Tag: quick fix

  • June Salad Challenge + Basil Gnocchi + Roasted Asparagus Salad

      Ohmygosh it’s June already! Can you believe it? I am done with all the posts about myself, but I really did enjoy having a blogging challenge last month.  This month I’m giving myself a new challenge: a salad a day.  I always aim for a salad a day, but it’s usually just a goal…

  • Spicy Baked Pasta

    Here’s a super simple weeknight meal that is fast, comforting, and delicious. You really need to pair it with a quick salad for a nutritionally sound meal, but I’m assuming you can manage that 😉 This dish doesn’t require hardly any hands-on time, but if you happen to have leftover plain cooked pasta in your…

  • Pineapple Rice & Jerk Seasoned Lentils

    If you haven’t noticed, I loooove savory (and/or spicy) and sweet dishes.  So full of flavor!   This may be one of my favorite creations yet!   I thought it would be fun to cook rice in pineapple juice.  Well, I was right.  Fact.

  • Caramelized Shallot Rice & Tempeh Bowl

    I was watching one of Kris Carr’s amazing videos the other day (check out her blog & videos!), and she said she boils tempeh in a combo of water and tamari.  Ummmm I eat tempeh all the live-long time, but I have never boiled it. Must try.  So I did.

  • Onion Soup Almond Dip

      Remember that awesome dip where you take a packet of powdered french onion soup and mix it into a giant tub of sour cream?   Delicious, right?   Really unhealthy, right?   Kind of makes you feel gross after you eat it, right?  Probably because you somehow downed half a tub of sour cream…

  • Baked Potato & Mushroom Gravy

    Fear not the baked potato!  Poor potatoes get such a bad rap!  Probably because people usually eat them in the form of french fries?  But a small or medium baked potato topped with sauteed mushrooms, a healthy mushroom gravy, and paired with a salad is a wonderful and delicious meal.  And not a guilty meal!