This hearty, healthy Instant Pot Vegetarian Chili is a great weeknight dinner, with tons of fiber and protein. Also included are directions for slow cooker and stovetop. I’ve been hit by the Instant Pot craze and it looks as though a lot of you have, too! Last week on my Facebook page, I asked you…
Mediterranean Vegetable Wraps with Freekeh {#VegItUp}
These Mediterranean Vegetable Wraps with Freekeh (a whole grain) are unbelievably good! Artichoke hearts, roasted peppers and spinach are all a great way to #VegItUp. Thank you to Bob’s Red Mill for helping me share this recipe with you. These Mediterranean Vegetable Wraps are “freekeh” awesome! (My family is rolling their eyes at me.) I’ve…
Roasted Potato Green Bean Salad with Basil Buttermilk Dressing
Healthy convenience is queen in our kitchen, and this delicious green salad with potatoes and green beans is the ultimate for summertime potlucks! Thank you to The Little Potato Company for helping me share this recipe with you. This is our reality right now: three-quarters of our possessions are either in a storage unit in…
Chocolate Trail Mix Baked Oatmeal Recipe
When it comes to make-ahead breakfasts, you can’t beat a good baked oatmeal recipe. All of your favorite trail mix ingredients are in this one! When our family heads out on hikes, my youngest son (T) has an oversensitive radar for good scenery and view spots. And when I say view spots, I mean snack…
Vegetable Egg & Toast Cups Recipe
Whip up these vegetable-filled egg and toast cups for a fun and easy brunch this weekend. This vegetarian recipe can be turned to a meat lover’s with a sprinkle of bacon or sausage. My 11-year old (T) is the king of eggs. And I don’t just mean that he likes to eat eggs; he can…
Roasted Vegetable Lasagne Rolls Recipe
The flavors in these vegetarian lasagne rolls are comfort epitomized! Roasted eggplant, zucchini and mushroom give a great meaty texture and smoky flavor to this healthy meal. When I was kid, going out to our favorite Greek restaurant in Vancouver was always a treat. There was always a big Greek salad, complete with extra kalamata…
Asian Cucumber & Jicama Slaw Recipe
This is the slaw to beat all others! Fresh and flavorful, this cucumber and jicama slaw recipe, with an Asian flair, is great on its own or tucked inside of tacos. It’s hard not to be smitten with jicama when you first bite into the crisp, naturally sweet vegetable. It’s crunchiness adds interesting texture to…
Baked Curry Lentil Cakes Recipe with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
This Baked Curry Lentil Cakes recipe makes for a satisfying, but light vegan meal. The roasted red pepper sauce is so good it could be eaten with a spoon! Thank you to USA Pulses and Pulse Canada for helping me to share this recipe with you. One hundred points if you can tell me what…
Smoked Paprika & Rosemary Olive Oil Popcorn Recipe
There is no resisting this Smoked Paprika & Rosemary Olive Oil Popcorn recipe! It can be made in 5 minutes and is a fantastic whole grain snack. If I had to choose one snack to have with me on a desert island, it would be a battle between hummus, cheese and crackers, and popcorn. Don’t…
Slow Cooker Vegetable Barley Soup Recipe {Vegan}
This Slow Cooker Vegetable Barley Soup recipe couldn’t be easier. Just throw everything in the crockpot and walk away! Healthy, delicious and packed with nutrients. I am a salad lover, through and through. The more “stuff” in the salad the better – veggies, leftover chicken, raw nuts, sautéed mushroom, a little feta cheese. You name…
Buckwheat Blender Pancakes Recipe
This Buckwheat Blender Pancakes recipe is a great way to start the day with a hit of protein and fiber. They also happen to be gluten free. Thank you to Milk Means More for helping me to share this recipe with you. Today is an exciting one because we’re kicking off our second annual Healthy…
Baked Egg Breakfast Casserole with Broccoli & Feta
This baked egg breakfast casserole is packed with broccoli and feta cheese. It’s perfect for breakfast or dinner and has an easy make-ahead option. There are just a handful of recipes that can stand up to a tall order with the greatest of ease. If I say healthy, easy, vegetarian, feeds a crowd, can be…
Marsala Mushroom & Caramelized Onion Naan Pizza Recipe
Punch up the flavor of a whole wheat naan pizza recipe with savory Marsala mushrooms, caramelized onions and fontina cheese for a simple vegetarian meal. When you love to cook, there’s nothing more rewarding than preparing a meal with friends who love to cook and eat as much as you do. And when those friends…
Curry Simmered Brussels Sprouts Recipe
An easy curry sauce is a fantastic way to infuse a ton of flavor into this Brussels sprouts recipe side dish. There is a special shelf in our fridge and another one in our pantry dedicated to bottled and canned ingredients with an international flair. Soy sauce, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, chipotle peppers in adobo…
Soba Noodle Bowl Recipe with Vegetables & Peanut Sauce {Vegan}
Dig right into these healthy soba noodle bowls, topped with vegetables and a light peanut sauce, for a quick and filling meal! When I get together with fellow food-loving friends, we inevitably talk about our food weaknesses. You know, those things you can’t ever resist and would eat a tub full if nobody else was…
Sweet Potato Toast with Tahini Arugula Recipe
When you want something healthy and easy for lunch or dinner, this Sweet Potato Toast with Tahini Arugula is packed with fall flavors and plenty of health benefits. There are times when I can’t pinpoint exactly how or when I came up with a recipe idea, but I have no doubt about this one. It…
One-Pot Farro, Butternut Squash, & Dried Cherries Recipe
This one-pot farro, butternut squash and dried cherry recipe is the fall side dish to beat all others! Butternut squash is like the crowned prince of the fall vegetable scene. As a kid I was a passionate squash hater. There aren’t many things that I refused to eat, but squash in any form caused the…
Whole Wheat Skillet Cornbread Recipe with Green Chiles
As soon as chili season hits, out comes the skillet cornbread. Great for dunking, this whole wheat cornbread is perfectly tender and spiked with green chiles. When I was growing up, we weren’t a chili family. It was a once a year affair, when we went to our friends’ annual Christmas Eve party. The chili…
Slow Cooker 3-Bean Vegetarian Chili Recipe
It doesn’t get any easier than this 3-bean vegetarian slow cooker chili. Just throw in the ingredients you’ll be rewarded with a healthy meal by dinnertime. When you marry into a family, there are certain expectations placed upon you. For me, it was learning to make my mother-in-law’s crockpot applesauce and coveted zucchini bread. Believe…
Slow Cooker Chipotle Lentil Soup with Avocado
Throw everything in the slow cooker and let this healthy chipotle lentil soup simmer away all day long. Pureed avocado and chipotle peppers add plenty of flavor! Thank you to California Avocados for helping me share this recipe with you. There was a time in my life when taking university-level calculus seemed like a good…