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Evolving Our Food Choices

Evolving Our Food Choices

I hear the phrase, “you are what you eat” quite often. And when I come across it time and time again, I can’t help but feel attacked. From a nutrition and health perspective, it serves as a solid reminder to eat all of the good-for-you…

Grilled Za’atar Vegetable Skewers

Grilled Za’atar Vegetable Skewers

Summer is nearing the end, but my grill gets action all year ’round! These Grilled Za’atar Vegetable Skewers are the perfect weeknight nosh full of sweetness, saltiness, crunch, and flavor. The slight char of the vegetables contrast well with the bright coolness of the tzatziki…

Bomb-Ass Bountiful Salad

Bomb-Ass Bountiful Salad

As I get ready to head back east for work, I am cooking more than ever at home for my family. Somehow, I feel like all of my cooking will tide them over until I get back, haha! I’ve sure enjoyed our shared meals together…

Escaping + Tofu and Black Bean Buddha Bowl

Escaping + Tofu and Black Bean Buddha Bowl

The other day, my kids expressed their feelings of going stir-crazy because they couldn’t leave the house to hang out with friends. I guess you could say they needed an escape from their “new normal” of being cooped up inside over the last few months.…

Crispy Tofu Flatbreads

Crispy Tofu Flatbreads

If there is one thing I love so damn much, it’s any kind of crispy fried food! Granted, I try to keep my fried-goodness intake to a minimum because the older I get, the harder it is to eat oily foods. BUT, this recipe is…

The Best Chingona Salsa

The Best Chingona Salsa

“Salsa or hot sauce?” is the question for the day. Is this salsa, or is this hot sauce? Either way, it’s a must in everyone’s life because it rules completely! When I was a kiddo, we ate this sauce like it was going out of…

Inspirations + Pesto Farfalle With Peaches and Herbs

Inspirations + Pesto Farfalle With Peaches and Herbs

It’s about damn time! Peaches have arrived in our grocery stores, ya’ll! It’s so funny when we crave the foods that aren’t in season because we know we can’t have them. I’ve been waiting for MONTHS to get my hands on the hairy little f*$kers!…

Crunchy Summer Rolls with Peanut Sauce

Crunchy Summer Rolls with Peanut Sauce

Anytime I order summer rolls at an Asian restaurant, I usually don’t get enough. In all honesty, I can eat four of these without sharing! I will bet you can, too, haha. With Spring and warmer weather afoot, this recipe for Crunchy Summer Rolls with…

Colorful Curry Hummus Wraps

Colorful Curry Hummus Wraps

Last night, Brandon and I began watching The Chef’s Line on Netflix. It’s crazy how we haven’t run out of things to watch during our shelter in place, haha! The show features four home cooks who compete against professional chefs in a badass studio kitchen.…

Jackfruit Tostadas with Chipotle Peach Sauce

Jackfruit Tostadas with Chipotle Peach Sauce

During our shelter in place, I have realized a few new things about myself. Firstly, I can no longer say I am too busy to clean my house. That’s not the reason. I have no gumption to get off of my arse even to care.…