I love this Whole Wheat Orzo with Blistered Tomatoes and Mint recipe so much that I’ve made it three times in the last 2 weeks! It’s the perfect make-ahead recipe that you can prepare in advance and eat throughout the week for lunch or dinner. We ate a good amount of orzo throughout our honeymoon…
Vegetarian Meals
Spinach Salad with Cherries, Goat Cheese, and Pistachios
This Spinach Salad with Cherries, Goat Cheese and Pistachios is the perfect healthy, summer salad! Add grilled tofu or chicken and you’ve got yourself a protein-packed workday lunch. I love cherries in the summer. They’re best between May and August, so I take full advantage during the summer months and buy them almost weekly. While…
Farro Salad with Cherries and Walnuts…Plus a Complete Labor Day Barbecue Meal!
The Farro Salad with Cherries and Walnuts recipe below is vegan and refined sugar free. It’s the perfect make ahead dish to bring to a potluck or on a picnic! Keep reading for the full post or scroll to the bottom for the recipe. Hi friends! I hope you had a great weekend. I am…
Kale Salad with Pomegranate Molasses Dressing
I bet many of you have jumped on the healthy new year bandwagon, so I’m bringing you a delicious AND nutritious kale salad recipe today. This salad has everything you need – a great balance of flavors, varying textures, and jam-packed flavor in every bite. You can serve it as an appetizer or feel free to…
Skinny Butternut Squash Soup with Parmesan-Shallot Crisps
If you follow me on Instagram, you may have spotted this Butternut Squash Soup over the weekend. Travis has been under the weather for a few days now, so I wanted to make something warm and comforting for him. I love butternut squash soup, but I was looking for a way to enhance the flavors…
Farro Salad with Cherry Tomatoes and Mozzarella
When summer hits, I hate using my oven. It is already too dang hot, so why add another ten degrees to my kitchen? That is why I LOVE making salads during the summer. You may remember how much I love farro – I have two other farro recipes on my site that you can find here and here….
Heirloom Tomato and Burrata Panzanella Salad
Is it me or is burrata everywhere right now? Whenever we go out to eat it seems to pop up on the menu. Not that I am complaining! I adore this creamy cheese. It seems to pair well with just about anything! My favorite burrata salad to date was at Rustic Canyon, a restaurant in Santa…
Whole Wheat Flatbreads with Fig and Arugula
A few weeks ago Travis and I enjoyed a delicious date night out at Momed. Momed is a casual and modern Mediterranean restaurant in Beverly Hills. Every bite we had that night was outstanding. If I had any more room in my belly I would have just kept eating. Although, I did make sure to save…
Kale and Quinoa Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
This Kale and Quinoa Salad is healthy and filling! It’s packed with nutritious ingredients that you’ll feel good about eating. Eat this salad on its own or top it with grilled chicken or tofu for added protein. Travis and I tried a new (to us) restaurant called The Misfit in Santa Monica recently. We had been…
Black Bean and Sweet Potato Enchiladas
Tomorrow is moving day. My bags are not even packed. I am trying to squeeze every last item from my room into one of four massive suitcases. I probably won’t be packed until it’s ten minutes past the time I am supposed to leave for the airport. That’s how these things usually work, don’t they?…
Farro Salad with Apples, Almonds and Mozzarella
This Farro Salad with Apples, Almonds, and Mozzarella is packed with fresh fall flavors. It’s a delicious make-ahead salad that you can easily pack for lunch, a picnic, or potluck. Feel free to leave out the mozzarella for a vegan alternative. I’m back! Sorry, I know it’s been awhile. Stuff got busy you see. A…