As I look back through the site recipe catalog, one thing is apparent: I've become a lazier cook over the years. Some of this is due to having a child but the other comes from keeping things simple to highlight a few flavors or ingredients. Home cooked meals don't have to be complicated (unless you...
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Wild Rice Veggie Sliders with Herbed Ricotta
I am a midwesterner through and through. I love my adopted home state of California but a piece of me will always be in Illinois. I still occasionally long for those slow summer days at my parent's house on a the lake or those mornings waking up to snow on the ground. I miss the...
Tahini Kale Caesar Salad with Whole-Grain Croutons
Of all the cookbooks I'm sharing this summer, Love Real Food is one of the books I am most excited about. I've known Kathryne (aka Cookie + Kate) for years- she was one of the first bloggers I connected with, primarily because our styles of cooking were similar. It's been exciting to watch her grow...
Sesame Kabocha Squash Bowls with Tahini Sauce
Every new year starts with a buzz of produce excitement. I spend the cool fall months with cozy recipes that help to settle into a long winter. The new year is all about lighter recipes packed with flavor. I love winter squash because it plays in both spaces well and is easy to store throughout...
Roasted Sweet Potato and Cabbage Summer Rolls
Cooking is my creative outlet. I look for challenges in the kitchen, usually as a sort of Chopped episode. I have X ingredients on hand- what can I make? I've started doing something similar with my newsletter with help from subscribers submitting three ingredients they currently have in their kitchen. These cabbage summer rolls were...
Tahini Noodle Bowl with Collards
When I changed my diet to focus on plant-based meals and moved away from junk food, I found exploring new ingredients intimidating. Sure, I could easily toss together a salad, bake a sweet potato, or grill asparagus. But I avoided other ingredients for years. Jicama, kohlrabi, and collards didn't find their way into my diet...
Grilled Sriracha-Tahini Sweet Potato Skewers with Halloumi
When M and I first moved in together, we were just about as young and naive as two people could be. We had only been dating for about 5 months and I had been working a job at a bakery that was 40 miles away from where I was living. I decided that if I...
Broccoli Salad with Tahini Dressing
It's always strange when I look back through the archives of the site and realize some key ingredients are lacking companion recipes. I've got sweet potatoes and tomatoes covered but upon closer inspection, broccoli is severely lacking. At first I was highly confused as I'm an avid broccoli eater but I soon realized the lack...
Grilled Halloumi Skewers with Cilantro-Tahini Sauce
(If you are looking for the response to watching Fed Up, I've moved it to it's own page. Having that text with with recipe felt a bit off but I wanted to still keep my reaction on the site.) I think the photos speak for this recipe but I'll tell you a little about it...