Now that fall is nearly here, I am always craving a delicious hearty soup. I love incorporating seasonal produce into my recipes, and when I saw butternut squash at the store, I knew I had to add it. Typically I would make vegetable soup with a few staples, carrots, celery, and onions, but using the butternut squash, zucchini, mushrooms, and fresh thyme, really took this soup to the next level. With the addition of Uncle Ben's® Long Grain & Wild Rice - Original Recipe, this loaded Vegetable & Wild Rice Soup turned out to be the best fall comfort food yet. I debated making the ...
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Spinach and Feta Quinoa Cakes with Lemon Dill Sauce
Today I have yet another quinoa recipe, because really, do they ever get old?! No way! If you haven't jumped on the quinoa bandwagon yet, you are totally slow, but it's never too late! While quinoa seems to be a fad food right now, it's definitely going to stick around. It's one of the most complete foods, and is super healthy and great for your body. It's also so versatile and can be used in so many dishes! Don't believe me? Check out this Buffalo Quinoa 'Mac' and Cheese, for a healthy spin on the traditional favorite. Or how about some Strawberry Goat Cheese ...
Crispy Pressed Tofu with Garlic & Mint
You may remember last week when I posted a review for the EZ Tofu Press, and now I am excited to share a tofu recipe with you, and have a giveaway! Ben, the creator of the EZ Tofu Press has been generous to offer a EZ Tofu Press to a reader! I am going to share this delicious recipe with you first, and then at the end of the post give you the details on the giveaway. I was so excited to use my tofu press and found a yummy sounding, yet unconventional recipe to try it out with. I am very used to eating the typical tofu with soy sauce or some Asian sauce alike. ...
Buffalo Quinoa Bites with Bleu Cheese Dip
Quinoa is seriously one of my favorite foods in the world. It is so versatile and can be used in recipes that call for other ingredients such as rice, cous cous 0r some sort of filling. I recently saw a recipe where it was used in making lasagna, in place of real noodles...genius! Another one of my favorite things ever, is buffalo sauce. At points in my life I have contemplated opening a restaurant with just buffal0 flavored foods...I think it would be a great success, because it seems like anything can be turned 'buffalo' style, and it's always delicious. I ...
Spicy Steamed Bok Choy
Being vegetarians, we are always looking for interesting new recipes to try. I love going to our local Asian Farmers Market (which i will be writing another post about in the near future), and finding new vegetables and things to try. If you haven't found your local Asian Farmers Market, you need to get on Google or Yelp and look for it right now. Not only do they have an incredible amount of produce, meat, and exotic foods, but I guarantee the prices on produce are the cheapest you will see anywhere. You will find things for half the price you would pay at your ...
One Pot Shakshuka
One Pot Shakshuka is an Israeli dish of eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce! If you follow my blog, you most likely know that I make a lot of poached egg type of recipes. After I shared my Mexican Baked eggs a while back, one of my friends, Becky, said that I was making Shakshuka! She said while a little different, it was basically the same. Living in Israel she would have this dish regularly, and suggested I make it true to the recipe. She said I would love it.I of course thought it looked delicious, because I love basically anything having ...