I love cous cous as a side dish. It’s something different from rice or potatoes, and it’s super easy to make. It’s also very versatile. You can flavor it many different ways by adding in different herbs, spices, and veggies. I like to buy plain cous cous, whole grain or wheat if available, cook it in […]
Meatless
Roasted Spaghetti Squash
The other day, I came up with the (brilliant) idea to make mozzarella stuffed turkey meatballs. To go along with them, I decided to make spaghetti squash, because, you know, I try to be healthy and squash is healthier than pasta, even whole wheat pasta. I had never had spaghetti squash before, and I had […]
It’s Spring – Time for Pasta Primavera!
This is a recipe I’ve made many times, and it’s definitely a regular in our spring/summer rotation. That’s saying a lot, because generally my philosophy is “So many recipes, so little time.” Tim and I both love this because it’s healthy and full of vegetables. It’s light, very fresh tasting, and perfect for spring! And primavera […]
Cilantro Lime Rice with Black Beans
I love all Mexican food, but Chipotle is one of my guilty pleasures. It’s just so delicious. One time, I was making some enchiladas and decided to try to replicate their cilantro lime rice. I have to say, I think I did pretty darn good on the first try. The only thing I did differently […]
Everything But the Kitchen Sink Vegetable Soup
It’s soup time again! I told you I’ve been obsessed with soup this year. In my previous Salsa Stoup post, I mentioned a soup chock full of vegetables with pesto in it. Well, wait no more. As promised, here is the veggie soup recipe. It’s extremely healthy because it’s basically all veggies with some herbs […]
Grown Up Grilled Cheese
You may have noticed recently I added a “Recipes” tab to the blog. If you haven’t, go ahead, take a look. I’ll wait. Ok, did you see it? Pretty cool, huh? Well, it may not seem that exciting to you, but it’s pretty exciting to me because I figured out how to link the recipes […]