This Smashed Avocado and Chickpea Salad Sandwich is an easy vegan recipe to throw together for a healthy lunch or dinner with only 5 main ingredients (plus bread, or you can skip bread and keep it as a salad). Also a great alternative to plain avocado toast! YOU GUYS. If you like chickpeas and avocado, …
Whenever you need a break from over-indulging or simply want some lighter, healthier, veggie-packed meals, this detox cabbage soup is a great recipe to make. Customizable with non-starchy vegetables, herbs and spices, this soup will fill you up with nutrients! Oh hey, January. Do you make new years resolutions? Goals? Or even have a “word …
Blackberry Brie Grilled Cheese Sandwich – perfect for the end of summer or early Fall! This sweet and savory combo gives a fun twist on the classic. On the heels of those lavender cookies, I bring you another blackberry treat. To think, I used to not like blackberries! This recipe came to be because I …
Deviled egg pasta salad with macaroni. Light on the mayo and big on flavor, this dish is a hit at cookouts or summer gatherings! Also a great way to use leftover hard boiled eggs. We talked egg salad, and now we’re talking egg salad pasta! You can call this either egg salad macaroni or deviled egg …
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! Related: If you don’t like the taste of drinking apple cider vinegar straight, try these delicious (vegan) apple cider vinegar gummies! I’ve long heard about the benefits of apple …
The BEST EVER guacamole recipe that’s a little spicy, full of flavor and naturally vegan and gluten-free. Includes tips on how to make it your own if your taste buds can’t handle cilantro or spice. Obviously this is subjective, but I’m declaring this guacamole the best. Ever. I’ve eaten a lot of guacamole in my …
Roasted Beet Salad with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette. A flavorful and healthy salad that is anything but boring! Recently I was eating out with a friend and we saw a delicious looking dish at the table next to ours. We were trying to figure out what it was, and we figured out it was a roasted …
Butternut squash quinoa casserole is full of vegetables and makes a delicious vegetarian, gluten-free, and vegan friendly casserole for the whole family. This casserole could have been a food fail. Sometimes I don’t have a plan whatsoever for what I’m going to cook. I use it as an opportunity to use up veggies and random items …
Overnight French Toast Casserole with cinnamon, vanilla and a secret ingredient. As healthy as french toast can be while still being an easy and delicious breakfast to feed a crowd. “Overnight breakfasts” have been a popular thing for a while now. I’m not sure why it’s taken me this long to jump on the bandwagon …
Blueberry crisp crumble with an oat and coconut oil topping. Healthy and fruity dessert that’s gluten-free and vegan with no added refined sugar! Two things I have an obsession with lately – blueberries and coconut oil. So I’m only surprised this recipe didn’t happen sooner. I didn’t know whether to call this a “crisp,” “cobbler,” or …
Vegetarian chili that’s also vegan friendly and gluten-free. This one pot meal can be ready in 30 minutes and is deliciously flavored with McCormick Organics Chili Seasoning. This post was sponsored by McCormick Organics. I’m baaaack with another one-pot meal. Summer is coming to a close soon and back to school season is upon us. …
An “Italian Blue” Salad – mixed greens served with blue cheese, honey roasted pecans, fresh blueberries and a homemade apricot vinaigrette dressing. Great for a fresh summer salad, your family will love it! 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 …
Skinny Bang Bang Cauliflower – a lightened up version of bang bang sauce, paired with oven baked cauliflower florets. Spicy, delicious, and healthy! I keep wanting to type “skinny” twice here – Skinny Skinny Bang Bang Cauliflower – and I finally realized it’s because I was thinking of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” Skinny Skinny Bang …
How to substitute fresh spinach for frozen spinach! Or, a simple way to saute spinach for an easy side dish. Several recipes I’ve attempted lately have called for frozen spinach. I love spinach, but I have some trouble getting flavorful dishes when I use the frozen spinach. For example, I’m going to blame frozen spinach for the …
Easter Paska Bread – My Nana’s recipe for this Eastern European egg bread. I look forward to making this all year! Before I get to the (amazing) Easter bread recipe, let me start by bragging. My family gets me really cool gifts. It must be because I’m a food blogger. I have all sorts of …
My grandma’s vegetarian baked ziti will quickly become a family favorite. Requires only 5 ingredients! Easy comfort food that you can make ahead or freeze for later. Hands down the best baked ziti recipe. There are affiliate links below. I’m kind of surprised this wasn’t the very first recipe I ever posted to the blog. …
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 just had to make this one for marinara sauce though – if I’m remembering the story correctly, this …
Are you brave enough to try chickpea cookie dough? This is a no-bake, vegan recipe meant to be a healthy alternative for those cookie dough cravings. Chickpea cookie dough. Yes, I said chickpea. Wait, hear me out. I could have tried to trick you the way I was tricked and call it “Healthy Protein Cookie …
Broccoli crescent wrap – broccoli and cheese goodness all wrapped up in crescent roll dough. Easy, quick vegetarian dinner, made healthy by swapping out the mayonnaise! My grandma makes a lot of good recipes. If you’ve made her baked ziti you know what I’m talking about. There’s this one that I remember fondly, something about broccoli …
Apple Nachos recipe with peanut butter and chocolate drizzle. Fruit, protein and chocolate makes this a great healthy snack at any time! Vegan, gluten-free, 5 minute dessert. One of the best things about pinterest is the inspiration you can find. I especially love when I see a picture of food that makes me feel the …