Chocolate Chip Sunbutter Cookies
These peanut-free Chocolate Chip Sunbutter Cookies are the perfect treat for school or birthday parties. A little bit crispy and a little bit chewy, they're the perfect texture and super delicious! Ahh, peanut butter. One of the great loves of my life. Apparently I passed this love down to my toddler as well, since it's one of her favorite lunch foods. The problem? No peanuts (or any nuts for that matter) allowed at her school! So many nut allergies these days. So, thank goodness for sunflower seed butter! Aka sunbutter. Which is made from sunflower seeds instead of peanuts and … [Read More...]
Honey Roasted Acorn Squash
This guy has been sitting on my counter for 2 weeks. It was his time. I gutted him, chopped him up, and buried him… I mean, roasted him. I’ve been meaning to incorporate this acorn squash into a meal for some time now, but it just hasn’t happened. I figured if I didn’t do something…
A fishy solution {Sardine and Olive Linguini}
Don’t you just hate an empty fridge? Since we had company all weekend, we didn’t get a chance to make our usual grocery trip last Sunday. That meant by the time Wednesday rolled around, the cupboards were looking pretty bare. Out to dinner we went. Then Thursday rolled around. Different night, same problem. I didn’t really…
Pumpkin Oatmeal Pancake
As I’ve mentioned before, I have a slight obsession with all things pumpkin. This morning I found myself with a little extra time on my hands before work, so I decided to make one of my old favorites for breakfast: a pumpkin oatmeal pancake! You don’t really even need much extra time. It only takes…
Honey Mustard Chicken Salad
I really hate wasting food. I’m a proud member of the Clean Plate Club, a huge advocate of the freezer (my former roommate, Laura, was utterly amazed at some of the foods I deemed freeze-and-reheat-able), and I’ve been known to do some pretty interesting things with leftovers. Butternut squash oatmeal, anyone? Hey, it worked. Luckily,…
Cherry Chickpea Quinoa Salad
Last week, I made a very healthy Kumquat Quinoa Salad. Nick loved the salad, but wasn’t a huge fan of the kumquats, so I thought I’d like to try the salad again using dried cherries instead. This weekend I got the chance to do just that. Nick’s dad was here visiting for the weekend. He…
Easy Three Bean Chili!
Remember when I made Chicken Barley Chili a few weeks ago, since chili is Nick’s favorite food? Well, that was a new recipe I was testing out. Last night, I made chili again, but this time it was my old tried and true Three Bean Chili recipe. I think I’ve actually made this recipe more…
Asian Coleslaw
Most days, I eat a packed lunch, sitting at my desk at work. Which is totally fine with me, because I make pretty phenomenal lunches, and until recently, it’s been too cold for me to venture outside the building. It is nice to get out every once in a while, though. A couple weeks ago,…
Kumquat Quinoa Salad
When most people make check-out line impulse purchases, it’s usually something along the lines of a candy bar, a cool new type of gum, a bottle of wine on the end cap at Target…. what? Who does THAT? When Nick makes a check-out line impulse purchase, it’s kumquats. Yep, you heard that right. This past…
