The first holiday I spent with my husband, he told me about his mom’s oyster dressing and I admit I wasn’t excited to try it. But luckily I am always willing to try new foods and I was more than pleasantly surprised. Oyster Dressing became a fast favorite of mine and this year I’m excited…
When it comes to salad dressings, American have a clear favorite: Ranch. Ranch is by far the most popular salad dressing in the U.S., according to a new report from the NPD Group, a consumer market research firm. It’s the “Swiss Army knife of salad dressings,” NPD says. “It dresses salads, gets kids to eat their…
Have you heard about Zucchini Cheese?? It’s a Dairy-Free, Paleo-Friendly alternative to cheese that you can make at home. And get this, it tastes just like CHEESE! Really. I swear. I wouldn’t joke about something so super important as cheese! For those of you whom avoid dairy, this is the ideal, healthy replacement for cheese…
I’m always looking for creative and yummy ways to use all the fresh, nutritious bounty our garden provides. This year we’ve been totally obsessed with kale and have planted more than ever. We’ve been giving our dehydrator quite the workout this summer with all the kale chips we’ve been making. (My Recipes: Taco Kale Chips…
Do you love beets, but hate the mess they make when your cooking them? They’ll stain your hands, your countertops and everything you’re wearing. It’s that time of year when our gardens and farmers markets are full of the most amazing fresh beets but so many people struggle to find an easy way to cook…
It’s summertime and we have such an amazing assortment of fresh veggies in our garden and available at our farmers market – perfect time to enjoy a BIG salad for dinner! The secret to a good salad, like you get at a restaurant, is in the small details… making sure to have an assortment of…
All I can say is OMG. My Turkey Bacon Swiss Lettuce Wraps are SO GOOD! They make the perfect quick & healthy meal on those warm spring/summer days. Perfect to make ahead and take to work and watch your co workers DROOL when they see how awesome your healthy-homemade lunch looks, I mean serious I’m…
I’m always looking to create quick and easy recipes, that taste AMAZING. The kinds of recipe that if you served it to friends at a get together, they’d think you really have your sh*t together. All the while, you can fool everyone into eating something that’s completely healthy and they won’t even realize it! …
I’m not going to lie, I wasn’t really a fan of egg salad for the first 30ish years of my life… and to be completely honest I wasn’t even a big egg eater before we got our own chickens. An appreciation of eggs is something that came to me later in life and only after…
Sometimes the yummiest meals are the ones that just come together using up stuff in your fridge, that’s what happened with my Spinach & Feta Pizza Squares!! I totally intended for them to be flop. Never thought that they might actually be a recipe we would love immediately. The bottom layer is packed with spinach,…
I’m totally obsessed with chorizo.. and my latest recipe is a quick way to get LOTS of flavor in a very healthy way! My Spanish Cauliflower Rice with Chorizo is great on it’s own as a small meal or used as a side dish. It’s Paleo and gluten free, too!
I love a tangy Thousand Island Dressing – for on a Reuben Sandwich or on a crisp summer salad, even on a burger! However, what I don’t love is all the chemical preservatives in store bought-bottled dressings, so I always make my own, thousand island included! By choosing QUALITY ingredients you have control over what…