Hello everyone! While we are in the middle of Fall here in the Midwest, I am bringing you a dish with a tropical spin! What do we need? It’s quite simple! A sweet potato. Black beans. A sweet onion, mango, and a lime! I also had some pineapple left from a previous recipe […]
Baked Sweet Potatoes w/ Mango/Black Bean Salsa Keep Reading »
Happy Monday, y’all! Got a bit of a spin on a basic dish for you today!! We had a bit of soy sauce left over and it was expiring, so I decided to use it and make a stir fry. But I wanted to jazz it up a little, so I decided to
Pineapple Stir Fry Keep Reading »
Hello everyone! Funny story about today’s post. So, to start with, I had an extra sweet potato and expressly looked for a recipe to use it in. I found this Shawarma recipe and thought it sounded perfect! The night before I made it (I like to try to prep what I can in
Shawarma Sweet Potato Quinoa Bowl Keep Reading »
Hey there, y’all! It’s Fall here in the Midwest. And not only can I not bring you Caribbean weather, I can’t even bring you a Caribbean meal!! The title of this recipe in Forks Over Knives is Caribbean Sweet Potato Stew. I modified it in order to simplify it and because I didn’t
Not Caribbean Sweet Potato Stew Keep Reading »
Hello everyone! We are on the fast track to Fall here in the Midwest. The leaves are beautiful colors! I do love the change of seasons (though I would be ok with it if Winter were a bit shorter), but Summer is my favorite and I’m sad to see it go! But- I’m
Butternut and Cauliflower Rice w/ Lime Keep Reading »
Hello everyone! This week’s recipe was picked out by my friend Jen. We were going to hang out and catch up, so I offered to cook dinner and let her choose the recipe. Unfortunately, I was unable to find fresh zoodles and I do not have the proper equipment for making them myself,
Risotto w/ Zoodles Keep Reading »
Hey there y’all! I realize it’s Fall and it’s unlikely you will be hosting any picnics (though it has been 80 degrees here in the Midwest), but I was gifted a whole bunch of tomatoes by a co-worker and had to find a recipe to use them so this was it! In addition
Barley Picnic Bowl Keep Reading »
Bubbles in the background, having a snack (again), Fiona and Roxy in the background, probably looking for a snack. I love that I can introduce you to our cats in these posts! Lets get started!! This dish turned out delicious! I even got Mr. FBBQ to try some. Even though I think he
Orzo Bowls w/ Kidney Beans & Sauteed Vegetables Keep Reading »
Welcome back, y’all! I’m excited to bring you this recipe! I decided to make it because it called for pesto and I had to harvest my basil plants for fall. I pre-made the pesto. You can click this link for the post on Vegan Pesto! In addition to the pesto, we need some
Quinoa Bowls w/ Pesto, Grilled Vegetables Keep Reading »
Hello everyone! This is probably one of my favorite dishes that I’ve made so far. Definitely top ten!! I’m excited to share it with you!!! For this dish we need noodles. Any noodles will do but the recipe called for spaghetti noodles so that’s what I used. We also need baby spinach, limes,
Blackberry-Lime Noodle Bowl w/ Avocado Keep Reading »
