It has been a long two weeks. It was chaotic, messy, and exhausting. It was a medical procedure, crazy weeks at work, a missed flight/vacation, and putting our sweet cat to sleep. It was a very emotional two weeks. My family and I decided that it was time to shut down and rest. And it…
Vegan Chickpea + Spinach Curry
If you have been following along on this blog journey with me, you know I mostly blab about my home life – my family, my friends, The Cat, etc. etc. etc. But today, I’m actually going to talk about work! (like my real job!) As some of you know, I actually work full time as…
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Falafel
Let’s talk about how Thanksgiving is over, but I am still convinced that it is September. Which means that I am woefully behind on all my Christmas shopping, holiday baking, and overall festive cheeriness. So as I try to cram as much wintertime joy into a short period of time, I am always searching for…
Slow Cooker Chicken Carnitas
Ummmm, can we talk about how Thanksgiving in like 2½ weeks away and Christmas is like a month and a half away? Also, can we talk about how I have nothing done. Seriously, guys. I’m in complete and utter denial that we are quickly approaching the end of the year. In my mind, we are…
Baked Falafel Plates
I love falafel. My first experience with falafel was when I was 15 and taking an inadvertent college tour at Northwestern University with my mom, sister, and aunt (basically, we tagged onto the back of an ongoing college tour…). We stopped for lunch at a cafe on the campus, where my sister and I ordered…
Mini Buffalo Chicken Pizzas
Hi! I missed you. I promise I’m back. (seriously) These past two weeks have been amazingly chaotic. Our whirlwind trip through Italy. Getting interns at work again. Prepping for our church’s food festival. Driving up to my alma mater. Presenting a lecture on social media at said alma mater. Spending the day with some of…
Grilled Peach + Prosciutto Pizza
As much as I love summer, I don’t love this 90-degree heat + 100% humidity. With the oppressive heat outside, I do not want to turn on my oven inside AT ALL. So when a pizza craving hit, I knew that I needed to be a little creative. I grabbed all of summer’s finest ingredients…
Homemade Burger Sliders
Does anyone else get super overwhelmed with food choices at summer cookouts? ME TOO! Summer food is probably my favorite type of food – hamburgers, pie, salads, fruit, grilled veggies, etc. etc. etc. That means that the summer cookout is definitely my favorite place to be for June/July/August. But with so many options, I hate…
Carne Asada Bowls
It is finally feeling like summer… AKA 100% humidity and 80+ degree weather. Which means that I do not want to turn on my oven to make dinner. So that means that I turn to the grill. All the heat stays outside and we end up with dinner that is delicious and nutritious! So, it’s a win…
Easy As (Spaghetti) Pie
Is anyone else obsessed with Buzzfeed Tasty videos? They are probably my favorite thing on social media right now, because who does not love a high-speed, crave-worthy recipe? Also, their set is !!! (and I love that they use basic kitchen equipment that we ALL have in our kitchen… yay for accessibility!). During my daily…