Chocolate Covered Strawberry Overnight Oats
For me, Pinterest is sort of a peer pressure zone. If I see a recipe or trend enough times, I feel like I need to try it too. This is why I started making overnight oats. I’m pretty sure the first time...
View ArticleGrilled Sriracha Broccoli
We’ve been making good use of the grill this summer – remaking lots of our favorite recipes from years past and trying lots of new things too. This falls into the “new” category. Side dishes, in...
View ArticleCheesy Zucchini Bake
We have zucchini in the garden this year. I feel like shouting it from the rooftops because our zucchini never seems to work out. Having an abundance now is a huge novelty and I’m happily working...
View ArticleGrilled Pizza
This is, by far, my favorite summer meal. We’ve been making it for years and it’s something we make over and over during grilling weather – mostly because it’s so easy. This pizza takes almost no prep...
View ArticleCaprese Quiche
Why, yes, I am still trying to use up the absurd amount of tomatoes coming out of the garden! I’ve officially given up trying to make Mark-friendly dishes out of them and have started cooking whatever...
View ArticleBaked Green Bean Fries
Green beans are the new tomatoes. And by that I mean we have about a metric ton in the garden. Our go-to is to saute them with garlic, salt and pepper but with so many I’ve been trying to prepare them...
View ArticleGreen Beans in Peanut Sauce
This was sort of a thrown-together dish – something to go with the Thai-spiced chicken skewers and something that would use up some more green beans. It ended up being one of my favorite things of the...
View ArticlePumpkin Overnight Oats
I knew going into October Unprocessed that breakfast and lunch would be harder for me than dinner. Being home with the kiddo all day, I don’t always get a good break to make something so I need...
View ArticleSweet Potato, Black Bean and Quinoa Salad Jar
While we’re really only a few days into October Unprocessed, I think I already found my favorite dish of the month. This salad is fantastic. I whipped it up on a day that baby boy was particularly...
View ArticleFlourless Pumpkin Pie Muffins
The theme for this round of What’s Baking is pumpkin – perfect for the season! Since I knew I’d be posting my pumpkin recipe this month, I wanted to pick one that would fit in with October...
View ArticleBanana Bread
There are a few reasons I love doing recipe swaps. One is that it encourages me to post (hello, unplanned blog break). Another is that I often find things I didn’t know I had in common with other...
View ArticleQueso Blanco
Every once in a while, I have a meal I’m really excited about that ends up un-bloggable. This queso was part of one I made recently. It was one element of the burritos I was making. I made this ahead...
View ArticleCrispy Black Bean and Rice Burritos
We recently did something we’ve been talking about since we moved into the house – we bought a chest freezer! I’m really more excited about it than I should be. The day it got delivered I plunked the...
View ArticleThai Veggie Burgers
For some reason, Thursdays are my power day. I always feel the most together and most ambitious on Thursdays. It’s also the day I make my meal plans for the next week – which is both a good and a bad...
View ArticleSouthwest Bean Soup
This soup was my contribution to the Soup Swap Party. It’s one my Mom has been making for years – it’s really easy and really good. I generally expect soup recipes to take a while, but this one is...
View ArticleVegetable Minestrone
You’d think after the soup swap I’d be pretty much soup-ed out, but nope. The weather here is just too perfect for soup and I’ve been craving it like crazy. This is a copycat of the Olive Garden...
View Article9 More Meatless Dinner Ideas for Lent
Sharing meatless meals on Fridays during Lent has become my favorite blog series over the years. I love finding new things to try and love hearing that the ideas help others break out of the...
View ArticleKung Pao Chickpeas
Part of Lenten obligation is to abstain from meat on Fridays – so for the Fridays during Lent, I’ll be sharing some delicious meatless meals. Whether you’re abstaining from meat for Lent or just...
View ArticleBlack Bean Tacos with Avocado Cilantro-Lime Sauce
You know how you have crutch dinners you make in a pinch? Like, oh no! I forgot to defrost the chicken! What am I going to do?! nights. This is one of our new crutch dinners. It uses things we usually...
View ArticleChickpea Puttanesca
I think eggplant parmesan is the default vegetarian option for most American-style Italian meals. More often than not, that’s what you’ll find alongside trays of baked ziti and chicken parmesan at...
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