Tag: vegetables

Crispy Tofu with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce (Vegan)

Crispy Tofu with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce (Vegan)

Do you think you don’t like tofu? I thought that for a long time too. It doesn’t really have much of a flavor in its natural state. It has kind of a squishy, egg-like texture. No thanks. Then I had crispy tofu. And my life 

Zucchini and Carrot Toddler Muffins Recipe

Zucchini and Carrot Toddler Muffins Recipe

I’m not trying to complain. On the spectrum, my toddler eats really well. He’s (almost always) willing to try new foods and (usually) likes (some) things. But he’s still a toddler and still has random preferences.

Sweet and Smoky Stuffed Peppers With Creamy Chipotle Sauce

Sweet and Smoky Stuffed Peppers With Creamy Chipotle Sauce

Most stuffed peppers I’ve seen involve a filling of meat and rice. I like rice as much as the next person, but what if you’re eating paleo, grain-free or summoning your willpower to finish your Whole30 strong?

Smoky Chipotle Egg Bake with Cilantro Sour Cream, Whole30, Paleo

Smoky Chipotle Egg Bake with Cilantro Sour Cream, Whole30, Paleo

Chipotles are the smokiest of peppers. They are the bacon to boring ham. The backyard, charcoal-grilled burgers to stovetop cooked.

Easy Cauliflower Falafel with Spicy Carrot & Tahini Drizzle Recipe

Easy Cauliflower Falafel with Spicy Carrot & Tahini Drizzle Recipe

I LOVE a good falafel. And I love a good bean (is a chickpea a bean? I say yes!) But what about when you’re in the middle of Whole30 and get a falafel hankering?

How to Garden, Update I – Organic Insecticides & New Harvest

How to Garden, Update I – Organic Insecticides & New Harvest

Welcome to the saga where my (and your?) identity shifts from black thumb to green thumb. But not without bug bumps & fungal bruises along the way. Join us as we ever so gradually forsake the grocery store produce section for our backyard blissful bounty. 

Mexican Cauliflower Rice (Whole30 or Vegan)

Mexican Cauliflower Rice (Whole30 or Vegan)

Are you Paleo? Killing your Whole30 challenge? Just a regular guy / gal trying to up your veggie intake or go full-on sneaky parent tricking your kiddos into eating their veggies? This’ll work for all those scenarios.

Whole30 Eggs Benedict

Whole30 Eggs Benedict

Eggs benedict. The type of rich, decadent, delicious breakfast you don’t expect to be able to eat on Whole30. I don’t mean to brag, but figuring out ways to eat delicious things even on restrictive diets is kind of my specialty. Actually…I don’t know if 

Southwestern Sausage and Potato Skillet Recipe

Southwestern Sausage and Potato Skillet Recipe

This skillet is the best kind of meal. It’s humble and unassuming. You can chop the ingredients any way you want. The flavors party in your mouth. The salty and spicy balance each other perfectly. The runny egg yolks provide a built-in sauce. It comes 

Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Spaghetti Squash Recipe

Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Spaghetti Squash Recipe

Did your mom ever give you spaghetti squash as a kid and pass it off as actual spaghetti? Maybe not. Well mine did and I loved it then (usually with butter and brown sugar cause mama ain’t above a bribe) and I love it now. 

Sweet Potato Crusted Quiche with Sausage & Peppers Recipe

Sweet Potato Crusted Quiche with Sausage & Peppers Recipe

This might be the prettiest crust I’ve ever made. It kind of looks like dainty little flower petals, and I’m not going to lie to you, I’m dang proud of it.

How to Chiffonade

How to Chiffonade

It’s a relaxing work-night (you convince yourself), and you’re practicing your adulting by home-cheffing a dish that includes a little green green. You’re thinking local kale or sage from the garden out back, right? Thought so. You hipster. But it seems you have reached an