The ultimate comfort food: lasagna! Using pumpkin is so perfect for the Fall and Holiday season plus adds great nutritional value. Then you add fresh spinach and sausage which leaves you…winning! My pumpkin lasagna uses no-boil noodles, and I’ve split the layers up so that it comes together quickly! ...
Berry Power Muffins
I have to start out by saying that I am not a baker. When I do bake, I swap ingredients, or cut corners…that just doesn’t work. But I seriously LOVE baked goods. Brownies, cookies, cake, bread…you name it and I will eat it! So when I come across a short-cut for making the things I love to eat ...
Cauliflower Rice Burrito Bowls
I know, I just posted tacos, but I cant help it...I love Mexican food! Especially when it's GUILT FREE! This recipe is super versatile, and with a little help from kitchen appliances and a pre-packaged sauce your meal is ready in under 30 minutes. Anddd I need to give credit where credit is ...
Golden Turmeric Latte
Everyone in our house has been under the weather lately. Cough, chills, sore throats. No fun at all! My mom suggested to mix up some turmeric and milk. I asked, “You mean make golden lattes?” She laughed, and said “Whatever you young people call it!” If I’m doing this just for myself I put all of ...
Mung Bean Baked Falafel
This recipe happened by accident. I had a craving for falafel at home, and started boiling what I thought were green lentils (skip to the end for substitutions), and let it go to town. A few minutes later realized that I just started boiling a ton of mung beans! They were split, and in dim ...
Chili Glazed Shrimp Tacos with Corn and Kale
We are in the middle of a heatwave here in Chicago—50 degrees! Can you believe it? Perfect time to add little bit of Summer to your next meal. These tacos are as easy as 1-2-3! Chili Glazed Shrimp 3/4ish lb peeled and deveined shrimp 3 tablespoons oil 1 tbsp honey 1/2 tsp lime zest (approx ...
Spinach, Kale, and Sun Dried Tomato Pesto
My “Christmas” pesto is packed with nutrients, and flavor! Instead of using basil (which is only in season during the warmer months anyway) I use kale and spinach. I never have pine nuts so subbed pistachios which are lower in fat and calorie content v. pine nuts and have more protein per ...
Indian Fusion Green Beans
For Thanksgiving one of the dishes I was assigned to make was green beans. Ugh, boring. My original idea was a sweet and spicy green bean stir fry, but then I thought why not do an Indian-inspired dish? I have to tell you that my green beans were a huge hit, and I was asked to make them again on ...
Red Lentil and Turkey Chili
My go-to chili recipe has always been a combo of ground turkey, hot Italian sausage, and beer. It’s amazing on a cold winter night! I rarely stray from this version. BUT now I’m older, have a much slower metabolism, and try my absolute hardest to get my family to eat more vegetables so I had to make ...