My fraaands, this sun dried tomato and basil hummus is errrrythang. It’s exactly what every appetizer should be this summer: first and foremost, EASY. So simple. And packed with flavor. Flavor that is literally better than any store bought version of hummus — without question. Something everyone can loveee on [like, actually… it’s vegan, y’all]. I always…
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Summer BLT Kale Salad with Garlic Croutons & Creamy Ranch
My friends, summer just got that. much. better. This salad is everything. And you’re totally going to have major FOMO if you don’t whip this baby up — so let’s not waste any time. Massaged kale salads have been a thing in our house recently, because they’re so good. And let’s be honest: the kale is basically a perfect…
Rigatoni Pasta in a Sun Dried Tomato and Basil Cream Sauce
Oh, hi! Fancy seeing you here… when there just happens to be the best ever dreamy pasta recipe… fortuity, I’m sure… Now they say there are pros and cons in every situation, right? So can we just chat about it for a hot second? When it comes to this pasta dish, the pro is pretty…
Tex-Mex Pasta Salad
Frankly, I may be biased – and have a mildly unhealthy addiction to tex-mex food [which, I’m totally okay with, for the record] – but this pasta salad is basically the QUEEN of pasta salads. Because let’s just say that the dressing we tossed this baby in made all my sauce dreams come true. Sauce…
Kale and Crispy Chickpea Salad with a Creamy Basil Dressing
WAITTTTT! Please don’t run away. I know this is scary [the salad doesn’t even have cheese]. And… it’s another salad. We’ve been on such a salad kick – similar to our soup habit this past winter that we haven’t seemed to kick just yet – but we’re going to get through this together, and I think…
Fajita Chicken Salad with a Chili-Lime Vinaigrette
Y’ALL. Beach season is right around the corner. And I can’t promise one way or the other whether this is going to help your diet, or hurt your diet. I have a LEGIT salad problem. And it basically stems from my inability to stop piling on cheese, avocado, and everything else delicious under the sun…
Spicy Shrimp with an Avocado-Cilantro Dipping Sauce
This is basically a summer shrimp cocktail. And it’s a perfect combination: spicy shrimp with a cool, avocado dipping sauce that discernibly tastes like heaven. The end. Okay, okay – though that sums it up to a tee, this dipping sauce deserves a bit more of a shout out. So the sous chef and I shamelessly…
Roasted Bell Pepper and Mozzarella Summer Salad with an Herb Vinaigrette
So the sous chef and I officially have our summer vegetable garden planted, and we’re very excited – the only thing that more exciting would be if we were able to grow cheese. You know, mozzarella cheese or something. Okay, I’d take any cheese [kind of a cheese-aholic]. But we can’t, so we’ll have to…
Spicy Enchilada Meatballs
My favorite dishes are ones that are most practical to eat with a spoon rather than a fork. Because, you know, the spoon’s a vehicle for sauce, duh [um, #saucegamegoals]. And be still my heart, the sous chef suggested the spoons. So many reasons why I married this guy. This one is up there. I was…
Balsamic and Rosemary Marinated Flank Steak
I literally make this all. the. time. It’s so simple, and so flavorful. So of course it’s on our regular menu rotation [duh, no-brainer]. And yet, I totally have a confession: It’s never thought to blog about this beauteous recipe because it’s just so easy. But, um, if I love easy recipes, I have no doubt that you do,…