Recipes
#LastMinute Thanksgiving recipes you can still totally pull off
These six Thanksgiving appetizers, sides, and desserts can be made even last minute, so add the ingredients to your grocery list before it's too late!
Olive Oil Apple Cake
Want to avoid showing up with a duplicate dessert? You know, when the Thanksgiving table already has two pumpkin pies before you even show up? Whil...
Autumn Crunch Salad
This weekend brought in a swift change of the seasons. With Saturday offering our first glimpse of clear blue skies in over a week (what happened t...
Chicken Sausage Apple Kale Stuffed Acorn Squash
Where my foodies at? This meal turned out to be one of my top 3 favorite meals I’ve ever cooked. It is *exploding* with flavor. Delicate acorn squash stuffed with a sweet and savory balance of apples, chicken sausage, kale, onion, garlic and sage all topped with crunchy toasted pecans. This easy, hearty dish just …
Mediterranean Inspired Memorial Day Recipes
It’s that time of year – party time! Barbecues, picnics, brunches, 4th of July, you name it. The heat of summer makes us want to cook outside and firing up the grill evokes the primal urge to gather round the flames with friends. So what do you cook that’s light, tasty, and will feed a … Continue reading "A Med-Summer’s Night Dream: Mediterranean Inspired Party Recipes"
Grilled Vegetables with Marinated Feta and Tabbouleh
Summer may not officially start for another couple weeks, but the warm temps have already arrived – and that means it’s time to take the cooking outside. As part of my efforts to be more sustainable (and save money!), I rarely turn on the air conditioning, so cooking in the oven is inefficient at best, …
Parmesan Roasted Asparagus and Tomatoes with Walnuts and Balsamic Drizzle
It’s a sure sign of Spring when the sweet crispy stalks of asparagus start popping up at the farmer’s market. Although you can typically find asparagus in your grocery store several months of the year, this nutrient dense veggie is at its absolute peak in flavor if you can get the ultra fat stalks from your …
Kale and Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash
I just can’t get enough of acorn squash. While I’m roasting it, it’s so easy to saute whatever veggies I have on hand and then stuff the squash with it. Plus, it makes for great leftovers. Kale and Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash Save Print I just can't get enough of acorn squash. While … Continue reading "Kale and Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash"
Make It Easy to Eat Seasonally Pt 2
Earlier we posted about making it easy to eat in season, meaning your ingredients are fresh, full of flavor, and didn’t have to travel across the ocean to get to you. Eating in season goes hand in hand with eating local and supporting the farmers in your own community. But what if you’ve never cooked … Continue reading "Make It Easy to Eat Seasonally Pt 2"
Make it Easy to Eat Seasonally this Winter Pt 1
As foodies who care about our communities and the environment, we try really hard to eat what’s in season year round. This means the food travels less far to get to us, which reduces emissions from transportation. Also, by eating what’s in season, we can support our local farmers. One of the easiest ways to … Continue reading "Make it Easy to Eat Seasonally this Winter Pt 1"