Caprese pasta salad. A super simple dish that can be eaten as a whole meal or a side. Fresh tomatoes and basil make this an excellent summer pasta salad for picnics, potlucks and family dinners! You guys LOVE my chopped caprese salad recipe, so here’s another way to enjoy it in pasta form! This can be …
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Spaghetti Squash with sautéed mushrooms, tomato and onion. A low-carb, gluten-free and vegan meal full of vegetables and flavor. Only 5 main ingredients, plus seasoning! Once I learned –> the trick <– to getting long, actual spaghetti-like strands from spaghetti squash, I’m always on the look out for new ways to eat it. We’ve made …
Spaghetti Squash Nests garnished with fresh basil are the perfect dinner appetizer for your guests or casserole-style dinner for your family. Customizable and delicious! Vegan-friendly and gluten-free. With this recipe, I was originally trying to recreate these spaghetti nests with spaghetti squash. A little bit by accident (because I forgot), there is another difference. These …
Vegan Herb Drop Biscuits. Perfect with soup, easy to throw together. This is one of those “accidentally vegan” recipes. I rarely have regular milk in the fridge, so when I needed some biscuits for soup I thought why not use coconut milk? And no, I don’t think it tastes like coconut! When you refrigerate full-fat …
Peach Caprese Salad is a wonderful summer side dish, appetizer or even a meal! Mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, peaches and basil makes a fresh and satisfying dish. Fresh tomatoes with sea salt is one of my favorite things. I’ve been known to go to the farmer’s market and ONLY buy tomatoes. So it’s no wonder that …
Garlic Herb Focaccia Bread – an easy and flavorful bread that is vegan-friendly. Impress your family or dinner guests with this customizable bread that’s better than store-bought.
Spinach Mozzarella Pizza Rolls – a vegetarian take on this fun and simple pizza bite roll-up snack. Great for appetizers, dinners, and game time snacks! Pizza is pretty much a staple in my house. It’s constantly in the rotation. And to be real, some weeks it’s the entire rotation. Since it’s pretty easy to make …
Simple Baked Spaghetti Nests – angel hair pasta casserole that makes an easy yet elegant dinner for date night or entertaining guests. As probably most people, I tend to feel a lot of pressure when it comes to dinner parties. I always have too many ideas running through my head while planning, while also constantly wondering if my …
Pizza popcorn is a perfect snack for movie night that’s still pretty healthy and full of flavor with dried herbs and parmesan cheese. Ever since I started making my own popcorn at home, I try to mix it up sometimes with different herbs and flavors. Finally I’ve gotten around to actually having photographic evidence of …
Asparagus Tart with Egg and Goat Cheese (on puff pastry) – a great vegetarian addition to your breakfast/brunch or appetizer spread! I have a tendency to buy vegetables in bulk. That can normally be a good thing, but not when you don’t have a plan for them. I always seem to forget that vegetables go …
Homemade marinara sauce. So easy, delicious and customizable with different herbs! Contrary to what I made it sound like before, my grandma does send me recipes! Lots of good ones and not enough time to make ’em all. I simply had to make this one she sent me for marinara sauce. If I’m remembering the story …
(Vegan) Basil spinach almond pesto. Don’t have pine nuts? Or parmesan? No problem! You can still make a basil pesto spread, no cheese or pine nuts required! Part 1 of my “make everything from scratch” meal was making homemade puff pastry. Part two… pesto! I’ll admit I never made pesto from scratch before, so when I realized …
Quick and easy zucchini boats – a healthy meal or snack that will be ready in just 5 minutes. Endless options for toppings and an excellent way to use your zucchini harvest! Zucchini is everywhere right now. We always need more easy recipes to use up zucchini! Traditional zucchini “boats” actually scoop out the inside …
Chopped Caprese salad. An easy way to enjoy this delicious appetizer any time you want! This fresh salad will keep you coming back for more.
This peach and arugula salad with fresh mozzarella and basil is a fresh, light and healthy salad that is easy to throw together for summer gatherings! As I mentioned in my last post, I really seem to like apples in salads. I had not ventured out into other fruit pairings with salad until this recipe, …