Classic Hummus
classic garlic hummus, extra garlic We're following the pantry recipe bandwagon and throwing together the easiest hummus you'll ever make. I mean we're talking maybe five ingredients. It's very forgiving and can easily be adjusted depending on what you have. All you need: Chickpeas, some might call them garbanzo beans. Same thing. Tahini (if
Blueberry Banana Cake
Stress Baking Anyone else stress baking? I am. Right here. I've made not one, not two, but three variations of banana bread/muffins/cake in the last week. The stress baking has been one of the results of a lot of panic purchasing. The panic purchasing due to everything going on in the world of
Blood Orange Salad with Pistachios & Feta
Your late winter, officially Springtime salad While we're all trying to use what we have in the pantry during these strange and trying times, allow me to share with you a salad I garnished with edible flowers and therefore am certain has ingredients you do not happen to have lying around. You're
Crockpot Chicken Curry
With Butternut Squash and Peas Please Let's cook it low and slow people! Because, guess what?? WE GOT TIME. You all should know I have a lap full of Jerry right now. A cat full lap full. He's snoring. Which he tends to do. He's an old guy who doesn't ask for
Grain Free Gluten Free Strawberry Vanilla Cake
Hello My sweet strawberry Valentine This. This right here is redemption. This is my redemption cake and I’ll tell you why. Since you clearly asked and need to know. I love to cook. Cooking allows you to be creative. Add this, a pinch of that, top with this. And voila, dinner. However. When
Buffalo Chicken Chili
Taking things low and slow It's chilly. Ha. It's chili.. No, but really it's cold. It’s Super Bowl Sunday. It's comfort food season. And I know that you know that those low and slow soups, stews, and chilis are where it’s at. Set it and forget it my friends. Set it. Forget it. Live your
Pre + Post Workout Food
What do I eat before and after a workout? I recently surveyed the social media world to get a sense of what people struggled with the most around living a healthy life. What area(s) do we find ourselves falling short? Of course it’s tough to name just one thing, right? Each piece
Crockpot Chipotle Chicken
With spicy roasted sweet potatoes It’s Sunday. Is it Sunday? It’s the Sunday after the Fourth of July weekend and it’s the weekend that kept on going. Now. For me, it was pretty much just another week. Well, at least another week on the work front. I did manage to relax a
Zucchini noodle bowl with tomatoes and basil
Simple. Clean. Summer food. I love simple food. Especially when it’s summer and it’s toasty out. No fuss, no stress. Nothing complicated. Simple ingredients imply minimal work. Naturally time saving because they just, natural. They just are. And when you take ingredients that are already great on their own and combine them
Component Cooking
Less recipes, more food And a broth bowl to show you how to build a meal from these components. Yes, I will get to a Spartan Race recap. But tonight is about food. It's about thinking about food and cooking differently. Less recipes and more food. This sums up precisely how I cook
Stocking a healthy fridge
Fresh items, staple items, and everything in between Sunday. The day of rest. Maybe we're looking back on poor decisions from the night before. Maybe we're getting after it and preparing for the week ahead. Perhaps you're resting. Maybe brunching with the gals. The cool kids do that, right? I wouldn't know.
Balsamic Roasted Chicken with Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
45 minutes tops and dinner is done. I know a guy. And this guy asked me about chicken recently. This guy has a lady friend he wants to impress and a weird schedule just like mine that he needs to work with, meaning he can’t spend hours in the kitchen. So, what’s a