Dressing made from an avocado? Sign. Me. Up. I love avocados. Mixed with some fresh squeezed grapefruit and lime juice? Sign me up some more. You all know how I feel about citrus lately. The Avocado-Citrus thing was totally calling to me when I saw this recipe. However, the avocado flavor is pretty mild and…
Salad, Soups & Sides
Butternut Squash Chili
I hope you guys all had a great Thanksgiving! I intended to post a recipe that would use up some of your Thanksgiving leftovers, but all we’ve done with ours is make turkey sandwich after turkey sandwich. With a side of mashed potatoes. Because for some reason I thought I needed to make three dozen…
Mashed Sweet Potato & Apple Casserole
These mashed sweet potatoes and apples are a super simple side to make for your Thanksgiving dinner. I know we all love sweet potatoes loaded with butter, brown sugar, and covered in gobs of marshmallows, but this casserole is naturally sweetened by the apples in it so they don’t need a lot of…
Lightened Up Broccoli Cheese & Potato Soup
I haven’t always liked Broccoli Cheese Soup. I guess it’s been something I’ve grown to like as my taste buds have matured. Let’s pretend they have matured. Mmmkayyy? Even if I did shove my face with my child’s Spagettio-O’s and Meatballs the other day for lunch. With all of this chilly weather we’re having I…
White Chicken Chili
I’ve been really forgetful lately. I went on an hour-long hunt through my house searching for my keys because I couldn’t remember where I put them. I went to the store this week and completely forgot what I went for (#1 reason for lists). I ended up wandering around until I found something I decided…
Cinnamon-Roasted Sweet Potato & Apple Salad with Caramel Vinaigrette Chicken (the best fall salad)
I am obsessed with this salad. I want to eat it every day. At least until I get sick of it. But I’m not sure I’ll ever get sick of the cinnamon-roasted sweet potatoes, apples, and the caramel vinaigrette chicken that goes into it. It’s like dinner (or lunch) and dessert in one big, beautiful…
Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken & Black Bean Chili
I enjoyed using my slow cooker during the summer to keep the oven off and the house cool. But now that it’s fall, I can start using it to make warm, comforting soups and chilis. Even though we’re still having a few 80 degree days here, I’m welcoming the season of soups and chilis…
Whole Wheat (and Vegan) Sweet Potato Biscuits
I’m not Vegan, but when I saw the recipe for these Whole Wheat Vegan Sweet Potato Biscuits I was intrigued and wanted to try them. Plus my son is sensitive to eggs so I thought they’d be perfect for him. Unfortunately, he didn’t go for ’em. Wouldn’t even take a bite. If I could’ve shoved…
Bell Pepper & Feta Quinoa Salad
This salad is very similar to the Mexican Quinoa Salad I’ve posted before. I’ve had some quinoa for a while now that was just waiting to be used. I wanted to do something different with it, but I finally just through together a simple salad with what ingredients I had…..very few. Which basically means…
Carrot Stick Fries
I mentioned these Carrot Stick Fries that we ate last week with our Buffalo Wing Turkey Lettuce Wraps. I almost forgot to share the method (because it’s really more of a method than a recipe) of making them, until a reader reminded me yesterday! Thanks Crystal. Speaking of fries, did you guys know last Wednesday…