This post is sponsored by California Strawberries, whose sweetness will surely inspire you to start the new year right with this Strawberry and Quinoa
Beet, Carrot and Pomegranate Salad
This bejeweled beet, carrot, and pomegranate salad is sweet, crunchy, festive and bright—the perfect winter salad recipe. Winter brings with it a lot of
Creamy Roasted Red Pepper and Chicken Sausage Pasta
This quick and easy creamy roasted red pepper and chicken sausage pasta is full of awesome flavor and is perfect for busy weeknights. This creamy roasted red
Autumn Couscous Salad
This autumn couscous salad with butternut squash, fennel, dried cranberries, currants, and sage makes a great light and healthy lunch, or can even be enjoyed as
Thai Pumpkin Soup
With just 5 simple ingredients, this Thai pumpkin soup delivers a curry and coconut flavor combination more often expected from a pumpkin soup recipe with far
Maple and Brown Sugar Sweet Potato Oatmeal
This simple sweet potato oatmeal is made super easy in the microwave and is a delicious and comforting breakfast on a busy weekday. This Is The Oatmeal I
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burritos
Today's post started out as an assignment for my intern Courtney and turned into a tasty lunch for me. See, I'm smart that way. While Courtney generally helps
Tabasco Braised Chicken with Chickpeas and Kale
This post is sponsored by Tabasco as part of its 10-Ingredient Challenge. Thanks for supporting companies I believe in, which allows me to create more unique
Tabasco Chicken Meatballs in a Spicy Tomato and Apricot Sauce
This post is sponsored by Tabasco. Thanks for supporting companies I believe in, which allows me to create more unique content and recipes for you. Spicy? Yes.
Thai Coconut Cauliflower
Spinach, I love. Broccoli, bring it on. But cauliflower? I can usually leave it at the kitchen door. I’m DEFINITELY a late convert to this cruciferous’ fan
Crushing On Kathy Strahs of Panini Happy Plus Roasted Apple, Brie and Pecan Panini
Each year when the leaves on the trees make their autumnal change, not only does it mean winter will soon be on its way, but it also signals the release of new
Stuffed Pizza Rolls
These cheesy pizza rolls are so fun and easy to make and are stuffed with pizza sauce, broccoli, and plenty of mozzarella cheese. I've always been a fan of
Red Potato, Sausage and Rosemary Fontina Pizza and a Farm Tour
Farm Cred. Yep, I got it. I earned it. Farm credibility. I dug up potatoes, I rode in a John Deere tractor. I tasted a potato chip made from a batch of
Goat Cheese Stuffed Fig, Melon and Prosciutto Salad
The journey that led me to this simple Goat Cheese Stuffed Fig, Melon and Prosciutto Salad was just the ticket to a little mental time out. Yesterday
Mediterranean Strata
This Mediterranean breakfast strata with sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, mozzarella, and Parmesan is versatile and so easy to make. When
Heirloom Tomato Caprese Frico Cups
Simple, summery and a great little appetizer with a salty parmesan bowl of its own, these Heirloom Tomato Caprese Frico Cups make singing the swan song to
Summer Berry Spinach Salad
Lunchtime is when I pull away from the computer, and blast some music while I fix a simple—and most days healthy—bite like this Summer Berry Spinach
Avocado Caprese Wrap
Whether its a celebratory lunch for a crowd or just a quick bite for one, this avocado caprese wrap is fresh, light, and healthy, yet perfectly filling, and it
Grilled Salmon Fillet with Cucumber Dill Sauce
There are several staples in our arsenal of grilling recipes but when the salmon are running, Grilled Salmon Fillet with Cucumber Dill Sauce goes to the top of
Mushroom and Kale Grilled Cheese
Cheese. Cheese. Cheese. Oh, and can I get a side of cheese with that please? My day yesterday was a cheese lover's-cheesehead-dream sandwiched between slices
Quinoa and Burrata Caprese Salad and 8 Favorite Whole Food Blogs
Everyone's favorite caprese salad with tomatoes, basil, and creamy burrata cheese gets a protein boost thanks to the addition of healthy quinoa. There
Parmesan Crusted Fondue Grilled Cheese and Grilled Cheese Academy Recipe Showdown
April ended, May wormed its way in under a blanket of snow and announced the official end of Grilled Cheese Month. Sigh. While many blogs are moving on to
Chorizo and Peppadew Pepper Grilled Cheese
What is that you see? A towering inferno? No, just a deliciously lipsmackerlicious Spanish-style grilled cheese sandwich. What? What's that you say? Oh man! Say
Strawberry Bruschetta Grilled Cheese
It was that sock that sat right in the middle of the floor for over a week. And her flip-flops that were haphazardly strewn about the living room along with a
Spring Vegetable Gnocchi
Before I talk about today's recipe, I want to send my heartfelt thoughts to those that were affected by the bombing yesterday at the Boston Marathon finish
Cobb Grilled Cheese
Okay, okay, I know. This grilled cheese is much more than just cheese. It’s a cacophony of flavors. Fresh, California-esque flavors packed and stacked into the
Quinoa and Avocado Chimichurri Salad for Food Bloggers Against Hunger
One out of every two children is on some sort of food assistance today. Families are living on a daily food budget of three dollars a day for an entire family.
Spinach and Artichoke Grilled Cheese and Grilled Cheese Academy’s Recipe Showdown
If you hadn’t noticed, I sort of have a thing for cheese, especially grilled cheese. Yes, I even have a Pinterest board dedicated to the grilling of the
Burrata and Roasted Asparagus and Tomato Salad
You won't find any lettuce in this mouthwatering Mediterranean-inspired salad with fresh burrata, roasted asparagus and tomatoes, toasted French bread, and
Roasted Kale and Fennel Salad with Avocado Caesar Dressing Plus 20 More Kale Recipes to Love
I succombed to peer pressure. I jumped on the bandwagon. I’m intoxicated with the sweet promise of a new fangled and healthy twist on one of my favorite
Spinach and Feta Hand Pies
This Sunday marks the end of winter. Well, not officially by way of the calendar and moon, but our governing officials have deemed it the end of winter whites
Roasted Butternut Squash Butter Lettuce Salad with Spicy Avocado Dressing
Let’s talk about getting skinny. Ugh. The worst. Maybe we shouldn't. It’s been a winter of cocooning, hibernating and grazing. What else is one to do when
