Vegan Carrot Hot Dogs – or Not Dogs – are a veggie-centered meal, fun to cook and eat! One of my favorite things is flipping through a good cookbook. I remember when I was young spending hours looking through all my Nana’s old cookbooks. I myself have never created a cookbook (yet?) but I’m in…
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Herby Chunky Potato Soup
Chunky potato soup with loads of herbs makes for a lovely comforting cold-weather one-pot meal in the fall. Make it creamy if you want! Gluten-free with dairy-free option. Thank you to iHerb for sponsoring this post! Make sure to scroll to the end for a special offer! As always, all opinions are my own. While I…
Cowboy Caviar
Cowboy Caviar, also known as Texas Caviar, is a simple salsa / bean salad with a complex flavor! Black eyed peas, sweet corn, and other fresh vegetables covered with an herb-lime dressing that is hard to resist. Serve with tortilla chips for dipping, or you may be tempted to eat it straight out of the…
Homemade Sweet Pickle Relish
How to make your own homemade sweet pickle relish. After a bit of soaking time you’ll have a super easy, tasty and customizable relish topping for sandwiches, deviled eggs and more! Recently I was at the store buying sweet pickle relish for a special recipe (coming soon!) and realized most of the options available were…
Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash
Maple roasted Brussels sprouts and butternut squash with pecan pieces and dried cranberries. A perfect appetizer or side for holiday or Autumn dinners. Gluten-free, vegan. Did you think I was kidding about being obsessed with butternut squash? These roasted veggies would be perfect as an appetizer for a holiday table spread. Especially for Thanksgiving with…
Dill Pickle Egg Salad
Dill Pickle Egg Salad – serve as a side or eat as a meal. Light on the mayo and big on the crunch! Originally I planned to make a dill pickle pasta salad, but before I realized what was happening, I was boiling eggs instead of pasta. So, dill pickle egg salad it is. Strange, because…
Morning Turmeric Detox Drink
Morning Turmeric Detox Drink with apple cider vinegar, maple syrup and a pinch of cayenne. Lots of health benefits in this elixir to kickstart your day! I’ve long heard about the benefits of apple cider vinegar, turmeric and lemon water. Lemon water makes it into my routine on a more frequent basis, but I seem to…
Italian Blue Salad with Apricot Dressing
Italian Blue Salad – mixed greens served with blue cheese, honey roasted pecans, fresh blueberries and an apricot vinaigrette dressing. There’s a pizza place in Charlotte (my hometown) called Alino’s that has become a popular meeting place for family get-togethers. It’s basically a big warehouse with a ton of seating that serves large pizzas, a select few…
Nutella pudding strawberry tart
Nutella pudding with a homemade tart crust topped with strawberries. Because fruit + chocolate = healthy dessert! A couple weeks ago, I finally went strawberry picking. My cousin came up for a visit, and when I mentioned I’ve always wanted to go, she was on board. Nobody told me it’s actually a lot of work! Finding…
Honey poppyseed dressing
Honey Poppyseed Dressing – A slightly sweet vinaigrette dressing that goes great with fruit or salad. Or especially this spinach apple salad. Guys. And girls. All of you. This is my new favorite dressing. When I was making a salad to go along with a dinner I had the other day and was originally going…