Weeknight Black Bean & Rice Bowl
This is one of my go-to weeknight meals because it’s low in calories and cheap to make. Oh and it’s pretty dang tasty. For a long time I wouldn’t eat beans. I had never tried them and just assumed they…
Carrot & Cabbage Salad
Growing up we ate salad a lot. There weren’t many vegetables (actually none) that I would eat cooked, so salad was how I would get my vegetables. I would eat all of the lettuce first, and all the good stuff…
Healthy Cauliflower & Black Bean Burritos
As a kid I didn’t eat a lot of vegetables. I just didn’t like most of them. I’ve always loved raw cauliflower. It’s soft, but still crunchy and has a pretty benign flavor. But I would never have eaten it…
Red Pepper & Garlic Cream Cheese
Recently while roasting red peppers to make into pasta sauce, I thought that they would make an excellent dip. The sweetness and spiciness of the red peppers are amplified when roasted and pair well with tart cream cheese. I added…
Simple Crunchy Peanut Butter Granola
Granola is perfect for weekday breakfasts. We often have bagels since we both have to rush off to work, but I wanted some variety. Granola is healthier, with more protein and complex cards to keep you full longer. On a typical…
Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
I love red peppers. Raw. Stuffed. Roasted. Sauteed. The list goes on. When they are on sale, I buy a bunch and roasted red pepper pasta is one of my favorite ways of using them up. Anyone else unable to control…
