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Parsnip Soup with apples, Irish cheddar, smoked almonds, and fresh herbs

November 24, 2017
Lemony Chia Breakfast Bread

Who doesn’t love to wake up to a citrusy, lemon breakfast bread on a bright and sunny morning? My first experience with this delicious recipe was when my mother-in-law brought it to our house as her contribution to a family celebration. She posted the original recipe on her blog as a French Lemon Yogurt Cake. I […]

May 30, 2016
Easy Vegetarian Chili & Cheesy Chile Cornbread

Few things can warm you up on a blustery Winter day like good, old fashioned chili and cornbread. I remember eating my mom’s chili growing up, which I would classify as more of a “Cincinnati-style” chili. It was a rich and spicy tomato-based chili with ground beef, kidney beans, and short spaghetti noodles. The noodles […]

January 22, 2016
Healthy Family Dinner Ideas for Fall

As we transition into Autumn, I’m focusing on a mix of Healthy Family Dinner ideas, some of which include and others that exclude meat. I try to balance out our weekly dinners with a few meat-free meals. Not all our vegetarian meals are light, but taking a break from meat in lieu of plant-based proteins definitely has us […]

September 27, 2015
Savory Sweet Potato Recipe: Corn and Sweet Potato Hash with fresh Tomatoes, Peppers and Basil

This savory sweet potato recipe is one of those brilliant, yet rare, moments when you unearth a hodge podge of random produce without a plan and improvise those things into a tasty hash. The ingredients, part roasted and part raw, are comforting and fresh, smoky and sweet, earthy and vibrant. The first time this hash was […]

September 27, 2015
Easy Rotisserie Chicken Enchiladas

We are one taco-lovin’, chips-&-salsa-eatin’, quesadilla-crazy family, but every once in a while I need to change up the format of our favorite mexican flavors. This easy rotisserie chicken enchilada recipe did not disappoint. On Sunday, our local grocery store sells rotisserie chickens for $4.99 so the recipe is as affordable as it is tasty. You […]

September 27, 2015
Summer Family Dinner Ideas (No.3)

Hello friends! I’ve made it through a month of birthday and holiday celebrations. Now it’s time to detox (just a little) and get back on track with good, clean eating. Fortunately, healthy options for summer family dinner ideas are as abundant as the fresh summer produce in North Carolina. In my backyard, tomato plants, peppers and […]

July 30, 2015
Healthy Family Meals for Summer (No. 2)

How is it the middle of July already?! We recently returned from a trip to visit my lovely and amazing in-laws at their beautiful home in Lake Lure, NC. They are so gracious to host one of my family’s most beloved traditions: going to their Lake Lure home for the 4th of July. The whole weekend is […]

July 13, 2015
Baked Pasta Recipe: Baked Alfredo Florentine

This dish was inspired by a baked pasta recipe on Cooking Light that was promoted as one of it’s best or most popular dishes. After reading the reviews, I thought the “idea” sounded more promising than the recipe itself. Too many reviewers said the recipe lacked flavor and I agreed that it seemed to be missing something. […]

July 13, 2015
Crock pot Chicken Recipes: Verde Chicken Tacos

I’m almost embarrassed to post this as a recipe. Why you ask? Because it’s so insanely simple and easy. I’ve made it dozens of times. We share this dinner with friends quite often and the recipe is one of my “most requested”. I do feel like the it’s more of a dirty little secret, though. Hopefully, […]

July 13, 2015