Happy Fri-YAY, peeps! Today, I’m sharing a yummy, easy vegan dinner because we are now in Lent. Well, everyone is in Lent except us Eastern Orthodox Christians (we start on Monday!). For the past five years, my whole crew has gone vegetarian/vegan for the whole 40 days… which means I am currently in major meal…
Buffalo Turkey Chili
What is the Super Bowl without chili? Seriously. While I love my Confetti Turkey Chili more than anything, I wanted to change it up this year. My sister loves buffalo wings and buffalo cauliflower bites, so I decided to make Buffalo Turkey Chili. It is everything you love about chicken wings… without the need to…
Chicken Taco Cups
So the Super Bowl is a week and a half away. And I am so pumped. I’m obsessed football food because of how casual and unfussy it is. Chips, dips, wings, and brownies… it’s all amazing. But, I wanted to do something different this year. Something substantial. Something interactive. Something new. So I made Chicken…
Stewed Great Northern Beans
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…