This roasted asparagus with sun-dried tomatoes packs a super-savory punch thanks to umami-rich ingredients. The whole dish takes 15 minutes to make. It will be your new favorite weeknight side! I've been really into the concept of "shopping your pantry" lately. Since we bought our first ...
Strawberry Fattoush Salad
Ripe, juicy berries replace traditional tomatoes in this strawberry fattoush salad with crushed pita chips. If you have ever spent any time with me, you know that I am extremely vain about my hair. I don't like to shop, all my makeup comes from CVS, and the last time I bought an expensive ...
Spaghetti Frittata with Turkey Meatballs
This delicious spaghetti frittata with turkey meatballs was a total family dinner fail. Let me explain. I made it because Owen's picky eating has reached new heights lately. Last Sunday he ate nothing but fruit. (He refused French toast, roast chicken, sliced avocado, and a cream cheese ...
Easy Baked Shrimp with Garlic and Herb Butter
One of the many things that make me feel like I've passed into a new age bracket is the magazine Real Simple. I am now a subscriber. How can that be? It doesn't seem like that long ago that I was fighting with my mom in CVS about whether I was old enough to read YM. And it feels like just yesterday ...
Chili Roasted Carrot and Avocado Tacos
Remember those taco kits everyone's mom bought in the 80s? The ones that came with a pouch of salsa, a packet of seasoning to mix with ground beef, and bordering-on-stale hard taco shells? I think we all need to take a minute to reflect and appreciate how far we've come, taco-wise. I mean, these ...
Zucchini Noodles with Tuna Puttanesca
People often ask me how I got into food. It's a complicated question, but one of the reasons is definitely because of my dad. No, he's not an accomplished home cook or an obsessive food lover. Exactly the opposite, really. The list of foods he doesn't like is crazily long, and includes but is not ...
Pesto Chicken Polenta Bowls with Burst Tomatoes
Well hello! Long time no see. I can't believe it's been over a week since my last post. But what a week! For starters, Owen was sick and stayed home from school. I don't know about other mom bloggers, but I basically find it impossible to test recipes or take photos while simultaneously being in ...
Roasted Red Pepper Pepperoni Sauce
A long time ago, my mom gave me some really good advice about healthy eating. She said if you're craving chocolate, don't eat a chocolate chip cookie or a chocolate donut, eat some chocolate! What she meant was, don't waste calories on the surrounding ingredients if you're really only in it for ...
No Spiralizer Carrot Noodles with Peanut Sauce (Gluten-Free & Vegan)
You guys, my spiralizaer is on the fritz. Earlier this week, as I was prepping this recipe, the carrots started catching on the blade and making these weird little C-shaped shavings instead of long pasta-like strands. I thought maybe the carrots were too tough, but then I tried it ...
Cinnamon Apple Turnip Soup
This soup is all about turnip deliciousness. Um, you guys? I'm embarrassed. I realized the other day that I didn't have a single recipe for turnips on my blog. Hello? It's my namesake vegetable. But even besides that, I love turnips. They have a really fresh, sweet, almost minty ...
