Spring brings new beginnings, bright colors, and fresh foods. And I’m not just talking about carrots and Easter eggs! I like to get creative with my spring recipes by thinking outside the box. For instance, I found a way to make springtime barbecues more interesting than hamburgers and hotdogs for a gluten free gal like me by throwing some cantaloupe on the grill. Yes, you read that right! Check out these Grilled Cantaloupe Prosciutto Skewers.
As the weather warms, I go for southwest flair, like this South of the Border Amaranth and Tomatillo Chicken Bake. Pair it with a Mezcal Lime Margarita for Cinco de Mayo!
It can be hard to stick to a clean diet on game days, when fried food and chips and beer are at every corner. This game day menu offers some healthy and still comforting sports foods for your march madness party.
A recipe for cream of celery soup without the cream? Yup! cause who needs it? I’d rather get all the fiber and nutrients from cauliflower and the nice fats from olive oil or coconut oil. Cream of “fill in the blank” soups used to be a staple for a lot of us in the good-old …
Taking tacos to the next level with purple cabbage shells and heritage raised chorizo. These chorizo cabbage tacos are creamy, savory, and fresh with just the right amount of spice. Who said tacos couldn’t be clean? Tacos are probably the best food group, second to soup. But in most taco recipes, there’s room for improvement …
Mexican summer squash is a light, savory and slightly spiced side dish inspired by the street food of Mexico and designed for spring nights and summer barbeques. Quick, easy, ready in minutes, and bound to step-up your steak game. I made this by accident at a friends house. We were having a group dinner and …
The loaded kale salad bowl is one of my go-to’s for weekday lunch because it’s easy to prepare anywhere. This is something I regularly make at the office. However, you can make it ahead of time and take it with you, down to the dressing. Kale is a great lettuce for prepping ahead of time …
Roasted Harissa Cauliflower with Whipped Tahini Sauce makes a great side dish, dinner, and topping for salad bowls. Cauliflower is everything these days: cauliflower rice, buffalo cauli “wings,” mashed cauliflower. It’s taking on so many different identities we can forget it’s original form. Pure, delicious, roasted cauliflower is just as delicious. That’s why I decided to coat …
Almond coconut date bombs are a simple fat bomb that’s high protein, high fat, and low carb. Great for the 3 pm slump to keep you nourished, balance blood sugars and regulate your hunger signals. Fat bombs are all the craze lately, and I don’t blame folks. They are gooood. I was trying to relive my …
A foolproof recipe for weeknight dinners or to bring for a meal train, this amaranth and tomatillo chicken bake is loaded with protein, vitamins, and flavor. In my friend group, we love Meal Train. It’s an awesome free app where you can sign up to bring someone food after a birth, surgery or illness. These days there …
Quick and easy dinner recipe idea with household staples and leftovers: full of veggies and greens, gluten free, dairy free, and nut free and vegan Artichoke Hummus Tacos with Carrot Top Pesto Creativity is born from constraint, or at least that’s how the saying goes. And there’s some great proof of it with a simple …
