Roasted Parmesan Broccoli I absolutely LOVE roasting vegetables! It is one of my favorite ways to prepare and eat fresh produce. Roasting brings out some wonderful flavors and with broccoli, it reduces the bitterness. Lastly, roasting vegetables helps to break down the cell walls of the veggies to make more nutrients available to your body! Broccoli is full of vitamins C, fiber, potassium, and iron. It is also one of our vegetables with the highest amounts of protein. Broccoli has been shown to help increase our immune systems and reduce…
Easy Bar-B-Q Salmon Confession I had never eaten fish until college when my then boyfriend (now husband) decided he was going to change that. He took me to Red Lobster. I remember thinking it was “fine”. I didn’t love it. I didn’t hate it. I thought maybe it would be nice to try to cook it myself sometimes. This Bar-B-Q Salmon recipe was the beginning to a new love for fish. About 8 years ago when my son was 1 year old, I kept reading about all of the amazing…
Easy Caprese Salad This caprese salad is so easy and delicious! I love making different kinds of salads in the summer using the fresh vegetables right out of my garden. There is nothing like the fresh taste of home grown tomatoes and basil. This salad is full of flavor and is a good sources of protein when using fresh mozzarella cheese. My mozzarella this month came from this cheese maker, and was absolutely amazing! Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 4 Small chopped tomatoes, or about 40 cherry or snacking tomatoes, quartered…
Sweet Potato Falafel Salad with Crispy Chickpeas This recipe has a few pieces to it, but don’t get overwhelmed. It is pretty easy, and it is super delicious! Start to finish plan for 1 hour and 15 minutes. To make it easier the night of, you can start with making the crispy chickpeas. You can do this ahead of time also, they keep well in the refrigerator for up to 7 days! Then make your falafel. Last, assemble your salads. This salad is vegetarian and gluten-free–now that is hard to do! …
Lemon Garlic Roasted Yellow Squash This lemon garlic roasted yellow squash was delicious! It is easy to prepare, about 10 minutes, and really was quite good. I love finding new ideas to put more veggies in my life! I was challenged a couple of weeks ago by one of my clients who asked me for more ideas for side dishes. I was stumped. I realized that my side dishes are often quite boring! I decided to come up with some new, interesting, tasty, and easy ideas for vegetables sides. This…
Mediterranean Chicken Bowls This recipe was inspired by an impromptu dinner gathering this weekend with some friends. I actually hadn’t planned what I was going to make for dinner, but I knew I wanted something with hummus and feta. I don’t know, I guess I was craving all things Mediterranean! I searched for some recipes, but didn’t really find one I liked, so I made this up, and it was delicious!!! I hope you enjoy it too! These chicken bowls are so delicious they will please the whole family. They…
I just love a good salad! I don’t know about you but I truly love a good salad. This Crispy Chicken Salad is delicious! Summer is ending now and there is an amazing harvest of tomatoes, so I wanted to find a new way to use my tomatoes. This salad definitely hit the spot. I love the fresh flavor of cilantro and the creaminess of avocado! Avocados have so many amazing benefits! They are loaded with fiber and tons of healthy monounsaturated fats! I also love the flavors of Parmesan…
Salmon Cakes These Salmon Cakes are so amazingly delicious. The sweet potatoes give them a really nice sweet flavor. They are a little higher in fat than some of my other recipes, but that is because it is salmon! Salmon is packed with the amazing omega-3 fatty acids that are so good for your heart! They also reduce inflammation and can help prevent other chronic diseases like diabetes. I never used to like fish, but lately I am finding so many wonderful recipes to incorporate it more into our weekly…