Summer. Is. Here!!! I’m so excited for warm weather and sun! I type this after working 30 hours of overtime in 4 days (thanks, Memorial Day Festivities)! Today, I bring you an interesting twist on a salad. Israeli Couscous Salad! I never would have thought to use couscous in a salad. It was […]
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Hello, friends! It’s SUMMER!!! And to celebrate, I bring you another salad!! I do realize that a lot of these salads contain the same ingredients, however I like to present you with a variety of combinations and options to change your salad up, to make it slightly different, so that you’re not eating
Blueberry Wheat Berry Salad w/ Orange Vinaigrette Dressing Keep Reading »
Hello, Mrs. Manics!!! I’ve got a Mrs. Mini for you today! I haven’t been making any fancy recipes, but I wanted to give y’all something! The first question I get asked about what makes pesto non-vegan. Cheese. It’s cheese. Pesto has grated parmesan in it. To make it vegan, we will be using
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Hello, everyone!! Hopefully y’all are making some summer plans! I know we are! I haven’t been cooking a lot of fancy stuff lately, but I wanted to post something. This little recipe was so simple to make and very filling! Plus I got to use the lentil pasta and the sweet potato pasta
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First there was Pear Barley Salad… Then came Pineapple Barley Salad… BUT… They are different. Not just pineapple vs. Pear. It’s about to get wild. I’m excited to be posting Spring and Summer meals again! Even though it’s snowing here today. Spring is confused. This salad was actually quite a bit of work!
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I know, I know, y’all thought we were done with soup posts because Spring is supposed to be here. But, it’s not, so here’s one more soup post! This soup was my first attempt at a creamier soup. It turned out really well! It’s also my first attempt at a pea-based recipe. I
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SPRING IS HERE!!! Living in the Midwest, this is a very exciting time for us! The snow is disappearing, the weather is warming up. Something about this time of the year makes me feel very happy. It’s nice to not be closed in the house, to not have to bundle up to go
Strawberry Frisee Salad w/ Strawberry Vinaigrette Dressing Keep Reading »
If you’ve been around ForensicBBQ for awhile, you know I schedule these posts out. I try to do a solid smoke once a week, usually on the weekend. Sometimes, a weekday cook turns out awesome and that gets added to the mix. I end up making these posts a bit in advance to
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Hello, Plant Based Peoples!  Spring is almost here! Today is March 21, my mom’s birthday. She passed right before I met Mr. FBBQ. She was in denial about my plant-based diet. Not sure why, but she always tried to feed me meats. It’s a bit ironic, because the meats we ate when I was a
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Got something different for y’all today! Pears! These wonderful winter fruits are often overlooked. I cut this recipe out of a magazine and was really excited to try it. I love pears and this turned out great! We will need walnuts, barley, chickpeas, pears (shocker), sundried tomatoes, parsley, arugula, little tomatoes, red onion, apple cider vinegar,
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