This recipe cuts a few corners without sacrificing flavor and nutrition. By using a taco seasoning packet instead of making your own blend of seasonings and a pre-shredded bag of coleslaw mix, you can pull these tacos together in 15 minutes. Frozen shrimp should always be in your freezer because you can defrost them quickly…
Category: Meatless Meals
Shredded Tofu Stir Fry with Shitake Mushrooms
Sometimes changing the texture of a food can transform an entire recipe. This brilliant idea of shredding tofu from Melissa Clarke at the NYTimes completely changes the way you’ll think about tofu. Shredding it allows the tofu to absorb more flavor and get coated in the sauce. It’s deliciously combined with umami rich shitake mushrooms…
Peanut Butter Greens
Peanut butter in your greens? It’s delicious! This recipe is from the Culinary Nutrition Collaborative’s Taste from Around the Globe conference that I attended featuring Southern African cuisine. Peanut butter is as staple seasoning used in many Southern African dishes and here it is mixed with greens, lending a creamy, rich texture and a brilliant…
Sheet Pan Veggie Frittata
One pan. Tons of veggies. Feeds a crowd. Great for any meal. This sheet pan veggie frittata ticks all the boxes. Mix everything together in a bowl, pour into a sheet pan and bake. 20 minutes later you have a delicious meal that’s also healthy!
Crispy Sheet Pan Gnocchi and Bok Choy with Scallion Cream
One pan dinners can be game changer on busy weeknights but I often find the flavor and texture comes up short. Not this recipe! Roasting, frozen gnocchi, straight from the freezer, results in a crispy exterior and soft, pillowy interior. Everything gets coated with chili crunch oil and drizzled with a creamy yogurt sauce, adding…
Harissa Scrambled Tofu with a Refreshing Cucumber Salad
I was thrilled to discover Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbook, Ottolenghi Simple. The recipes in this book are designed to keep the ingredient lists short and cooking techniques simple. This recipe is a vegetarian twist on scrambled eggs. As he mentions in the recipe, double or triple the harissa onions because they keep in the fridge for…
Roasted Curried Cauliflower and Egg Salad
If you’re getting bored with typical salads, try this flavorful combination of roasted cauliflower, hard boiled eggs in a curried yogurt dressing. It’s another winner from Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbook, Ottolenghi Simple.
Baked Feta and Tomatoes (TikTok pasta) over Bucatini
Most of us have heard of, watched, and maybe even made this TikTok recipe. I wanted to lighten it up. The original version uses way too much feta cheese. A serving of the TikTok pasta is packing your arteries with a 1/2 block of feta cheese which is 4 ounces! That’s enough cheese for 4…
Zucchini Ribbon Pizza with Walnuts and Parmesan
One of my favorite series of cookbooks is from Erin Gleeson, The Forest Feast. What I love about her books is that she makes cooking healthier so easy! Her recipes are more of an assembly of ingredients. You can mix and match ingredients and her measurements are more of a suggestion rather than a rule….
Pan Con Tomate (Bread with Tomato)
Pan Con Tomate, or bread with tomato, originated in northern Spain as a quick snack or tapas. It is incredibly delicious and I’ve officially voted this my favorite summer dish! I can’t think of a better way to showcase my husband’s brilliant summer gems. Pan con Tomate requires only four ingredients but each one should…
Rainbow Cauliflower Tacos with Cashew Cream
Not another cauliflower recipe but hear me out! This vegan taco recipe is amazing! You’ll notice that the ingredient list looks long but each step is quite easy and the recipe moves from step to step rather smoothly. You’re always doing something while you’re waiting. Making the pickled cabbage while the cauliflower bakes and the…
Light and Easy Mac and Cheese
Macaroni and cheese is delicious but we all know how rich and energy dense it can be. Not to mention the time commitment of making a cream sauce and precooking the pasta. Well, with this just as delicious recipe, there is no need to make a sauce, no need to precook the pasta and it’s…