I’m not vegan but one of the best realizations I’ve had over the years is that comfort food doesn’t have to be heavy on the dairy. Sure, I love melted cheese or a cream sauce but there’s so many ways to make a solid comfort meal while staying vegan. Some tips I’ve learned over the…
Round Ups
21 Weeknight Vegetarian Dinners
With kids starting back to school and life falling into a new normal, dinners often rushed (or on the road). I grew up in a family where both my parents worked until 5 and I often had after school activities. Dinners were never our strong area. Now that I have a child of my own,…
Pear Cooking Guide
Post sponsored by California Pears. See below for more details. With pear season in California off to a good start, I thought I would share with you a bit about using pears. One of the things that makes me excited about pears right now is the overlap with summer produce, especially fruit. Pairing fresh pears…
Pear Guide for Shopping Locally
Post sponsored by California Pears. See below for more details. Whenever someone finds out that I’m a California transplant because of my husband’s job, I always seem to field the same question: do I like it here? My answer is always the same. I love it and I couldn’t have asked for a better place…
19 Vegetarian Grilling Recipes
Over the years I’ve found some amazing ways to turn vegetables (with the occasional help from other items) into solid main courses. These ideas range from hearty salads tossed with grilled vegetables, skewers paired with polenta or halloumi, or whole grilled vegetables as the main star (like the grilled endives listed or even grilled cabbage)….
Vegetarian Picnic Recipes
When I was in college, at the first sight of spring, we would haul all our books out into the grass and stay there for hours. Coming out of the Chicago winter meant that anything 60 (with sun) felt amazing (even though we probably looked a bit out there in shorts!) And of course, I’d…
21 Kid-Friendly Vegetarian Recipes
One question I get often is, “What do I feed Mack?” Feeding a toddler can be choppy waters to navigate. We started out with a not-so-picky eater but as he gets older, he is becoming quite opinionated. And so I thought I would share a few recipes from the site that help bring us all…
Vegetarian Comfort Food Recipes
I like to think that the vegetarian comfort food I make is a direct mashup of my midwestern upbringing and my current California state of mind. They are meals that are (or feel) rich and are rooted in many recipes I knew as a kid. However, the recipes are heavy on fresh produce. The result…
30 Minute Vegetarian Dinners
30 minute vegetarian dinners are my core meals. With a toddler running around, I don’t have a lot of time to relax in the kitchen in the evening. I’m fairly certain ‘relax’ and ‘toddler’ are two words that don’t go together. I’m usually waiting for M to get home and then running to the kitchen…
Favorite Snacks + Muir Woods
I had an awesome recipe I wanted to share today from one of my friends but alas, the week got away from me and I didn’t get said recipe made (next week, I promise.) I do have a good reason: my parents flew in from Illinois and I wanted to spend a couple days with…
Weekend Vegetarian Brunch Recipes
Creamy Millet Porridge with Roasted Strawberries Gouda Millet Bake After reading this and this article, I’ve been starting to reevaluate my “busy.” So, here is a little weekend inspiration to step back from “busy” and jump into the kitchen with a hot cup of coffee. These are a few of my favorite vegetarian brunch worthy…
Cooking at Home Inspirations
I stopped drafting resolutions awhile ago. I always hate when people/companies over promise and under deliver and it seemed that every year, I would do it to myself. However, I do like to hit the reset button around this time. I take time to reflect on what is important, what has been good, and what…
Vegan Favorites
Adding on to my list of gluten-free favorites, this post is all about my vegan favorites. I’m fairly sure you’ve might have noticed my love of dairy, but many of the meals I make can easily be made vegan. Below are a dozen recipes from the past year (with a couple from before- too good…
Gluten-Free Favorites
If you have followed this blog for a bit, you might have read about my journey with food and then a few months later, read about my feelings about calling certain eating habits “fads.” I stand by the fact that I think everyone’s relationship with food is personal. That being said, I eat the way…