, the ...
When it comes to dried beans, many questions abound. Do I need to soak them" Won\'t salt harden beans during cooking" Are beans toxic" And if you do ...
Keeping records of anything online for an extended time can be a very humbling experience. Essentially, all your growth in a particular area is out t ...
A pasta that just screams spring, this recipe is made from white wheat flour and carrot juice then paired with an easy topping of garlic butter, rico ...
There\'s never a week that goes by that I don\'t have a couple of different kinds of cooked beans stashed in my refrigerator. I mostly use them in di ...
As we?ve continued to hunker down at home, our bean intake has increased. It?s not that we weren?t eating them before, it?s just I?m cooking many mor ...
This post is in partnership with California Grown. During these times, I?m relying on vegetables that store well and cook easily. These braised carro ...
I, too, am lured by the wonders of tasty looking recipes on the internet. Different ideas or fun combinations get stuck in my brain. Usually, in the ...
Hi. Things are going to be a little different around here for the foreseeable future. I don\'t really plan content too far ahead and I get a lot of i ...
This post is in partnership with California Grown. I?m finding myself wanting to spend nearly every minute outside as the weather gets warmer. This f ...
Everyone should have a low-stress salad in their back pocket. There are many ways you can go with a salad like this, but this version has become a fa ...
This post is in partnership with California Grown. I?m slow to transition out of winter produce, especially with sweet potatoes. I love sweet potato ...
I was the type of kid who put chips on her sandwich (and by kid, I mean fully functioning adult). It?s a texture thing. I like the crunch paired with ...
This post is sponsored by Bob\'s Red Mill. See below for more information. There?s nothing like a hearty grain bowl filled with vegetables, grains, a ...
I\'m popping in to share a recipe from a new cookbook I can\'t put down. To be honest, it\'s hit and miss with new cookbooks. I\'m always looking for ...
As I continue to work within more of the meal plans, I?m finding ways to use old favorites to create new, delicious meals. These lentils bites have l ...
While winter started awhile ago, I feel it most in January. The holidays are over and the sense of the long winter starts to set in. My penchant for ...
During a recipe testing and dinner one night, my son decided his tomato soup was boring and starting adding cooked pasta I had made for a different r ...
It might be my midwestern upbringing, but I?m a chili fan. It?s warming and filling- you can?t ask for much more. This chili is using one of my favor ...
When I first started planning meals, I found I would over plan and buy too much. I\'d schedule every weeknight dinner, but inevitably, something wou ...
When it comes to weeknight meals, some nights are a mash-up of all the components I prepped earlier in the week. My creativity takes a break, and I u ...
In the cold, rainy (or snowy) days of January, there?s nothing quite like a comforting bowl of noodles. If I could, I?d eat at the excellent ramen pl ...
I find meal planning to be a fun puzzle and it\'s where I get extensive use out of my components and base recipes. I think in terms of meal planning ...
When it comes to pasta, I?ll try almost anything as a sauce. It?s led to some interesting fails but also some fantastic, funky ideas. This carrot pas ...
When it comes to January meals, I\'m about as veg-forward as I can be. More hearty vegan meals, bright in color and full of flavor. This polenta is m ...
Seasoning This salad is really meant to be paired with the spiced delicata squash bowl. I used the same seasoning and was hoping for using leftover ...
This post is sponsored by Bob\'s Red Mill. There?s something wonderfully comforting about a galette. It?s perfectly imperfect. I?ve found over the ye ...
On a year by year seasonal basis, I go through phases. Some winter seasons, I?m all about pasta. Other seasons I?ve hunkered down and found my way ar ...
I?ll preface this recipe by saying if you?ve never made crepes, now is the time to start. I think it?s one of the best recipes to master because not ...
This post is a paid post with California Figs. All thoughts and opinions are my own. With holiday celebrations fast approaching, it?s always good to ...
Popping in on this Friday to share the risotto that was recently the star of my dinner out to Casino Mine Ranch. ...
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BUSH?S® Beans. All opinions are 100% mine. Chile Verde is a stew that is traditionally from Nort ...
On the site, I try to balance quick recipes you can make for dinner and recipes that maybe push you a little more to explore different techniques or ...
One thing about living in California is that soup weather slides in almost unnoticed. We still have warm temperatures during the day but at night, it ...
This post is sponsored by the National Peanut Board. I received compensation, but all opinions and content are my own. One of my favorite things abou ...
This post is in partnership with California Grown. During the cooler months, I consume more sweet potatoes than I probably realize. I really can?t ge ...
Noodle bowls are one of those meals I?ll make time and again for myself. I almost always have some variety of noodles in my pantry and the vegetables ...
Post sponsored by Pete and Gerry?s for this recipe. I love working with Pete and Gerry?s Organic Eggs because I know they partner with a group of fam ...
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BUSH?S® Beans. All opinions are 100% mine. If you dig far enough back through the site, you?ll s ...
This post is sponsored by Bob\'s Red Mill. See below for more information. Maybe on day I?ll stop sharing fritter recipes but probably not considerin ...
When the weather changes, I start to really crave a big pot of beans. It?s really the most comforting thing I can think of (as long as there?s a bit ...
This post is in partnership with California Pear. I find seasonal food changes come in the form of pasta so this is no different. This pasta feature ...
I, not surprisingly, end up in conversations about food and kids. What will the child eat, what will they not eat, how do they experience new things. ...
I have another recipe that started as an instagram-only recipe but rightfully deserved a place on the site. Lentils are a staple in my kitchen and on ...
I realize that by mid-September, the feel of fall is in the air. The temperatures are dropping, the trees are just beginning to change, and we?ve had ...
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BUSH?S® Beans. All opinions are 100% mine. Beyond the obvious (grains), there are a few rules I ...
This post is sponsored by GE Appliances. There are certain facts you probably don\'t know about me that I like to occasionally drop. Today\'s fun fac ...
If you follow me on instagram, this recipe might look familiar. If you don?t, you?re missing out! Occasionally I share new recipes and videos on insta ...
This post is sponsored by Lundberg Family Farms.September is still for TomatoesI always find it funny that in September, talk turns to fall and all th ...
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BUSH?S® Beans. All opinions are 100% mine.Is there anything better than a plate full of crispy to ...
This is a silly recipe but it?s delicious and therefore, I?m sharing it. I?m always tweaking my pasta sauce recipes and this one came out by accident ...
This salad is what happens when you have just a small bit of grains leftover from dinner the night before. Cool, crisp cucumbers are paired with bulgu ...
Post sponsored by humanely raising chickens and ensuring care of the land for future generations.HerbsWhen it comes to spring rolls in the summer, bas ...
I don?t have much to write about this soup other than it?s one of my favorite simple recipes. It?s hard for me to go complicated with summer produce. ...
This post is in partnership with California Pears. See below for more information.There?s nothing like lighting up the grill in summer, especially bec ...
If I ever had to describe what I thought summer tasted like, it would be a slice of fresh tomato with a solid sprinkle of salt on top. That is summer. ...
This post is sponsored by Bob\'s Red Mill. See below for more information.Is there anything better than a fresh salad during the hot summer months" No ...
I?ve been sharing more recipes on instagram as a way of testing out what people might like to see as more permanent on the site. But, these green bean ...
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BUSH?S® Beans. All opinions are 100% mine.There?s a distinct smell to my Grandmother?s very blue ...
As the site ages, I\'m attempting to go through and update/retest some of the recipes I believe should have some staying power. These are the recipes ...
I\'m finding myself away from home throughout the day more, which means dinner needs to happen in about 15 minutes. I\'m relying on family favorites t ...
Over the past few weeks, I?ve posted a couple times about this pasta on instagram. I have a similar summer pasta but everyone seemed extremely interes ...
This post is sponsored by the National Peanut Board. I received compensation, but all opinions and content are my own.Chances are, during the summer, ...
I love a good rice bowl and I\'m finding that more often than not, I\'m most happy when it\'s topped with vegetables and a handful of crispy tofu. Thi ...
Post sponsored by Bob\'s Red Mill. See below for more details.As we prepare for Mack to head to school, I?ve been working on my tiny-finger lunch game ...
When it comes to the cheap and easy plant-based bulk bin items, you can?t go wrong with lentils. These powerhouse protein legumes are always on hand a ...
Spring is a wonderful time to simplify- to throw open the windows, linger a bit longer outside (enjoying the sun), and go back to the basics of cookin ...
